"Control" and "Death Stranding" lead the nominations for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' 23rd Annual DICE Awards. [DICE, by the way, is an acronym for Design, Innovate, Communicate, and Entertain. Because I think at least some of you would be interested.)

If these headliners sound strangely familiar, it's because "Control" and "Death Stranding" were also among the top nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards announced last week. They are popular games! But that's not all: other nominees include "Disco Elysium" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" in six categories each, "Outer Wilds" and "Untitled Goose Game" in four categories, "A Short Hike," "Mortal Kombat 11", "Sayonara Wild Hearts" and "Resident Evil 2" each received three nominations.

A total of 65 games are nominated for the 2020 awards, which will be selected by "peer panelists" from across the video game industry. The winners will be announced on February 13. Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Animation

Best Art Direction

Best Character

Best Original Composition

Best Audio Design

Technical Excellence Award

Action Game of the Year

Adventure Game of the Year

Family Game of the Year

Fighting Game of the Year

Role-playing Game of the Year

Sports Game of the Year

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Immersive Reality Technology of the Year

Independent Game of the Year

Online Game of the Year

Game Design Excellence Award

Game Direction Excellence Award

Game of the Year

For the record, nominations were also announced for the 2020 Independent Games Festival Award and the 2020 Game Developers Choice Award. These winners will be announced at a joint show during GDC on March 18.