During GDC 2010 on Thursday night the award ceremonies for the 2010 Independent Games Festival were held. While more and more contests and awards have been launching as of late for the indie games scene, the IGF still remains the most prestigious of all these awards with many award winners turning into big critical and sales hits.

The top award, the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game, was won this year by Monaco, the co-op themed crime caper title from developer Pocketwatch Games. Monaco also won in the Excellence in Design category. In the Vision Award category, which nets the winning team $10,000 as sponsored by Direct2Drive, the winner was Max and the Magic Marker, the unique puzzle-drawing game from developer Press Play. You can check out the full list of winners after the jump.