Spider-Man 2 Leads DICE Awards With Nine Nominations

After being shut out at The Game Awards, Spider-Man 2 will hope to have better luck at the upcoming DICE Awards, which it leads with nine nominations.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the awards nominations on January 10, with Spider-Man 2 leading and Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 close behind with eight nominations and seven nominations respectively. COCOON was another standout, joining the aforementioned games and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the Game of the Year category.

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The full list of nominees follows below.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
FINAL FANTASY XVI

Hi-Fi RUSH

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Mortal Kombat 1

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Alan Wake 2

Hogwarts Legacy

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Starfield

Outstanding Achievement in Character
Alan Wake 2 – Saga Anderson

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Astarion

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Karlach

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Miles Morales

Thirsty Suitors – Jala

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Alan Wake 2

Diablo IV

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Planet of Lana

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Alan Wake 2

COCOON

Hi-Fi RUSH

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Outstanding Achievement in Story
Alan Wake 2

Baldur’s Gate 3

DAVE THE DIVER

Thirsty Suitors

Venba

Outstanding Technical Achievement
Alan Wake 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Hogwarts Legacy

THE FINALS

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Action Game of the Year
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON

Dead Space

Hi-Fi RUSH

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Remnant II

Adventure Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2

COCOON

DAVE THE DIVER

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Family Game of the Year
Disney Illusion Island

Fae Farm

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Midnight Girl

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Fighting Game of the Year
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Mortal Kombat 1

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Pocket Bravery

Street Fighter 6

Racing Game of the Year
F-ZERO 99

Forza Motorsport

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged

LEGO 2K Drive

Role-Playing Game of the Year
Baldur’s Gate 3

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Diablo IV

FINAL FANTASY XVI

Starfield

Sports Game of the Year
EA SPORTS FC 24
MLB The Show™ 23
WWE 2K23

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Against the Storm
Cobalt Core
Dune: Spice Wars
The Last Spell
Wartales

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Asgard’s Wrath 2
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Vertigo 2
We Are One

Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Asgard’s Wrath 2
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice
Vertigo 2

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
COCOON
DREDGE
El Paso, Elsewhere
Thirsty Suitors
Venba

Mobile Game of the Year
Gubbins
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Honkai: Star Rail
Terra Nil
WHAT THE CAR?

Online Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Diablo IV
Omega Strikers
Street Fighter 6
THE FINALS

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Baldur’s Gate 3
COCOON
DAVE THE DIVER
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Baldur’s Gate 3
COCOON
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
COCOON
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The DICE Award nominees are chosen by panels comprising “the game industry’s most experienced and talented experts in their chosen fields.” The awards will be held during DICE Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas between February 13 and February 15. IGN’s Stella Chung will host the February 15 ceremony alongside Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller.

We’ll have the full list of DICE Awards winners and all of the coverage of the DICE Summit right here on IGN. In the meantime, stay tuned for lots more winners as awards season continues.

Kat Bailey is IGN’s News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.