Machinima.com debuts the world’s largest video gaming awards on their YouTube channel.

The world’s largest online video entertainment network for gamers attracts around 60 million video views on a monthly basis. This is a result of its large community base that consists of gamers from around the world. The Inside Gaming Awards has been created to reflect the relationship that modern video gaming has with the internet; and allows gamers to vote on their nominations of choice in a quick and easy way.

The awards will take place on 11th December 2009, with nominees eligible for two separate awards. First is the official industry “Inside Gaming Award”, as well as a “Gamer’s Choice Award”; voted by you guys. Community votes are open from now to 7th December 2009 and are based on the number of views each nomination video receives in the voting period.

The Inside Gaming Awards will take place at the Redbull House, Santa Monica, California on Friday 11th December 2009. The winners and other industry news will be broadcast on Machinima’s YouTube channel on the 15th December 2009.

Check out the full list of categories, and their respective nominees below. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out the Machinima website and cast your votes. There’s even a community contest offering five $1000 shopping sprees up for grabs.

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Warner Bros.,Rocksteady Studios)
• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST TRAILER

• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Konami)
• Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (LucasArts/Bioware)
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom)

BEST MULTIPLAYER

• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve, distributed by EA)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST NARRATIVE

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Warner Bros.,Rocksteady Studios)
• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Ignition Entertainment, Vanillaware)
• The Saboteur (EA, Pandemic)

BEST ANIMATION

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Warner Bros.,Rocksteady Studios)
• Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST GAME CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Warner Bros.,Rocksteady Studios)
• Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST REPLAYABILITY

• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Fat Princess (Sony, Titan Studios)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve, distributed by EA)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Street Fighter IV (Capcom)

BEST INDIE GAME

• Auditorium (Cipher Prime)
• Groov (Funkmasonry Industries)
• I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMBIES 1N It!!!1 (Ska Studios)
• Osmos (Hemisphere Games)
• Zeno Clash (ACE Team)

MOST COMPELLING CHARACTER

• Eddie Riggs – Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• The Joker – Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Warner Bros.,Rocksteady Studios)
• Nathan Drake – Uncharted 2 (Sony, Naughty Dog)
• Ezio – Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• “Gay Tony” Prince – GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar, Take Two Interactive)

BEST DLC (best content pack/expansion content)

• Burnout Paradise – Big Surf Island (EA, Criterion)
• Call of Duty: World at War – Map Packs (Activision, Treyarch)
• Fallout 3 – Expansions (Bethesda)
• Gears of War 2 – All Fronts Collection (Microsoft, Epic Games)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – Expansions (Rockstar Games, Rockstar North)

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME (games only available digitally for purchase or free download)

• Battlefield 1943 (EA, DICE)
• Fat Princess (Sony, Titan Studios)
• Flower (Sony, thatgamecompany)
• Plants vs. Zombies (Popcap)
• Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment, Microsoft)

BEST CONTROL

• Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve, distributed by EA)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Red Faction: Guerrilla (THQ, Volition)
• Street Fighter IV (Capcom)

MOST ORIGINAL GAME

• 1 vs. 100 (Microsoft)
• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Demon’s Souls (Atlus)
• Plants vs. Zombies (Popcap)
• Scribblenauts (Warner Bros., 5th Cell)

BEST GAME INNOVATION

• 1 vs. 100 – Massively Multiplayer Online gameshow with prizes (Microsoft)
• Demon’s Souls – Multiplayer integration (Atlus)
• DJ Hero – Turntable controller (Activision, FreeStyleGames)
• Red Faction: Guerrilla – Environmental destruction system (THQ, Volition)
• Tony Hawk Ride – Experimentation with motion control (Activision, Robomodo)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

BEST WEAPON

• Nano Rifle – Red Faction: Guerrilla (THQ, Volition)
• Silenced Pistol – Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Bungie)
• Hidden gun – Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal)
• AC-130 – Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Clementine – Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)

BEST SOUND DESIGN

• Brutal Legend (EA, Double Fine)
• Borderlands (2K Games, Gearbox Software)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve, distributed by EA)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Infinity Ward)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony, Naughty Dog)

As you can see, there’s not many games on Nintendo platforms but there’s a few dotted here and there. Make sure you follow the links and cast your votes now!

Machinima [Official website]

Machinima Channel [Youtube]

Press release [Rocket XL]