Neben allerlei Ankündigungen, Werbung, Promotion und Selbstbeweihräucherung sind bei den "Video Game Awards 2011" natürlich auch die Preisträger in den zahlreichen Kategorien bekannt gegeben worden.

Die großen Abräumer an diesem Abend waren The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game of the Year; Studio of the Year; Best RPG), Batman: Arkham City (Character of the Year - The Joker; Best Action Adventure Game; Best Xbox 360 Game; Best Adapated Video Game) und Portal 2 (Best PC Game; Best Multiplayer; Best Performance by a Human Male - Stephen Merchant as Wheatley; Best Performance by a Human Female - Ellen McLain as GLaDOS; Best DLC - Peer Review).

Aber auch Bastion (Best Song in a Game - "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb (Anhören); Best Downloadable Game; Best Original Score) und Minecraft (Best Independent Game) konnten Preise absahnen. Bei der Publikumswahl zum "Meist erwarteten Spiel 2012" setzte sich Mass Effect 3 durch.

Nachfolgend die Liste aller Preisträger. Die nominierten Titel sind kursiv dargestellt.

GAME OF THE YEAR
-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Batman: Arkham City
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
-Portal 2
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
-Bethesda Game Studios (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
-Naughty Dog
-Rocksteady Studios
-Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
-Batman: Arkham City
-Forza Motorsport 4
-Gears of War 3
-Portal 2

BEST PS3 GAME
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
-inFAMOUS 2
-Killzone 3
-LittleBigPlanet 2

BEST Wii GAME
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
-Disney's Epic Mickey
-Kirby's Return to Dream Land
-Lost in Shadow

BEST PC GAME
-Portal 2
-Battlefield 3
-Minecraft
-The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
-Super Mario 3D Land
-Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
-Infinity Blade
-Jetpack Joyride

BEST SHOOTER
-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
-Battlefield 3
-Gears of War 3
-Rage

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
-Batman: Arkham City
-Assassin's Creed: Revelations
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST RPG
-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Dark Souls
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution
-Dragon Age II

BEST MULTIPLAYER
-Portal 2
-Battlefield 3
-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
-Gears of War 3

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
-Fight Night Champion
-Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
-Top Spin 4
-Virtua Tennis 4

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
-NBA 2K12
-FIFA Soccer 12
-NHL 12
-MLB '11: The Show

BEST DRIVING GAME
-Forza Motorsport 4
-DiRT 3
-Driver: San Francisco
-Need For Speed: The Run

BEST FIGHTING GAME
-indizierter Titel
-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
-Child of Eden
-Dance Central 2
-The Gunstringer

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
-Minecraft
-Bastion
-Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
-The Binding of Isaac

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
-Batman: Arkham City
-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
-"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
-Batman: Arkham City
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution
-Portal 2

BEST GRAPHICS
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
-Batman: Arkham City
-LA Noire
-Rage

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
-Stephen Merchant as Wheatley - Portal 2
-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
-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
-Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
-Stacking
-Trenched

BEST DLC
-Portal 2 Peer Review
-Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues
-Mass Effect 2: Arrival
-indizierter Titel: Freddy Krueger

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME (Publikumswahl)
-Mass Effect 3
-BioShock: Infinite
-Diablo III
-Halo 4
-The Last Guardian

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR
-Assassin's Creed: Revelations - E3 2011 Trailer
-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

Character of the Year (Publikumswahl)
-The Joker, Batman: Arkharm City
-Nathan Drake, Uncharted 3
-Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
-Wheatley, Portal 2

Gamer God
-Blizzard Entertainment

Hall of Fame
-Shigeru Miyamoto, The Legend of Zelda