Games, like movies, music, and even people on occasion, need awards.  And although the gaming awards are few and far between, I do applaud those outlets that give out those awards, particularly if they are voted on by the gaming public at large.  Enter G4 with their Gphoria Awards.  Handed out just this past week on the show, they include some of the best categories and games of each console you most likely have your hands already on.  Here's a taste, and hit the jump to see the full list of winners and nominees (it is an honor just to be nominated!).  Which categories do you agree with?  What games are missing from the podium?  Who will be hoping the orchestra doesn't play them off stage before they've thanked their million publishers?

  Best Party Game
    Boom Blox
    Guitar Hero III
    Mario Kart Wii
    Rock Band (Winner)
    Smash Bros. Brawl

  Best Racing Game
    Burnout Paradise
    Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
    Grid
    Mario Kart Wii (Winner)
    Nascar 09

Best Action Game
    Assassin's Creed
    Grand Theft Auto IV (Winner)
    Metal Gear Solid 4
    No More Heroes
    Super Mario Galaxy

Best Downloadable Content
    Call of Duty 4 DLC
    Halo 3 DLC
    Penny Arcade Adventures Episode One
    Rez HD
    Rock Band (Winner)
   
Best Graphics
    Assassin's Creed
    Bioshock
    Call of Duty 4
    Crysis
    Metal Gear Solid 4 (Winner)
   
Best Handheld Game
    FF Tactics (PSP)
    God of War (PSP) (Winner)
    Patapon
    Professor Layton
    World Ends With You
   
Best New Character
    Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)
    Drebin 893 (Metal Gear Solid 4)
    Glados (Portal)
    Niko Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV) (Winner)
    Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
   
Best Online Multiplayer
    Call of Duty 4 (Winner)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    Halo 3
    Metal Gear Online
    Team Fortress 2
   
Best Role-Playing Game
    Age of Conan
    Mass Effect (Winner)
    Persona 3 FES
    The Witcher
    World Ends With You
   
Best Shooter
    Bioshock
    Call of Duty 4 (Winner)
    Halo 3
    Metroid Prime 3
    The Orange Box
   
Best Soundtrack
    Bioshock
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    Guitar Hero III
    Mass Effect
    Rock Band (Winner)
   
Best Sports Game
    Hot Shots Golf (PS3)
    Madden NFL 08
    MLB Power Pros
    NHL 08
    Skate. (Winner)
   
Best Strategy Game
    Civilization Revolution (Winner)
    FF Tactics (PSP)
    Jeanne D'Arc
    Sins of a Solar Empire
    World in Conflict
   
Best Voice Acting
    Bioshock
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    Mass Effect
    Metal Gear Solid 4 (Winner)
    Portal
   
Deserves an Uwe Boll Movie
    Crisis Core: FF VII
    Dark Sector
    Deadliest Catch
    Lego Indiana Jones
    Turok (Winner)
   
Most Original Game
    Boom Blox
    Patapon
    Portal (Winner)
    Wii Balance Board
    World Ends With You
   
Longest Lasting Game (presented by Stride Gum)
    Call of Duty 4
    Grand Theft Auto IV (Winner)
    Halo 3
    Mass Effect
    Persona 3 FES
   
Favorite System
    Nintendo DS
    Nintendo Wii
    PC
    Playstation 3
    Playstation Portable
    Xbox 360 (Winner)
   
Game of the Year
    Bioshock
    Call of Duty 4
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    Halo 3 (Winner)
    Metal Gear Solid 4
    Smash Bros. Brawl
   
All in all I thought they did a decent job of separating out the great properties from the posers.  There are some surprises though - how can Halo 3 lose in four categories and still end up with Game of the Year honors?  Burnout Paradise deserves more honors just for the unending support from Criterion.  But Turok is definitely Uwe Boll movie material.

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