2012 BAFTA Videogame nominations

16 Feb 2012 at 15:20:17 by John Robertson

The shortlist for the 2012 BAFTA Video Games Awards has been made public, with L.A. Noire and Batman: Arkham City taking top billing with eight nominations each. 

Second in line are Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and LittleBigPlanet 2, each with six nominations. Skyrim and Portal 2 both have five.

L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City, Fifa 12, Portal 2, Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will go head-to-head for the coveted 'best game' award. 

The voiceover category will be more hotly contested than I've seen in the past, Andrew Stanton (Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire), Stephen Merchant (Wheatley, Portal 2) and Mark Hamill (Joker, Batman: Arkham City) all worthy of the nod.

Winners will be announced on 16 March. 

Full list of nominees below L.A. Noire trailer.

Action

• Assassin's Creed Revelations
• Batman: Arkham City
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Portal 2
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Artistic Achievement

• Batman: Arkham City
• L.A. Noire
• LitteBigPlanet 2
• Rayman: Origins
• The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Audio Achievement

• Batman: Arkham City
• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Dead Space 2
• The Nightjar
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Game

• Batman: Arkham City
• FIFA 2012
• L.A. Noire
• Portal 2
• The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Debut Game

• Bastion
• Eufloria
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
• L.A. Noire
• Monstermind
• RIFT

Design

• Batman: Arkham City
• L.A. Noire
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• Portal 2
• Super Mario 3D Land
• The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim

Family

• Dance Central 2
• Kinect Sports 2
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• Mario Kart 7

Game Innovation

• Bastion
• Child of Eden
• From Dust
• L.A. Noire
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Mobile & Handheld

• Dead Space iOS
• Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint
• Peggle
• Quarrel
• Super Mario 3D Land
• The Nightjar

Online - Browser

• Gardens of Time
• I Am Playr
• Monstermind
• Resistance 3
• Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
• The Sims Social

Online - Multiplayer

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Dark Souls
• Gears of War 3
• LittleBigPlanet 2

Original Music

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Batman: Arkham City
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• L.A. Noire
• The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Performer

• Aaron Stanton (Cole Phelps) - L.A. Noire
• Mark Hamill (The Joker) - Batman: Arkham City
• Nolan North (Nathan Drake) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Stephen Fry (Narrator) - LittleBigPlanet 2
• Stephen Merchant (Wheatley) - Portal 2
• Togo Igawa (Dipolomat, Advisor and Military General) - Total War: SHOGUN 2

Sports/Fitness

• Dance Central 2
• DiRT 3
• F1 2011
• FIFA 2012
• Kinect Sports 2
• Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012

Story

• Batman: Arkham City
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• L.A. Noire
• Portal 2
• The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Strategy

• Dark Souls
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Football Manager 2012
• From Dust
• Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
• Total War: SHOGUN 2

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

• Dreamweaver
• Joust!
• Tick Tock Toys

GAME Award of 2011 (voted for by the public)

• Batman: Arkham City
• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• FIFA 2012
• L.A Noire
• Minecraft
• Portal 2
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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