Samuel L. Jackson To Host Spike Awards
The biggest night of the year for video games will take place at the Spike TV ?Video Game Awards 2005? (VGA) hosted by acclaimed actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson, who was a winner at last year?s show for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vin Diesel, The Rock, Missy Elliot, Snoop Dogg, Carmen Electra, Xzibit and Ozzy Osbourne are also set to appear at the third annual awards event. Many musical acts, presenters and attendees will be announced shortly. The Spike TV ?Video Game Awards 2005? takes place on Friday, November 18 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles with the two-hour ?games vs. games? extravaganza premiering on Spike TV Saturday, December 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
?Video games have taken over the world as the most creative, cutting edge platform for major names in entertainment to showcase their talent and reach a massive audience,? says Casey Patterson, Executive Producer VGA?s and Senior Vice President, Event Production and Talent Development for Spike. ?Sam Jackson is one of the coolest guys on the planet; we?re thrilled to have him hosting this year?s show which promises more stars, more rock and more games than ever before.? Peter Jackson?s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie from Ubisoft tops this year?s VGA nominations with seven including ?Best Action Game,? ?Best Graphics,? ?Best Performance by a Human ? Male & Female? for actors Jack Black and Naomi Watts and Michel Ancel for ?Designer of the Year.? 50 Cent: Bulletproof (Vivendi Universal Games); World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment); James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Electronic Arts) and Call of Duty 2 (Activision, Inc.) each have six nominations. All categories and nominees are listed below.
This year?s awards will be held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles? Universal City which will be transformed into the ultimate gamers haven. It will feature dozens of 100 foot tall walls of video screens, skybox audiences and game-versus-game iconoclastic graphics. Albie Hecht, Oscar-nominated producer and co-creator of the ?Kids? Choice? and ?Video Game Awards? will serve as an Executive Producer on this year?s telecast. Ballots were sent out to the VGA Advisory Board, which was responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in selected award categories. Winners of the VGAs are determined by votes from the Video Game Industry Voting Council which is made up of more than 200 industry journalists. Winners in two ?Viewers Choice? categories will solely be determined by viewer voting.
The Spike TV ?Video Game Awards 2005? pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the world of video games. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming ? including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the hottest and most anticipated games of 2006 and beyond.
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