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The UK's big videogames awards ceremony is finally here. The countdown to the most eagerly-anticipated date in the UK games calendar is over and the winners have been chosen.

The Nominees...

Xbox Game of the Year

Burnout 2
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Shenmue II
Soul Calibur II
Splinter Cell
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

GameCube Game of the Year

Metroid Prime
Resident Evil Zero
Soul Calibur II
Super Monkey Ball 2
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
TimeSplitters 2

Handheld Game of the Year

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Super Mario Bros 3: Super Mario Advance 4
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Wario Ware: Inc. Minigame Mania

PS2 Game of the Year

EyeToy: Play
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Kingdom Hearts
Pro Evolution Soccer 2
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs
Soul Calibur ll

PC Game of the Year

Age of Mythology
Battlefield 1942
Championship Manager 4
Command & Conquer Generals
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Splinter Cell

Online Game of the Year

Battlefield 1942
Day of Defeat
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead
Phantasy Star Online
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs
Unreal Championship

Publisher of the Year

EA
Konami
Microsoft
Nintendo
Rockstar
Ubi Soft

Games Retailer of the Year

Amazon.co.uk
GAME
Gameplay.com
Gamestation
Play.com
Toys 'R' Us

New Hardware of the Year

ATi Radeon 9800
EyeToy
Game Boy Advance SP
GeForce FX
PS2 Network Adaptor
Xbox Live!

Most Wanted Game for Xmas 2003

F-Zero GX
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Rebel Strike
WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain

Most Anticipated Game for 2004

DOOM 3
Gran Turismo 4
Half-Life 2
Halo 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The Sims 2
Warhammer Online

The Ultimate Game of The Year

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Metroid Prime
Pro Evolution Soccer 2
Soul Calibur II
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Here are the winners of this year's Computer and Video Games Golden Joystick Awards.

PS2 Game of the Year

Winner: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar)
Finalists: EyeToy: Play (SCEE), Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Konami)

GameCube Game of the Year

Winner: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo)
Finalists: Metroid Prime (Nintendo), Resident Evil Zero (Capcom)

Handheld Game of the Year

Winner: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Nintendo)
Finalists: Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (Nintendo), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo)

Xbox Game of the Year

Winner: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision/LucasArts)
Finalists: Soul Calibur II (EA), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft)

PC Game of the Year

Winner: Championship Manager 4 (Eidos)
Finalists: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar), Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts)

Online Game of the Year

Winner: Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts)
Finalists: Phantasy Star Online I & II (Sega), Unreal Championship (Atari)

MTV Film Adaptation of the Year

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Electronic Arts)
Finalists: Enter the Matrix (Atari), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Electronic Arts)

The Daily Mirror Award: Best of British

Winner: Championship Manager 4 (Eidos)
Finalists: Conflict Desert Storm II (SCi) Republic: The Revolution (Eidos)

Publisher of the Year

Winner: Nintendo
Finalists: Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games

Retailer of the Year

Winner: GAME
Finalists: Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com

Hardware of the Year

Winner: Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
Finalists: SCEE EyeToy, Microsoft Xbox Live!

Unsung Hero Game of the Year

Winner: Viewtiful Joe
Finalists: No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.S Way, Steel Battalion

Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year

Winner: Shigeru Miyamoto

Editor's Award: Game of the Year

Winner: Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami)
Finalists: Call of Duty (Activision), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo)

Most Wanted Game for Christmas

Winner: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo)
Finalists: Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami), WWE Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain (THQ)

Most Anticipated Game for 2004

Winner: Half-Life 2 (VU games)
Finalists: Doom III (Activision), Halo 2 (Microsoft)

{They've got to be kidding...}

Ultimate Game of the Year

Winner: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar)
Finalists: The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker (Nintendo), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision)

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zrion

Cheers for that Gman - narcotic - ice or I would of eventually got round to posting this - nice to see the intrest come from the other side of the pond

Gameman

No worries! One of these good ol' good ol's I'm gonna get across the pond. Any Country that produces Monty Python, Doctor Who and The Mini Cooper, is a place I wanna see!

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Prior

since this is kinda liek the game contest are u guys going to whatc the vga on spike tv?

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Gameman

I'll probably watch it but I don't know who selected the nominees or why they picked the games they did. They have (had?) write-in votes in all categories but still ...

- Anyway, yeah, I'll watch. There MIGHT be a couple of surprises.

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zrion

What would you like to know Gman - I am from the other side - I could do my best to answer the questions for you.

Gameman

I was talking about the video game award show that's gonna be shown on "Spike TV" here in the states. Some of the nominees are .... Ummm... Strange, to say the least.

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zrion

Like ....

Gameman

You have to see it to believe it... http://www.spiketv.com/

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Prior

well on the site did u vote because theres like a big ballot so i already voted.

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