In February 2010, Angry Birds was a nominee for the "Best Casual Game" award at the 6th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards in Barcelona, Spain.[129] In September 2010, IGN named Angry Birds as the fourth best iPhone game of all time.[130] In April 2011, Angry Birds won both the "Best Game App" and "App of the Year" at the UK Appy Awards.[131] At the 2011 Webby Awards, Angry Birds was awarded "Best Game for Handheld Devices".[132]

At the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E. Awards), Angry Birds HD was awarded "Casual Game of the Year", and also received nominations for "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming" and "Game of the Year".[133] It is the first mobile app game in the ceremony's history to be nominated for "Game of the Year".