Legend11 on 22 October 2011
Forza 4 wasn't released in time to make the list.
Here's the list of nominees (I'm unsure of the exact 12 month time span they went by, maybe Sept2010-Sept2011):
Best Racing Game
* DiRT 3
* Motorstorm: Apocalypse
* SHIFT 2 Unleashed
* Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
* Gran Turismo 5
* nail'd
* MotoGP 10/11 72/68
* Test Drive Unlimited 2
* F1 2010
* Ridge Racer 3D
