2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 2nd edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry within the last nine months of 1998 and the first two months of 1999. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and were held at the Variety Arts Theater in Los Angeles, California on during E3 1999. There was not an official host of the award ceremony, but featured a wide variety of presenters, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Bruno Campos, Kelly Hu, Zachery Ty Bryan, Ben Stein, David Gallagher, Coolio, Danica McKellar, Nicholle Tom and Chris Roberts.
The award for "Interactive Title of the Year" was renamed "Game of the Year". The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development" was introduced. There were some changes to the content awards for PC. Only finalists for "PC Action", "PC Adventure", "PC Role-Playing", "PC Simulation", "PC Sport", and "PC Strategy" were eligible for "Computer Game of the Year". "Family/Kids Title of the Year" was separated into "Children's Entertainment Title of the Year" and "Family Title of the Year". "Edutainment Title of the Year" and "Skills Building Title of the Year" were replaced with "Educational Title of the Year " and "Educational Title of the Year ". The content award for "Online Game of the Year" was separated into three genre-specific online content awards for "Action/Strategy", "Role-Playing", and "Family/Board".
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Half-Life were tied with the most nominations. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time won the most awards of the ceremony, including "Game of the Year". Electronic Arts received the most nominations, along with the most nominated and award-winning games. Nintendo won the most awards as a developer and a publisher. There was also a tie between finalists for "PC Creativity Title of the Year" and "Online Family/Board Game of the Year". EA Canada and Nintendo EAD were the only developers with more than one award-winning game.
Sid Meier, creator of Civilization, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.Hall of Fame Award
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
Any game that was nominated for a console genre award was also a nominee for "Console Game of the Year". Only finalists for "PC Action", "PC Adventure", "PC Role-Playing", "PC Simulation", "PC Sports", and "PC Strategy" were eligible for "Computer Game of the Year".| Nominations | Games | Company |
| 25 | 11 | Electronic Arts |
| 22 | 6 | Nintendo |
| 19 | 6 | Sierra On-Line |
| 11 | 5 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 11 | 4 | LucasArts |
| 8 | 5 | Interplay Productions |
| 7 | 3 | Acclaim Entertainment |
| 7 | 1 | Valve |
| 6 | 5 | Broderbund |
| 6 | 1 | Konami |
| 5 | 2 | Iguana Entertainment |
| 5 | 2 | Microsoft |
| 5 | 1 | Rare |
| 4 | 2 | Black Isle Studios |
| 4 | 2 | Dynamix |
| 4 | 2 | GT Interactive |
| 4 | 2 | Infogrames |
| 4 | 1 | Firaxis Games |
| 4 | 1 | Game Freak |
| 3 | 3 | Disney Interactive |
| 3 | 3 | Knowledge Adventure |
| 3 | 3 | The Learning Company |
| 3 | 2 | The 3DO Company |
| 3 | 2 | Stormfront Studios |
| 3 | 1 | ASC Games |
| 3 | 1 | DreamForge Intertainment |
| 3 | 1 | Fox Interactive |
| 3 | 1 | HyperBole Studios |
| 3 | 1 | Insomniac Games |
| 3 | 1 | Rainbow Studios |
| 3 | 1 | SquareSoft |
| 2 | 2 | Mattel Media |
| 2 | 2 | SouthPeak Interactive |
| 2 | 1 | Humongous Entertainment |
| 2 | 1 | Simutronics |
| 2 | 1 | GameSpot |
Multiple Awards
| Awards | Game |
| 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| 2 | Banjo-Kazooie |
| 2 | Half-Life |
| Awards | Games | Company |
| 10 | 4 | Nintendo |
| 5 | 5 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 2 | Sierra On-Line |
| 2 | 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2 | 1 | Rare |
| 2 | 1 | Valve |