On last night’s episode of Conan, longtime sidekick Andy Richter shared a segment about his magnificent voice work for Skyrim. Too bad he wasn’t a member of the cast… apparently it increases your shot at landing an Oscar nomination.

Elsewhere, today’s front page of The Wall Street Journal includes a feature about players taking the peaceful/pacifist route when playing Skyrim. The article includes quotes from Todd Howard and Felix the Peaceful Monk creator, Daniel Mullins.

Elsewhere on the web, check out these Skyrim-related goodies…

• What’s better than a life action Fus Ro Doh video? Purrhaps it’s ignoramusky’s cat video.
• Visit PC Gamer to see read about their Top 25 Skyrim mods, as well as their look at the game’s prettiest locations.
• Visit Geek Art Gallery to see Stormbringer’s impressive LEGO tribute.
• The March issue of PC Gamer features 12 “How To” tips for playing Skyrim
• Watch ThunderHumor’s SkyrimSchyrim video cartoon. Favorite part has to be Dovahkiin’s humming at the 1:18 mark.
• Trigonometry be damned! See how one fan brought Skyrim to his TI-84 graphing calculator.
• Visit Kotaku to see how Bill Doran recreated Mehrunes’ Razor using PVC.
• UGO posts their favorite Skyrim videos, covers the game’s character races, looks back at the history of Elder Scrolls games, and shares what they’d like to see in Skyrim DLC.
• Learn the official shout of Springfield.
• No roundup is complete without a My Little Pony mod.

Last but not least, visit Game of the Year Picks Blog to check out an updated list of the GOTY awards Skyrim has received. By their count, the game has won 190 GOTY awards — making it the third Bethesda Game Studios title to be named their “Big Winner”.

Here’s one last roundup before the holidays.

• Check out holiday-inspired Skyrim mods at GameSpy
• As proven by a new feature at UGO, throwing in-game items down the side of a mountain never gets old.
• To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, modder Handski has created a Link-inspired Skyrim mod. See it at Kotaku
• Todd Howard talks with Morgan and Adam from X-Play. Watch the interview at G4TV.com.
• IGN has named Skyrim their Game of the Year and RPG of the Year on PC and Xbox 360. Elsewhere, the game has received top honors from USA Today, 1Up, Destructoid (Readers’ Choice), The New York Daily News, Game Revolution, Gamespot, Wired, Planet Xbox 360, UGO, RipTen, Ars Technica, 411 Mania, and GamingBolt.

A little late to the party, but we’d be remiss to call out the fantastic Dragonborn Comes/Main Theme cover by YouTube user malufenix. It’s been mesmerizing folks at our office for weeks now.

Other highlights from around the web…

• Machinima presented their Inside Gaming Awards last night — with Skyrim winning Game of the Year, the Gamers’ Choice Award, and the Realm award (Best RPG). Meanwhile, Fallout: New Vegas’ third DLC, Old World Blues, won Best DLC!
• Check out NVIDIA’s helpful PC Tweak Guide to get the most out of the game
• IGN asks the question, “Should there be a Skyrim movie?”
• Famous Japanese magazine Famitsu awards Skyrim a perfect 40/40 score!
• Watch YouTube user greQ111′s dragon fight art come to life in a time-lapse video
• Whoa! German site ElHabib reviews Skyrim giving it an 11/10!
• UGO shares their favorite companions from Skyrim
• Read the New York Times review for Skyrim
• The Escapist shares how one person added motion controls and voice command using a PC and Kinect
• Watch YouTube user deepcameo’s Skyrim time-lapse video with Ultra Settings
• Head to imgur to see some amazing Skyrim panoramic shots
• The always-entertaining Yahtzee reviews Skyrim
• Raptr names Skyrim the Most Played Game of 2011
• Techland shares their favorite Skyrim mods
• Just Push Start names Skyrim their favorite game (and RPG) of the year
• Check out an amazing archery skillshot from YouTube user MrTeamVideo
• Follow Piki Geek’s Tamriel Times diaries
• LOTS OF CHEESE!

That’s all for now. Don’t get forget to tune into the SPIKE VGA Awards tonight at 8 PM EST. Skyrim, RAGE, Prey 2, and Fallout: New Vegas are all nominated for awards.

In the video above, watch Elder Scrolls’ fans Lara and Taylor’s beautiful rendition of the themes for both Morrowind and Skyrim.

Elsewhere, check out these links:

• The Shacknews team are sharing their favorite stories from Skyrim. Read them here.
• Watch Wren the Reaper and Digital Foundry’s time-lapse tributes to Skyrim
• Kotaku declares Skyrim the Pinnacle of Short Attention Span Gaming and shares their full review for the game.
• NPCs be damned! G4TV shares tips on being evil
• Finance experts playing Skyrim? Read new reviews at The Wall Street Journal and Forbes
• Vote for Skyrim (and RAGE) in G4TV’s Videogame Deathmatch to determine the best game of 2011.

If you haven’t watched Giant Bomb’s highly-entertaining quick look for Skyrim, watch the embedded video above. I’ve gone ahead and set it to the 28:45 mark, so you can catch the clip I’ve been watching over and over.

Elsewhere, check out Skyrim coolness at these sites:

• Watch zwoooooosh’s hilarious YouTube video, Dovahkiin’s Day Off
• PC Gamer has already put together their 10 best Skyrim mods so far (sans Creation Kit)
• TheGameStation YouTube Channel asks how a person becomes Dragonborn (possibly NSFW)
• Penny Arcade has not one, but two comics dedicated to Skyrim
• Kotaku shares an amazing fan-made Skyrim PC case
• PC Mag shares 7 Things You Should Do in Skyrim

And then there’s plenty of new reviews. Check out the latest at these sites:

• OXM US (10/10) — “If you aren’t normally drawn to role-playing games, get over it — to miss out on this extraordinary gaming experience would be positively criminal.”
• Wizard World – “The Greatest Video Game Role-Playing Game Ever”
• The Onion AV Club (A) — “Where many games with lavish production values seek to direct players’ imaginations, Skyrim seeks to ignite them.”
• Game Shark (A) — “Skyrim is a role-playing masterpiece.”
• Huffington Post/AP (4/4) — “Skyrim is one of the most ambitious video games ever developed, and it lives up to its ambitions in every way.”
• Dual Shockers (10/10) — “The electrifying world comes alive from the very beginning, inviting you to get swept up in the endless adventures that await you.”
• Student Life (5/5) — “This is the game of the year, hands down.”
• USA Today (4/4) — “Even when you think you’ve spent hundreds of hours exploring, there’s always one more fresh face to meet, or dragon to slay, or thrilling adventure waiting.”
• Associated Press (4/4) — “Skyrim has taken over my life. But, hey, it’s a good life.”
• NZ Gamer (9.5/10) — “Playing Skyrim is like getting lost in a massive series of fantasy novels, only this time you’re writing them yourself.”
• Game Chronicles (9.9/10) — Editor’s Choice
• MSNBC’s Gaming Zone (9/10) — “Whether you like swords and sorcery or not, whether you’re a role-playing gamer or not, if you don’t buy Skyrim, you’re missing out.”
• Mirror UK (5/5) — “A truly unforgettable adventure.”
• Impulse Gamer (9.9/10) — Editor’s Choice
• Gamers Haven (9.5/10)
• Stuff.co.nz (9.5/10) —  ”… without any shadow of doubt, the best RPG experience available right now.”
• Now Gamer(93%) — “Building upon everything that made Oblivion such a joy, Skyrim has easily secured the crown as the biggest game this gen and also as one of the best. Even if you don’t ordinarily like ye olde fantasy RPGs, this is brilliant.”

For more reviews, check out our previous roundup.