Activision announced today that Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III have been nominated for a dozen Interactive Achievement Awards.

Call of Duty 4 is up for:

Overall Game of the Year
Console Game of the Year
Computer Game of the Year
Action Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Guitar Hero III is up for

Family Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.


If you want more info on the awards you should check out this week`s Game On podcast where Shawn and Chuck talk with Joseph Olin, the president of the Academy of Ineractive Arts and Sciences.