If you're somewhere without a cable television or, worse, no television at all, you can still follow the action from tonight's 2011 Spike Video Game Awards live, right here. Courtesy of Spike and MTV Networks, we're glad to bring you live streaming video of the broadcast.
A half-hour pre-show begins at 7:30 pm, which you may also catch through the feed embedded below. As the night unfolds, we'll be breaking out news from the evening's reveals and trailers, and posting those videos separately as they become available.
Lastly, awards will be conferred in 26 categories this evening. Below are the full list of nominees. We'll update it here as the winners are announced.
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Nominees: Batman: Arkham City; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Portal 2; Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios
Nominees:Naughty Dog; Rocksteady Studios; Valve
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: Disney's Epic Mickey; Kirby's Return to Dream Land; Lost in Shadow
BEST PC GAME
Portal 2
Nominees: Battlefield 3; Minecraft; The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D Land
Nominees: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective; Infinity Blade; Jetpack Joyride
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Nominees: Battlefield 3; Gears of War 3; Rage
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: Fate of Two Worlds; WWE All Stars
BEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Nominees: Child of Eden; Dance Central 2; The Gunstringer
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Minecraft
Nominees: Bastion; Superbrothers: Sword and 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: "Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb—Bastion; "Exile Vilify" by The National—Portal 2; "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by Florence + the Machine—Dragon Age II; "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton—Portal 2
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion
Nominees: Batman: Arkham City; Deus Ex: Human Revolution; Portal 2
BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Nominees: Batman: Arkham City; LA Noire; Rage
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; Trenched
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