Телеканал Spike TV опубликовал полный список номинантов, которые будут соревноваться за получение наград VGA 2011 в различных номинациях. В этом году данная церемония вручения наград в игровой индустрии будет проводиться в девятый раз. Победители будут объявлены 10 декабря 2011 года.

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
Diablo III
Halo 4
Mass Effect 3
The Last Guardian