Last night at the Annual DICE Summit in Las Vegas, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced the winners of the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. Gears of War was the big winner this year, taking eight of the thirty awards.

Nintendo wins include three awards for Wii Sports, one award for Zelda, and one award for Brain Age.

The awards are listed below, with Nintendo's wins in bold.

Overall Game of the Year-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Wii Sports

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Guitar Hero II

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Computer Game of the Year-- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Also nominated:

Company of Heroes

Battlefield 2142

Prey

Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs

Console Game of the Year-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Wii Sports

Guitar Hero II

Viva Pinata

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming-- Wii Sports

Also nominated:

Brain Age

Gears of War

Viva Pinata

LocoRoco

Outstanding Achievement in Animation-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Daxter

Lego Star Wars II

Rayman Raving Rabidds

Fight Night Round 3

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Final Fantasy XII

Call of Duty 3

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Viva Pinata

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack-- Guitar Hero II

Also nominated:

SingStar Rocks!

FIFA '07

Marc Ecko's Getting Up

Scarface

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition-- LocoRoco

Also nominated:

Call of Duty 3

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Black

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design-- Call of Duty 3

Also nominated:

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Company of Heroes

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Bully

Lego Star Wars II

Daxter

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female-- Viva Pinata

Also nominated:

Saints Row

Desperate Housewives

Bully

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development-- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Also nominated:

Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock

Saints Row

24: The Game

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering-- Wii Sports

Also nominated:

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Gears of War

Company of Heroes

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Call of Duty 3

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Chromehounds

Battlefield 2142

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

Viva Pinata

Resistance: Fall of Man

Call of Duty 3

Company of Heroes

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design-- Wii Sports

Also nominated:

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Company of Heroes

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Brain Age

Sports Game of the Year-- Tony Hawk's Project 8

Also nominated:

MLB '06L The Show

NBA 2K7

FIFA '07

NBA '07

Strategy Game of the Year-- Company of Heroes

Also nominated:

Star Wars: Empire at War

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

Medieval II: Total War

First Person Action Game of the Year-- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Also nominated:

Resistance: Fall of Man

Prey

Half Life 2: Episode 1

Black

Fighting Game of the Year-- Fight Night Round 3

Also nominated:

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2006

Tekken Dark Ressurection

Racing Game of the Year-- Burnout Revenge

Also nominated:

Test Drive Unlimited

Excite Truck

Full Auto 2: Battlelines

Need for Speed: Carbon

Role-Playing Game of the Year-- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Also nominated:

Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy III DS

Titan Quest

Phantasy Star Universe

Children's Game of the Year-- LocoRoco

Also nominated:

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch

Over the Hedge

Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Action/Adventure Game of the Year-- Gears of War

Also nominated:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Saints Row

Daxter

Handheld Game of the Year-- Brain Age

Also nominated:

LocoRoco

Elite Beat Agents

New Super Mario Bros.

Lego Star Wars II

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year(No Winner Shown At Print)

Nominees:

Eve Online: Revelations

Guild Wars: Nightfall

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach

Auto Assault

Family Game of the Year-- Guitar Hero II

Also nominated:

Rayman Raving Rabidds

Viva Pinata

Lego Star Wars II

Brain Age

Simulation Game of the Year(No Winner Shown At Print)

Nominees:

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Sid Meier's Railroads!

Tourist Trophy

Downloadable Game of the Year-- Bookworm Adventures

Also nominated:

Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects

Virtual Villagers: A New Home

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go

Plantasia

Mobile Game of the Year-- Orcs & Elves

Also nominated:

Tropical Madness

Duckshot

Brothers in Arms 3D

Nintendo followed up this afternoon by issuing a press release touting the nominations and awards they received.

NINTENDO HONORED FOR INNOVATION AS IT RIDES A WAVE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS

Video Game Industry Insiders Grant Wii and Nintendo DS Awards as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii Hits 1 Million Sales Milestone

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 9, 2007 - The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has honored Nintendo with five Interactive Achievement Awards, including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming for Wii Sports™. The hugely popular Wii title won three awards, while The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess and Brain Age™: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day each took home honors. This critical recognition comes on the heels of dramatic commercial success, as the Wii version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess just crossed the 1 million sales mark in the United States, making it the fastest-selling launch title for any new video game system since Super Mario® 64 for Nintendo® 64 some 10 years ago.

The awards were presented the night of Feb. 8 at the academy's annual Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain summit in Las Vegas. The awards are among the most respected in the interactive entertainment community.

"These awards, granted by a group of our industry peers, demonstrate that it's possible to please both new and experienced game players," says Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. "To see honors given to games as varied as Twilight Princess, Wii Sports and Brain Age tells us the industry hungers for new ideas and great games. We believe both Wii and Nintendo DS are specifically equipped to deliver those experiences."

Nintendo received 19 nominations in 11 different gaming categories, and came home with five awards. The complete list of Nintendo's Interactive Achievement Awards is as follows:

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Wii Sports

Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Outstanding Achievement in Game-Play Engineering: Wii Sports

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Wii Sports

Hand-Held Game of the Year: Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day