No recent wiki edits to this page. Overview The fourth annual Video Game Awards were hosted in the University of Southern California’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on December 13th, 2006. They were hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. The show included musical performances by Tenacious D and AFI. Guest appearances included 50 Cent, Eva Mendes, Sarah Silverman, Seth Green, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Brandon Routh, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tony Hawk, Michael Irvin, Method Man, Maria Menounos, Tyrese, Xzibit, James Gandolfini, Kurt Angle, Jenna Jameson and others. Spikes fourth attempt clearly was aimed at packing as many celebrities as possible, whether they are important to the gaming world or not. Mostly the latter. Nominees Game of the Year The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K GamesOkami – Clover Studio / Capcom Gears of War – Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios Guitar Hero 2 – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / Activision Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter – GRIN / Ubisoft Entertainment Critic’s Choice (games released after 11/15/2006 & before 12/31/2006) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Nintendo EAD / NintendoResistance: Fall of Man – Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America Medieval II: Total War – The Creative Assembly / Sega Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas – Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Wii Sports – Nintendo / Nintendo Best Driving Game Award Burnout Revenge Burnout Revenge – Criterion Games / Electronic ArtsNeed For Speed Carbon – EA Black Box / Electronic Arts TOCA Race Driver 3 – Codemasters / Buka Entertainment GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game – Blimey! Games Ltd. / 10tacle studios AG Best Individual Sports Game Tony Hawk's Project 8 Tony Hawk’s Project 8 – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar Games Fight Night Round 3 – EA Chicago / Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 – Visceral Games / Electronic Arts Top Spin 2 – Indie Built, Inc. / 2K Sports Best Action Game Dead Rising Dead Rising – Capcom / CapcomNew Super Mario Bros – Nintendo / NintendoOkami – Clover Studio / Capcom Saints Row – Volition Incorporated / THQ Bully – Rockstar Vancouver / Rockstar Games Best Team Sports Game NBA 2K7 NBA 2K7 – Visual Concepts / 2K SportsMadden NFL 07 – EA Canada / EA Sports NCAA Football 07 – EA Tiburon / EA Sports FIFA Soccer 07 – EA Canada / Electronic Arts NHL 07 – EA Canada / EA Sports Cyber Vixen of the YearAlyx Vance Alyx Vance in Half-Life 2: Episode One Lara Croft in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend Princess Peach in New Super Mario Bros Enrica in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent Jen in Prey Best Song Yellowcard “Lights and Sounds” by Yellowcard in Burnout Revenge“LocoRoco No Uta” by Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi in LocoRoco “Heavenly Star” by Genki Rockets in Lumines II “Helicopter” by Bloc Party in Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure “Summer Shudder” by AFI in Madden NFL 07 Best SoundtrackGuitar Hero II Guitar Hero II – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / Activision Madden NFL 07 – EA Canada / EA Sports Scarface: The World is Yours – Radical Entertainment Inc. / Sierra Entertainment, Inc. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games Studio of the YearCliff Bleszinski / Epic Games Cliff Bleszinski / Epic Games for Gears of WarClover Studio for Okami Relic for Company of Heroes Todd Howard / Bethesda Softworks for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Harmonix for Guitar Hero II Best Wireless Game SWAT Force – KAOLink / Vivendi Diner Dash – Glu Mobile Tower Bloxx – Digital Chocolate, Inc. / Digital Chocolate, Inc. Super K.O. Boxing – Glu Mobile Best Original Score The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Bully – Rockstar Vancouver / Rockstar Games Electroplankton – indies zero / NintendoOkami – Clover Studio / Capcom Final Fantasy XII – Square Enix / Square Enix Best Fighting Game Mortal Kombat Armageddon Mortal Kombat Armageddon – Midway Games / Midway GamesTekken 5: Dark Resurrection – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Dead or Alive 4 – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Street Fighter Alpha Anthology – Capcom / Capcom God Hand – Clover Studio / Capcom Best Shooter Gears of War Gears of War – Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios Black – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts Prey – Human Head Studios, Inc. / 2K Games Half-Life 2: Episode One – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Call of Duty 3 – Treyarch / Activision Best Military Game Company of Heroes Company of Heroes – Relic Entertainment / THQTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter – GRIN / Ubisoft Entertainment Call of Duty 3 – Treyarch / Activision The Outfit – Relic Entertainment / THQ Battlefield 2142 – DICE / Electronic Arts Best Graphics Gears of War Gears of War – Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios Okami – Clover Studio / Capcom Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter – GRIN / Ubisoft Entertainment The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Company of Heroes – Relic Entertainment / THQ Best Handheld Game New Super Mario Bros. New Super Mario Bros – Nintendo / NintendoBrain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! – Nintendo / Nintendo Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games Tetris DS – Nintendo / Nintendo LocoRoco – Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Best Multi-Player Game Gears of War Gears of War – Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios Company of Heroes – Relic Entertainment / THQ Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence – Kojima Productions / Konami CorporationTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter – GRIN / Ubisoft Entertainment Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent – Ubisoft Annecy Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Breakthrough TechnologyWii WiiPS3 DS Lite Electroplankton Best PC GameCompany of Heroes Company of Heroes – Relic Entertainment / THQ Half-Life 2: Episode One – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Battlefield 2142 – DICE / Electronic Arts Star Wars: Empire at War – LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLCThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Best RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Final Fantasy XII – Square Enix / Square Enix Kingdom Hearts II – Square Enix / Square Enix Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria – tri-Ace Inc. / Square Enix Best Game Based on a Movie or TV LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller’s Tales Ltd. / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLCThe Godfather: The Game – Visceral Games / Electronic Arts Scarface: The World is Yours – Radical Entertainment Inc. / Sierra Entertainment, Inc. The Sopranos: Road to Respect – 7 Studios / THQ Family Guy Video Game! – High Voltage Software, Inc. / 2K Games Best Performance by a Human – Male Sir Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy Video Game! Gerry Rosenthal in Bully Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow Kiefer Sutherland in 24: The Game Best Supporting Male Performance James Gandolfini James Gandolfini in The Sopranos: Road to RespectSeth Green in Family Guy Video Game! James Woods in Scarface: The World is Yours James Caan in The Godfather: The Game Philip Michael Thomas in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Best Performance by a Human – Female Vida Guerra Vida Guerra in Scarface: The World is YoursTia Carrere in Saints Row Emmanuelle Vaugier in Need For Speed Carbon Keeley Hawes in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend Rosario Dawson in Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Best Supporting Female Performance Rachel Leigh Cook Rachel Leigh Cook in Kingdom Hearts IIElisha Cuthbert in 24: The Game Brittany Murphy in Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Mila Kunis in Family Guy Video Game! Lynda Carter in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Best Cast Family Guy Video Game! Family Guy Video Game! – High Voltage Software, Inc. / 2K Games The Godfather: The Game – Visceral Games / Electronic Arts Scarface: The World is Yours – Radical Entertainment Inc. / Sierra Entertainment, Inc. Saints Row – Volition Incorporated / THQ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Most Addictive The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Softworks / 2K Games Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! – Nintendo / Nintendo Gears of War – Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios Guitar Hero 2 – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / Activision Company of Heroes – Relic Entertainment / THQ Font-sizeParagraphHeader 4Header 3Header 2 Quote Link Img Table TweetClean sizeSMLpositionLCRUDchangeCreditDeletesizeSMpositionLRUDchangetitle 1title 2captiondelete×Edit Image TitleTitle: ×Embed ImageWhat size image should we insert? (This will not affect the original upload) Small Medium How do you want the image positioned around text? 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