There was not an official host of the award ceremony, but featured a wide variety of presenters, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Bruno Campos, Kelly Hu, Zachery Ty Bryan, Ben Stein, David Gallagher, Coolio, Danica McKellar, Nicholle Tom and Chris Roberts.
The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development" was introduced.
[2][3] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Half-Life were tied with the most nominations.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time won the most awards of the ceremony, including "Game of the Year".
Sid Meier, creator of Civilization, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.