BAFTA nominations released

The nominations for this year's British Academy Video Games Awards have been announced, with Wii Sports bagging nominations in seven categories, including Best Game, Innovation and Sports.

Last year's must-have Xbox 360 title Gears of War followed close behind with six nominations, with Crackdown, God of War II and Okami taking 5 each.

The hotly-contested Best Game category includes BioShock, Crysis, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men and Wii Sports.

The Academy Awards are all voted for by industry professionals, with the exception of the PC World Gamers Award, which is voted for by the public.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony taking place at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 23, as part of the London Games Festival.

The full list of nominations are as follows:

Action and Adventure

Crackdown (Xbox 360)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

God of War 2 (PS2)

Orange Box (PS3)

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

Artistic Achievement

Bioshock (Xbox 360)

Heavenly Sword (PS3)

Okami (PS2)

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)

Skate (PS3)

Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)

Best Game

Bioshock (Xbox 360)

Crysis (PC)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360)

Wii Sports (Wii)

Casual

Big Brain Academy for Wii (Wii)

Cake Mania (DS)

Guitar Hero II (PS2)

More Brain Training (DS)

SingStar (PS3)

Wii Sports (Wii)

Gameplay

Crackdown (Xbox 360)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Sega Rally (PS3)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

Warhawk (PS3)

Wii Sports (Wii)

Innovation

fl0w (PSN)

Okami (PS2)

Super Paper Mario (Wii)

The Eye of Judgement (PS3)

Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii)

Wii Sports (Wii)

Multiplayer

Battlefield 2142 (PC)

Crackdown (Xbox 360)

Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Wii Sports (Wii)

World in Conflict (PC)

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

Original Score

Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

God of War 2 (PS2)

Lair (PS3)

Okami (PS2)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)

Sports

Football Manager 2008 (PC)

Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)

FIFA 08 (PS3)

MotorStorm (PS3)

Sumo Digital/SEGA

Wii Sports (Wii)

Strategy and Simulation

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)

Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC)

Tom Clancyâs Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360)

Wii Sports (Wii)

World in Conflict (PC)

Story and Character

Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

God of War 2 (PS2)

Heavenly Sword (PS3)

Okami (PS2)

The Darkness (Xbox 360)

The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360)

Technical Achievement

Crackdown (Xbox 360)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

God of War 2 (PS2)

MotorStorm (PS3)

Okami (PS2)

Uncharted: Drakeâs Fortune (PS3)

Use of Audio

Crackdown (Xbox 360)

Elite Beat Agents (DS)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

God of War 2 (PS2)

Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Skate (PS3)

BAFTA Oneâs To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

Ragnarawk

ClimbActic

Bear Go Home

The PC World Gamers Award

(The only award to be voted for by the public)

Dr Kawashimaâs Brain Training (DS)

FIFA 07 (PS2)

Football Manager 2007 (PC)

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP)

Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)

Wii Play (Wii)