The Orange Box's Portal made off with some shiny statuettes, as did fake instrument extravaganza, Rock Band. Super Mario Galaxy was deemed the best "adventure" game in absence of a "platformer" category (a sad commentary in itself), while Assassin's Creed got a hearty stab pat on the back for its fancy animation. The complete list of winners can be found after the break -- a list of whiners is sure to follow shortly.
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- Handheld Game of the Year -- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Family Game of the Year -- Rock Band
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation -- Assassin's Creed
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction -- BioShock
- Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering -- Crysis
- Outstanding Character Performance -- The Orange Box: Portal (GLaDOS)
- Outstanding Achievement in Story Development -- BioShock
- Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering -- The Orange Box: Portal
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Downloadable Game of the Year -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition -- BioShock
- Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack -- Rock Band
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design -- BioShock
- Cellular Game of the Year -- skate.
- Role-Playing Game of the Year -- Mass Effect
- Racing Game of the Year -- Motorstorm
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design -- The Orange Box: Portal
- Outstanding Innovation in Gaming -- Rock Band
- Adventure Game of the Year -- Super Mario Galaxy
- Sports Game of the Year -- skate.
- Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year -- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Action Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year -- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
- Computer Game of the Year -- The Orange Box
- Console Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Overall Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
