The Spotlight Awards was hosted annually by the Game Developers Conference (GDC) from 1997 to 1999. Its focus was on the video and computer game industry. GDC now hosts another video game award ceremony called Game Developers Choice Awards since 2001.
List of winners Best Game 1997 : Super Mario 64
Best Console Game 1997 : Super Mario 64 1998 : (not awarded) 1999 : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Best PC/Mac Game 1997 : Civilization II 1998 : (not awarded) 1999 : Half-Life
Best Arcade Game 1997 : Virtua Fighter 3
Best Action Game 1997 : Duke Nukem 3D 1998 : Quake II 1999 : Half-Life
Best Adventure Game/RPG 1997 : The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1998 : Final Fantasy VII 1999 : Baldur's Gate
Best Sports Game 1997 : NHL Hockey '97 1998 : 1999 : NFL Blitz
Best Multiplayer Game 1997 : Quake 1998 : Quake II 1999 : StarCraft
Best Strategy/War Game 1997 : Command and Conquer: Red Alert 1998 : 1999 : StarCraft
Best Simulation Game 1997 : MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries 1998 : (not awarded) 1999 : Gran Turismo
Best Flight or Flight Combat Simulator 1998 :
Best Military Simulation 1998 :
Best Trivia or Puzzle Game 1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL 1998 : 1999 : You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride
Best Educational/Children's Game 1997 : Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse 1998 : 1999 : Lego Creator
Best Use of Audio 1997 : Quake 1998 : PaRappa the Rapper 1999 : Half-Life
Best Music or Soundtrack 1997 : Quake 1998 : Blade Runner
Best New Technology 1997 : Nintendo 64 from Nintendo 1998 :
Best Use of Innovative Technology 1997 : Super Mario 64 for the N64
Best Use of Graphics 1998 : Quake II 1999 : Half-Life
Best Use of Video 1997 : Wing Commander IV
Most Innovative Game Design 1998 : PaRappa the Rapper 1999 : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Best Script, Story or Interactive Writing 1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL
Best Adaptation of Linear Media 1997 : I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Best AI (Artificial Intelligence) 1999 : Half-Life
Best Animation 1997 : Tomb Raider
Best Prerendered Art 1997 : Zork Nemesis
Annual Achievement Award for Game Design and Development 1998 : Age of Empires
Lifetime Achievement Award for Game Design and Development 1998 : Dani Bunten Berry 1999 : Louis Castle
References Archive / 1999 Spotlight Awards Archive / 1998 Spotlight Awards Archive / 1997 Spotlight Awards