Friday night saw a large gathering of the gaming industry to see the BAFTA awards handed out with some interesting winners.

The biggest winner of the night was Portal 2 picking up three awards for design, story and best game!

Batman: Arkham City also did well, picking up the action award with Mark Hamill grabbing the performer award for his role as The Joker.

Even Battlefield 3 had something to celebrate (I'm pleased to say) with three awards of their own: online - multiplayer, audio achievement and the Game award after picking up over 230,000 votes!

Of course, it wouldn't be any sort of gaming event without Markus "Notch" Persson getting some recognition... in this instance to pick up a special award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry, presented by no less than Ian Livingstone!  Interestingly, his speech seemed shorter than his average Tweet ;-) 

Here's a full list of the nominations and winners:

Action 

WINNER: Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Assassin’s Creed Revelations -Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix
Portal 2 - Valve/Valve
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Artistic Achievement

WINNER: Rayman Origins - UBlart Montpellier/Ubisoft

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim - Bethesda Game Studios
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Audio Achievement

WINNER: Battlefield 3 - Dice/Electronic Arts

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
Dead Space 2 - Visceral Games/Electronic Arts
The Nightjar - Somethin' Else
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Best Game

WINNER: Portal 2 - Valve

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
FIFA 2012 - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim - Bethesda Game Studios
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo

Debut Game

WINNER: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Shadow Planet Productions/Microsoft Studios

Bastion - Supergiant Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Eufloria - Omni Systems Limited
L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games
Monstermind - Bossa Studios
RIFT - Trion Worlds

Design 

WINNER: Portal 2 - Valve

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Super Mario 3D Land - Nintendo
The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim - Bethesda Game Studios

Family

WINNER: LittleBigPlanet 2 - Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Dance Central 2 - Harmonix/Microsoft Studios
Kinect Sports 2 - Rare and Big Park Studios/Microsoft Studios
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - TT Games/Disney Interactive Studios
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - TT Games/Activision Blizzard and LucasArts
Mario Kart 7 - Nintendo

Game Innovation

WINNER: LittleBigPlanet 2 - Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Bastion - Supergiant Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Child of Eden - Q Entertainment/Ubisoft
From Dust - Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft
L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo

Mobile & Handheld

WINNER: Peggle HD - Popcap Games/Electronic Arts

Dead Space iOS - Iron Monkey Studios/Electronic Arts
Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint - Pickford Bros/Zee-3 Limited
Quarrel - Denki Games/UTV Ignition Games
Super Mario 3D Land - Nintendo
The Nightjar - Somethin' Else

Online – Browser

WINNER: Monstermind - Bossa Studios

Gardens of Time - Playdom/Disney Interactive Media Group
I Am Playr - We R Interactive
Global Resistance - Insomniac Game/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Skylanders Spyro’s Universe - Toys for Bob/Activision Blizzard
The Sims Social - Playfish/Electronic Arts

Online-Multiplayer

WINNER: Battlefield 3 - Dice/Electronic Arts

Assassin’s Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
Dark Souls - From Software/Namco Bandai Games
Gears of War 3 - Epic Games/Microsoft Studios
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Original Music

WINNER: L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games

Assassin’s Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim - Bethesda Game Studios
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Performer

WINNER: Mark Hamill (The Joker) – Batman: Arkham City

Aaron Staton (Cole Phelps) – L.A. Noire
Nolan North (Nathan Drake) – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Stephen Fry (Narrator) – LittleBigPlanet 2
Stephen Merchant (Wheatley) – Portal 2
Togo Igawa (Dipolomat, Advisor and Military General) – Total War: SHOGUN 2

Sports/Fitness

WINNER: Kinect Sports 2 - Rare and Big Park Studios/Microsoft Studios

Dance Central 2 - Harmonix/Microsoft Studios
DiRT 3 - Codemasters Racing Studio/Codemasters
F1 2011 - Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters
FIFA 2012 - Electronic Arts
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft

Story 

WINNER: Portal 2 - Valve

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos Montreal/Square Enix
L.A. Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games 
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim - Bethesda Softworks Europe
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Strategy

WINNER: Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Creative Assembly/SEGA

Dark Souls - From Software/Namco Bandai Games
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos Montreal/Square Enix
Football Manager 2012 - Sports Interactive/SEGA
From Dust - Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars - Ubisoft

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

WINNER: Tick Tock Toys - Sophia George, Kristian Francis, Rosemary Ball, Mark Bamford, Calum Goold (Swallowtail)

Dreamweaver -Malath Abbas, Joseph Hurst, Daniel Scholes, Stuart Brown, Mat Stevenson (Evolved Ape)
Joust! - Jose B Martinez Hernandez, Roman Graebsch, Agne Gediminskaite, Petr Papez, Amr Din (Digital Knights) 

GAME Award of 2011 (The only award to be voted for by the public)

WINNER: Battlefield 3 - Dice/Electronic Arts

Batman: Arkham City - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
FIFA 2012 - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
L.A Noire - Team Bondi/Rockstar Games 
Minecraft - Mojang
Portal 2 - Valve
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda Softworks Europe
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

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