The full list of nominees for the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards have been announced. Every year since 2003, Spike has honored the best in video gaming with a ceremony celebrating all that we love. There are 26 categories this year, each with a very strong list of nominees.
Last year Red Dead Redemption took the grand prize of “Game of the Year”, we can only wait in anticipation to see who will take home this year’s “Game of the Year,”
Take a look at the entire list of 26 categories and their nominees below:
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Batman: Arkham City
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Portal 2
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios
- Valve
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
- Batman: Arkham City
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Gears of War 3
- Portal 2
BEST PS3 GAME
- inFAMOUS 2
- Killzone 3
- LittleBigPlanet 2
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST Wii GAME
- Disney’s Epic Mickey
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
- Lost in Shadow
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST PC GAME
- Battlefield 3
- Minecraft
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Portal 2
BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Infinity Blade
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Jetpack Joyride
BEST SHOOTER
- Battlefield 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Gears of War 3
- Rage
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
- Batman: Arkham City
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST RPG
- Dark Souls
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Dragon Age II
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST MULTI-PLAYER
- Battlefield 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Gears of War 3
- Portal 2
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
- Fight Night Champion
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
- Top Spin 4
- Virtua Tennis 4
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
- FIFA Soccer 12
- NBA 2K12
- NHL 12
- MLB ’11: The Show
BEST DRIVING GAME
- DiRT 3
- Driver: San Francisco
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Need For Speed: The Run
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
- Mortal Kombat
- WWE All Stars
BEST MOTION GAME
- Child of Eden
- Dance Central 2
- The Gunstringer
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Bastion
- Minecraft
- Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
- The Binding of Isaac
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
- Back to the Future: The Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
BEST SONG IN A GAME
- “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
- “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
- “Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Bastion
- Batman: Arkham City
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Portal 2
BEST GRAPHICS
- Batman: Arkham City
- LA Noire
- Rage
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
- 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
- Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
- Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
- Bastion
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Stacking
- Trenched
BEST DLC
- Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
- Mass Effect 2: Arrival
- Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
- Portal 2 Peer Review
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
- BioShock: Infinite
- Halo 4
- Diablo III
- Mass Effect 3
- The Last Guardian
The 2011 Spike VGAs will premiere live Saturday, December 10 at 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific.
You can start voting here