Spike TV has revealed the nominees for the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2010 today. BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 looks like a big winner this year, with ten nominations. Red Dead Redemption trails behind with nine, and Halo Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops each have seven.
The full list of nominations can be found after the jump, and our comments section is for complaining and such. Full disclosure: I’m on a panel of the VGA judges this year, and played my part by submitting my own list of nominees late last month. But please note, that doesn’t mean I handpicked all of these games; some of the choices are quite surprising and a bit confusing for me as well.
Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption
Studio of the Year
- BioWare
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Bungie Studios
- Rockstar San Diego
Best Xbox 360 Game
- Alan Wake
- Fable III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
Best PS3 Game
- God of War 3
- Heavy Rain
- Modnation Racers
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Wii Game
- Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Kirby’s Epic Yarn
- Metroid Other M
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best PC Game
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Mass Effect 2
- Sid Meier’s Civilization V
- Starcraft II Wings of Liberty
Best Handheld Game
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Super Scribblenauts
Best Shooter
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- BioShock 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
Best Action Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- God of War III
- Red Dead Redemption
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best RPG
- Fable III
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Mass Effect 2
Best Multi-player
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
- Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Individual Sports Game
- EA Sports MMA
- Shaun White Skateboarding
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
- UFC Undisputed 2010
Best Team Sports Game
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Madden NFL 11
- NBA 2K11
- MLB 10: The Show
Best Driving Game
- Blur
- Modnation Racers
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Split/Second
Best Music Game
- Dance Central
- DJ Hero 2
- Def Jam Rapstar
- Rock Band 3
Best Soundtrack
- Def Jam Rapstar
- DJ Hero 2
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- Rock Band 3
Best Song in a Game
- “Basket Case”
- “Black Rain”
- “Far Away”
- “GoldenEye”
- “Won’t Back Down”
- “Replay/Rude Boy Mashup”
Best Original Score
- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Graphics
- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- Kirby’s Epic Yarn
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Adapted Video Game
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Transformers: The War for Cybertron
Best Performance By A Human Male
- Daniel Craig as James Bond (Blood Stone 007)
- Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov (Call of Duty Black Ops)
- John Cleese as Jasper (Fable III)
- Martin Sheen as Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2)
- Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck (Halo Reach)
- Neil Pattrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Rob Wiethoff as John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
- Sam Worthington as Alex Mason (Call of Duty Black Ops)
Best Performance by a Human Female
- Dame Judi Dench as M (Blood Stone 007)
- Danica Patrick as Danica Patrick (Blur)
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady (Call of Duty Back Ops)
- Felicia Day as Veronica (Fallout New Vegas)
- Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard (Mass Effect 2)
- Kristin Bell as Lucy Stillman (Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood)
- Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrican (Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty)
- Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2)
Best Downloadable Game
- Costume Quest
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Monday Night Combat
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Best DLC
- BioShock 2 “Minerva’s Den”
- Borderlands “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx”
- Mass Effect 2 “Lair of the Shadow Broker”
- Red Dead Redemption “Undead Nightmare”
Best Independent Game
- Joe Danger
- Limbo
- Super Meat Boy
- The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- BioShock: Infinite
- Gears of War 3
- Portal 2
