Jan 21, 2011 19:21 GMT  ·  By

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has revealed the full list of nominees for its 2010 awards, with Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar getting the most nominations, nine, and Angry Birds getting a surprising nod for Game of the Year.

President Martin Rae stated, “2010 saw many great achievements in interactive entertainment. Great games are found everywhere - this year’s nominations illustrate the depth and breadth of our game experience for titles from core consoles, browsers and personal entertainment devices like the iPhone.”

Here are all the categories with their nominees (that's quite a list):

Game of the Year

Angry Birds HD – Chillingo, Rovio Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, Treyarch God of War III - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Mass Effect 2 - Electronic Arts, Bioware Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego

Family Game of the Year

Dance Central - Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems Kirby's Epic Yarn - Nintendo, Good-Feel/HAL Laboratory LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Traveller's Tales Rock Band 3 - MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems SingStar Dance - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE London Studio

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising – THQ, Relic Entertainment Sid Meier's Civilization - V 2K Games, Firaxis StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment Supreme Commander 2 - Square Enix Gas, Powered Games Toy Soldiers - Microsoft Game Studios, Signal Studios

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, Treyarch Ensalved: Odyssey to the West - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory God of War III - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Alan Wake - Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment Ensalved: Odyssey to the West - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory God of War III - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Kirby's Epic Yarn – Nintendo, Good-Feel/HAL Laboratory Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, Treyarch God of War III - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Heavy Rain - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Quantic Dream Medal of Honor - Electronic Arts, Danger Close/Digital Illusions CE Metro 2033 – THQ, 4A Games

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Dance Central - Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems Kirby's Epic Yarn – Nintendo, Good-Feel/HAL Laboratory Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Nintendo Super Scribblenauts - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 5th Cell

Outstanding Character Performance

Ensalved: Odyssey to the West - Monkey - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory God of War III - Kratos - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Mass Effect 2 - Male Shepard - Electronic Arts, Bioware Red Dead Redemption - John Marston - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Tychus Findlay - Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Alan Wake - Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment Ensalved: Odyssey to the West - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory Heavy Rain - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Quantic Dream Mass Effect 2 - Electronic Arts, Bioware Metro 2033 – THQ, 4A Games

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies – Nintendo, Square Enix Fable III - Microsoft Game Studios, Lionhead Studios Fallout: New Vegas - Bethesda Softworks, Obsidian Entertainment Mass Effect 2 - Electronic Arts, Bioware World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Angry Birds HD – Chillingo, Rovio Dance Central - Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems Heavy Rain - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Quantic Dream LIMBO - Playdead Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal Fable III - Microsoft Game Studios, Lionhead Studios Heavy Rain - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Quantic Dream StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

Dance Central - Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems DJ Hero 2 – Activision, FreeStyleGames Gran Turismo 5 - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Polyphony Digital Rock Band 3 - MTV Games, Harmonix Music Systems

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Electronic Arts, Digital Illusions CE LIMBO - Playdead Medal of Honor - Electronic Arts, Danger Close/Digital Illusions CE Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego

Social Networking Game of the Year

CityVille - Zynga Family Feud - iWin/Backstage Technologies, iWin/Backstage Technologies FrontierVille - Zynga Nightclub City - Booyah Ravenwood Fair - Lolapps

Adventure Game of the Year

Alan Wake - Microsoft Game Studios, Remedy Entertainment Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal Ensalved: Odyssey to the West - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory Heavy Rain - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Quantic Dream LIMBO - Playdead

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA Soccer 11 - Electronic Arts, EA Canada MLB 10: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE San Diego NBA 2K11 - 2K Sports, Visual Concepts NHL 11 - Electronic Arts, EA Canada

Racing Game of the Year

Gran Turismo 5 - Sony Computer Entertainment America, Polyphony Digital ModNation Racers - Sony Computer Entertainment America, United Front Games/SCE San Diego Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Electronic Arts, Criterion Split/Second - Disney Interactive Studios, Black Rock Studio

Fighting Game of the Year

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Aksys Games, Arc System Works EA Sports MMA - Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon Super Street Fighter IV – Capcom, Capcom/Dimps UFC 2010 Undisputed – THQ, Yuke's Co.

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Electronic, Arts Digital Illusions CE Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, Treyarch Halo: Reach - Microsoft Game Studios, Bungie StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment

Action Game of the Year

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Electronic Arts, Digital Illusions CE Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, Treyarch God of War III - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio Halo: Reach - Microsoft Game Studios, Bungie Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego

Portable Game of the Year

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies – Nintendo, Square Enix God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Sony Computer Entertainment America, SCE Santa Monica Studio/Ready at Dawn Infinity Blade - Epic Games, Chair Entertainment Professor Layton and the Unwound Future – Nintendo, Level-5 Valkyria Chronicles II - Sega

Casual Game of the Year

Angry Birds HD – Chillingo, Rovio Bejeweled 3 - PopCap Gamesm PopCap Games Kinect Sports - Microsoft Game Studios, Rare Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - Namco Bandai, Namco Bandai Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap Games

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Namco Bandai, Ninja Theory LIMBO - Playdead Mass Effect 2 - Electronic Arts, Bioware Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego