| British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game | |
|---|---|
| Description | The best game of the year, across all genres and platforms |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BAFTA |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Currently held by | God of War |
| Website | www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor of "the best game of the year, across all genres and platforms".[1] The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony was held in 2004, with Infinity Ward and Activision's game Call of Duty receiving the award.[2] The award was originally known as Game of the Year – The Year's Best Game for the 2004 ceremony.
Since its inception, the award has been given to thirteen games. As developers, Valve Corporation have received the most awards in this category, with two wins; as publishers, both Activision, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Valve have received the most awards in this category, with two wins each. Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division were nominated on six occasions, more than any other developer; and Electronic Arts are the most nominated publisher, with 11 nominations.
The most recent winner of the award is God of War, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Winners and nominees[]
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
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Multiple wins and nominations[]
Developers[]
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The following developers received two or more Best Game awards:
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The following developers received three or more Best Game nominations:
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Publishers[]
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The following publishers received two or more Best Game awards:
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The following publishers received four or more Best Game nominations:
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References[]
- ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2015" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Games in 2004". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2005". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2006". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2007". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2009". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2010". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2011". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2013". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2016". BAFTA.org. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Winners List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018 (Plain Text) | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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| BAFTA Games Award for Best Game | |
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| BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards era | 1998: GoldenEye 007 • 1999: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time • 2000: Deus Ex (PC), MediEvil II (console), Pokémon Yellow (mobile device) • 2001: Max Payne (PC), Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (console), Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (mobile device) • 2002: Neverwinter Nights (PC), Halo: Combat Evolved (console), SMS Chess (mobile device) |
| BAFTA Games Award era (2000s) | 2002/03: Call of Duty • 2003/04: Half-Life 2 • 2005/06: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter • 2006/07: BioShock • 2007/08: Super Mario Galaxy • 2009: Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2010s | 2010: Mass Effect 2 • 2011: Portal 2 • 2012: Dishonored • 2013: The Last of Us • 2014: Destiny • 2015: Fallout 4 • 2016: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End • 2017: What Remains of Edith Finch • 2018: God of War • 2019: Outer Wilds |
| 2020s | 2020: Hades • 2021: Returnal • 2022: Vampire Survivors • 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 |