Hideo Kojima
Awards & Honours
13
Awards Won
8
Honours
6
Rankings
3
Records
Hideo Kojima has been widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in video game history. He has won multiple Game of the Year awards and was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2020, he received lifetime achievement awards from four major industry organizations, a rare honor. He was listed in TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2020 and has been ranked the #1 video game director by IGN. In 2023, the Japanese government awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun for his contributions to culture and industry.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
National honor for contributions to Japanese culture and industry.
AIAS Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Japan Game Awards Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Engineering.
Key to the City
Awarded by the Setagaya City Government.
Guinness World Record: Most Prolific Video Game Director
Recognized for directing the most video games.
Guinness World Record: Longest-Running Video Game Series Directed by a Single Person
For the Metal Gear series.
Rankings & Lists
Ultimate Game of All Time
100 Greatest Games of All Time
50 Greatest Video Game Directors
100 Most Influential People in the World
World's Most Influential Game Developers
Top 100 Game Creators of All Time
Records & Feats
Most Prolific Video Game Director
Holds a Guinness World Record for directing the most video games as of 2015.
Longest-Running Video Game Series Directed by a Single Person
Guinness World Record for the Metal Gear series, directed by Kojima for 28 years.
First Game to Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards, DICE, BAFTA, and GDCA
Death Stranding (2019) achieved this sweep in 2020.