The nominations have been selected by an expert jury consisting of media and retailers. Apart from the chairperson of the jury, Ove Kaufeldt, the jury is secret until the winners have been announced.
"2011 proved to be a year when, in several categories even the big titles had a hard time simply getting nominated. I must admit that I, in some cases was quite surprised that some of the categories, included the nominees that they did, said, chairperson of the jury, Ove Kaufeldt.
The nominees for the People's choice award will be presented on 16 February on www.dataspelsgalan.se where the voting will take place.
The nominees for these years' awards are:
Game of the year
- Batman: Arkham City
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- L.A. Noire
- Portal 2
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Swedish game of the year
- Battlefield 3
- Hamilton's Great Adventure
- Ilomilo
- Magicka
- Minecraft
- Renegade Ops
Casual game of the year
- Dance Central 2
- Fruit Ninja Kinect
- Ilomilo
- Minecraft
Action game of the year
- Batman: Arkham City
- Battlefield 3
- Gears of War 3
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Platform game of the year
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Little Big Planet 2
- Rayman: Origins
- Super Mario 3D Land
Sports game of the year
- Fifa 12
- Football Manager 2012
- NHL 12
- Top Spin 4
Strategy game of the year
- Football Manager 2012
- From Dust
- Might and Magic: Heroes 6
- Total War: Shogun 2
Adventure game of the year
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Witcher 2
Party game of the year
- Dance Central 2
- Just Dance 3
- Little Big Planet 2
- Rayman: Origins
Multiplayer game of the year
- Battlefield 3
- Fifa 12
- Portal 2
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
Racing game of the year
- Dirt 3
- Driver San Francisco
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Mario Kart 7
For questions regarding the nominations please contact:
Chairperson of the jury
Ove Kaufeldt
Ove.kaufeldt@shin-ken.se
For inquiries regarding Swedish Video Game Award Gala contact:
Gala Project manager
Maria Tjärnlund
Maria.tjarnlund@dataspelsbranschen.se