http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_the_Year I daresay most of the games on the list WILL win a GOTY. There's little in the industry to give one GOTY significant weight over some of its peers, other than magazine or website readership for the namesake of a given award.
2. What's GOTY? Aren't there a zillion different ones (every publication picks their own)?
http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/goty.html
