Video Game Awards 2010 premieres on January 23, 2011

Awards are given to the best people and their works in the fields of Art, Music, Entertanment, TV, Film, Advertising, Literature, Journalism, Photography, Science, Technology, Education, and the list goes on. This time, video games are also given an important spot together with the people behind who created them. The Video Game Awards (VGA) pay tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year (2010) in the industry. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming, including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the most anticipated games of 2011 and beyond.

I was able to watch the Exclusive Full Episode of the Video Game Awards 2010 featuring the appearance of Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Chilklis, Dominic Monaghan & performances by My Chemical Romance.

Watch the 2010 Video Game Awards on January 23, 2011 (Sunday) at 7:10 PM, Manila Time on Animax channel. You can view all the sneak peaks of all the nominees for this year's awards. The 2010 VGA is brought to you by Animax Asia.

Explore the Animax Asia TV website and you can create your Top 5 in each category in the menu, such as: Top 5 RPGs of All Time, Top 5 Action Adventure Games of All Time, Top 5 Shooters of All Time, etc. Go here: http://www.animaxasia.com/shows/vga/top5.

The 2010 VGA one hundred sixteen (116) Nominees in twenty-six (26) categories are:

Game of the Year
    •    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    •    God of War III
    •    Halo: Reach
    •    Mass Effect 2
    •    Red Dead Redemption

Studio of the Year
    •    BioWare
    •    Blizzard Entertainment
    •    Bungie Studios
    •    Rockstar San Diego

Best Xbox 360 Game
    •    Alan Wake
    •    Fable III
    •    Halo: Reach
    •    Mass Effect 2

Best PS3 Game
    •    God of War III
    •    Heavy Rain
    •    ModNation Racers
    •    Red Dead Redemption

Best Wii Game
    •    Donkey Kong Country Returns
    •    Kirby's Epic Yarn
    •    Metroid: Other M
    •    Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best PC Game
    •    Fallout: New Vegas
    •    Mass Effect 2
    •    Sid Meier's Civilization V
    •    StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Handheld Game
    •    God of War: Ghost of Sparta
    •    Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
    •    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
    •    Super Scribblenauts

Best Shooter
    •    Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    •    BioShock 2
    •    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    •    Halo: Reach

Best Action Adventure Game
    •    Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
    •    God of War III
    •    Red Dead Redemption
    •    Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best RPG
    •    Fable III
    •    Fallout: New Vegas
    •    Final Fantasy XIII
    •    Mass Effect 2

Best Multiplayer
    •    Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    •    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    •    Halo: Reach
    •    StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Individual Sports Game
    •    EA Sports MMA
    •    Shaun White Skateboarding
    •    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
    •    UFC Undisputed 2010

Best Team Sports Game
    •    FIFA Soccer 11
    •    Madden NFL 11
    •    NBA 2K11
    •    MLB '10: The Show

Best Driving Game
    •    Blur
    •    ModNation Racers
    •    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
    •    Split/Second

Best Music Game
    •    Dance Central
    •    DJ Hero 2
    •    Def Jam Rapstar
    •    Rock Band 3

Best Soundtrack
    •    Def Jam Rapstar
    •    DJ Hero 2
    •    Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
    •    Rock Band 3

Best Song in a Game
    •    Basket Case by Green Day
    •    Black Rain by Soundgarden
    •    Far Away by José González
    •    Goldeneye by Nicole Scherzinger
    •    Replay / Rude Boy Mashup by Iyaz & Rihanna
    •    Won't Back Down by Eminem

Best Original Score
    •    God of War III
    •    Halo: Reach
    •    Mass Effect 2
    •    Red Dead Redemption

Best Graphics
    •    God of War III
    •    Heavy Rain
    •    Kirby's Epic Yarn
    •    Red Dead Redemption

Best Adapted Video Game
    •    LEGO: Harry Potter: Years 1-4
    •    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
    •    Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
    •    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
    •    Transformers: War for Cybertron

Best Performance by a Human Male
    •    Daniel Craig as James Bond
    •    Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov
    •    John Cleese as Jasper
    •    Martin Sheen as Illusive Man
    •    Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck
    •    Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man
    •    Rob Wiethoff as John Marston
    •    Sam Worthington as Alex Mason

Best Performance by a Human Female
    •    Dame Judi Dench as M
    •    Danica Patrick as Herself
    •    Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady
    •    Felicia Day as Veronica
    •    Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard
    •    Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
    •    Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan
    •    Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson

Best Downloadable Game
    •    Costume Quest
    •    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
    •    Monday Night Combat
    •    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Best DLC
    •    BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
    •    Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
    •    Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
    •    Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare

Best Independent Game
    •    Joe Danger
    •    Limbo
    •    Super Meat Boy
    •    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Most Anticipated Game
    •    Batman: Arkham City
    •    BioShock: Infinite
    •    Gears of War 3
    •    Portal 2