Interactive Achievement Awards 2011

See who won the 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards!

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' annual conference exploring artistic expression in video game development includes the Interactive Achievement Awards, which were handed out on Thursday, February 10 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.  The awards celebrate the best technical and artistic achievements in video games in the last year.

Hosted for the sixth year in a row by comedian, actor and game enthusiast Jay Mohr, the AIAS Awards aired on G4TV on Saturday, February 12th at 4pm ET in a one-hour, G4 special presentation. We also featured a live, same-day webcast of the awards on our site, and a ton of exclusive online content from the D.I.C.E. Summit sessions and the Indie Game Challenge that take place throughout the week.

The IAA 2011 Winners are: 

Game of the Year
Mass Effect II
Electronic Arts
Bioware

Family Game of the Year
Dance Central
Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games
Harmonix Music Systems

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
God of War III
Sony Computer Entertainment America
SCE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Games
Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Heavy Rain
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Quantic Dream

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Games
Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Character Performance
Red Dead Redemption - John Marston
Rockstar Games
Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Story
Mass Effect II
Electronic Arts
Bioware

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Mass Effect II
Electronic Arts
Bioware

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Heavy Rain
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Quantic Dream

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Heavy Rain
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Quantic Dream

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 3
MTV Games
Harmonix Music Systems

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
LIMBO
Playdead

Social Networking Game of the Year
CityVille
Zynga

Adventure Game of the Year
LIMBO
Playdead

Racing Game of the Year
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Electronic Arts
Criterion

Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
Capcom
Capcom/Dimps

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Blizzard Entertainment

Portable Game of the Year
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Sony Computer Entertainment America
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Ready at Dawn

Casual Game of the Year
Angry Birds HD
Chillingo
Rovio

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Games
Rockstar San Diego