2011: 10th Annual GANG Awards

Overall

Award
Nominees
Winner
Audio of the Year
  • Battlefield 3
  • Portal 2
  • Dead Space 2
  • Need For Speed: Shift
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Gears of War 3
Battlefield 3
Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Battlefield 3
  • Gears of War 3
  • Crysis 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST AUDIO IN A CASUAL/INDIE/SOCIAL GAME
  • Bastion
  • Conspiracy
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
  • Monday Night Combat
  • Orcs Must Die
  • Wind-up Knight
Bastion
Best Handheld Audio
  • Infinity Blade II
  • Death Rally HD
  • Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D
  • Monster Hunter 3(tri-)G
Infinity Blade II

Music

Award
Nominees
Winner
Music of the Year
  • L.A. Noire
  • InFamous 2
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Kinect Disneyland Adventures
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
L.A. Noire
Best Interactive Score
  • Portal 2
  • Dead Space 2
  • Kinect Disneyland Adventures
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Portal 2 and Kinect Disney Adventures (tie)
Best Original Instrumental Song
  • “Glory, The Galactic Republic” – Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • Kinectimals Gold/Pirate Dance
  • “Small Beginnings” from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception –
  • “Main Theme” Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • “Game Wrapper” Kinect Disneyland Adventure
“Glory, The Galactic Republic” – Star Wars: The Old Republic
Best Original Vocal Song – Choral
  • “Main Theme” – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • “Storm Clouds Over Stalingrad” Red Orchestra 2 – Heroes Of Stalingrad
  • “Clash of Destiny” Star Wars the old Republic
  • “Main Theme” Batman Arkham City
  • “Gaurdians Theme” Rift
“Main Theme” – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Original Vocal Song – Pop
  • “Want You Gone” – Portal 2
  • “Kayfoundo Naweea (Hungry Eyes)” from Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • “Wabby Wabbo” Plants Vs. Zombies
  • “Rogue Heart” Dragon Age 2
  • LittleBigPlanet 2/Victoria’s Lab
  • “Torched Song” LA Noire
“Want You Gone” – Portal 2
Best Use of Licensed Music
  • Kinect Disneyland Adventures
  • Need for Speed Shift 2 unleashed
  • LittleBigPlanet 2
  • Rocksmith
  • Stacking
  • MLB 11: The Show
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Best Original Soundtrack Album
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition Soundtrack
  • Dead Space 2
  • Halo Anniversary
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Batman Arkham City
  • Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition Soundtrack

Sound Design

Award
Nominees
Winner
Sound Design of the Year
  • Battlefield 3
  • Portal 2
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Forza Motorsport 4
  • NCAA Football 12
  • Gears of War 3
Battlefield 3
BEST AUDIO MIX
  • Battlefield 3
  • Crysis 2
  • Batman Arkham City
  • L.A. Noire
  • Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
Battlefield 3

Voice Acting

Award
Nominees
Winner
Best Dialogue
  • Portal 2
  • Battlefield 3
  • L.A. Noire
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Portal 2

Recognition

Award
Nominees
Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award Tommy Tallarico
G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards
  • Kevin Riepl
Rookie of the Year
  • Darren Korb (Bastion)
G.A.N.G. Student/Apprentice Competition Nathaniel Tronrud (music)

Matthew Chastney (sound design)

Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
  • “The Use of Voice in Portal 2”
  • Designing the Boot Sound for the Original Xbox
  • Sound Effects Transformation: From This to That
  • “Three Erroneous Conceits”
  • Mixing as Part of the Music Composing Process
“The Use of Voice in Portal 2”

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