Video Game Awards 2011 - winners

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came away with the top prize at Saturday night's 9th anual Spike TV Video Game Awards 2011. It won Game of the Year and Best Role-Playing Game, as well as  Studio of the Year for its developer Bethesda Softworks.

Portal 2 won the most with a total of five awards. It won Best Performance by a Human Female (Ellen Mclain), Best Performance by a Human Male (Stephen Merchant), Best PC game, Best DLC and Best Multiplayer.

Batman: Arkham City won four awards. It took Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Adapted Video Game, Best Action-Adventure Game, and Character of the Year (The Joker).

Other multiple prize-winners included Bastion, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise was the first series to be inducted into the Video Game Awards' Hall of Fame.

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Complete list of winners for the Video Game Awards 2011

Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat

Best Performance by a Human Female
Ellen Mclain – GLaDOS in Portal 2

Best Downloadable Game
Bastion

Best Original Score
Bastion

Best Song in a Game
Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme) by Darren Korb

Best Xbox 360 Game
Batman: Arkham City

Best Adapted Video Game
Batman: Arkham City

Best Action-Adventure Game
Batman: Arkham City

Most Anticipated Game of 2012
Mass Effect 3 (Viewer Voted)

Best Playstation 3 Game
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Graphics
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Motion Game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

VGA’s Hall of Fame
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Independent Game
Minecraft

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Super Mario 3D Land

Best Sports Game
Fight Night Champion

Best PC game
Portal 2

Best Performance by a Human Male
Stephen Merchant – Wheatley in Portal 2

Best DLC
Portal 2 – Peer Review

Best Multiplayer
Portal 2

GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations E3 2011 Trailer

Best Driving Game
Forza Motorsport 4

Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

NFL Blitz Cover Athlete
Ray Rice

Gamer God
Blizzard Entertainment

Best Team Sports Game
Unknown

Character of the Year
The Joker – Batman: Arkham City

Studio of the Year
Bethesda Game Studios

Best RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim