The shortlist has been announced. Head inside to see what has been nominated for each category.

It's that time of the year again. The shortlist has been announced for this prestigious awards ceremony, so i'll just skip the talking and let the games speak for themselves!

Favourite Character Award

Mario (Mario Bros.)
Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Alyx Vance (Half-Life: Episode 1)
Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia The Two Thrones)

Girls Choice Award

Nintendogs
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Evil Dead Regeneration
Super Princess Peach
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Mario Kart DS

Handheld Game of the Year

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Mario Kart DS
Animal Crossing: Wild World
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Nintendogs
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
LocoRoco

Innovation Award in association with T3 magazine

Xbox Live Marketplace
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect
Nintendo DS Lite
Guitar Hero
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Nintendogs
The Movies
We Love Katamari
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Buzz!: The BIG Quiz

The Sun's Family Game Award in association with The Sun and The Sun Online
Nintendogs
Kameo: Elements of Power
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Shadow the Hedgehog
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Super Princess Peach
Kirby: Power Paintbrush
Super Monkey Ball Touch and Roll
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS!

Nuts All-Nighter Award in association with Nuts magazine
Mario Kart DS
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
Call of Duty 2
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Project Gotham Racing 3
Buzz!: The BIG Quiz
Far Cry Instincts Predator

Nintendo Game of the Year
Mario Kart DS
Animal Crossing: Wild World
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Nintendogs
Gun
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Chibi-Robo!
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006 FIFA World Cup
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Fire Emblem: Path of RAdiance

One to Watch 2007
Nintendo Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Halo 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
PlayStation 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Resident Evil 5
Gears of War
Spore
Final Fantasy XII
Crysis
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Super Mario Galaxy

Online Game of the Year
Mario Kart DS
Call of Duty 2
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Project Gotham Racing 3
Age of Empires III
Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan
Perfect Dark Zero
Quake IV

PC Game of the Year in association with ebuyer.com
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Half-Life 2: Episode One
F.E.A.R.
Call of Duty 2
Age of Empires III
Football Manager 2006
Civilization IV
Fable: The Lost Chapters
The Movies
Black & White 2
Guild Wars Factions
Battlefield 2: Special Forces
The Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth II vLara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
Hitman: Blood Money
The Sims 2 Nightlife

Playstation Game of the Year
Shadow of the Colossus
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition
Resident Evil 4
Guitar Hero
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Hitman: Blood Money
Black
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King
Burnout: Revenge
WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Publisher of the Year in association with Sonopress
Nintendo
Rockstar
EA Games
Ubisoft
Microsoft Game Studios
Capcom
Konami
Square Enix
Activision
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sega
Eidos
Vivendi Games
THQ
Atari
NCSoft

Retailer of the Year in association with Vivendi Games.
GAME
Play.com
Gameplay.com
Gamestation
Amazon.co.uk
HMV
Gameseek
Virgin

Soundtrack of the Year
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Guitar Hero
Need For Speed Most Wanted
Shadow of the Colossus
Sonic Rush
Call of Duty 2
Hitman: Blood Money
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Phoenix Wright

Xbox Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Half-Life 2
Call of Duty 2
Project Gotham Racing 3
Black
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Burnout: Revenge
Perfect Dark Zero
Hitman: Blood Money
Dead or Alive 4
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
The King of Fighters Neowave
Psychonauts

Ultimate Game of 2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Resident Evil 4
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Mario Kart DS
Half-Life 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition
Metroid Prime: Hunters
New Super Mario Bros.
Call of Duty 2
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Guitar Hero
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
Hitman: Blood Money
Project Gotham Racing 3
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat