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2011

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: 20 Game of the Year awards

No: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword collected 20 Game of the Year awards in 2011 and finished No. 5; the season went to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with 230. Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim its Game of the Year.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a 2011 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. A mainline entry in The Legend of Zelda series, Skyward Sword is the first game in the Zelda timeline, and details the origins of the Master Sword, a recurring weapon within the series.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finished #5 in the 2011 race, with 20 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 20Total awards
  • 14Media outlets
  • 6Readers' choice
  • 12Countries

Also in the 2011 season: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (230), Portal 2 (59), Batman: Arkham City (42), Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (20), Battlefield 3 (8), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (6), Dark Souls (5) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword win?

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword won 20 Game of the Year awards in the 2011 season — 4.8% of every award tracked that season. 14 came from editorial picks and 6 from readers' polls, across 12 countries.

Did The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 5 in 2011, behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which collected 230.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • Wii
  • Wii U

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States6
United Kingdom3
Germany2
Mexico1
Ireland1
Colombia1
Spain1
Italy1
Czechia1
Unknown1
Australia1
Latin America1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
Atomix Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersMexico2011Internet Archive
Bluefield Daily TelegraphUnited States2011Internet Archive
ClickonlineIreland2011Internet Archive
Edge MagazineUnited Kingdom2011Internet Archive
ENTER.coColombia2011enter.co
G4TV Videogame DeathmatchUnited States2011Internet Archive
GamereactorSpain2011Internet Archive
GamereactorItaly2011Internet Archive
Gaming UniverseGermany2011Internet Archive
IGN Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011Internet Archive
KonzolistaCzechia2011Internet Archive
Level7Unknown2011Internet Archive
MANIAC.deGermany2011Internet Archive
Metro GameCentralUnited Kingdom2011Internet Archive
MMGN Community Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2011Internet Archive
San Jose Mercury NewsUnited States2011Internet Archive
ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011Internet Archive
VGChartz Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2011Internet Archive
Washington ExaminerUnited States2011Internet Archive
MTV Game AwardsLatin America2012Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.