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The 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 19th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2015. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2016 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Pete Holmes.
The award for "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming" was recategorized as a Special Award.
Fallout 4 won "Game of the Year", and tied with Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for winning the most awards of the ceremony. In addition, the spin-off, Fallout Shelter, also won "Mobile Game of the Year". Rise of the Tomb Raider received the most nominations. Microsoft Studios and Square Enix tied for having the most nominations as publishers, while Sony Computer Entertainment had the most nominated games. Microsoft Studios was the most award-winning publisher and had the most award-winning games.
Hideo Kojima, known for the Metal Gear franchise, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame. Satoru Iwata, the late former CEO of Nintendo, posthumously received the "Lifetime Achievement Award". The original Visual Basic received the "Technical Impact Award".