Spike announced today on the VGA 2009 website, the nominees for this year's program. Voting is now open so be sure to stop by and vote for your favorite games! Something a little more interesting though is the announcement of the first of several world exclusive premieres for the VGAs; The first being the world exclusive premiere footage of Halo: Reach that will air on their annual award ceremony.

While the other world exclusive premieres have yet to be announced, this is certainly one of the biggest games they could have grabbed an exclusive from! As for all the nominees and categories, you can check them out below (thanks to 1up).

Game of the Year:

  • Assassin's Creed 2
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Studio of the Year:

  • Infinity Ward
  • Naughty Dog
  • Rocksteady Studios
  • Valve

Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew:

  • 'Splosion Man
  • Flower
  • Osmos
  • Trials HD

Best Xbox 360 Game:

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Halo 3: ODST
  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Left 4 Dead 2

Best PS3 Game:

  • Infamous
  • Killzone 2
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Wii Game:

  • Madworld
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • Punch-Out!!
  • Wii Sports Resort

Best PC Game:

  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • The Sims 3

Best Handheld Game:

  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
  • Scribblenauts

Best Shooter:

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Halo 3: ODST
  • Killzone 2
  • Left 4 Dead 2

Best Fighting Game:

  • Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
  • SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Tekken 6

Best Action Adventure Game:

  • Assassin's Creed 2
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Brutal Legend
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best RPG:

  • Borderlands
  • Demon's Souls
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Best Multiplayer Game:

  • Borderlands
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Halo 3: ODST
  • Left 4 Dead 2

Best Individual Sports Game:

  • Fight Night Round 4
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
  • UFC 2009 Undisputed
  • Wii Sports Resort

Best Team Sports Game:

  • FIFA Soccer 10
  • Madden NFL 10
  • NBA 2K10
  • NHL 10

Best Driving Game:

  • Dirt 2
  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Gran Turismo (PSP)
  • Need for Speed Shift

Best Music Game:

  • DJ Hero
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • Lego Rock Band
  • The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Soundtrack:

  • Brutal Legend
  • DJ Hero
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Original Score:

  • Assassin's Creed 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Halo 3: ODST
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Graphics:

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Killzone 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show:

  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Performance by a Human Female:

  • Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone (Wet)
  • Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman (Assassin's Creed 2)
  • Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
  • Tricia Helfer as Dare (Halo 3: ODST)

Best Performance by a Human Male:

  • Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters: The Video Game)
  • Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja (Afro Samurai)
  • Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
  • Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick (Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena)

Best Cast:

  • Brutal Legend
  • Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Voice:

  • Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
  • Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves)
  • Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend)
  • Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
  • Nolan North as Nathan Drake (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves)

Best Downloadable Game:

  • Battlefield 1943
  • Fat Princess
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • Shadow Complex

Best DLC:

  • Fallout 3 - Broken Steel
  • Fallout 3 - Point Lookout
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Most Anticipated Game:

  • Bioshock 2
  • God of War III
  • Mass Effect 2
  • StarCraft II

The VGAs are set to air on December 12th on Spike TV.

Are you excited for video on Halo: Reach? What games do you hope win?