The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced finalists for its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3 leads the field with a total of 12 nominations across 11 categories.

Other titles with multiple nominations were Portal 2 with ten, L.A. Noire with nine, and six nominations each for Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Uncharted 3, Arkham City, Skyrim, Portal 2, and Skyward Sword will be competing for the IAA Game of the Year.

The Interactive Achievement Awards take place February 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Red Rock Resort during the D.I.C.E. Summit. Comedian Jay Mohr will once again be hosting.

GameSpot will provide live streaming video of the awards ceremony, as well as online content from D.I.C.E. as an exclusive partner of the AIAS.

The full list on nominees are below.

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• L.A. Noire
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• InFamous 2
• Portal 2

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• L.A. Noire
• Need For Speed: The Run
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Bastion
• L.A. Noire
• Portal 2
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Outstanding Character Performance

• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• L.A. Noire
• Portal 2
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Downloadable Game of the Year

• Bastion
• Drawn: Trail of Shadows
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
• Ms. Splosion ...

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