List of accolades received by The Last of Us

For the accolades received by the TV series, see List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series).
A group of 19 people accepting an award on a stage.
Naughty Dog developers accepting Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards

The Last of Us is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players assume control of Joel (Troy Baker), escorting the young Ellie (Ashley Johnson) across a post-apocalyptic United States. The game's development was led by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann, as game director and creative director, respectively. The game was officially announced on December 10, 2011,[1] and was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards.[2] Following its previews at E3 2012, the game won five awards at the Game Critics Awards, including Best of Show,[3] which it also won from several gaming publications.[4][5][6][7][8]

The game was released for PlayStation 3 on June 14, 2013,[9] and for PlayStation 4 as The Last of Us Remastered in July and August 2014.[10] It received "universal acclaim", according to review aggregator Metacritic, based on 98 reviews.[11] Within three weeks of its release, The Last of Us sold approximately 3.4 million copies,[12] and seven million by July 2014, becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation 3 games.[13] The game received six nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards, of which it won three,[14] and seven nominations at Spike VGX, with Baker and Johnson winning Best Voice Actor and Best Voice Actress, respectively.[15]

The Last of Us won Best Animated Video Game at the 41st Annie Awards,[16] and Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing at the 66th Writers Guild of America Awards.[17] It led the 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards with thirteen nominations and ten awards, including Game of the Year,[18] received five nominations at the 3rd Annual New York Game Awards,[19] of which it won the Big Apple Award for Best Game,[20] and won four of its seven nominations at the SXSW Gaming Awards, including Game of the Year.[21][22] At the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards, The Last of Us received ten nominations and won five awards: Best Game, Action & Adventure, Audio Achievement, Performer, and Story.[23] At the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, it won Game of the Year, Best Design, and Best Narrative.[24] It received nine nominations at the 12th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards,[25] of which it won four: Audio of the Year, Sound Design of the Year, Best Audio Mix, and Best Dialogue.[26]

The game appeared on several publications' year-end lists of the best games, including The A.V. Club,[27] The Daily Telegraph,[28] GamesRadar,[29] GameTrailers,[30] GameRevolution,[31] Giant Bomb,[32] Good Game,[33] Hardcore Gamer,[34] IGN,[35] Kotaku,[36] VG247,[37] and VideoGamer.com.[38] The Last of Us Remastered received nominations at The Game Awards 2014 and the 15th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.[39][40] The game was named among the best games of the 2010s by The Hollywood Reporter,[41] Mashable,[42] Metacritic,[43] and VG247,[44] and was added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in May 2023.[45] It is often ranked among the greatest video games ever made.[46]

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s).
Game Critics Awards June 26, 2012 Best of Show The Last of Us Won [3]
Best Original Game The Last of Us Won
Best Console Game The Last of Us Won
Best Action/Adventure Game The Last of Us Won
Best Sound The Last of Us Won
Spike Video Game Awards December 7, 2012 Most Anticipated Game The Last of Us Nominated [2]
Golden Joystick Awards October 26, 2013 Best Newcomer The Last of Us Won [14]
Best Storytelling The Last of Us Won
Studio of the Year Naughty Dog Won
Game of the Year The Last of Us Nominated [47]
Best Visual Design The Last of Us Nominated
Best Gaming Moment "Joel's loss" Nominated
Spike VGX December 7, 2013 Studio of the Year Naughty Dog Won [15]
Best PlayStation Game The Last of Us Won
Best Voice Actor Troy Baker as Joel Won
Best Voice Actress Ashley Johnson as Ellie Won
Game of the Year The Last of Us Nominated
Best Action Adventure Game The Last of Us Nominated
Best Soundtrack The Last of Us Nominated
Annie Awards February 1, 2014 Best Animated Video Game The Last of Us Won [16]
Writers Guild of America Awards February 1, 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing Neil Druckmann Won [17]
D.I.C.E. Awards February 7, 2014 Game of the Year The Last of Us Won [18]
Adventure Game of the Year The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Animation The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Story The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering The Last of Us Won
Outstanding Character Performance Ashley Johnson as Ellie Won
Troy Baker as Joel Nominated
Online Game of the Year The Last of Us Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering The Last of Us Nominated
New York Game Awards February 11, 2014 Big Apple Award for Best Game The Last of Us Won [20]
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game The Last of Us Nominated [19]
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game The Last of Us Nominated
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World Salt Lake City Nominated
Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting Troy Baker as Joel Nominated
SXSW Gaming Awards March 8, 2014 Game of the Year The Last of Us Won [21]
Excellence in Narrative The Last of Us Won
Excellence in SFX The Last of Us Won
Excellence in Musical Score The Last of Us Won
Excellence in Gameplay The Last of Us Nominated [22]
Excellence in Animation The Last of Us Nominated
Convergence Award The Last of Us Nominated
British Academy Video Games Awards March 12, 2014 Best Game The Last of Us Won [23]
Action & Adventure The Last of Us Won
Audio Achievement The Last of Us Won
Performer Ashley Johnson as Ellie Won
Troy Baker as Joel Nominated
Artistic Achievement The Last of Us Nominated
Game Design The Last of Us Nominated
Multiplayer The Last of Us Nominated
Music The Last of Us Nominated
Story The Last of Us Won
Game Developers Choice Awards March 19, 2014 Game of the Year The Last of Us Won [24]
Best Design The Last of Us Won
Best Narrative The Last of Us Won
Best Technology The Last of Us Nominated
Best Visual Art The Last of Us Nominated
Game Audio Network Guild Awards March 20, 2014 Audio of the Year The Last of Us Won [26]
Sound Design of the Year The Last of Us Won
Best Audio Mix The Last of Us Won
Best Dialogue The Last of Us Won
Music of the Year The Last of Us Nominated [25]
Best Soundtrack Album The Last of Us Nominated
Best Interactive Score The Last of Us Nominated
Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio The Last of Us Nominated
Best Original Instrumental "Main Theme" Nominated
The Game Awards December 5, 2014 Best Remaster The Last of Us Remastered Nominated [39]
Game Developers Choice Awards March 4, 2015 Best Technology The Last of Us Remastered Honorable Mention [40]

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