Yes, I'm aware that much of the Alt Right movement online are people being "ironic", and deciding that they don't have to think about the effects of what they're doing because they're being "ironic brah, come on where are you from, NeoGaf?" I'm not sure the avatar sends the message you think it sends to everyone.
I've literally never given half a shit about any video game award but I would assume the "hosts" don't pick it, so I bothered going to the Video Game Awards website and, sure enough, like every other major industry award on the planet, the winners are selected by an anonymous polling of a panel of people working in the industry, in this case 51 games journalism outlets. Unless there is a massive scandal of games companies buying the anonymous ballots of these media outlets, I'd say that's a pretty good way of selecting awards. Even though I personally think many of the nominees and the winners are not ones that I would pick, I feel like as far as awards go this seems completely above board and something the games industry needs.
I assume most of the "awards" that you're thinking about are simply different games journalism outlets releasing their "game of the year" lists. Publishers have taken to slapping those on boxes to advertise their quality. I think therefore the problem you're pointing out of those accolades not meaning much is actually abated somewhat by having a more major award that more people in the industry are voting on.
For me I simply cannot comprehend when people complain "no, this game that I liked should have won the award". Literally the only value I can see in games award is when they draw my attention to games I might have otherwise overlooked or underestimated. Being surprised by a nomination or a win is, to me, the whole point of even looking at the list of nominees and winners, because it puts that game on my radar as something that could be worth looking into with a more open mind. "All these people universally love Overwatch? Hmm, maybe I should rethink my strange, unhinged and unjustified visceral hatred for that game and everyone who likes it and instead give it an open-minded chance."
RIP
ing around with the bros in Human Fall Flat. We made sure that the humans had a good Christmas last night, although Syntax managed to derail the train and lose the engine. 
