The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences® (AIAS) and IFC (Independent Film Channel) present the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA).
These "Oscars of Video Games" recognize the year's best games, online entertainment, as well as the industry's most outstanding individuals and development teams.
The awards ceremony will premiere on IFC Tuesday, April 21 at 8 pm ET/PT
with encores throughout the month.
Overall Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey, David Smith
Console Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey, David Smith
COMPUTER Game of the Year:
Left 4 Dead
Publisher: Valve Software
Developer: Valve Software
Producer: Gabe Newell
Game Director: Mike Booth
Outstanding Achievement
in Game Direction:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Creative Director: Mark Healey
Casual Game of the Year:
Braid
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Number None
Producer: Kevin Hathaway
Game Director: Jonathan Blow
Fighting Game of the Year:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo, Hal Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Director: Masahiro Sakurai
Handheld Game of the Year:
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Developer: Ready at Dawn
Producer: Marc Turndorf, Eric Koch, Chad Cox
Game Director: Ru Weerasuriya
Lead Designer: Dana Jan
Massively Multiplayer
Game of the Year:
World of Warcraft:
Wrath of the Lich King
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Producer: J. Allen Brack
Game Director: Jeff Kaplan
Cellular Game of the Year:
Spore Origins
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Babaroga, Tricky Software
Producer: Mike Pagano
Role-Playing Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Production Director: Ashley Cheng
Lead Producer: Gavin Carter
Game Director: Todd Howard
Lead Designer: Emil Pagliaruio
Racing Game of the Year:
Burnout Paradise
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Criterion Games
Producer: Peter Hawley
Lead Designer: Alex Ward
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
World of Goo
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: 2D Boy
Lead Game Designer: Kyle Gabler
Adventure Game of the Year
Mirror's Edge
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment
Producer: Owen O'Brien
Sports Game of the Year
NHL 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada
Producer: David Littman
Game Director: Sam Ramjagsingh
Lead Designer: Matt Mahar
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Los Angeles
Producer: Chris Corry, Amer Ajami
Lead Designer: Jasen Torres, Greg Black
Action Game of the Year
Dead Space
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Producer: Glen Schofield
Game Director: Bret Robbins
Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Directors: Mark Healey, David Smith
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Prince of Persia
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Lead Animator: David Wilkinson
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Art Director: Kareem Ettourney
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Technology Director : Alex Evans, David Smith
Outstanding Character Performance
LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy)
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Writer: Dean Wilkinson
Outstanding Achievement
in Story - Adapted:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Publisher: LucasArts
Developer: LucasArts
Writer: Haden Blackman
Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original
Fallout 3
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Writer: Emil Pagliarulo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Left 4 Dead
Publisher: Valve Software
Developer: Valve Software
Lead Online Designer: Mike Booth
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Producers: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer: Kojima Productions
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 2
Publisher: MTV Games
Developer: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Music Supervisor: Paul DeGooyer, Eric Brosius
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Dead Space
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Sound Designer: Don Veca
