Game Developers Choice Awards 2011

Drum roll please...here are the award nominees and winners, not forgetting game of the year 2011.

BEST AUDIO NOMINEES:

-Mass effect 

-Limbo

-Halo:Reach

-Red Dead Redemption

-Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Winner: Red Dead Redemption

BEST DEBUT GAME NOMINEES:

-Limbo

-Monday Night Combat

-Darksiders

-Super MeatBoy

-Minecraft

Winner: Minecraft

BEST WRITING NOMINEES:

-Mass Effect 2

-Fallout: New Vegas

-Heavy Rain

-Red Dead Redemption

-Costume Quest

Winner: Mass Effect 2

BEST GAME DESIGN NOMINEES:

-Limbo

-Mass Effect 2

-Read Dead Redemption

-Super Mario Galaxy 2

-God of War 3

Winner: Red Dead Redemption

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME:

-Limbo

-Monday Night Combat

-Super MeatBoy

-Minecraft

-Costume Quest

Winner: Minecraft

BEST VISUAL ART NOMINEES:

-Limbo

-Call of Duty: Black Ops

-Read Dead Redemption

-God Of War 3

-Assassins Creed: Brotherhood

Winner: Limbo

BEST TECHNOLOGY NOMINEES:

-Mass Effect 2

-Heavy Rain

-Read Dead Redemption

-Star Craft 2: Wings of Liberty

-God of War 3

Winner: Red Dead Redemption

BEST HAND-HELD GAME NOMINEES:

-God of war: Ghost of Sparta

-Dragon Quest 9

-Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker

-Cut the Rope

-Game Dev Story

Winner: Cut the Rope

INNOVATION AWARD NOMINEES:

-Limbo

-Kirby's Epic Yarn

-Minecraft

-Dance Central

-Heavy Rain

Winner: Minecraft

GAME OF THE YEAR 2011

-Call of Duty: Black Ops

-Limbo

-Mass Effect 2

-Red Dead Redemption

-Assassins Creed: Brotherhood

WINNER: RED DEAD REDEMPTION