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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: 42 Game of the Year awards

Yes: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won Game of the Year 2006. Its 42 awards were the most of any game that season (33.9%). Spike Video Game Awards named it Game of the Year as well.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a 2006 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and co-published by Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games. It is the fourth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 2002's The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in 2006, followed by PlayStation 3 in 2007.

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won Game of the Year 2006 in this tracker, with 42 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 42Total awards
  • 37Media outlets
  • 5Readers' choice
  • 9Countries

Also in the 2006 season: Gears of War (34), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (28), Okami (3) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion win?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won 42 Game of the Year awards in the 2006 season — 33.9% of every award tracked that season. 37 came from editorial picks and 5 from readers' polls, across 9 countries.

Did The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion win Game of the Year?

Yes. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won the 2006 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year.

Game facts

  • role-playing video game
  • action role-playing game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360
  • mobile phone

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States25
United Kingdom9
Russia2
Canada1
Sweden1
Italy1
Saudi Arabia1
Australia1
Japan1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
Actiontrip People's Choice ReadersUnited States2006Internet Archive
APUnited States2006Internet Archive
Armchair generalUnited States2006Internet Archive
BGB Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
CBS NewsUnited States2006Internet Archive
Computer ShopperUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
DeekoUnited States2006Internet Archive
Digital Entertainment NewsUnited States2006Internet Archive
e-AAGH.netUnited States2006Internet Archive
Elite BastardsUnited States2006Internet Archive
ExtremegamerCanada2006Internet Archive
FiringsquadUnited States2006Internet Archive
FoxnewsUnited States2006Internet Archive
FZSweden2006fz.se
G4TV G-phoria 2006United States2006Internet Archive
Game Industry NewsUnited States2006Internet Archive
GamerNodeUnited States2006Internet Archive
Gamesmagazine-onlineUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
Gaming HeavenUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
GFWUnited States2006Internet Archive
Golden Joystick Awards ReadersUnited Kingdom2006gamesradar.com
Golden JoysticksUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
GWJUnited States2006Internet Archive
Hydra AwardsItaly2006Internet Archive
iafrica.comSaudi Arabia2006Internet Archive
JournalStarUnited States2006Internet Archive
MegaGamesUnited States2006Internet Archive
PC Authority Reliability and Service AwardsAustralia2006Internet Archive
PlayGround.ruRussia2006Internet Archive
PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersRussia2006Internet Archive
ShacknewsUnited States2006Internet Archive
Shiny awardsUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
Spike TV Video Game AwardsUnited States2006Internet Archive
Team FremontUnited States2006Internet Archive
The A.V. Club - Scott TobiasUnited States2006Internet Archive
The Daily BeaconUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
TiscaliUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
Voodoo ExtremeUnited States2006Internet Archive
Voodoo Extreme Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2006Internet Archive
Washington PostUnited States2006Internet Archive
Wired Blogs GamesUnited States2006Internet Archive
FamitsuJapan2007Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.