And Your 2016 DICE Award Winners Are....

'Fallout 4', 'Witcher 3', and 'Ori and the Blind Forest', mostly.

Last night, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences held their equivalent of the Oscars for the gaming industry, the 19th Annual DICE Awards. If you want, you could watch the whole shebang here to witness Pete Holmes nerding up the joint. Alternately, if it's just one big tl;dw, you can just rummage through the nominees and winners below.

The even shorter version is that, surprisingly, this is the first award slate where it wasn't a 'Witcher'/'Metal Gear' blowout, with 'Fallout 4' taking the big prizes--Game of the Year, and Achievement in Game Direction--'Witcher 3' taking honors in in the Story, Game Design and Technical Achievement departments, and 'Ori and the Blind Forest' taking Animation, Art Direction, and Music Composition. 

The rest are listed below for your Pete Holmes-less perusal. Enjoy!

GAME OF THE YEAR

Bloodborne

Winner: Fallout 4

Ori and the Blind Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DIRECTION

Winner: Fallout 4

Life is Strange

Rise of the Tomb Raider

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Undertale

ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR

Batman: Arkham Knight

Life is Strange

Winner: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Ori and the Blind Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR

Destiny: The Taken King

Helldivers

Just Cause 3

Winner: Star Wars Battlefront

Splatoon

MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR

Dominations

Winner: Fallout Shelter

Lara Croft GO

Pac-Man 256

The Room Three

DICE SPRITE AWARD

Her Story

Galak-Z

Kerbal Space Program

Winner: Rocket League

Undertale

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Batman: Arkham Knight

Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

The Order: 1886

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

Lara Croft Go

Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

The Order: 1886

Star Wars Battlefront

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER

Assassin's Creed Syndicate — Evie Frye

Her Story — Hannah Smith

Life is Strange — Max

Winner: Rise of the Tomb Raider — Lara Croft

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Geralt of Rivia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION

Batman: Arkham Knight

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest

Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN

Destiny: The Taken King

Ori and the Blind Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Winner: Star Wars Battlefront

The Order: 1886

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY

Fallout 4

Her Story

Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Just Cause 3

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Star Wars Battlefront

The Order: 1886

Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR

Guitar Hero Live

Lego Dimensions

Rock Band 4

Winner: Super Mario Maker

Tearaway Unfolded

FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR

Winner: Mortal Kombat X

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

Rising Thunder

RACING GAME OF THE YEAR

Winner: Forza Motorsport 6

Need for Speed

Project Cars

ROLE-PLAYING/MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME OF THE YEAR

Bloodborne

Winner: Fallout 4

Pillars of Eternity

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Undertale

SPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR

FIFA 2016

Madden NFL 2016

MLB 15 The Show

NBA 2K16

Winner: Rocket League

STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME OF THE YEAR

Cities: Skylines

Fallout Shelter

Grey Goo

Winner: Heroes of the Storm

Kerbal Space Program

HANDHELD GAME OF THE YEAR

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space

Winner: Helldivers

Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon

Yo-Kai Watch

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ONLINE GAMEPLAY

Destiny: The Taken King

Halo 5: Guardians

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Winner: Rocket League

Splatoon

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DESIGN

Fallout 4

Her Story

Lara Croft Go

Massive Chalice

Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Source: Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Polygon