2009 Video Game Awards

An annual event started back in 2003, Spike's Video Game Awards are the Grammy's for geeks. Easily the largest in the world, these awards cover 28 categories from Best Graphics to Best Soundtrack and, ultimately, Game of the Year. In case you missed it, here are the nominees and the winners are listed first in each category.

Most Anticipated Game:

God of War III
Bioshock 2
Mass Effect 2
Starcraft II

Best Downloadable Content:

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
Fallout 3 – Point Lookout
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel

Best Downloadable Game:

Shadow Complex
Plants vs. Zombies
Fat Princess
Battlefield 1943

Best Voice:

Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
Mark Hamill as The Joker
Nolan North as Nathan Drake
Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer

Best Cast:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
Brutal Legend

Best Performance by a Human Male:

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai
Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick

Best Performance by a Human Female:

Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
Tricia Helfer as Dare

Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show:

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Graphics:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Killzone 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best Original Score:

Halo 3: ODST
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Soundtrack:

DJ Hero
Guitar Hero 5
The Beatles: Rock Band
Brutal Legend

Best Music Game:

The Beatles: Rock Band
Guitar Hero 5
DJ Hero
Lego Rock Band

Best Driving Game:

Forza Motorsport 3
Dirt 2
Gran Turismo (PSP)
Need for Speed Shift

Best Team Sports Game:

NHL 2010
NBA 2K10
Madden NFL 2010
FIFA Soccer 2010

Best Individual Sports Game:

UFC 2009 Undisputed
Fight Night Round 4
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010
Wii Sports Resort

Best Multiplayer Game:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Borderlands
Halo 3: ODST
Left 4 Dead 2

Best RPG:

Dragon Age: Origins
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Demon's Souls
Borderlands

Best Action Adventure Game:

Assassin's Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Fighting Game:

Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny

Best Shooter:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Killzone 2
Left 4 Dead 2

Best Handheld Game:

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Scribblenauts

Best PC Game:

Dragon Age: Origins
Left 4 Dead 2
Plants vs. Zombies
The Sims 3

Best Wii Game:

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Punch-Out!!
Wii Sports Resort
Madworld

Best PS3 Game:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
inFamous
Killzone 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Best Xbox 360 Game:

Left 4 Dead 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Halo 3: ODST

Best Independent Game:

Flower
'Splosion Man
Osmos
Trials HD

Studio of the Year:

Rocksteady Studios
Naughty Dog
Infinity Ward
Valve

Game of the Year:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Left 4 Dead 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Assassin's Creed 2

The biggest winner this year is undoubtedly Uncharted 2. Have you played it? Do you love it? Personally, they lost me at the first category. They're going to tell me God of War III is more anticipated than Starcraft II? GTFO.

For some, the awards are secondary to the world premier trailers for some of 2010's hottest upcoming games. A list of trailers is below. Next year is going to be a great year for gaming.

Batman: Arkham Asylum 2

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Did you watch the VGAs? Do you agree with the winners? What games coming in 2010 are you most excited about? Share your love for videogames in the comments!