A Golden Joystick Awards (em português, "Premiação do Joystick Dourado"), também chamado People's Gaming Awards, é a cerimônia de premiação anual de jogos eletrônicos que premia dede 1983 os melhores jogos para videogame e computador do ano, de acordo com os votos do público geral. A cerimônia está em seu 40° ano (em 2022). É a segunda premiação mais antiga do mundo.
A premiação forma uma lista com os lançamentos do ano classificados em diversas categorias, que são premiados conforme méritos e qualidade.
Um dos vencedores do GOTY foi Elden Ring. Em 2003 os jogos do ano foram: Baldur's Gate 3; Starfield (Xbox); Final Fantasy 16 (PS); Baldur's Gate 3 (PC), e; The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo).
Vencedores A lista de vencedores da premiação Golden Joystick Awards ou People's Gaming Awards, desde a primeira edição (1983).
1983 Este ano, o prêmio foi sediado no Berkeley Square de Londres e teve apresentação do Dave Lee Travis.
Prêmio Vencedor Indicados Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year Manic Miner Arcadia, Penetrator, Galaga Strategy Game of the Year The Hobbit Football Manager, Planet Invasion, Scrabble Best Original Game of the Year Ah Diddums Ant Attack, Pssst, Splat! Game of the Year Jetpac Arcadia, Manic Miner, The Hobbit Software House of the Year Ultimate Play The Game Imagine Software, Llamasoft, Melbourne House
1984 Prêmio Vencedor Game of the Year Knight Lore Software House of the Year Ultimate Play The Game Best Original Game of the Year Elite Best Adventure Game of the Year Claymorgue Castle Best Strategy Game of the Year Lords of Midnight Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year Daley Thompson's Decathlon Best Programmer of the Year Ultimate Team
1985 Prêmio Vencedor Indicados Game of the Year Way of the Exploding Fist Elite, Summer Games II Software House of the Year Melbourne House U.S. Gold, Elite Systems, Firebird Software Best Original Game of the Year Little Computer People Spy vs. Spy, Paradroid Adventure Game of the Year Red Moon Gremlins, Bored of the Rings Strategy Game of the Year Theatre Europe, Shadowfire, Battle of Britain Arcade-Style Game of the Year Commando Hyper Sports, Dropzone Programmer of the Year Stephen Crow Jeff Minter, Andrew Braybrook, Bo Jangeborg
1986 Prêmio Vencedor Indicados Game of the Year Gauntlet Uridium, Space Harrier Software House of the Year Elite Systems U.S. Gold, Hewson Consultants Best Original Game of the Year Sentinel Trap Door, Trivial Pursuit Adventure Game of the Year The Pawn Lord of the Rings, Heavy on the Magick Strategy Game of the Year Vietnam Johnny Reb II, Silent Service Arcade-Style Game of the Year Uridium Gauntlet, Ghosts'n Goblins Programmer of the Year Andrew Braybrook Chris Butler, Stephen Crow Best Soundtrack of the Year Sanxion Knucklebusters, Star Glider
1988 Os premios foram apresentados por Chris Tarrant.
Categoria Vencedor Indicados Game of the Year Out Run The Last Ninja, Renegade Software House of the Year U.S. Gold Ocean Software, Elite Systems Best Original Game of the Year Nebulus Wizball, Driller Adventure Game of the Year The Guild of Thieves Knight Orc, Shadows of Mordor Strategy Game of the Year Vulcan Defender of the Crown, Annals of Rome Arcade-Style Game of the Year Out Run Renegade, Bubble Bobble Programmer of the Year Jon Ritman Andrew Braybrook
1989 A premiação foi sediada no Kensington Roof Gardens.
Categoria Vencedor (8-bit) Vencedor (16-bit) Indicados Best Graphics of the Year Armalyte Rocket Ranger Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2 Best Soundtrack of the Year Bionic Commando International Karate + RoboCop, Starglider 2 Best Simulation Game of the Year Microprose Soccer Falcon Project Stealth Fighter, F/A-18 Interceptor Adventure Game of the Year Corruption Fish! Ingrid's Back Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Operation Wolf Operation Wolf R-Type, Pac-Mania Software House of the Year Ocean Software Mirrorsoft U.S. Gold Programmer of the Year John Phillips The Bitmap Brothers Mev Dink, John Twiddy Computer and Video Games Console Award Thunder Blade (Sega Master System) R-Type (PC Engine) Game of the Year Operation Wolf Speedball Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2
1990 A cerimônia aconteceu no Kensington Roof Gardens, em 11 de abril de 1990.
Categoria Vencedor (8-bit) Vencedor (16-bit) Game of the Year The Untouchables Kick Off Best Graphics of the Year Myth Shadow of the Beast Best Soundtrack of the Year Chase H.Q. Future Wars Best Simulation Game of the Year Carrier Command M1 Tank Platoon Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Chase H.Q. Hard Drivin' PC Leisure Product of the Year Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure Most Original Game of the Year Populous Software House of the Year Ocean Software
1991 A cerimônia aconteceu no Kensington Roof Gardens, em 4 de abril de 1991.
Categoria Vencedor (8-bit) Vencedor (16-bit) Game of the Year Rick Dangerous 2 Kick Off 2 Best Graphics of the Year Midnight Resistance Shadow of the Beast 2 Best Soundtrack of the Year RoboCop 2 Speedball 2 Best Simulation Game of the Year F19 Stealth Fighter F19 Stealth Fighter Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Rainbow Islands Golden Axe Best Console Conversion of the Year Mega Man John Madden's Football PC Game of the Year Railroad Tycoon Hardware Manufacturer of the Year Sega Software House of the Year Ocean Software
1992 A cerimônia aconteceu no Hyde Park Hotel, Londres, em 7 de abril de 1992.
Categoria Vencedor Desenvolvedora Overall Game of the Year Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Team 16-Bit Game of the Year Heimdall Core Design Best Coin-Op Conversion Toki TAD Best Simulation Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker Virgin Best Graphics Heimdall Core Design Best Soundtrack The Secret of Monkey Island U.S. Gold Programmer of the Year Archer MacLean Software House of the Year Electronic Arts
1993 Prêmio Vencedor Game of the Year Street Fighter II
1997 A cerimônia aconteceu no Café de Paris, em novembro de 1997.
Categoria Vencedor Game of the Year Super Mario 64 PlayStation Plus Best Game Resident Evil Sega Saturn Magazine Best Saturn Game Fighters Megamix Nintendo Magazine Best N64 Game Super Mario 64 Computer and Video Games Best PC Game Quake Best Looking Game Super Mario 64 Best Sounding Game Wipeout 2097 Most Original Game PaRappa the Rapper Best Ad Tekken 2 Scoop of the Year GoldenEye 007 Favourite Game Character Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) Best Development Team Rare Best Software House Sony Best Looking Pages Sega Saturn Magazine Showcases Best Review Writer Ed Lomas, CVG
2002 A cerimônia aconteceu no Dorchester Hotel em 25 de outubro de 2002, e foi apresentado por Jonathan Ross.
Prêmio Vencedor Indicados Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) Halo (Microsoft Studios), Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) Online Game of the Year Counter-Strike (Vivendi Universal Games) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games), Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Vivendi Universal Games) PC Game of the Year Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games), Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Vivendi Universal Games) Best Use of a Film Licence The Thing (Vivendi Universal Games) Spider-Man (Activision), The Sum of All Fears (Ubi Soft) Sports Game of the Year Pro Evolution Soccer (Konami) Championship Manager (Eidos), FIFA 2002 (EA Sports) Game Innovation of the Year Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) Max Payne (Take 2 Interactive), Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) Hardware of the Year Microsoft Xbox AMD Athlon XP Processor, Nintendo GameCube British Developer of the Year Rockstar North Electronic Arts Rare Publisher of the Year Electronic Arts Activision/LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios Retailer of the Year Gameplay.com Amazon.co.uk Most Wanted Game for Christmas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games) Splinter Cell (UbiSoft), Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo of Europe) Xbox Game of the Year Halo (Microsoft Game Studios) Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo), Max Payne (Take 2 Interactive) GameCube Game of the Year Resident Evil (Capcom Eurosoft) Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Activision/LucasArts), Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo of Europe) Handheld Game of the Year Golden Sun (Nintendo) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Nintendo), Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Nintendo of Europe) PlayStation 2 Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) Final Fantasy X (SCEE), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Konami)
2003 A cerimônia aconteceu no Park Lane Hilton em 28 de novembro de 2003, e foi apresentada por Phill Jupitus.
Prêmio Vencedor Indicados PlayStation 2 Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) EyeToy: Play (SCEE), Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Konami) GameCube Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) Metroid Prime (Nintendo), Resident Evil Zero (Capcom) Handheld Game of the Year Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Nintendo) Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Nintendo), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo) Xbox Game of the Year Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision/LucasArts) Soul Calibur II (Electronic Arts), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft) PC Game of the Year Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar), Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) Online Game of the Year Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) Phantasy Star Online I & II (Sega), Unreal Championship (Atari) Film Adaptation of the Year The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Electronic Arts) Enter the Matrix (Atari), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Electronic Arts) The Award for Best of British Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) Conflict: Desert Storm II (SCi Games), Republic: The Revolution (Eidos) Publisher of the Year Nintendo Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games Retailer of the Year GAME Amazon.co.uk Hardware of the Year Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP SCEE EyeToy, Microsoft Xbox Live! Unsung Hero Game of the Year Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (Monolith Productions), Steel Battalion (Capcom) Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo) Editor's Award: Game of the Year Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami) Call of Duty (Activision), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) Most Wanted Game for Christmas Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo) Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami), WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (THQ) Most Anticipated Game for 2004 Half-Life 2 (Valve) Doom III (Activision), Halo 2 (Microsoft) Ultimate Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision/LucasArts)
2004 A cerimônia aconteceu no Park Lane Hilton em 5 de novembro de 2004, e foi apresentada por Matt Lucas.