Spike’s Video Game Awards 2009 will air live on December 12th, 2009 at 8PM and will show more than awards being handed out. Spike has promised a world premiere look at the upcoming Halo: Reach. Halo: Reach was announced at E3 as a prequel to the original Halo that will be coming out in Fall of 2010.

Other publishers contributing exclusive new content to the VGAs include 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and more.

The Video Game Awards are essentially viewers choice. Voting online is open until Friday, December 11th. The VGA’s have been running since 2003.

Categories and Nominees Include:

Game of the Year – Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year – Infinity Ward (MW2), Naughty Dog (Uncharted 2), Rockstead Studios (Batman), Valve (L4D2)
Best Independent Game – ‘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, 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 Fighter – Blazblue: Calamity Trigger, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6
Best Action/Adventure Game – Assassin’s Creed II, 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 Multi-player Game – Borderlands, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3 ODST, Left 4 Dead 2
Best Individual Sports Game – EA Sports 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 or TV Show – Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Southpark Let’s Go Tower Defense Play, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
Best Performance by Human Female – Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone, Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman, Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes, Tricia Helfer as Dare
Best Performance by a Human Male– Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja, Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky, Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick
Best Cast – Brutal Legend, Eat Lead: The Return of Sam 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, Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer, Jack Black as Eddie Riggs, Mark Hamill as The Joker, Nolan North as Nathan Drake
Best Downloadable Game –  Battlefield 1943, Fat Princess, Plants vs. Zombies, Shadow Complex
Best DLC – Fallout 3 – Broken Steel, Fallout 3 – Point Lookout, GTA IV: The Lost and Damned, GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated Game – Bioshock 2, God of War III, Mass Effect II, Starcraft II