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