Valve's Portal 2 and Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City were the big winners at Spike TV's ninth annual Video Game Awards show, although The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took home the Game of the Year award.

Portal 2 picked up five awards in total, including Best PC Game, Best Multiplayer and Best DLC, while Arkham City took four awards, including Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Action Adventure.

Skyrim also scooped multiple awards, taking home the Game of the Year award as well as this year's Best RPG, while Bethesda Game Studios won Studio of the Year.

The Legend of Zelda series also had a good night, taking the Video Game Hall of Fame Award for the overall franchise, and the Best Wii Game and Best Motion Game awards for the latest in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Here is the full list of Spike TV's 2011 Video Game Award winners:

Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Studio of the Year
Bethesda Game Studios

Character of the Year
The Joker - Batman: Arkham City

Video Game Hall of Fame Award
The Legend of Zelda

Gamer God Award
Blizzard Entertainment

Best Xbox 360 Game
Batman: Arkham City

Best PS3 Game
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best PC Game
Portal 2

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Super Mario 3D Land

Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best Action Adventure Game
Batman: Arkham City

Best RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best Multiplayer
Portal 2

Best Individual Sports Game
Fight Night Champion

Best Team Sports Game
NBA 2K12

Best Driving Game
Forza Motorsport 4

Best Fighting Game
Mortal Kombat

Best Motion
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Independent Game
Minecraft

Best Adapted Video Game
Batman: Arkham City

Best Song in a Game
"Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb - Bastion

Best Original Score
Bastion

Best Graphics
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Performance by a Human Male
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley - Portal 2

Best Performance by a Human Female
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS - Portal 2

Best Downloadable Game
Bastion

Best DLC
Portal 2 Peer Review

Most Anticipated Game
Mass Effect 3

GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - E3 2011 Trailer

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