11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

Game of the Year

 * Overall Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (P: Activision, D: Infinity Ward, Producer: Mark Rubin, Game Director: Jason West, Creative Director: Vince Zampella)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Rock Band (D: Harmonix, P: MTV Games) Super Mario Galaxy (D/P: Nintendo) The Orange Box (D: Valve Software, P: Electronic Arts/Valve Software)


 * Console Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (P: Activision, D: Infinity Ward, Producer: Mark Rubin, Game Director: Jason West, Creative Director: Vince Zampella)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia 2K Games) Mass Effect (D: BioWare, P: Microsoft Game Studios) Rock Band (D: Harmonix, P: MTV Games) Super Mario Galaxy (D/P: Nintendo)


 * Computer Game of the Year: The Orange Box (P: Electronic Arts, Valve Software, D: Valve Software, Producer: Gabe Newell)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Crysis (D: Crytek, P: Electronic Arts) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (D: Blizzard Entertainment, P: Vivendi Games)


 * Handheld Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (P: Nintendo of America, D: Nintendo, Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto, Director: Eiji Aonuma Massively)
 * other nominees: Drawn to Life (D: 5th Cell, P: THQ) Jeanne d'Arc (D: Level 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment ) America Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D: Infinite Interactive, 1st Playable Productions, P: D3 Publisher of America) Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (D: High Impact Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Cellular Game of the Year: skate. (P: Electronic Arts, D: EA Mobile, Producer: David Manriquez, Game Director: David Manriquez, Creative Director: Derek Zakaib)
 * other nominees: Diner Dash 2 Mobile (D: Glu Mobile, P:	Glu Mobile) Prey Mobile (D: MachineWorks Northwest, P: Skyzone) SimCity Societies (D: EA Mobile, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Downloadable Game of the Year: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (P: D3 Publisher or America, D: Infinite Interactive, 1st Playable Productions, Producers: Arthur Kawamoto, Steve Baldoni, Game Directors: Steve Fawkner, Janeen Fawkner)
 * other nominees: Azada (D/P: Big Fish Games) Build-A-Lot (D/P: Hipsoft) flOw (D: thatgamecompany, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Peggle (D/P: PopCap)

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

 * Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Rock Band (P: MTV Games, D: Harmonix, Producer: Robert Jerauld, Game Director: Bob Settles, Creative Director: Jonas Norberg)
 * other nominees: Assassin's Creed (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft) Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Super Mario Galaxy (D/P: Nintendo) The Orange Box (D: Valve Software, P: Electronic Arts/Valve Software)

Genre Game of the Year

 * Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (P: Vivendi Games, D: Blizzard Entertainment, Producer: Frank Pearce, Game Director: Rob Pardo, Creative Director: Chris Metzen)
 * other nominees: EVE Online: Trinity (D/P: CCP) Guild Wars: Eye of the North (D: ArenaNet, P: NCsoft) Richard Gariott's Tabula Rasa (D: Destination Games, P: NCsoft) The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (D: Turbine Games, P: Midway)


 * Role-Playing Game of the Year: Mass Effect (P: Microsoft Game Studios, D: BioWare, Producer: Casey Hudson, Lead Designer: Preston Watamaniuk, Art Director: Derek Watts)
 * other nominees: Eternal Sonata (D: Tri-Crescendo, P: Namco Bandai Games America) Jeanne d'Arc (D: Level 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Rogue Galaxy (D: Level 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) The Witcher (D: CDProjekt, P: RedAtari)


 * Racing Game of the Year: Motorstorm (P: Sony Computer Entertainment America, D: Evolution Studios, Producer: Simon Benson, Creative Director: Paul Hollywood)
 * other nominees: DiRT (D/P: Codemasters) Forza Motorsport 2 (D: Turn 10 Studios, P: Microsoft Game Studios) Need For Speed ProStreet (D: EA Black Box, P: Electronic Arts) Project Gotham Racing 4 (D: Bizarre Creations, P: Microsoft Game Studios)


 * Adventure Game of the Year: Super Mario Galaxy (P: Nintendo of America, D: Nintendo, Producer: Takao Shimizu, Game Director: Yoshiaki Koizumi, Creative Director: Shigeru Miyamoto)
 * other nominees: Assassin's Creed (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft) God of War II (D: SCE Santa Monica, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Sports Game of the Year: skate. (P: Electronic Arts, D: EA Black Box, Executive Producer: Scott Blackwood)
 * other nominees: FIFA Soccer 08 (D/P: Electronic Arts) MLB 07: The Show (D: SCE San Diego, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) NBA 2K8 (D: Visual Concepts, P: 2K Sports) NHL 08 (D: EA Canada, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (P: Electronic Arts, D: EA Los Angeles, Producer: Mike Verdu, Creative Director: Matt Britton)
 * other nominees: Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (D/P: Namco Bandai Games) Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (D: Relic, P: THQ) Supreme Commander (D: Gas Powered Games, P: THQ) World In Conflict (D: Massive Entertainment, P: Vivendi Games)


 * Action Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (P: Activision, D: Infinity Ward, Producer: Mark Rubin, Game Director: Jason West, Creative Director: Vince Zampella)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Crysis (D: Crytek, P: Electronic Arts) Halo 3 (D:	Bungie Studios, P: Microsoft Game Studios) The Orange Box (D: Valve Software, P: Electronic Arts/Valve Software)


 * Family Game of the Year: Rock Band (P: MTV Games, D: Harmonix, Producer: Tracy Rosenthal-Newson, Game Director: Greg LoPiccolo, Creative Director: Josh Randall)
 * other nominees: Guitar Hero III: Warriors of Rock (D: Neversoft, P: Activision) Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (D: Ubisoft Paris, P: Ubisoft) Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action (D: Screenlife, WXP, P: Microsoft Game Studios) WarioWare: Smooth Moves (D/P: Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement

 * Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Portal (P: Electronic Arts, Valve Software, D: Valve Software, Lead Game Designer: Robin Walker, Game Director: Kim Swift, Creative Director: David Speyrer)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Rock Band (D: Harmonix, P: MTV Games) Super Mario Galaxy (D/P: Nintendo)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Assassin's Creed (P: Ubisoft, D: Ubisoft Montreal, Animation Director: Alex Drouin, Lead Animators: Elspeth Tory, Sylvain Bernard)
 * other nominees: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) The Orange Box: Team Fortress 2 (D: Valve Software, P: Electronic Arts/Valve Software)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: BioShock (P: 2K Games, D: 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Visual Art Director: Scott Sinclair, Technical Art Directors: Hogarth De La Plante, Andrew James, Jay Kyburz, Nate Wells)
 * other nominees: Assassin's Creed (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Heavenly Sword (D: Ninja Theory, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) The Orange Box: Team Fortress 2 (D: Valve Software, P: Electronic Arts/Valve Software)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Crysis (P: Electronic Arts, D: Crytek, Director of R&D: Douglas Binks)
 * other nominees: Assassin's Creed (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Outstanding Character Performance: Portal (P: Electronic Arts, Valve Software, D: Valve Software, Writer: Erik Wolpaw, Voice Actor: Ellen McLaw, Character Name: GLADos)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Heavenly Sword (D: Ninja Theory, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Mass Effect (D: BioWare, P: Microsoft Game Studios) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Story Development: BioShock (P: 2K Games, D: 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Writer: Ken Levine, Character Designer: Rob Waters)
 * other nominees: Drawn to Life (D: 5th Cell, P: THQ) Mass Effect (D: BioWare, P: Microsoft Game Studios) The Darkness (D: Starbreeze, P: Studios 2K Games) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: Portal (P: Electronic Arts, Valve Software, D: Valve Software, Lead Game Designer: Robin Walker, UI Designer: Alden Kroll, AI Designer: Tom Leonard)
 * other nominees: Assassin's Creed (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft) Rock Band (D: Harmonix, P: MTV Games) Super Mario Galaxy (D/P: Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (D/P: Nintendo)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (P: Activision, D: Infinity Ward, Lead Online Designer: Todd Alerman, Lead Online Programmer: Richard Baker)
 * other nominees: Forza Motorsport 2 (D: Turn 10 Studios, P: Microsoft Game Studios) Halo 3 (D: Bungie Studios, P: Microsoft Game Studios) Rock Band (D: Harmonix, P: MTV Games) World In Conflict (D: Massive Entertainment, P: Vivendi Games)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: BioShock (P: 2K Games, D: 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Composer: Garry Schyman)
 * other nominees: God of War II (D: SCE Santa Monica, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Heavenly Sword (D: Ninja Theory, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Lair (D: Factor 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band (P: MTV Games, D: Harmonix, Music Supervisors: Paul DeGooyer, Eric Brosius)
 * other nominees: Bioshock (D: 2K Boston, 2k Australia, P: 2K Games) Guitar Hero III: Warriors of Rock (D: Neversoft, P: Activision) Singstar Pop (D: SCEE London Studios, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) skate. (D: EA Black Box, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: BioShock (P: 2K Games, D: 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Sound Designers: Emily Ridgway, Patrick Balthrop, Justin Mullins, Audio Lead: Eric Brosius)
 * other nominees: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision) Need For Speed ProStreet (D: EA Black Box, P: Electronic Arts) skate. (D: EA Black Box, P: Electronic Arts) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (D: Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm, P: Ubisoft)