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Konami did not allow Kojima to attend the Game Awards and pick up his award for best action game. If that's not shooting yourself in the foot I don't know what is.
Why did they do that?
Probably because MGS5 is owned by Konami, and Kojima was no longer employed at Konami at the time the award was given out.
Incorrect, actually. Kojima was still employed by Konami at the time. That was, in fact, the only way they could prevent him from going.

Kojima and Konami had already been on the outs, however. This includes the removal of Kojima's name from everything related to Metal Gear Solid V in official advertisement, and the cancellation of Silent Hills. They have done everything they can to deny Kojima had any relation to Metal Gear Solid V, which is likely why they refused to let him attend.