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The excitement revved up as the Spike TV Video Game Awards official list of nominees were announced on November 18, 2009.

The 7th edition of the Video Game Awards aired live on Spike TV on December 12 at 8PM ET/PT featuring a bevy of stars from the world of video games, Hollywood and pop music including appearances by Zachary Quinto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Olivia Wilde, Samuel L. Jackson and Alyssa Milano.

Leading with the most nods this year include Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with eight nominations and Batman: Arkham Asylum with seven. The Beatles: Rock Band was named in two categories including Best Music Game, going up against DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, and LEGO Rock Band.

Along with Game of the Year, the annual "best of" list that is traditionally featured during the annual presentation includes awards for innovative graphics, technology, and the hottest video action & adventure.

This year, games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible to be nominated.

Besides honoring a current crop of video game successes, fans usually get a sneak peak at upcoming titles as producers vie for advertising spots for new releases during the broadcast.

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2009 Spike Video Game Award Nominees & *Winners

Game Of The Year
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

Studio Of The Year
* Rocksteady Studios
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Valve

Best Shooter
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

Best RPG
* Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Borderlands (2k Games / Gearbox Software)
Demon's Souls (Atlus / Fromsoftware)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo / Alphadream)

Best Fighting Game
* Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger (Aksys Games / Arc System Works)
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai Games / Project Soul)
Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai Games)

Best Individual Sports Game
* UFC 2009 Undisputed (Thq / Yuke's Media Creations)
Ea Sports Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Tiburon)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

Best Handheld Game
* Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo / Alphadream)
Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box (Nintendo / Level-5)
Scribblenauts (Warner Bros. Interactive / 5th Cell)

Best Graphics
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)

Best Game Based On A Movie Or TV Show
* South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / Doublesix)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena (Atari / Starbreeze Ab)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)

Best Music Game
* The Beatles: Rock Band (Mtv Games / Harmonix)
Dj Hero (Activision Publishing / Freestylegames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
Lego Rock Band (Mtv Games - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Traveler's Tales Games - Harmonix)

Best Driving Game
* Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
Gran Turismo (Psp) (Sony Computer Entertainment / Polyphony Digital)
Need For Speed Shift (Electronic Arts / Slightly Mad Studios)

Best Action Adventure Game
* Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Best Team Sports Game
* NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Tiburon)
NBA 2K10 (2k Sports / Visual Concepts)

Best Soundtrack
* DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / Freestylegames)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Mtv Games / Harmonix)

Best XBox 360 Game
* Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)

Best Wii Game
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Madworld (Sega / Platinum Games)
Punch-Out!! (Nintendo / Next Level Games)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

Best PS3 Game
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
Infamous (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (Sony Computer Entertainment / Insomniac Games)

Best PC Game
* Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Plants Vs. Zombies (Popcap Games)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts / The Sims Studio)

Best Original Score
* Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Best Multi-Player Game
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Borderlands (2k Games / Gearbox Software)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

Best Performance By A Human Male
* Hugh Jackman As Wolverine In X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing)
Bill Murray As Dr. Peter Venkman In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari)
Samuel L. Jackson As Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja In Afro Samurai (Surge)
Shia Labeouf As Sam Witwicky In Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (Activision Publishing)
Vin Diesel As Richard B. Riddick In The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena (Atari)

Best Performance By A Human Female
* Megan Fox As Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen / Activision Publishing)
Eliza Dushku As Rubi Malone In Wet (Bethesda Softworks)
Kristen Bell As Lucy Stillman In Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
Tricia Helfer As Dare (Halo 3: Odst / Microsoft Game Studios)

Best Cast
* X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazard (D3 Publisher / Vicious Cycle)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / Doublesix)

Best Voice
* Jack Black As Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend / Electronic Arts)
Arleen Sorkin As Harley Quinn In Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Claudia Black As Chloe Frazer In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Mark Hamill As The Joker In Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Nolan North As Nathan Drake In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Downloadable Game
* Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)
Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts / Dice)
Fat Princess (Sony Computer Entertainment / Titan Studios)
Plants Vs. Zombies (Popcap Games)

Best DLC
* Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
Fallout 3 - Broken Steel (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Fallout 3 - Point Lookout (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

Best Independent Game
* Flower (Thatgamecompany)
'Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel)
Osmos (Hemisphere Games)
Trials Hd (Redlynx)

Most Anticipated Game
* God Of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sce Studios Santa Monica)
Bioshock 2 (2k Games / 2k Marin)
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Starcraft Ii (Blizzard Entertainment)

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