The nominees for the first-ever Game Developers Choice Online Awards, which will be presented during the similarly named GDC Online on October 5 - 8, be announced earlier today. The list a candidates reads like a who's who a heavy hitters in the online gaming space, such as World a Warcraft (nominated for the Best Ongoing Live Game award), Star Trek Online (nominated for Best Online Visual) 'n League a Legends (nominated for ... like, everything.)

Winners will be announced 'n accolades will be distributed at the conference on the evening a October 7. t' see who's in the running for what, check out the full list a nominees posted after the jump.