Spike TV has announced the nominees for the Video Game Awards 2005 (VGA), hosted by 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.

The Spike TV "Video Game Awards 2005" takes place on Nov. 18 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles with the two-hour "games vs. games" extravaganza premiering on Spike TV Saturday, Dec. 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

"Videogames 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, exec producer VGA's and svp, 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 Ent.); JAMES BOND 007: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Electronic Arts) and CALL OF DUTY 2 (Activision, Inc.) and each have six nominations.

Albie Hecht, Oscar-nominated producer and co-creator of the "Kids' Choice" and "Video Game Awards" will serve as an exec producer on this year's telecast.

Following are the nominees for the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2005:

Game Of The Year
GOD OF WAR (Sony Computer Ent. America)
RESIDENT EVIL 4 (Capcom)
CALL OF DUTY 2 (Activision Inc.)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Blizzard Ent.)
F.E.A.R. (Vivendi Universal Games)

Best Action Game
RESIDENT EVIL 4 (Capcom)
PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE (Ubisoft)
THE WARRIORS (Rockstar Games)
50 CENT: BULLETPROOF (Vivendi Universal Games)
GOD OF WAR (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Best Individual Sports Game
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 06 (Electronic Arts)
SSX ON TOUR (Electronic Arts)
TONY HAWK'S AMERICAN WASTELAND (Activision Inc.)
TOP SPIN (2K Sports)
EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 2 (Electronic Arts)

Best Team Sports Game
BLITZ: THE LEAGUE (Midway)
MADDEN NFL 06 (Electronic Arts)
NBA 2K6 (2K Sports)
WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 8 INTERNATIONAL (Konami)
NBA STREET V3 (Electronic Arts)

Cyber Vixen Of The Year
Charlize Theron as Aeon Flux in AEON FLUX (Majesco Ent.)
Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman in FANTASTIC 4 (Activision Inc.)
Traci Lords as Cassandra Hartz in TRUE CRIME: NEW YORK CITY (Activision, Inc.)
Joanna Dark in PERFECT DARK ZERO (Microsoft Game Studios)
Maria Menounos as Eva in JAMES BOND 007: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Electronic Arts)

Best Game Based On A Movie
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II (LucasArts)
PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE (Ubisoft)
THE WARRIORS (Rockstar Games)
JAMES BOND 007: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Electronic Arts)
THE MATRIX: PATH OF NEO (Atari Inc.)

Best Performance By A Human — Male
50 Cent in 50 CENT: BULLETPROOF (Vivendi Universal Games)
Jack Black in PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE (Ubisoft)
Michael Chiklis in FANTASTIC 4 (Activision Inc.)
Sean Connery in JAMES BOND 007: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Electronic Arts)
Terrence "T.C." Carson in GOD OF WAR (Sony Computer Ent. America)

Best Supporting Male Performance
Eminem in 50 CENT: BULLETPROOF (Vivendi Universal Games)
Dr. Dre in 50 CENT: BULLETPROOF (Vivendi Universal Games)
Christopher Walken in TRUE CRIME: NEW YORK CITY (Activision Inc.)
Michael Clarke Duncan in THE SUFFERING: TIES THAT BIND (Midway)
Diddy in MARC ECKO'S GETTING UP: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE (Atari Inc.)

Best Performance By A Human — Female
Charlize Theron in AEON FLUX (Majesco Ent.)