For the depiction of light in an environment, including the use of filter-like imaging effects, the effects of light passing through or on objects, and the dramatic use of shadows.
| AWARDS | NOMINEE | WINNER |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Elden Ring | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | God of War Ragnarök | God of War Ragnarök |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Horizon Forbidden West | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Somerville | |
| 2022-NAVGTR Awards | Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Call of Duty: Vanguard | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Hoa | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | It Takes Two | It Takes Two |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | Little Nightmares II | |
| 2021-NAVGTR Awards | The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Ghost of Tsushima | Ghost of Tsushima |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Microsoft Flight Simulator | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | The Last of Us Part II | |
| 2020-NAVGTR Awards | Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | A Plague Tale: Innocence | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Astral Chain | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | Control | Control |
| 2019-NAVGTR Awards | The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Detroit: Become Human | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | God of War | God of War |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Marvel’s Spider-Man | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Red Dead Redemption 2 | |
| 2018-NAVGTR Awards | Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Origins | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Horizon Zero Dawn | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Little Nightmares | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | |
| 2017-NAVGTR Awards | What Remains of Edith Finch | What Remains of Edith Finch |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Dishonored 2 | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | DOOM | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Quantum Break | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Titanfall 2 | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2016-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed Syndicate | Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham Knight | Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Dying Light | Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Rise of the Tomb Raider | Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| 2015-NAVGTR Awards | Star Wars Battlefront | Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Alien: Isolation | Alien: Isolation |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Infamous: Second Son | Alien: Isolation |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Alien: Isolation |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Thief | Alien: Isolation |
| 2014-NAVGTR Awards | Watch Dogs | Alien: Isolation |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Beyond: Two Souls | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock: Infinite | The Last of Us |
| 2013-NAVGTR Awards | Metro: Last Light | 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 | Alan Wake’s American Nightmare | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed III | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Dear Esther | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Far Cry 3 | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Halo 4 | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2012-NAVGTR Awards | Hitman: Absolution | Assassin’s Creed III |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham City | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Battlefield 3 | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Dead Space 2 | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | F.E.A.R. 3 | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2011-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception | Batman: Arkham City |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Alan Wake | Heavy Rain |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock 2 | Heavy Rain |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | God of War III | Heavy Rain |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | Heavy Rain | Heavy Rain |
| 2010-NAVGTR Awards | LIMBO | Heavy Rain |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed II | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Killzone 2 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil 5 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2009-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | Dead Space |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Dead Space | Dead Space |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Little Big Planet | Dead Space |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Mirror’s Edge | Dead Space |
| 2008-NAVGTR Awards | Siren: Blood Curse | Dead Space |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Assassin’s Creed | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Bioshock | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | God of War II | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Heavenly Sword | Bioshock |
| 2007-NAVGTR Awards | Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune | Bioshock |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | Gears of War |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Gears of War |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Final Fantasy XII | Gears of War |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Gears of War | Gears of War |
| 2006-NAVGTR Awards | Resistance: Fall of Man | Gears of War |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | God of War | Resident Evil 4 |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Quake 4 | Resident Evil 4 |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil 4 | Resident Evil 4 |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Shadow of the Colossus | Resident Evil 4 |
| 2005-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Resident Evil 4 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Doom 3 | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Half-Life 2 | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Ninja Gaiden | Doom 3 |
| 2004-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | Doom 3 |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Call of Duty | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Deus Ex: Invisible War | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Need for Speed Underground | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003-NAVGTR Awards | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Metroid Prime | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Resident Evil Zero | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2002-NAVGTR Awards | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Ico | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Luigi’s Mansion | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Metal Gear Solid 2 | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee | Ico |
| 2001-NAVGTR Awards | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Ico |