For the effective use of a standard or specialized controller in the design of a game’s fully 3D control system, also known as a “control scheme.”
| AWARDS | NOMINEE | WINNER |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Boom Blox | Boom Blox |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Little Big Planet | Boom Blox |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Mirror’s Edge | Boom Blox |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword | Boom Blox |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s End War | Boom Blox |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Heavenly Sword | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Medal of Honor Heroes 2 | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Super Mario Galaxy | Super Mario Galaxy |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Company of Heroes | Wii Sports |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War | Wii Sports |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Loco Roco | Wii Sports |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Okami | Wii Sports |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri | Wii Sports |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Wii Sports | Wii Sports |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Guitar Hero | Guitar Hero |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Guitar Hero |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Nintendogs | Guitar Hero |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Shadow of the Colossus | Guitar Hero |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | We Love Katamari | Guitar Hero |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Katamari Damacy | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Pikmin 2 | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Sly 2: Band of Thieves | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Spider-Man 2 | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Viewtiful Joe 2 | Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Beyond Good & Evil | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Tony Hawk’s Underground | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Viewtiful Joe | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Wakeboarding Unleashed | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Steel Battalion |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Metroid Prime | Steel Battalion |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Spider-Man: The Movie | Steel Battalion |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Steel Battalion | Steel Battalion |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Grand Theft Auto III | Pikmin |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Halo | Pikmin |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Ico | Pikmin |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Pikmin | Pikmin |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 | Pikmin |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Bayonetta 3 | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Elden Ring | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | God of War Ragnarök | God of War Ragnarök |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Sifu | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Battlefield 2042 | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Halo Infinite | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Hitman 3 | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | It Takes Two | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Psychonauts 2 | Psychonauts 2 |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Deliver Us the Moon | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy VII Remake | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Genshin Impact | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Maneater | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | The Last of Us Part II | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | A Plague Tale: Innocence | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Astral Chain | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Control | Control |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Devil May Cry 5 | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Gears 5 | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Detroit: Become Human | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | God of War | God of War |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Hitman 2 | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Just Cause 4 | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Marvel’s Spider-Man | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Origins | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Gravity Rush 2 | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Super Mario Odyssey | Super Mario Odyssey |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Abzu | DOOM |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Dishonored 2 | DOOM |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | DOOM | DOOM |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Metroid Prime: Federation Force | DOOM |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Mirror’s Edge Catlyst | DOOM |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | Splatoon |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Splatoon |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Splatoon | Splatoon |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask | Splatoon |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Splatoon |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Bayonetta 2 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Destiny | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Infamous: Second Son | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Watch Dogs | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham Origins | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Beyond: Two Souls | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | The Last of Us | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist | The Last of Us |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Far Cry 3 | Far Cry 3 |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Halo 4 | Far Cry 3 |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil 6 | Far Cry 3 |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor | Far Cry 3 |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers | Far Cry 3 |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | ZombiU | Far Cry 3 |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham City | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Bulletstorm | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War 3 | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Portal 2 | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Disney Epic Mickey | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Heavy Rain | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Just Cause 2 | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Sin and Punishment: Star Successor | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Vanquish | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed II | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Flower | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Ghostbusters: The Video Game | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | inFamous | Batman: Arkham Asylum |