LittleBigPlanet Sweeps Awards

Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet has soaked up the love of the industry at the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas. Signifying the love soaking were eight awards:

- Overall Game of the Year.
- Console Game of the Year.
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction.
- Family Game of the Year.
- Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering.
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction.
- Outstanding Character Performance.
- Outstanding Innovation in Gaming.

We've included the full list here. See what you think:

Overall Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey, David Smith

Computer Game of the Year:
Left 4 Dead
Publisher: Valve Software
Developer: Valve Software
Producer: Gabe Newell
Game Director: Mike Booth

Casual Game of the Year:
Braid
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Number None
Producer: Kevin Hathaway
Game Director: Jonathan Blow

Handheld Game of the Year:-
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Ready at Dawn
Producer: Marc Turndorf, Eric Koch, Chad Cox
Game Director: Ru Weerasuriya
Lead Designer: Dana Jan

Cellular Game of the Year:-
Spore Origins
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Barbaraoga, Tricky Software
Producer: Mike Pagano

Racing Game of the Year:
Burnout Paradise
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Criterion Games
Producer: Peter Hawley
Lead Designer: Alex Ward

Adventure Game of the Year:
Mirror's Edge
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions
Creative Entertainment
Producer: Owen O'Brien
Game Director: Yoshiaki Koizumi
Creative Director: Shigeru Miyamoto

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year:
Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Los Angeles
Producer: Chris Corry, Amer Ajami
Game Director: Jason Torres, Greg Black

Family Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Directors: Mark Healey, David Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Art Director: Kareem Ettourney

Outstanding Character Performance:
LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy)
Publisher: Sony Computer
Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Writer: Dean Wilkinson

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Original:
Fallout 3
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Writer: Emil Pagliarulo

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer
Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Producers: Siobhan Reddy, Leo Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack:-
Rock Band 2
Publisher: MTV Games
Developer: Harmonix
Music Supervisor: Paul DeGooyer, Eric Brosius

Console Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Producer: Siobhan Reddy, Leo
Cubbin
Game Director: Mark Healey, David Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Creative Director: Mark Healey

Fighting Game of the Year:-
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo, Hal
Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Director: Masahiro Sakurai

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year:
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Producer: J. Allen Brack
Game Director: Jeff Kaplan

Role-Playing Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Production Director: Ashley Cheng
Lead Producer: Gavin Carter
Game Director: Todd Howard
Lead Designer: Emil Pagliaruio

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
World of Goo
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: 2D Boy
Lead Game Designer: Kyle Gabler

Sports Game of the Year:
NHL 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada
Producer: David Littman
Game Director: Sam Ramjagsingh
Lead Designer: Matt Mahar

Action Game of the Year:
Dead Space
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Producer: Glen Schofield
Game Director: Bret Robbins

Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
Prince of Persia
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Lead Animator: David Wilkinson

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:
LittleBigPlanet
Publisher:SCEA
Developer: Media Molecule
Technology Director : Alex Evans, David Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Adapted:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Publisher: LucasArts
Developer: LucasArts
Writer: Haden Blackman

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play:-
Left 4 Dead
Publisher: Valve Software
Developer: Valve Software
Lead Online Designer: Mike Booth

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Publisher: Konami Digital
Entertainment, Inc.
Developer: Kojima Productions
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:
Dead Space
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Sound Designer: Don Veca