Skyrim wins the Game of the Year award at VGA 2011, here are the rest of the winners

The winners of Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2011 have recently been announced. Currently in its eight year, the VGA honors some of the best games across different categories.

As some of you may have guessed and wished for, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won the Game of the Year award at this year’s VGA. Considering the fact that it was against formidable rivals such as Batman: Arkham City, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Portal 2 and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, that is quite a victory. But that wasn’t the only category. Here are the rest of the winners along with the nominees.

• Studio of the Year

  Bethesda Game Studios for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

  Nominees:

  Naughty Dog for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  Rocksteady Studios for Batman: Arkham City
  Valve for Portal 2

• Character of the Year

  The Joker from Batman: Arkham City

  Nominees:

  Nathan Drake, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
  Wheatley, Portal 2

• Gamer God

  Blizzard Entertainment, creators of the Warcraft and Starcraft franchises

• Best Xbox 360 Game

  Batman: Arkham City

  Nominees

  Forza Motorsport 4
  Gears of War 3
  Portal 2

• Best PS3 Game

  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

  Nominees

  inFAMOUS 2
  Killzone 3
  LittleBigPlanet 2

• Best Wii Game

  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

  Nominees

  Epic Mickey
  Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
  Lost in Shadow

• Best PC Game

  Portal 2

  Nominees

  Battlefield 3
  Minecraft
  The Witcher 2

• Best Handheld/Mobile Game

  Super Mario 3D Land

  Nominees

  Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
  Infinity Blade
  Jetpack Joyride

• Best Action Adventure Game

  Batman: Arkham City

  Nominees

  Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

• Best RPG

  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

  Nominees

  Dark Souls
  Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  Dragon Age II

• Best Multiplayer

  Portal 2

  Nominees

  Battlefield 3
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  Gears of War 3

• Best Individual Sports Game

  Fight Night Champion

  Nominees

  Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  Top Spin 4
  Virtua Tennis 4

• Best Team Sports Game

  NBA 2K12

  Nominees

  FIFA Soccer 12
  NHL 12
  MLB 11: The Show

• Best Driving Game

  Forza Motorsport 4

  Nominees

  DiRT 3
  Driver: San Francisco
  Need for Speed: The Run

• Best Fighting Game

  Mortal Kombat

  Nominees

  The King of Fighters XIII
  Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  WWE All Stars

• Best Motion Game

  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

  Child of Eden
  Dance Central 2
  The Gunstringer

• Best Independent Game

  Minecraft

  Nominees

  Bastion
  Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
  The Binding of Isaac

• Best Adapted Video Game

  Batman: Arkham City

  Nominees

  Back to the Future: The Game
  Captain America: Super Soldier
  LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

• Best Song in a Game

  “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb, Bastion

  Nominees

  “Exile Vilify” by The National, Portal 2
  “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine, Dragon Age II
  “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb, Bastion
  “Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton, Portal 2

• Best Original Score

  Bastion

  Nominees

  Batman: Arkham City
  Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  Portal 2

• Best Performance by a Human Male

  Stephen Merchant as Wheatley, Portal 2

  Nominees

  J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson, Portal 2
  Mark Hamill as The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
  Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

• Best Performance by a Human Female

  Ellen McLain as GLaDOS, Portal 2

  Nominees

  Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  Emily Rose as Elena Fisher, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  Tara Strong as Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham City

• Best Downloadable Game

  Bastion

  Nominees

  Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
  Stacking
  Iron Brigade

• Best DLC

  Portal 2 – Peer Review

  Nominees

  Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
  Mass Effect 2 – Arrival
  Mortal Kombat – Freddy Krueger

• Most Anticipated Game

  Mass Effect 3

  Nominees

  BioShock: Infinite
  Diablo III
  Halo 4
  The Last Guardian

• GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year

  Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, E3 2011 Trailer

  Nominees

  Batman: Arkham City. Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer
  Dark Souls, Ignite 11 Debut Trailer
  Dead Island, GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer
  Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Purity First Infomercial
  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, In-Game Debut Trailer
  Hitman: Absolution, E3 2011 Trailer
  Prey 2, E3 2011 Trailer
  Tomb Raider, E3 2011 Trailer
  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, E3 2011 Trailer

• NFL Blitz Cover Athlete

  Ray Rice

  Nominees

  Roddy White
  Patrick Willis

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