Nominations Announced for the 2012 BAFTA Video Game Awards; Arkham City Leads the Way

BAFTA has announced the shortlist for the 2012 British Academy Video Games Awards with Batman: Arkham City and L.A. Noire leading the way with eight nominations each.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and LittleBigPlanet 2 both have six nominations and Portal 2 and Skyrim each have five nods. BAFTA will announce the 2012 winners on Friday, March 16th.  

Here’s the low-down of all nominations.

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
• MarioKart7

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

• AaronStanton (Cole Phelps) – L.A. Noire
• MarkHamill(The Joker) – Batman: Arkham City
• NolanNorth (Nathan Drake) – Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• StephenFry(Narrator) – LittleBigPlanet 2
• StephenMerchant(Wheatley) – Portal 2
• TogoIgawa (Dipolomat, Advisor and Military General) – Total War: SHOGUN 2

Sports/Fitness

• Dance Central 2
• DiRT 3
• Fl 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.ANoire
• Minecraft
• Portal 2
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception