9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 9th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on . It was also held as part of the academy's 2006 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by Jay Mohr. God of War received the most nominations and won the most awards, including Overall Game of the Year. Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations and won the most awards. There was a tie for the Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering between Guitar Hero and Nintendogs. There was also a tie for Massive Multiplayer Game of the Year between City of Villains and Guild Wars. Richard Garriott also the received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award. Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Craft Awards

Genre Awards

Hall of Fame Award
 Richard Garriott

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 24 games received multiple nominations:

The following six games received multiple awards:

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher. Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher. Notes

External links
 Archived Winners/Finalists Page

References

2006 awards
2006 awards in the United States
February 2006 events in the United States
2005 in video gaming
D.I.C.E. Award ceremonies