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The Legend of Zelda: 445 Game of the Year awards
9 awarded games between 1998–2024, 337 media votes and 108 readers' votes — including 2 season titles.
- 445Total awards
- 9Awarded games
- 2Seasons won
- 1998–2024Active span
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Quick answers
How many Game of the Year awards has The Legend of Zelda won?
Games in The Legend of Zelda series have won 445 Game of the Year awards, from 9 games, 1998–2024. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has the most, with 265.
Which Zelda game won Game of the Year?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) won its season outright. Before 2003, in thinly documented seasons: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998).
Franchises with a similar record
- The Last of Us (584)
- Elden Ring (442)
- God of War (382)
- Uncharted (329)
- The Witcher (298)
- Red Dead (291)
Awards per game
Seasons won
- 1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the most-awarded game of the season.
- 2017: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the most-awarded game of the season.
Awards over time
Counted, not judged.
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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.