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BAFTAs dominated by Uncharted 2, but misses Best Game

Last night's British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards ceremony saw Uncharted 2 dominate yet again, but Naughty Dog's third person action game surprisingly lost out on the award for Best Game, which went to Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Arkham Asylum also won the award for gameplay, but Uncharted 2 took the awards for Action, Original Score, Story and Use of Audio, reports 1UP.

Other notable mentions include Flower which won the award for Artistic Achievement, Empire: Total War for Strategy and Left 4 Dead 2, which beat both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Uncharted 2 to take the Multiplayer award.

The full list of nominations and winners (in bold) is as follows:

Action

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • inFAMOUS
  • Left 4 Dead 2

Artistic Achievement

  • Flower
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • FIFA 10
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Family & Social

  • Wii Sports Resort
  • The Beatles: Rock Band
  • Buzz! Quiz World
  • EyePet
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii

Gameplay

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii
  • PixelJunk Shooter
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Handheld

  • Little Big Planet (PSP)
  • Gran Turismo
  • LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
  • Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  • Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
  • Scribblenauts

Multiplayer

  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Battlefield 1943
  • The Beatles: Rock Band
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Halo 3 ODST
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Original Score

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
  • PixelJunk Shooter

Sports

  • FIFA 10
  • Colin McRae: DiRT 2
  • Football Manager 2010
  • Forza 3
  • Wii Fit Plus
  • Wii Sports Resort

Story

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut
  • Brutal Legend
  • Dragon Age: Origins

Strategy

  • Empire: Total War
  • Command and Conquer 3: Uprising
  • FIFA Manager 10
  • Football Manager 2010
  • Halo Wars
  • Plants vs. Zombies

Use of Audio

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • DJ Hero
  • Flower
  • Left 4 Dead 2
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