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BAFTA Games Awards
Current: 19th British Academy Games Awards
File:British Academy Games Awards logo.png
Awarded forOutstanding creative achievement in games[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awardedFebruary 2004; 21 years ago (2004-02)
Websitebafta.org

The BAFTA Games Awards or British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honouring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry.[1] First presented in 2004 following the restructuring of the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, the awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Since the inaugural BAFTA Games Awards in February 2004, nineteen ceremonies have taken place. The most recent, the 19th British Academy Games Awards, was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 30 March 2023.

Categories[]

Active Categories

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  • Animation (2004–2005, revived in 2020[2])
  • Artistic Achievement
  • Audio Achievement
  • Best Game
  • British Game (introduced in 2013)
  • Debut Game (introduced in 2013)
  • EE Game of the Year (introduced in 2018, formerly EE Mobile Game, audience-voted award)
  • Evolving Game (introduced in 2015)
  • Family (previously "Children's Game")
  • BAFTA Fellowship (presented sporadically)
  • Game Beyond Entertainment (introduced in 2017)
  • Game Design (introduced in 2012)
  • Multiplayer
  • Music
  • Narrative (previously "Screenplay/Story")
  • Original Property (previously "Originality")
  • Performer in a Leading Role
  • Performer in a Supporting Role
  • Special Award (presented sporadically)
  • Technical Achievement (Renamed from "Game Innovation" in 2020[2])
  • Young Game Designers (five per year)

Defunct Categories


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  • Action Game
  • Adventure Game
  • Animation or Intro
  • Art Direction
  • Best Character
  • Casual and Social Game
  • Game Boy Advance Game
  • Game Innovation (renamed to "Technical Achievement" in 2020)
  • Gamecube Game
  • Gameplay
  • Handheld Game
  • Mobile Game (retired by 2020[2])
  • One to Watch Award
  • Online Game
  • PC Game
  • British Academy Games Award for Performer (split into two categories in 2020[2])
  • PS2 Game
  • Puzzle Game
  • Racing Game
  • Simulation Game
  • Sound
  • Sports Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Sunday Times Reader's Award
  • Xbox Game

Ceremonies and winners[]

The BAFTA ceremonies are typically held in March or April of each year. In some years, BAFTA has given out additional awards just prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo event, which happens in May or June of the year.

2003[]

The 2003 ceremony took place in February 2004.[3]

2004[]

The 2004 ceremony took place on 1 March 2005.[4]

2006[]

The 2006 ceremony took place at The Roundhouse on 5 October 2006 and was hosted by Vernon Kay.[5]

  • Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World) – Shadow of the Colossus
  • Artistic Achievement – Shadow of the Colossus
  • Audio Achievement – Electroplankton
  • Casual and Social – Buzz!: The BIG Quiz
  • Character – LocoRoco (LocoRoco)
  • Children's – LocoRoco
  • Game (Sponsored by PC World) – Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) – Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • Gamers' Award (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) – 24: The Mobile Game
  • InnovationDr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
  • Multiplayer – Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach
  • Original Score – Tomb Raider: Legend
  • Screenplay – Psychonauts
  • Simulation – The Movies
  • Soundtrack – Guitar Hero
  • Sports – Fight Night Round 3
  • Strategy – Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War
  • Technical Achievement (Sponsored by Skillset) – Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

2007[]

The 2007 ceremony took place at Battersea Evolution on 23 October 2007 and was hosted by Vic Reeves.[6]

2008[]

The 2008 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 10 March 2009 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[7]

2009[]

The 2009 ceremony took place at London Hilton 19 March 2010 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[8]

2010[]

The 2010 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 16 March 2011 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[9]

2011[]

The 2011 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 16 March 2012 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[10]

2012[]

The 2012 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 5 March 2013 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[11]

  • Action – Far Cry 3
  • Artistic Achievement – Journey
  • Audio Achievement – Journey
  • Best GameDishonored
  • British GameThe Room
  • Debut GameThe Unfinished Swan
  • Family – Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
  • Game DesignJourney
  • Game InnovationThe Unfinished Swan
  • Mobile & Handheld – The Walking Dead
  • Online – Browser – SongPop
  • Online Multiplayer – Journey
  • Original Music – Journey
  • PerformerDanny Wallace (as the narrator, Thomas Was Alone)
  • Sports/Fitness – New Star Soccer
  • Story – The Walking Dead
  • Strategy – XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  • BAFTA Ones to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – Starcrossed
  • Academy Fellowship – Gabe Newell

2013[]

The 2013 ceremony took place at Tobacco Dock on 12 March 2014 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[12]

2014[]

The 2014 ceremony took place at Tobacco Dock on 12 March 2015 and was hosted by Rufus Hound.[13]

2015[]

The 2015 ceremony took place at Tobacco Dock on 7 April 2016 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[14]

2016[]

The 2016 ceremony took place at Tobacco Dock on 6 April 2017 and was hosted by Danny Wallace.[16]

2017[]

The 2017 ceremony took place at The Troxy on 12 April 2018 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[18][19]

2018[]

The 2018 ceremony took place at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 4 April 2019 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.[21][22]

2019[]

Though originally planned to be presented at a ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the event was instead presented as a live stream on 2 April 2020 due to concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]

2020[]

The event was held as a live-streamed event on 25 March 2021. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2021.[26]

2021[]

The ceremony took place at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 7 April 2022 and was hosted by television presenter Elle Osili-Wood for the second time. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2022.[27]

2022[]

The ceremony took place at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 30 March 2023 and was hosted by esports presenter Frankie Ward. The nominees were announced on 2 March 2023.[28][29]

See also[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wales, Matt (September 9, 2019). "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 9, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  3. "Games in 2004". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  4. "Games in 2005". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  5. "Games in 2006". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  6. "Games in 2007". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  7. "Games in 2009". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  8. "Games in 2010". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  9. "Games in 2011". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  10. "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  11. "Games in 2013". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
  12. "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015. {{cite web}}:
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  14. "Games in 2016". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 25 January 2017. {{cite web}}:
  15. Wawro, Alex (May 24, 2016). "BAFTA honors veteran game designer Amy Hennig with a Special Award". Gamasutra. Retrieved December 11, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  16. "Games in 2017". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 10 April 2017. {{cite web}}:
  17. Batchelor, James (June 2, 2017). "BAFTA to honour Riot Games' Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill at E3". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved December 11, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  18. "Games in 2018". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 5 July 2018. {{cite web}}:
  19. "Nominations Announced for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018. {{cite web}}:
  20. Lanier, Liz (May 11, 2018). "Nolan North to Receive BAFTA Special Award in June". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  21. "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 5 April 2018. {{cite web}}:
  22. "Winners Announced: British Academy Games Awards in 2019". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2018. {{cite web}}:
  23. Kerr, Chris (May 14, 2019). "Epic Games to receive BAFTA Special Award for contribution to game development". Gamasutra. Retrieved May 14, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  24. Dayus, Oscar (June 13, 2019). "Fortnite Studio Epic Given Special BAFTA Award At E3 2019". GameSpot. Retrieved June 13, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  25. Raindran, Manori (12 March 2020). "BAFTAs to Live Stream Game Awards Amid Coronavirus Fears". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2020. {{cite web}}:
  26. Del Rosario, Alexandra (25 March 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards: Supergiant Games' 'Hades' Takes Home Top Prize – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 March 2021. {{cite web}}:
  27. Kennedy, Victorira (1 March 2022). "BAFTA Game of the Year nominees announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved 3 March 2022. {{cite web}}:
  28. "BAFTA announces the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2023". BAFTA. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. {{cite web}}:
  29. "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023. {{cite web}}:

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