GDC Spotlight Awards - 1999

The Spotlight Awards was a video game awards event hosted in the 1990s at the now popular GDC (Games Developers Conference). The Spotlight awards took a lot of gaming platforms into consideration, but 1999 awarded many PC games.

The best video games for 1999 according to the Spotlight awards were:

• 1999
• Baldur's Gate Best Adventure Game/RPG
• Gran Turismo Best Simulation Game
• Half-Life Best Action Game
• Half-Life Best AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• Half-Life Best PC/Mac Game
• Half-Life Best Use of Audio
• Half-Life Best Use of Graphics
• NFL Blitz Best Sports Game
• StarCraft Best Multiplayer Game
• StarCraft Best Strategy/War Game
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Most Innovative Game Design
• You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride Best Trivia or Puzzle Game