11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards


The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 11th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2007. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, and were held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2008 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.
Only one award for "Outstanding Character Performance" was offered instead of separate male and female awards. "Action/Adventure Game of the Year" and "First-Person Action Game of the Year" were replaced with "Action Game of the Year" and "Adventure Game of the Year". "Strategy Game of the Year" and "Simulation Game of the Year" have been merged into one "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" category. "Fighting Game of the Year" and "Children's Game of the Year" did not have finalists named in either of these categories.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was named the winner for "Overall Game of the Year", and was tied with BioShock and The Orange Box for winning the most awards. BioShock received the most nominations. Sony Computer Entertainment published the most nominees and tied with Electronic Arts for having the most nominated games. Electronic Arts has published the most wins, as well as the most award-winning games. Nintendo EAD was the only developer to have more than one award-winning game.
Michael Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Ken Kutaragi, founder of Sony Computer Entertainment and the "Father of the PlayStation", received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Lifetime Achievement

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

NominationsGame
12BioShock
10Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9The Orange Box
8Rock Band
6Assassin's Creed
6Super Mario Galaxy
6Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
4Mass Effect
4skate.
3Crysis
3Heavenly Sword
3Portal
3Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
2Drawn to Life
2Forza Motorsport 2
2God of War II
2Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2Halo 3
2Jeanne d'Arc
2Need for Speed: ProStreet
2Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
2The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
2Team Fortress 2
2World In Conflict
2World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

NominationsGamesCompany
2212Electronic Arts
2012Sony Computer Entertainment
1432K Games
122Activision
105Microsoft Game Studios
101Infinity Ward
93Nintendo
93Valve
83Ubisoft
81Harmonix
81MTV Games
61Naughty Dog
43THQ
41BioWare
32Level-5
31Crytek
31Insomniac Games
31Ninja Theory
22Bandai Namco Games
22NCSOFT
211st Playable Productions
215th Cell
21Blizzard Entertainment
21Bungie
21D3 Publisher
21Infinite Interactive
21Massive Entertainment
21Neversoft
21Turn 10 Studios
21Vivendi Games

Multiple awards

AwardsGame
4BioShock
4Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
4The Orange Box
3Portal
3Rock Band
2skate.

AwardsGamesCompany
85Electronic Arts
43Valve
412K Games
41Activision
41Infinity Ward
31Harmonix
31MTV Games
22Nintendo