Spike TV’s 2009 Video Game Awards: Nominees

So since I’m on topic of video game award shows, I can’t forget to mention Spike TV’s Video Game Awards (that I will also be attending) airing live this Saturday!

Here are the nominees…

Game of the Year:
1) Assassin’s Creed II
2) Batman: Arkham Asylum
3) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
4) Left 4 Dead 2
5) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Studio of the Year:
1) Infinity Ward
2) Naughty Dog
3) Rocksteady Studios
4) Valve

Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew:
1) ‘Splosion Man
2) Flower
3) Osmos
4) Trials HD

Best Xbox 360 Game:
1) Batmah: Arkham Asylum
2) Halo 3: ODST
3) Forza Motorsport 3
4) Left 4 Dead 2

Best PS3 Game:
1) inFAMOUS
2) Killzone 2
3) Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
4) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Wii Game:
1) Madworld
2) New Super Mario Bros. Wii
3) Punch-Out!!
4) Wii Sports Resort

Best PC Game:
1) Dragon Age: Origins
2) Left 4 Dead 2
3) Plants Vs. Zombies
4) The Sims 3

Best Handheld Game:
1) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
2) Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
3) Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
4) Scribblenauts

Best Shooter:
1) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2) Halo 3: ODST
3) Killzone 2
4) Left 4 Dead 2

Best Fighting Game:
1) Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
2) Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
3) Street Fighter IV
4) Tekken 6

Best Action Adventure Game:
1) Assassin’s Creed 2
2) Batman: Arkham Asylum
3) Brutal Legend
4) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best RPG:
1) Borderlands
2) Atlus: Fromsoftware
3) Dragon Age: Origins
4) Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

Best Multi-Player Game:
1) Borderlands
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3) Halo 3: ODST
4) Left 4 Dead 2

Best Individual Sports Game:
1) EA Sports Fight Night Round 4
2) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
3) UFC 2009 Undisputed
4) Wii Sports Resort

Best Team Sports Game:
1) FIFA Soccer 10
2) Madden NFL 10
3) NBA 2K10
4) NHL 10

Best Driving Game:
1) DiRT 2
2) Forza Motorsport 3
3) Gran Turismo (PSP)
4) Need for Speed Shift

Best Music Game:
1) DJ Hero
2) Guitar Hero 5
3) Lego Rock Band
4) The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Soundtrack:
1) Brutal Legend
2) DJ Hero
3) Guitar Hero 5
4) The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Original Score:
1) Assassin’s Creed 2
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3) Halo 3: ODST
4) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Graphics:
1) Batman: Arkham Asylum
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3) Killzone 2
4) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show:
1) Ghostbusters: The Video Game
2) South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
3) The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
4) X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Performance by a Human Female:
1) Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
2) Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
3) Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
4) Tricia Helfer as Dare

Best Performance by Human Male:
1) Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
2) Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
3) Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja
4) Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
5) Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick

Best Cast:
1) Brutal Legend
2) Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
3) Ghostbusters: The Video Game
4) South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
5) X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Voice:
1) Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
2) Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
3) Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
4) Mark Hamill as The Joker
5) Nolan North as Nathan Drake

Best Downloadable Game:
1) Battlefield 1943
2) Fat Princess
3) Plants Vs. Zombies
4) Shadow Complex

Best DLC:
1) Fallout 3 – Broken Steel
2) Fallout 3 – Point Lookout
3) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
4) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Most Anticipated Game:
1) Bioshock 2
2) God of War III
3) Mass Effect 2
4) Starcraft II

….Who do you want to win?