The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences have announced their nominees for the AIAS 2011 awards, and a certain beloved PlayStation 3 exclusive title seems to have cleaned up amongst the judges.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is nominated for 12 different awards, followed by Portal 2 with 10, and L.A. Noire (finally, this game gets some recognition) with 9 nominations across numerous categories.
The awards show will take place at the DICE summit in Las Vegas on February 9, at 7:30 p.m. Pacific, or 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
See the full list of nominees, as well as their respective categories, below:
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
– L.A. Noire
– LittleBigPlanet 2
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
– InFamous 2
– Portal 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
– Battlefield 3
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
– L.A. Noire
– Need For Speed: The Run
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Story
– Bastion
– L.A. Noire
– Portal 2
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding 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
– Bastion
– Drawn: Trail of Shadows
– Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
– Ms. Splosion Man
– Orcs Must Die!
Casual Game of the Year
– Fruit Ninja Kinect
– Tiny Wings
– Jetpack Joyride
– Monsters Ate My Condo
– Where’s My Water?
Social Networking Game of the Year
– Army Attack
– CastleVille
– Gardens of Time
– The Sims Social
– Triple Town
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
– Dark Souls
– Deus Ex: Human Revolution
– Star Wars: The Old Republic
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
– The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
– Bastion
– L.A. Noire
– Portal 2
– Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Sports Game of the Year
– FIFA 12
– Madden NFL 12
– MLB 11 The Show
– NBA 2K12
– NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
Racing Game of the Year
– Forza Motorsport 4
– Mario Kart 7
– Real Racing 2 HD
Fighting Game of the Year
– Fight Night Champion
– King of Fighters XIII
– Mortal Kombat
– Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition
– Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
– Iron Brigade
– Orcs Must Die!
– Total War: Shogun II
– Toy Soldiers: Cold War
– Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution
Family Game of the Year
– Dance Central 2
– Just Dance 3
– Kinect Disneyland Adventure
– LittleBigPlanet 2
– Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
Mobile Game of the Year
– Contre Jour
– Dead Space
– Infinity Blade II
– Tentacles
– The Dark Meadow
Handheld Game of the Year
– Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
– Kirby Mass Attack
– Mario Kart 7
– Professor Layton and the Last Specter
– Super Mario 3D Land
Adventure Game of the Year
– Batman: Arkham City
– L.A. Noire
– Portal 2
– The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
– Battlefield 3
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
– Gears of War 3
– LittleBigPlanet 2
– Star Wars: The Old Republic
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
– Battlefield 3
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
– Dragon Age II
– Portal 2
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Action Game of the Year
– Battlefield 3
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
– Dead Space 2
– Gears of War 3
– Saints Row: The Third
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
– Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
– Batman: Arkham City
– L.A. Noire
– Rayman Origins
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
– Batman: Arkham City
– Battlefield 3
– Portal 2
– Rayman Origins
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
– Battlefield 3
– Crysis 2
– L.A. Noire
– RAGE
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
– Batman: Arkham City
– Portal 2
– Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
– The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
– Batman: Arkham City
– L.A. Noire
– Portal 2
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Game of the Year
– Batman: Arkham City
– Portal 2
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
– The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
– Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Source: AIAS