While E3 2012 may have come to a close, we're still knee deep in coverage from all of the amazing games showcased this year. Truly, this will be remembered as one of the years where the focus was squarely on producing great games for both the current and future looking platforms rather than gimmicky hardware and accessories as we've seen in past years.

Our annual E3 awards are about recognizing standouts of the show, games that wowed, surprised, and left us grasping for more. Here's a look at this years nominations. We'll announce the winners on Tuesday June 19th.

Special Achievement
Best Downloadable Game

• Dollar Dash (Kalypso Media / Candygun Games)
• Mark of the Ninja (Microsoft / Klei Entertainment)
• Papo & Yo (Minority)
• Pid (D3Publisher, Might and Delight)
• Retro City Rampage (Vblank Entertainment)
• The Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow)
• The Walking Dead: Episode 2 (Telltale Games)

Best Graphics - Technical

• Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision / Treyarch)
• Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts / Crytek)
• Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts / Visceral Games)
• Forza Horizon (Microsoft / Turn 10 Studios)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• Metro: Last Light (THQ / 4A Games)
• Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Activision / High Moon Studios)
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Graphics - Artistic

• Dark (Kalypso Media / RealmForge)
• Dishonored (Bethesda / Arkane Studios)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Bros / NetherRealm)
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Namco Bandai / Level 5)
• Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, Arc System Works)
• Rayman Legends (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)
• SimCity (Electronic Arts / Maxis)

Best Use of Motion Controls

• Avengers: Battle for Earth (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec)
• Harry Potter for Kinect (Warner Bros)
• NBA Baller Beats (Majesco / HB Studios)
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells (SCEA / SCEE London Studio)
• Wreckateer (Microsoft / from Galaxy Studios)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)

Technical Achievement

• Agni's Philosophy (Square Enix)
• Defiance (Trion Worlds)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• NBA Baller Beats (Majesco / HB Studios)
• SimCity GlassBox (Electronic Arts / Maxis)
• Vivi Touch Rumble and Headset Technology
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

Biggest Surprise

• Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (Activision / Heavy Iron Studios)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• No Wii-U Release or Pricing Announcement
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (THQ / Obsidian Entertainment)
• The Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow)
• UFC and EA Team Up
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Trailer

• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• Rabbids Land (Ubisoft)
• Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Toronto)
• Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts)
• Tomb Raider (Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)

Most Anticipated

• Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Bros / NetherRealm)
• SimCity (Electronic Arts / Maxis)
• The Last of Us (SCEA / Naughty Dog)
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)

Genre Awards
Best Action Adventure Game

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
• Darksiders II (THQ / Vigil Games)
• Dishonored (Bethesda / Arkane Studios)
• God of War: Ascension (SCEA / SCE Santa Monica)
• Project P-100 (Nintendo / Platinum Games)
• Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts)
• The Last of Us (SCEA / Naughty Dog)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Activision / High Moon Studios)
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Fighting Game

• Avengers: Battle for Earth (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Bros / NetherRealm)
• Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, Arc System Works)
• PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale (SCEA / SuperBot Entertainment)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco)

Best MMO

• Dust 514 (CCP Games)
• End of Nations (Trion Worlds)
• PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment)
• Rift: Storm Legion (Trion Worlds)
• The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda / Bethesda Game Studios)
• World of Warplanes (Wargaming.net)

Best Platformer

• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney Interactive / Junction Point / Blitz Games)
• Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (SEGA / Arkedo Studio)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
• New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
• Pid (D3Publisher, Might and Delight)
• Rayman Legends (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)
• Skylanders Giants (Activision / Toys for Bob)

Best Puzzle Game

• Dyad (Right Square Bracket Left Square Bracket)
• Papo & Yo (Minority)
• Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix / Airtight Games)

Best Racing/Driving Game

• F1 2012 (Codemasters)
• Forza Horizon (Microsoft / Turn 10 Studios)
• LittleBigPlanet Karting (SCEA / United Front Games)
• Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts / Criterion)

Best Shooter

• Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA / Gearbox)
• Borderlands 2 (2K Games / Gearbox)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision / Treyarch)
• Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts / Crytek)
• Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts / Visceral Games)
• Defiance (Trion Worlds)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• Metro: Last Light (THQ / 4A Games)

Best Sports Game

• FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Sports / Electronic Arts)
• Madden NFL 13 (EA Sports / EA Tiburon)
• NBA 2K13 (2K Sports / Visual Concepts)
• NHL 13 (EA Sports / EA Canada)

Best Strategy Game

• Company of Heroes 2 (THQ / Relic)
• End of Nations (Trion Worlds)
• Happy Wars (Toylogic)
• Omerta: City of Gangsters (Kalypso Media / Haemimont Games)

Platform Awards
Best PC Exclusive Game

• Company of Heroes 2 (THQ / Relic)
• End of Nations (Trion Worlds)
• PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment)
• Rift: Storm Legion (Trion Worlds)
• SimCity (Electronic Arts / Maxis)
• World of Warplanes (Wargaming.net)

Best Console Exclusive Game

• Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
• Forza Horizon (Microsoft / Turn 10 Studios)
• God of War: Ascension (SCEA / SCE Santa Monica)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
• Project P-100 (Nintendo / Platinum Games)
• The Last of Us (SCEA / Naughty Dog)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)

Best Multi-Platform Console Game

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
• Borderlands 2 (2K Games / Gearbox)
• Darksiders II (THQ / Vigil Games)
• Dishonored (Bethesda / Arkane Studios)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
• Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix / Io Interactive)
• Metro: Last Light (THQ / 4A Games)
• Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Toronto)
• Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts)
• Tomb Raider (Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics)

Best Handheld Game

• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
• Persona 4: Golden (Atlus)
• Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Konami / WayForward)
• Skylanders Giants (Activision / Toys for Bob)
• Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (Square Enix / Indies Zero)

Game of the Show

• Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
• Dishonored (Bethesda / Arkane Studios)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft / 343 Industries)
• Metro: Last Light (THQ / 4A Games)
• SimCity (Electronic Arts / Maxis)
• Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts)
• The Last of Us (SCEA / Naughty Dog)
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)