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The 6th annual 2008 Spike TV Video Game Awards announced their official list of nominees on November 13.

The awards ceremony aired live on Spike TV on December 14, 2008, hosted by funny man actor Jack Black and featuring a bevy of stars from the world of video games, Hollywood and music - including rapper 50 Cent performing "Get Up" in anticipation of the upcoming game, "50 Cent: Blood in the Sand."

Every year, the show features top awards as voted by fans online at http://www.spike.com/event/vga/ for Game of the Year, along with an annual "best of" list for innovative graphics, technology, and the hottest video action & adventure over the past year.

And let's not forget the very human stars of Hollywood who were also up for awards this year: Ricky Gervais, Kiefer Sutherland, Liam Neeson and Daniel Craig who all competed in the "Male Big Name in the Game" category.

Nods for "Female Big Name in the Game" also went to Liv Tyler, Judi Dench, Eliza Dushku and Jennifer McCarthy.

Around the Web, check out more buzz on the video game industry's biggest night of the year, along with a complete list of nominees & the winners of top honors...

Spike Video Game Awards - Complete recaps, pics, video clips, nominees and winners with related industry news.

Spike Video Game Awards - Wikipedia entry including background history, a complete list of recent winners, a discussion on criticism and controversies, related references.

2008 Spike Video Game Award Nominees & * Winners

Best Independent Game
* World of Goo
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audiosurf

Studio of the Year
* Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios

Game of the Year
* Grand Theft Auto IV
Gears of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet

Best Team Sports Game
* NHL 09
FIFA Soccer 09
NBA 2K9
Madden NFL 09

Big Name in the Game Female
* Jenny McCarthy As "Tanya"
Dame Judi Dench as "M"
Eliza Dushku As "Shaundi"
Liv Tyler As "Betty Ross"

Big Name in the Game Male
* Kiefer Sutherland As "Sgt. Roebuck"
Liam Neeson As "Father"
Ricky Gervais As "Himself"
Daniel Craig As "James Bond"

Best Performance by a Human Female
* Debi Mae West As "Meryl Silverburgh"
Keeley Hawes As "Lara Croft"
Paula Tiso As "Silvia Christel"
Nathalie Cox As "Juno Eclipse"

Best Performance by a Human Male
* Michael Hollick As "Niko Bellic"
Stephen Fry As "The Narrator"
David Hayter As "Old Snake"
Jason Zumwalt As "Roman Bellic"

Best Multi-Player Game
* Left 4 Dead
Call of Duty: World at War
Resistance 2
Gears of War 2

Best Original Score
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
LittleBigPlanet
Spore
Fallout 3

Best PC Game
* Left 4 Dead
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Crysis Warhead
Spore

Best PS3 Game
* LittleBigPlanet
Grand Theft Auto IV
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Wii Game
* Boom Blox
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
No More Heroes
Wii Fit

Best Xbox 360 Game
* Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fable II

Best Soundtrack
* Rock Band 2
Guitar Hero World Tour
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet

Best Action Adventure Game
* Grand Theft Auto IV
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Mirror's Edge
Dead Space

Best Driving Game
* Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart Wii
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
PURE

Best Music Game
* Rock Band 2
SingStar
Wii Music
Guitar Hero World Tour

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
* LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Quantum of Solace

Best Graphics
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
LittleBigPlanet
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3

Best Handheld Game
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Patapon
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Best Individual Sport Game
* Shaun White Snowboarding
Skate It
Wii Fit
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

Best Fighting Game
* Soul Calibur IV
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Best RPG
* Fallout 3
The World Ends With You
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Fable II

Best Shooter
* Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead
Resistance 2
Far Cry 2

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