 GameSpot named "Grim Fandango" its Game of the Year for 1998, and in the following year included the game in their "Ten Best PC Game Soundtracks" and was selected as the 10th "Best PC Ending" by their readership.In 1999, "Grim Fandango" won "Computer Adventure Game of the Year" for the 2nd Annual AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E.Awards); it was also nominated for "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics", "Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development" and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music".