Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has scored big in the shortlist for the 2011 VGAs.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has scooped up nine nominations for this year's VGAs. Amongst its accolades include nominations for Best Graphics, Best Action Adventure Game, Best Performance (both male and female) and Game Of The Year. Naughty Dog has also been nominated in the Best Studio category.

Uncharted 3 will face up against inFamous 2, Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 in the Best PS3 Game category, while The Last Guardian is present on the Most Anticipated Game shortlist.

Catch the full breakdown after the jump.

GAME OF THE YEAR

  • Batman: Arkham City
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Portal 2
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

  • Bethesda Game Studios
  • Naughty Dog
  • Rocksteady Studios
  • Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

  • Batman: Arkham City
  • Forza Motorsport 4
  • Gears of War 3
  • Portal 2

BEST PS3 GAME

  • inFAMOUS 2
  • Killzone 3
  • LittleBigPlanet 2
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST Wii GAME

  • Disney’s Epic Mickey
  • Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
  • Lost in Shadow
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME

  • Battlefield 3
  • Minecraft
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • Portal 2

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME

  • Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
  • Infinity Blade
  • Super Mario 3D Land
  • Jetpack Joyride

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BEST SHOOTER

  • Battlefield 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Gears of War 3
  • Rage

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

  • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST RPG

  • Dark Souls
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Dragon Age II
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER

  • Battlefield 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Gears of War 3
  • Portal 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

  • Fight Night Champion
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  • Top Spin 4
  • Virtua Tennis 4

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

  • FIFA Soccer 12
  • NBA 2K12
  • NHL 12
  • MLB ’11: The Show

BEST DRIVING GAME

  • DiRT 3
  • Driver: San Francisco
  • Forza Motorsport 4
  • Need For Speed: The Run

BEST FIGHTING GAME

  • The King of Fighters XIII
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
  • Mortal Kombat
  • WWE All Stars

BEST MOTION GAME

  • Child of Eden
  • Dance Central 2
  • The Gunstringer
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

  • Bastion
  • Minecraft
  • Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
  • The Binding of Isaac

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME

  • Back to the Future: The Game
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • Captain America: Super Soldier
  • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

BEST SONG IN A GAME

  • “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
  • “Exile Vilify” by The National – Portal 2
  • “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine – Dragon Age II
  • “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
  • “Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Bastion
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Portal 2

BEST GRAPHICS

  • Batman: Arkham City
  • LA Noire
  • Rage
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

  • J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2
  • Mark Hamill as The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
  • Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

  • Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
  • Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

  • Bastion
  • Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
  • Stacking
  • Trenched

BEST DLC

  • Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
  • Mass Effect 2: Arrival
  • Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
  • Portal 2 Peer Review

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

  • BioShock: Infinite
  • Diablo III
  • Halo 4
  • Mass Effect 3
  • The Last Guardian