Well here are A few Game Of The Year Awards for the last 5 years.
Gamesradar -
2013 - The Last Of Us
2012 - The Walking Dead
2011 - Portal
2010 - Red Dead Redemption
2009 - Batman: AA
Game Informer -
2013 - The Last Of Us
2012 - Mass Effect 3
2011 - The Elder Scrolls
2010 - Red Dead Redemption
2009 - Uncharted 2
IGN -
2013 - The Last Of Us
2012 - Journey
2011 - Portal 2
2010 - Mass Effect 2
2009 - Uncharted 2
Joystiq -
2013 - The Last Of Us
2012 - Journey
2011 - The Elder Scrolls V
2010 - Mass Effect 2
2009 - Uncharted 2
Well you see my point. So yeh, have at your " Highest rated exclusives ", all you want, end of year we will see who's on top.