The list of nominees for the 24th annual Golden Joystick Awards was released today, with Nintendo's DS continuing its impressive run. The awards ceremony will be held on October 27 in London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel. The winners will be decided by online voting, and all nominated games had to be released in the UK between August 1, 2005, and July 31, 2006.

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World leads all games exclusive to one platform with seven nominations, including one for the coveted Ultimate Game of 2006 award. But it isn't just Nintendo's community building game that's raking in the nods; Nintendogs (five), Mario Kart DS (six), and Metroid Prime: Hunters (five) also received their share of accolades.

　　Multiplatform games racking up the most honors include Hitman: Blood Money (six nominations), Call of Duty 2 (seven), 50 Cent: Bulletproof (five), Tomb Raider: Legend (six), and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (five), which currently has the early lead in Ultimate Game of the Year 2006 voting.

　　For last year's awards show, more than 200,000 gamers cast their votes, propelling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to five awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year. World of Warcraft, Halo 2, and Resident Evil 4 were also honored.

　　Below is a list of this year's nominees. To make your voice heard, head over to the official voting page.

　　Favorite Character Award

　　Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money)

　　Alyx Vance (Half-Life: Episode 1)

　　Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Legend)

　　Mario (Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros.)

　　Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones)

　　Girls Choice Award

　　50 Cent: Bulletproof

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Evil Dead Regeneration

　　Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition

　　Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

　　Tomb Raider: Legend

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Nintendogs

　　Super Princess Peach

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

　　Handheld Game of the Year

　　Advance Wars: Dual Strike

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

　　LocoRoco

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters

　　New Super Mario Bros.

　　Nintendogs

　　Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

　　Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

　　Innovation Award in association with T3 Magazine

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day

　　Buzz!: The BIG Quiz

　　Guitar Hero

　　Nintendo DS Lite

　　Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect

　　Nintendogs

　　The Movies

　　We Love Katamari

　　Xbox Live Marketplace

　　The Sun's Family Game Award in association with The Sun and The Sun Online

　　Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

　　Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

　　Kameo: Elements of Power

　　Kirby: Power Paintbrush

　　Nintendogs

　　Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

　　Shadow the Hedgehog

　　SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS!

　　Super Monkey Ball Touch and Roll

　　Super Princess Peach

　　Nuts All-Nighter Award in association with Nuts Magazine

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Buzz!: The BIG Quiz

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Far Cry Instincts Predator

　　Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

　　Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters

　　Pro Evolution Soccer 5

　　Project Gotham Racing 3

　　Nintendo Game of the Year

　　2006 FIFA World Cup

　　Advance Wars: Dual Strike

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

　　Chibi-Robo!

　　Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

　　Gun

　　Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

　　LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters

　　New Super Mario Bros.

　　Nintendogs

　　Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

　　Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

　　One to Watch 2007

　　Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

　　Crysis

　　Final Fantasy XII

　　Gears of War

　　Grand Theft Auto IV

　　Halo 3

　　Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

　　Nintendo Wii

　　PlayStation 3

　　Resident Evil 5

　　Spore

　　Super Mario Galaxy

　　Super Smash Bros. Brawl

　　The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

　　World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

　　Online Game of the Year

　　Age of Empires III

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters

　　Perfect Dark Zero

　　Project Gotham Racing 3

　　Quake IV

　　Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis

　　PC Game of the Year in association with ebuyer.com

　　Age of Empires III

　　Battlefield 2: Special Forces

　　Black & White 2

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Civilization IV

　　F.E.A.R.

　　Fable: The Lost Chapters

　　Football Manager 2006

　　Guild Wars Factions

　　Half-Life 2: Episode One

　　Hitman: Blood Money

　　Tomb Raider: Legend

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

　　The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II

　　The Movies

　　The Sims 2 Nightlife

　　PlayStation Game of the Year

　　50 Cent: Bulletproof

　　Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

　　Black

　　Burnout: Revenge

　　Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King

　　Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

　　Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition

　　Guitar Hero

　　Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

　　Hitman: Blood Money

　　Tomb Raider: Legend

　　Pro Evolution Soccer 5

　　Resident Evil 4

　　Shadow of the Colossus

　　WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006

　　Publisher of the Year in association with Sonopress

　　Activision

　　Atari

　　Capcom

　　Electronic Arts

　　Eidos

　　Konami

　　Microsoft Game Studios

　　NCsoft

　　Nintendo

　　Rockstar

　　Sega

　　Sony Computer Entertainment

　　Square Enix

　　Take-Two Interactive

　　THQ

　　Ubisoft

　　Vivendi Games

　　Retailer of the Year in association with Sierra

　　Amazon.co.uk

　　GAME

　　Gameplay.com

　　Gameseek

　　Gamestation

　　HMV

　　Play.com

　　Virgin

　　Soundtrack of the Year

　　50 Cent: Bulletproof

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

　　Guitar Hero

　　Hitman: Blood Money

　　Need for Speed Most Wanted

　　Phoenix Wright

　　Shadow of the Colossus

　　Sonic Rush

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

　　Xbox Game of the Year

　　50 Cent: Bulletproof

　　Black

　　Burnout: Revenge

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Dead or Alive 4

　　Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

　　Half-Life 2

　　Hitman: Blood Money

　　Tomb Raider: Legend

　　Perfect Dark Zero

　　Pro Evolution Soccer 5

　　Project Gotham Racing 3

　　Psychonauts

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

　　The King of Fighters Neowave

　　Ultimate Game of 2006

　　50 Cent: Bulletproof

　　Animal Crossing: Wild World

　　Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

　　Call of Duty 2

　　Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

　　Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition

　　Guitar Hero

　　Half-Life 2

　　Half-Life 2: Episode One

　　Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

　　Hitman: Blood Money

　　Tomb Raider: Legend

　　Mario Kart DS

　　Metroid Prime: Hunters

　　New Super Mario Bros.

　　Pro Evolution Soccer 5

　　Project Gotham Racing 3

　　Resident Evil 4

　　Shadow of the Colossus

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion