The twelfth annual Independent Games Festival and the tenth annual Game Developers Choice awards at GDC offered few surprises, but plenty of good feeling, with the crowd enthusiastically responding to the success of the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game/Excellence in Design winner Monaco, developed by Pocketwatch Games, the Lifetime Achievement award for John Carmack, and the Pioneer award going to Gabe Newell.

The full list of IGF award winners:
Seumas McNally Grand Prize:
Monaco, by Pocketwatch Games

IGF Nuovo Award:
Tuning, by Cactus

Excellence in Visual Art:
Limbo, by PlayDead

Excellence in Audio:
Closure, by Closure Team

Technical Excellence:
Limbo, by PlayDead

Excellence in Design:
Monaco, by Pocketwatch Games

Student Showcase Award:
Continuity, by Ragtime Games

IGF Mobile Best Game:
Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor, by Tiger Style

Audience Award:
Heroes Of Newerth, by S2 Games

D2D Vision Award:
Max & The Magic Marker, by Press Play

The full list of Game Developer's Choice award winners:
Game of the Year
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)

Best Game Design:
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)

Best Writing:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)

Best Debut Game:
Torchlight (Runic Games)

Best Technology:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)

Best Handheld Game:
Scribblenauts (5th Cell)

Best Visual Arts:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)

Innovation Award:
Scribblenauts (5th Cell)

Best Audio:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)

Best Downloadable Game:
Flower (thatgamecompany)

Lifetime Achievement Award:
John Carmack

Pioneer Award:
Gabe Newell

Ambassador Award:
Penny Arcade (Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik, Robert Khoo)

"This year has seen some incredible titles across platforms and genres -- big-budget blockbusters like Uncharted 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum and addictive online games like Farmville all made for an amazing year in games," said Meggan Scavio, event director of the Game Developers Conference.