List of accolades received by Red Dead Redemption 2 explained

List of accolades received by
Wins:25
Nominations:72

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a Western-themed 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. A prequel to the 2010 game Red Dead Redemption, the game is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern and Southern United States and follows outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other enemies. The game was announced on October 18, 2016, and was widely anticipated. It was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards in 2016 and 2017, and for Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards.

The game was released worldwide on October 26, 2018, for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Red Dead Redemption 2 received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic; it is one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic, and the highest-rated PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game alongside Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V. The game had the largest opening weekend in the history of entertainment, making over in three days, and had the second highest-grossing entertainment launch (behind Grand Theft Auto V. It set records for most pre-orders, largest first-day sales, and largest sales for the first three days in market on PlayStation Network.

Red Dead Redemption 2 won over 175 Game of the Year awards, receiving wins at the Australian Games Awards, Brazil Game Awards, Fun & Serious Game Festival, IGN Australia Select Awards, and Italian Video Game Awards, and from outlets such as 4Players, AusGamers, Complex, Digital Trends, Edge, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Gamereactor, GameSpot, The Guardian, Hot Press, news.com.au, Official Xbox Magazine, The Telegraph, USgamer, and Vulture; it was named runner-up by several other publications. The game was named among the best games of the 2010s by Entertainment.ie, The Hollywood Reporter, Metacritic, National Post, NME, Stuff, Thrillist, VG247, and Wired UK. Red Dead Redemption 2 was ranked among the best games of its generation by Game Informer, GamesRadar+, and IGN.

The game garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its story, performances, music, and graphical design. At The Game Awards 2018, the game received eight nominations and went on to win four awards: Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Score/Music, and Best Performance for Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan. At IGN Best of 2018, the game garnered seven nominations; it won two awards and was named runner-up in four (behind God of War). The game earned eight nominations at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Game of the Year. At the 6th SXSW Gaming Awards, Red Dead Redemption 2 was named the Trending Game of the Year and won for Excellence in SFX and Technical Achievement. The game received seven nominations at the 19th Game Developers Choice Awards, and six at the 15th British Academy Games Awards.

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
British Academy Games AwardsApril 4, 2019Best GameRed Dead Redemption 2[1]
Artistic AchievementRed Dead Redemption 2
Audio AchievementRed Dead Redemption 2
British GameRed Dead Redemption 2
NarrativeRed Dead Redemption 2
Performer
D.I.C.E. AwardsFebruary 14, 2019Outstanding Technical AchievementRed Dead Redemption 2[2]
Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[3]
Adventure Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2
Online Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2
Outstanding Achievement in AnimationRed Dead Redemption 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art DirectionRed Dead Redemption 2
Outstanding Achievement in CharacterArthur Morgan
Outstanding Achievement in Game DirectionRed Dead Redemption 2
Dragon AwardsSeptember 2, 2019Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console GameRed Dead Redemption 2[4]
Game Audio Network Guild AwardsMarch 21, 2019G.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People's Choice AwardRed Dead Redemption 2[5]
The Game AwardsDecember 1, 2016Most Anticipated GameRed Dead Redemption 2[6]
December 7, 2017Most Anticipated GameRed Dead Redemption 2[7]
December 6, 2018Best Audio DesignRed Dead Redemption 2[8]
Best NarrativeRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance
Best Score/MusicRed Dead Redemption 2
Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Action/Adventure GameRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Art DirectionRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Game DirectionRed Dead Redemption 2
Game Developers Choice AwardsMarch 20, 2019Best TechnologyRed Dead Redemption 2[9]
Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[10]
Best AudioRed Dead Redemption 2
Best DesignRed Dead Redemption 2
Best NarrativeRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Visual ArtRed Dead Redemption 2
Innovation AwardRed Dead Redemption 2
Gamers' Choice AwardsDecember 9, 2018Fan Favorite Fall ReleaseRed Dead Redemption 2[11]
Gaming Moment of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2 has the biggest opening weekend of any entertainment property
Golden Joystick AwardsNovember 17, 2017Most Wanted GameRed Dead Redemption 2[12]
November 16, 2018Critics Choice AwardRed Dead Redemption 2[13]
Ultimate Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[14]
November 15, 2019Best Multiplayer GameRed Dead Online[15]
Guild of Music Supervisors AwardsFebruary 13, 2019Best Music Supervision in a Video Game[16]
Hollywood Music in Media AwardsNovember 20, 2019Soundtrack AlbumRed Dead Redemption 2 – VA OST[17]
Original Song — Video Game"That's the Way It Is", written and performed by Daniel Lanois[18]
April 12, 2019Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[19]
Best Art DirectionRed Dead Redemption 2
Best AudioRed Dead Redemption 2
Best CharacterArthur Morgan[20]
Best Game DesignRed Dead Redemption 2
Best NarrativeRed Dead Redemption 2
People's ChoiceRed Dead Redemption 2
Japan Game AwardsGlobal Award, Foreign Product Red Dead Redemption 2[21]
New York Game AwardsJanuary 22, 2019Herman Melville Award for Best WritingRed Dead Redemption 2[22]
Statue of Liberty Award for Best WorldRed Dead Redemption 2
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[23]
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a GameRed Dead Redemption 2
January 3, 2021Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[24]
Outstanding Story-Rich GameRed Dead Redemption 2
January 2, 2024Labor of Love AwardRed Dead Redemption 2[25]
SXSW Gaming AwardsMarch 16, 2019Excellence in SFXRed Dead Redemption 2[26]
Excellence in Technical AchievementRed Dead Redemption 2
Trending Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2
Video Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[27]
Excellence in AnimationRed Dead Redemption 2[28]
Excellence in DesignRed Dead Redemption 2
Excellence in Musical ScoreRed Dead Redemption 2
Excellence in Visual AchievementRed Dead Redemption 2
Titanium AwardsDecember 10, 2018Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption 2[29]
Best Game DesignRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Adventure GameRed Dead Redemption 2[30]
Best Artistic DesignRed Dead Redemption 2
Best Narrative DesignRed Dead Redemption 2

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