on Jan 12th 2012 9:00PM
We've already told you what our favorite games of 2011 are, but the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences apparently needed a bit more time to ruminate on the matter. The final awards will be given at the annual DICE summit in Las Vegas on February 9, giving us all tons of time to pressure the AIAS into giving Rayman Origins the awards for Outstanding Animation and Outstanding Art Direction. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is the belle of the ball this year, with a total of 12 nominations across several categories. Other notable titles include Portal 2 (10 nominations) L.A. Noire (9 nominations), Bastion (3 nominations), and Battlefield 3 (6 nominations). 2010's top game from the AIAS was Mass Effect 2, which walked away with awards in the RPG and storytelling categories.
Jay Mohr will be hosting again -- here's his monologue from last year -- and the entire show will be streamed online through GameSpot, starting at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET. Or you could buy a plane ticket and fly to Vegas, hoping to somehow sneak in. We wouldn't suggest that, though, as your time and money can be better spent petitioning for Rayman Origins.
Hit the jump for the full list of this year's nominees.
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition L.A. NoireLittleBigPlanet 2Uncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionInFamous 2Portal 2Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Battlefield 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3L.A. NoireNeed For Speed: The RunUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Achievement in Story BastionL.A. NoirePortal 2The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Character Performance Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen)L.A. Noire (Cole Phelps)Portal 2 (Wheatley)Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Nathan Drake)Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Victor Sullivan)Downloadable Game of the Year BastionDrawn: Trail of ShadowsInsanely Twisted Shadow PlanetMs. Splosion ManOrcs Must Die!Casual Game of the Year Fruit Ninja KinectTiny WingsJetpack JoyrideMonsters Ate My CondoWhere's My Water?Social Networking Game of the Year Army AttackCastleVilleGardens of TimeThe Sims SocialTriple TownRole-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Dark SoulsDeus Ex: Human RevolutionStar Wars: The Old RepublicThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsOutstanding Innovation in Gaming BastionL.A. NoirePortal 2Skylanders Spyro's AdventureThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSports Game of the Year FIFA 12Madden NFL 12MLB 11 The ShowNBA 2K12NBA Jam: On Fire EditionRacing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 4Mario Kart 7Real Racing 2 HDFighting Game of the Year Fight Night ChampionKing of Fighters XIIIMortal KombatSuper Street Fighter 4: 3D EditionUltimate Marvel vs Capcom 3Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Iron BrigadeOrcs Must Die!Total War: Shogun IIToy Soldiers: Cold WarWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - RetributionFamily Game of the Year Dance Central 2Just Dance 3Kinect Disneyland AdventureLittleBigPlanet 2Skylanders Spyro's AdventureMobile Game of the Year Contre JourDead SpaceInfinity Blade IITentaclesThe Dark MeadowHandheld Game of the Year Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectiveKirby Mass AttackMario Kart 7Professor Layton and the Last SpecterSuper Mario 3D LandAdventure Game of the Year Batman: Arkham CityL.A. NoirePortal 2The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Achievement in Online Game Play Battlefield 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Gears of War 3LittleBigPlanet 2Star Wars: The Old RepublicOutstanding Achievement in Connectivity Battlefield 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Dragon Age IIPortal 2Uncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionAction Game of the Year Battlefield 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Dead Space 2Gears of War 3Saints Row: The ThirdOutstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed: RevelationsBatman: Arkham CityL.A. NoireRayman OriginsUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Achievement in Art Direction Batman: Arkham CityBattlefield 3Portal 2Rayman OriginsUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Battlefield 3Crysis 2L.A. NoireRAGEUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionOutstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering Batman: Arkham CityPortal 2Skylanders Spyro's AdventureThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordOutstanding Achievement in Game Direction Batman: Arkham CityL.A. NoirePortal 2The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimUncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionGame of the Year Batman: Arkham CityPortal 2The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordUncharted 3: Drake's Deception
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