The British Academy Video Game Awards celebrated the past 12 months in gaming again this year with a lavish central London awards ceremony. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which has recently placed an emphasis on games, now holds interactive entertainment as its third arm alongside the more traditional film and television departments.

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum picked up the Best Game award… Batman: Arkham Asylum, which was developed by London-based studio Rocksteady, picked up major awards for Best Game and Gameplay. Rocksteady, which Warner Bros. recently acquired a majority stake in, is coming off a big win at the Game Developers Choice Awards last week, where it upset Uncharted 2: Drake's Fortune in the Best Game Design category.

　　Speaking of Uncharted 2, Naughty Dog's top-rated action adventure celebrated the biggest haul of the night with four awards. The PlayStation 3 exclusive won the Action, Original Score, Story, and Use of Audio awards. Other top honorees at the event included Mario inventor Shigeru Miyamoto, who won the Fellowship Award. Miyamoto joins Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and Sim City creator Will Wright as an honorary member of the BAFTA fellowship.

　　Notably, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 picked up a win for the publicly voted Game Award of 2009, but it was an Activision UK representative--and not an Infinity Ward developer--that collected the award. The absence follows on from significant turmoil within Infinity Ward, following the unexpected termination of studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella. The two are now suing Activision for $36 million in damages.

　　…but Uncharted 2 walked away with the most wins. Tonight's awards were presented by comedian Dara O'Briain for the second time and were again held at London's Hilton Metropole Hotel. Each category was voted on by a panel of eight to nine video game professionals, except The Game Award of 2009, which was voted for by the public.

　　The full list of nominees is below, with winners highlighted in bold.

　　Action

　　WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Infamous

　　Left 4 Dead 2

　　Artistic Achievement

　　WINNER: Flower

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Streetfighter IV

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Best Game

　　WINNER: Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　FIFA 10

　　Left 4 Dead 2

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Family & Social

　　WINNER: Wii Sports Resort

　　The Beatles: Rock Band

　　Buzz! Quiz World

　　EyePet

　　Guitar Hero 5

　　New Super Mario Bros Wii

　　Gameplay

　　WINNER: Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　New Super Mario Bros Wii

　　PixelJunk Shooter

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Handheld

　　WINNER: Little Big Planet (PSP)

　　Gran Turismo

　　LocoRoco Midnight Carnival

　　Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

　　Professor Layton and Pandora's Box

　　Scribblenauts

　　Multiplayer

　　WINNER: Left 4 Dead 2

　　Battlefield 1943

　　The Beatles: Rock Band

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Halo 3 ODST

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Original Score

　　WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

　　PixelJunk Shooter

　　Sports

　　WINNER: FIFA 10

　　Colin McRae: DiRT 2

　　Football Manager 2010

　　Forza Motorsport 3

　　Wii Fit Plus

　　Wii Sports Resort

　　Story

　　WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut

　　Brutal Legend

　　Dragon Age: Origins

　　Strategy

　　WINNER: Empire: Total War

　　Command and Conquer 3: Uprising

　　FIFA Manager 10

　　Football Manager 2010

　　Halo Wars

　　Plants vs. Zombies

　　Use of Audio

　　WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Batman: Arkham Asylum

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　DJ Hero

　　Flower

　　Left 4 Dead 2

　　Use of Online

　　WINNER: FIFA 10

　　Battlefield 1943

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Little Big Planet (PSP)

　　Singstar TakeThat

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　GAME Award

　　WINNER: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　Assassin's Creed II

　　Batman Arkham Asylum

　　The Beatles: Rockband

　　FIFA 10

　　GTA China Town Wars

　　Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks

　　Street Fighter IV

　　Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

　　Wii Sports Resort

　　The Fellowship Award

　　Shigeru Miyamoto

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