Nominations are now being accepted for the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. So, what do you have to do to make sure your own personal best game of 2006 gets the award it deserves? Pray. That's about all we can do. Members of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) are the only ones eligible to vote.

Nominations for the votable game categories can be submitted through the Game Choice Awards website until January 12. The awards ceremony itself will take place on Wednesday, March 7, during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and will be hosted in the Esplanade Room in the South Hall of San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center.

The votable award categories are:

• Best Game
• Innovation
• Audio
• Character Design
• Game Design
• Technology
• Visual Arts
• Writing
• New Studio