Little Big Planet Leads Interactive Acheivement Award Nominations with 10

Sure the film industry has the "Academy Awards" as their big award ceremony, but what does the video game industry have?

It seems as though the Interactive Achievement Awards is the closest thing to an "Academy Awards" of video games.

Hosted by the peer organization of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, February 19th award ceremony will mark the 12th in the organizations history.

Friday, their nominations were announced with Sony's "Little Big Planet" leading the pack with 10 nominations including "Overall Game of the Year."

Look for a VGF top picks of the IAA coming soon, but if you can't wait, take a look at the 2008 VGF Awards!

Below is the complete list of nominees for the 12th annual Interactive Achievement Awards :


Family Game of the Year

* Boom Blox - Electronic Arts - EA Los Angeles
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Paris
* Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
* Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo


Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

* Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
* Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts - EA Los Angeles
* Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - 2K Games - Firaxis
* Sins of a Solar Empire - Stardock Entertainment - Ironclad Games
* Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai


Outstanding Achievement in Animation

* Castle Crashers - Microsoft Game Studios - The Behemoth
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
* Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal


Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

* Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Mirror’s Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
* Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal


Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
* Resistance 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Insomniac Games
* Tomb Raider: Underworld - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics


Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
* Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai


Outstanding Character Performance

* Gears of War 2 (Dom) - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Gears of War 2 (Marcus) - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy) - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Old Snake) - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
* Tomb Raider: Underworld (Lara Croft) - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics


Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story

* Lego Batman: The Videogame - Warner Bros. Interactive - TT Games
* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
* Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
* Quantum of Solace - Activision - Treyarch
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - LucasArts - LucasArts


Outstanding Achievement in Original Story

* Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - Ubisoft - Gearbox Software
* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.


Role-Playing Game of the Year

* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - Nintendo - Chunsoft
* Tales of Vesperia - Namco Bandai Games - Namco Bandai Games


Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

* Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
* Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo


Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

* de Blob - THQ - Blue Tongue
* Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment


Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

* Guitar Hero World Tour - Activision - Neversoft Entertainment
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Motorstorm Pacific Rift - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Evolution Studios
* Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
* Singstar PS3 Vol. 1 - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE London Studio


Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

* Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
* Wipeout HD - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE Studios Liverpool


Computer Game of the Year

* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* Mass Effect - Electronic Arts - Bioware
* Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment


Adventure Game of the Year

* Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Konami
* God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Ready at Dawn
* Mirror’s Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
* Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
* Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal


Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

* EVE Online: Quantum Rise - CCP - CCP hf.
* Pirates of the Burning Sea - Sony Online Entertainment - Flying Lab Software
* PMOG - GameLayers - GameLayers
* Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Electronic Arts - Mythic Entertainment
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment


Sports Game of the Year

* FIFA 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
* Madden NFL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Tiburon
* MLB 08: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE Studios San Diego
* NBA 2K9 - 2K Sports - Visual Concepts
* NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada


Racing Game of the Year

* Burnout Paradise - Electronic Arts - Critereon Games
* GRID - Codemasters - Codemasters
* Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo - Nintendo
* Motorstorm Pacific Rift - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Evolution Studios
* Pure - Disney Interactive Studios - Black Rock Studio


Fighting Game of the Year

* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
* Soul Calibur IV - Namco Bandai Games - Project Soul
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo - Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - Capcom - Backbone Entertainment
* WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 - THQ - Yuke's Co., Ltd.


Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

* Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
* Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.


Action Game of the Year

* Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
* Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
* Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North


Handheld Game of the Year

* Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
* Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Konami
* God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Ready at Dawn
* Patapon - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Sony Computer Entertainment International
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.


Cellular Game of the Year

* Reset Generation - Nokia - RedLynx
* Spore Origins - Electronic Arts - Babaroga, Tricky Software
* Trism - Demiforce - Demiforce


Casual Game of the Year

* Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
* Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst - Big Fish Games - Big Fish Games
* Patapon - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Sony Computer Entertainment International
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.
* World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy


Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

* Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy


Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions


Console Game of the Year

* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
* Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions


Overall Game of the Year

* Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
* Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
* Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions