Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

===Ambassador Award===
The Ambassador Award is given to individuals within or outside the industry who helped video games "advance to a better place."<ref name=Ambassador>{{cite web |url= http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/ambassador.html |title= Ambassador Award Archive |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year= 2014 |website=gamechoiceawards.com |publisher= Game Developers Choice Awards |access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> It replaced the IGDA Award for Community Contribution after 2007.<ref name=ACC>{{cite web |url= http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/contribution.html |title= Community Contribution Archive |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year= 2014 |website= gamechoiceawards.com |publisher= Game Developers Choice Awards |access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref>

* 2008: [[Jason Della Rocca]] (former head of [[International Game Developers Association]])
* 2009: [[Tommy Tallarico]] (video game musician and composer)
* 2010: [[Jerry Holkins]], [[Mike Krahulik]] and [[Robert Khoo]] (creators and founders of ''[[Penny Arcade]]'')
* 2011: Tim Brengle and Ian Mackenzie (Organizers of the [[Game Developers Conference]] volunteer program for 20+ years<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/ambassador.html |title=Ambassador Award Archive |author=www.gamechoiceawards.com |date=March 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>)
* 2012: Kenneth Doroshow and Paul M. Smith (the lawyers which argued ''[[Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association]]'' to the [[US Supreme Court]] supporting the video game industry)
* 2013: [[Chris Melissinos]] (developer at [[Sun Microsystems]] leading gaming-related [[Java (programming language)|Java]] initiatives)
* 2014: [[Anita Sarkeesian]] (creator of ''[[Feminist Frequency]]'')<ref name="Gamasutra"/>
* 2015: [[Brenda Romero]] (game developer, one of the leads of [[Romero Games]])
* 2016: [[Tracy Fullerton]] (game developer and professor at [[USC Interactive Media & Games Division]])
* 2017: [[Mark DeLoura]] (former editor of ''[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]'' and served as Senior Advisor for Digital Media for the U.S. [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]])<ref name="GDC2017"/>
* 2018: [[Rami Ismail]] (co-founder of [[Vlambeer]], assistance to indie game development)<ref name="GDC2018noms"/>
* 2019: None given
* 2020: [[Kate Edwards]] (former head of the [[International Game Developers Association]])<ref name="gamasutra 2020noms">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/356378/Death_Stranding_leads_the_pack_of_2020_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_nominees.php | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200108192505/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/356378/Death_Stranding_leads_the_pack_of_2020_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_nominees.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 8, 2020 | title= Death Stranding leads the pack of 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees | date =January 8, 2020 | access-date = January 8, 2020 | work = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref>
* 2021: None given
* 2022: [[Steven Spohn]] (founder of [[AbleGamers]])
* 2023: None given
* 2024: [[Fawzi Mesmar]] (creative director, game designer, leader, and author, known for his work in the video game industry)