Weinig variatie bij nominatielijst ELANs

Morthill
Vannacht werd in Vancouver de lijst me genomineerden onthuld voor de derde jaarlijkse ELAN awards. Anders dan de eerder deze week uitgereikte BAFTA's, is er bij deze Canadese prijzenshow niet veel variatie te vinden. Fable II, Fallout 3, Gears of War 2 en in mindere mate Left 4 Dead waren vrijwel de enige genomineerden in elke categorie. Slechts in categorieën waar ze niet genomineerd konden worden ontbraken deze games.

Video Game of the Year
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Fable II
Left 4 Dead

Best Console Game
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Fable II
Left 4 Dead

Best PC Game
Fallout 3
Crysis: Warhead
Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria
Left 4 Dead

Best Casual/Arcade Game
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst
Defend Your Castle
4 Elements

Best Mobile/Handheld Game
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force
Planet Rescue: Ocean Patrol
Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep
Party Island Bowling

Best Sound in a Video Game Production
Mike Larson, Audio Director; Steve Jablonsky, Composer; Jamey Scott, Sound Designer; Joey Kuras, Sound Designer - Gears of War 2
Brian Tuey, Lead Sound Design - Call of Duty: World at War
Mark Lampert, Audio Director - Fallout 3
Russell Shaw, Composer; Kristofor Mellroth, Audio Lead - Fable II

Best Art Direction
Chris Perna, Art Director - Gears of War 2
Istvan Pely, Lead Artist - Fallout 3
John McCormack, Art Director; Mark Smart, Lead Environment Artist; Jon Eckersley, Lead Creature Artist; Adam Sibbick, Lead FX Artist - Fable II
Denis Dyack, President & Executive Producer; Carman Dix, Art Director - Too Human

Best Game Design
Cliff Bleszinski, Design Director; Rod Fergusson, Senior Producer; Lee Perry, Senior Gameplay Designer; Dave Nash, Lead Level Designer - Gears of War 2
Todd Howard, Game Director;Emil Pagliarulo, Lead Designer & Writer - Fallout 3
Peter Molyneux, Lead Designer; Dene Carter, Creative Director; Iain Wright, Lead Level Designer; Mike West, Lead Scripter - Fable II
Gabe Newell - Left 4 Dead

Outstanding Technical Innovation
Tim Sweeney, Technology Director; Daniel Vogel, Engine Team Lead; Unreal Engine Technology Team - Gears of War 2
Todd Howard, Game Director;Emil Pagliarulo, Lead Designer & Writer; Guy Carver, Technical Director - Fallout 3
Simon Carter, Load Game Architect and Technology Director; Guilloume Portes, Lead Tools & GUI Programmer; Jonathan Shaw, AI Director; Alex Dowdeswell, AI Director - Fable II
Gabe Newell - Left 4 Dead