150px|pienoiskuva|oikea|Golden Joystick Awards -palkinto. Golden Joystick Awards (tunnetaan myös nimellä People's Gaming Awards) on brittiläinen vuosittain jaettava pelialan palkinto. Palkinnon saajat valitaan nettiäänestyksellä. Palkintoja on myönnetty vuodesta 1983, joten kyseessä on maailman toiseksi vanhin peligaala. Palkinnon perusti Computer and Video Games -lehti. Golden Joystick -palkinnot ovat arvostettuja, ja niitä pidetään monesti pelialan vastineena Oscar-palkinnoille.
Palkinnot 1983 Palkinto Voittaja Ehdokkaat Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year Manic Miner Arcadia, Penetrator, Galaga Strategy Game of the Year The Hobbit Football Manager, Planet Invasion, Scrabble Best Original Game of the Year Ah Diddums Ant Attack, Pssst, Splat! Game of the Year Jetpac Arcadia, Manic Miner, The Hobbit Software House of the Year Ultimate Play the Game Imagine Software, Llamasoft, Melbourne House
1984 Palkinto Voittaja Runner-Up Commended Game of the Year Knight Lore Ghostbusters Avalon, Impossible Mission Software House of the Year Ultimate Play the Game Beyond Software Hewson Consultants, MicroGen Best Original Game of the Year Elite Deus Ex Machina Ancipital, Pyjamarama Best Adventure Game of the Year Claymorgue Castle Erik the Viking Eureka, Tir Na Nog Best Strategy Game of the Year Lords of Midnight Beach Head Nato Commander, Battle for Midway Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year Daley Thompson's Decathlon Boulderdash Monty Mole, Starstrike Best Programmer of the Year Ultimate Team Mike Singleton Tony Crowther, Acornsoft
1985 Palkinto Voittaja Runners-up Game of the Year Way of the Exploding Fist Elite, Summer Games II Software House of the Year Melbourne House U.S. Gold, Elite Systems, Firebird Software Best Original Game of the Year Little Computer People Spy vs. Spy, Paradroid Adventure Game of the Year Red Moon Gremlins, Bored of the Rings Strategy Game of the Year Theatre Europe Shadowfire, Battle of Britain Arcade-Style Game of the Year Commando Hyper Sports, Dropzone Programmer of the Year Stephen Crow Jeff Minter, Andrew Braybrook, Bo Jangeborg
1986 Palkinto Voittaja Runners-up Game of the Year Gauntlet Uridium, Space Harrier Software House of the Year Elite Systems U.S. Gold, Hewson Consultants Best Original Game of the Year Sentinel Trap Door, Trivial Pursuit Adventure Game of the Year The Pawn Lord of the Rings, Heavy on the Magick Strategy Game of the Year Vietnam Johnny Reb II, Silent Service Arcade-Style Game of the Year Uridium Gauntlet, Ghosts'n Goblins Programmer of the Year Andrew Braybrook Chris Butler, Stephen Crow Best Soundtrack of the Year Sanxion Knucklebusters, Star Glider
1987/1988 Palkinto Voittaja Runners-up Game of the Year Out Run The Last Ninja, Renegade Software House of the Year U.S. Gold Ocean Software, Elite Systems Best Original Game of the Year Nebulus Wizball, Driller Adventure Game of the Year The Guild of Thieves Knight Orc, Shadows of Mordor Strategy Game of the Year Vulcan Defender of the Crown, Annals of Rome Arcade-Style Game of the Year Out Run Renegade, Bubble Bobble Programmer of the Year Jon Ritman Andrew Braybrook
1988/1989 Palkinto Voittaja (8-bit) Voittaja (16-bit) Runners-up Game of the Year Operation Wolf Speedball Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2 Best Graphics of the Year Armalyte Rocket Ranger Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2 Best Soundtrack of the Year Bionic Commando International Karate + RoboCop, Starglider 2 Best Simulation Game of the Year Microprose Soccer Falcon Project Stealth Fighter, F/A-18 Interceptor Adventure Game of the Year Corruption Fish! Ingrid's Back, Corruption Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Operation Wolf Operation Wolf R-Type, Pac-Mania Software House of the Year Ocean Software Mirrorsoft U.S. Gold Programmer of the Year John Phillips The Bitmap Brothers Mev Dink, John Twiddy, John Phillips C&VG Console Award Thunder Blade (Sega Master System) R-Type (PC Engine)
1989/1990 Palkinto Voittaja (8-bit) Voittaja (16-bit) Game of the Year The Untouchables Kick Off Best Graphics of the Year Myth Shadow of the Beast Best Soundtrack of the Year Chase HQ Future Wars Best Simulation Game of the Year Carrier Command M1 Tank Platoon Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Chase HQ Hard Drivin' PC Leisure Product of the Year Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Most Original Game of the Year Populous Software House of the Year Ocean Software
1990/1991 Palkinto Voittaja (8-bit) Voittaja (16-bit) Game of the Year Rick Dangerous 2 Kick Off 2 Best Graphics of the Year Midnight Resistance Shadow of the Beast 2 Best Soundtrack of the Year RoboCop 2 Speedball 2 Best Simulation Game of the Year F19 Stealth Fighter F19 Stealth Fighter Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Rainbow Islands Golden Axe Best Console Conversion of the Year Mega Man John Madden's Football PC Game of the Year Railroad Tycoon Hardware Manufacturer of the Year SEGA Software House of the Year Ocean Software
1991/1992 Palkinto Voittaja Kehittäjä Overall Game of the Year Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Team 16-Bit Game of the Year Heimdall Core Design Best Coin-Op Conversion Toki TAD Best Simulation Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker Virgin Best Graphics Heimdall Core Design Best Soundtrack The Secret of Monkey Island U.S. Gold Programmer of the Year Archer MacLean Software House of the Year Electronic Arts
1992/1993 Palkinto Voittaja Game of the Year Street Fighter II Fighting Game of the Year Mortal Kombat
1996/1997 Palkinto Voittaja Game of the Year Super Mario 64 PlayStation Plus Best Game Resident Evil Sega Saturn Magazine Best Saturn Game Fighters Megamix Nintendo Magazine Best N64 Game Super Mario 64 CVG Best PC Game Quake Best Looking Game Super Mario 64 Best Sounding Game Wipeout 2097 Most Original Game Parappa the Rapper Best Ad Tekken 2 Scoop of the Year GoldenEye 007 Favourite Game Character Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) Best Development Team Rare Best Software House Sony Best Looking Pages Sega Saturn Magazine Showcases Best Review Writer Ed Lomas, CVG
2002 Palkinto Voittaja Runners-up Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) Halo (Microsoft Studios), Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) Online Game of the Year Counter-Strike (Vivendi Universal Games)| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games), Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Vivendi Universal Games) |- | PC Game of the Year| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) | Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games), Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Vivendi Universal Games) |- | Best Use of a Film Licence| The Thing (Vivendi Universal Games) | Spider-Man (Activision), The Sum of All Fears (Ubi Soft Entertainment) |- | Sports Game of the Year| Pro Evolution Soccer (Konami) | Championship Manager (Eidos), FIFA 2002 (EA Sports) |- | Game Innovation of the Year| Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) | Max Payne (Take 2 Interactive), The D-Day landing in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games) |- | Hardware of the Year| Microsoft Xbox | AMD Athlon XP Processor, Nintendo GameCube |- | British Developer of the Year| Rockstar North | Electronic Arts |- | Rare Publisher of the Year| Electronic Arts | Activision/LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios |- | Retailer of the Year| Gameplay.com | GAME, Amazon.co.uk |- | Most Wanted Game for Christmas| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games) | Splinter Cell (Ubi Soft), Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo of Europe) |- | Xbox Game of the Year| Halo (Microsoft Game Studios) | Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo), Max Payne (Take 2 Interactive) |- | GameCube Game of the Year| Resident Evil (Capcom Eurosoft) | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Activision/LucasArts), Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo of Europe) |- | Handheld Game of the Year| Golden Sun (Nintendo) | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Nintendo), Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Nintendo of Europe) |- | PS2 Game of the Year'| Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games) | Final Fantasy X (SCEE), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' (Konami)
2003 Palkinto Voittaja Runners-up PS2 Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) EyeToy: Play (SCEE), Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Konami) GameCube Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) Metroid Prime (Nintendo), Resident Evil Zero (Capcom) |- | Handheld Game of the Year | Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Nintendo) | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Nintendo), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo) |- | Xbox Game of the Year | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision/LucasArts) | Soul Calibur II (Electronic Arts), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft) |- | PC Game of the Year | Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar), Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) Online Game of the Year Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) Phantasy Star Online I & II (Sega), Unreal Championship (Atari) Film Adaptation of the Year The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Electronic Arts) Enter the Matrix (Atari), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Electronic Arts) |- | The Award for Best of British | Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) | Conflict: Desert Storm II (SCi), Republic: The Revolution (Eidos) Publisher of the Year Nintendo Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games Retailer of the Year GAME Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com Hardware of the Year Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP SCEE EyeToy, Microsoft Xbox Live!|- | Unsung Hero Game of the Year | Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (Monolith Productions), Steel Battalion (Capcom) |- | Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year | Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)
| Editor's Award: Game of the Year | Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami) | Call of Duty (Activision), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) |- | Most Wanted Game for Christmas | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo) | Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami), WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (THQ) |- | Most Anticipated Game for 2004 | Half-Life 2 (Valve Corporation) | Doom III (Activision), Halo 2 (Microsoft) |- | Ultimate Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (Activision/LucasArts)
2004