Rise of the Tomb Raider and The Witcher 3 lead D.I.C.E award noms

The nominees have been revealed for the 19th annual D.I.C.E.

The nominees have been revealed for the 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, which will take place on Thursday, February 18 at The Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Hosted by comedian, podcaster, voice actor, and cartoonist Pete Holmes, the ceremony is the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' chance to honor the year's finest video games and their creators.

Crystal Dynamics' Rise of the Tomb Raider tops the list of nominees with nine award nods, followed by CD Projekt Red's eight award nominations for The Witcher 3. Ori and the Blind Forest , Fallout 4 , Her Story , The Order: 1886, and Stars Wars Battlefront also received multiple nominations.

Other games in the running include Batman: Arkham Knight , Destiny: The Taken King , Rocket League , Lara Croft GO , Life is Strange , and Undertale .

As well as shining a light on 2015's best and brightest, this year's ceremony will honor Satoru Iwata with a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be this year's Hall of Fame inductee.

You can check out a partial list of nominees below, or head on over to the official awards website for the full thing.

Game of the Year Bloodborne Fallout 4 Ori and the Blind Forest Rise of the Tomb Raider The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Fallout 4 Life is Strange Rise of the Tomb Raider The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Undertale
Adventure Game of the Year Batman: Arkham Knight Life is Strange Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Ori and the Blind Forest Rise of the Tomb Raider
Action Game of the Year Destiny: The Taken King Helldivers Just Cause 3 Star Wars Battlefront Splatoon
Mobile Game of the Year DomiNations Fallout Shelter Lara Croft GO Pac-man 256 The Room Three
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award Her Story GALAK-Z Kerbal Space Program Rocket League Undertale