2011

Overall Game of the Year

(The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Wikipedia)

Award Totals

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 229 (including 3 awards from 2012)

Media Outlets: 164 | Readers' Choice: 65

Portal 2 - 57

Media Outlets: 52 | Readers' Choice: 5

Batman: Arkham City - 42

Media Outlets: 38 | Readers' Choice: 4

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 20

Media Outlets: 16 | Readers' Choice: 4

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 19 (including 1 award from 2012)

Media Outlets: 13 | Readers' Choice: 6

Battlefield 3 - 8
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 6
Dark Souls - 5
Gears of War 3 - 5
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - 5 (including 2 awards from 2012)
L.A. Noire - 4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - 3
Star Wars: The Old Republic - 2
Dead Island - 1
Dead Space 2 - 1
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - 1
KillZone 3 - 1
LittleBigPlanet 2 - 1
Minecraft - 1

Winners by Media Outlet

Games Magazine (UK) : Portal 2
Golden Joystick Awards (UK) : Portal 2
The Stuff Gadget Awards (UK) : L.A. Noire
MTV Game Awards (Latin America) : KillZone 3
MMGN (AU) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MMGN Community Choice GOTY (AU) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
IBTimes (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MTV Geek (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Suite101 (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
ABC Good Game (AU) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PCWorld (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WhatIfGaming (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Kotaku AU Readers' Choice GOTY (AU) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bluefield Daily Telegraph (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
al.com (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Just Push Start (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
eGamer (ZA) : Portal 2
eGamer Community Choice GOTY (ZA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Zavvi (UK) : Batman: Arkham City
GamingXP (DE) : Battlefield 3
Connected Rogers magazine (CA) : Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Ducktoid (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Cheat Code Central (US) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Pocket-lint Gadget Awards (UK) : Batman: Arkham City
Inside Gaming Awards (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Inside Gaming Awards Gamers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Register Hardware (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Newzglobe.com (SE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Hooked Gamers (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Critical Gamer (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
All Age Gaming (AU) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Stuff (NZ) : Batman: Arkham City
Stuff Readers' Choice GOTY (NZ) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameVerb (US) : Gears of War 3
Gamekult (FR) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Destructoid (US) : Portal 2
Destructoid Community Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
HCG Community Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Level7 (NU) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
X-Play (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
G4TV Videogame Deathmatch (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Game Breakers (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Virgin Media (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Slant Magazine (US) : Portal 2

MyGaming (ZA) : Portal 2
MyGaming Community Choice GOTY (ZA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Wall Street Journal - Speakeasy (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
TechCentral (ZA) : Deus Ex: Human Revolution
CNET (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Gamereactor (SE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MSN UK (UK) : Portal 2
Edge Magazine (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
PixlBit (US) : Portal 2
VentureBeat (US) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Gaming Irresponsibly (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gaming Irresponsibly Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Disgaea 4
Global Grind (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Shortlist Magazine (UK) : Portal 2
GamesRadar (US) : Portal 2

GamesRadar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (NO) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MSN Canada (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
E! Online (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Washington Examiner (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Associated Press (US) : Portal 2
GamingBolt (IN) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameSpot (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameSpot Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
JOE.ie (IE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Times LIVE (ZA) : Batman: Arkham City
Wired (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
DIY (UK) : L.A Noire
Otago Daily Times (NZ) : L.A Noire
bit-tech (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

NEXTGEN.at (AT) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Geek.com (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Windsor Star (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Yahoo! Games (US) : Batman: Arkham City
HardGame2 (ES) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameCritics.com (US) : Dead Island
The Guardian (UK) : Portal 2
Meristation (ES) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Meristation Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (DE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (ES) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Games Abyss (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameFront (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
GameFront Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gameplanet Players’ Choice Game Awards (NZ) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

ABC Action News (US) : Portal 2
BigPond GameArena (AU) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BigPond GameArena Editor's Choice GOTY (AU) : Batman: Arkham City
The London Free Press / Toronto Sun (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Game Revolution (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Game Revolution Community Choice GOTY (US) : Dark Souls
Mirror (UK) : Portal 2
EL33TONLINE Readers' Choice GOTY (ZA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
CNN (US) : Portal 2
NGB (UK) : Batman: Arkham City
NGB Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
XGN (NL) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Lazygamer (ZA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
New York Daily News (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Gamasutra (US) : Portal 2
Complex Magazine (US) : Portal 2
Actiontrip (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Actiontrip Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MediaKick (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
MediaKick Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
CraveOnline (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Forbes (US) : Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Gamer.nl (NL) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
FactPile (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Trendy Gamers (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
UGO (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Ars Technica (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
1UP (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

1UP Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
411mania (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
RipTen (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
AreaGames (DE) : Portal 2
Shopto News (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Game-Focus Readers' Choice GOTY (FR) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Las Vegas Review-Journal (US) : Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Hot Online (US) : Battlefield 3
IncGamers (UK) : Dark Souls
topoftheGAMES (DE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Games.it (IT) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamereactor (DK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Golden4Games (OM) : Batman: Arkham City
GameGuide (NZ) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Sentinel and Enterprise (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
NY Times Syndication (US) : Batman: Arkham City
Platform Nation (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
USA TODAY Game Hunters (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Telegraph (UK) : Batman: Arkham City
Digital Spy (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Middle East Gamers (AE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Middle East Gamers Readers' Choice GOTY (AE) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The A.V. Club (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BLORGE Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
NowGamer (UK) : Portal 2
Digital Trends (US) : Portal 2
HEXUS.net (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Metro GameCentral (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
DarkStation (UK) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Phoenix New Times (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Trades (US) : Portal 2
VideoGamer (UK) : Portal 2
VideoGamer Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Portal 2
Battle Creek Enquirer (US) : Portal 2
San Jose Mercury News (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Reverb (US) : Batman: Arkham City
MSNBC (US) : Star Wars: The Old Republic
Uptown Magazine (CA) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Horrible Night (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gameranx (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Daily Echo (UK) : Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Unwinnable (US) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3DJuegos (ES) : Portal 2 3DJuegos Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim