| 2015 | Honorary Award | Mark DeLoura | Mark DeLoura | Mark DeLoura | none | none | Honorary Award | Mark DeLoura | for developing programs for children to explore coding | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | Honorary Award | Toru Iwatani | Toru Iwatani | Toru Iwatani | none | none | Honorary Award | Toru Iwatani | creator of Pac-Man | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | Honorary Award | Karen Schrier | Karen Schrier | Karen Schrier | N/A | N/A | Honorary Award | Karen Schrier | for her work on the book, “Learning, Education and Games. Volume One: Curricular and Design Considerations” | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | Honorary Award | Anita Sarkeesian | Anita Sarkeesian | N/A | ANITA SARKEESIAN | | Honorary Award | Anita Sarkeesian | for exhaustive documentation and thought-provoking analysis of video game tropes in "Damsel in Distress" | hide this column | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6p5AZp7r_Q | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | Honorary Award | Mark Cerny | Mark Cerny | N/A | N/A | | Honorary Award | Mark Cerny | for his role shepherding developer-friendly hardware architecture in PlayStation products; | hide this column | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsl6zmPMje4 | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Honorary Award | Indie Game: The Movie - Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky | Indie Game: The Movie - Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky | n/a | n/a | | Honorary Award | n/a | n/a | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Honorary Award | Skip Rizzo | Skip Rizzo | | n/a | | Honorary Award | Skip Rizzo | | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Honorary Award | Chime - Martin De Ronde, Ciaran Walsh, Ste Curran, Paul Hartnoll, and Philip Glass | Chime - Martin De Ronde, Ciaran Walsh, Ste Curran, Paul Hartnoll, and Philip Glass | OneBigGame | | n/a | Honorary Award | Martin De Ronde, Ciaran Walsh, Ste Curran, Paul Hartnoll, and Philip Glass | for advancing the non-profit model of OneBigGame through contributions to the music game “Chime” | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Honorary Award | Video Games Live - Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall | Video Games Live - Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall | | | n/a | Honorary Award | Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall | for enhancing the visibility and public appreciation of video game music as an art form through the “Video Games Live” concert series. | hide this column | NO TEXT | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Honorary Award | Dennis McCauley | Dennis McCauley | | N/A | N/A | Honorary Award | Dennis McCauley | n/a | hide this column | n/a | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Honorary Award | Mike Acton, Andy Burke, Geoff Evans | Mike Acton, Andy Burke, Geoff Evans | | N/A | N/A | Honorary Award | Mike Acton, Andy Burke, Geoff Evans | n/a | hide this column | n/a | NO VIDEO | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
