British Academy Games Awards
The British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honoring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry. 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, and are thus commonly referred to as the BAFTA Games Awards.
Since the inaugural BAFTA Games Awards in 2004, eleven ceremonies have taken place. The most recent, the 15th British Academy Games Awards, was held on 4 April 2019 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
Categories
Active Categories- Animation Achievement
- Artistic Achievement
- Audio Achievement
- Best Game
- British Game
- Debut Game
- EE Mobile Game
- Evolving Game
- Family
- BAFTA Fellowship
- Game Beyond Entertainment
- Game Design
- Multiplayer
- Music
- Narrative
- Original Property
- Performer in a Leading Role
- Performer in a Supporting Role
- Special Award
- Technical Achievement
- Young Game Designers
- Action Game
- Adventure Game
- Animation or Intro
- Art Direction
- Best Character
- Casual and Social Game
- Game Boy Advance Game
- Gamecube Game
- Gameplay
- Handheld Game
- Mobile Game
- One to Watch Award
- Online Game
- Original Music
- PC Game
- PS2 Game
- Puzzle Game
- Racing Game
- Simulation Game
- Sound
- Sports Game
- Strategy Game
- Sunday Times Reader's Award
- Technical Achievement
- Xbox Game
Ceremonies and winners
2003
The 2003 ceremony took place on February 2004.- Action Game – '
- Adventure Game – '
- Animation or Intro – Soulcalibur II
- Children's Game – '
- Design – '
- Game Boy Advance Game – '
- Game on Any Platform – The Year's Best Game – Call of Duty
- Gamecube – Metroid Prime
- Mobile Game – Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Multiplayer – Battlefield 1942
- Original Music – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- PC – '
- PS2 – '
- Racing – Project Gotham Racing 2
- Sound – '
- Sports – FIFA Football 2004
- Strategy – '
- Sunday Times Reader Award for Games – '
- Technical Achievement – '
- Xbox – '
- Special Award – Chris Deering
2004
- Action Game – Half-Life 2
- Animation – Half-Life 2
- Art Direction – Half-Life 2
- Audio Achievement – '
- Best Game – Half-Life 2
- Children's – Donkey Konga
- Gamecube – '
- Handheld – Colin McRae Rally 2005
- Mobile Game – BlueTooth BiPlanes
- Online Multiplayer – Half-Life 2
- Original Music – '
- Originality – SingStar/Singstar Party
- PC – Half-Life 2
- PS2 – '
- Racing – '
- Sports – Pro Evolution Soccer 4
- Sunday Times Reader Award for Games – Football Manager 2005
- Technical Direction – '
- Xbox – Halo 2
- Special Award – Sam Houser & Leslie Benzies
2006
- Action and Adventure – Shadow of the Colossus
- Artistic Achievement – Shadow of the Colossus
- Audio Achievement – Electroplankton
- Casual and Social – '
- Character – LocoRoco
- Children's – LocoRoco
- Game – Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Gameplay – '
- Gamers' Award – '
- Innovation – '
- Multiplayer – Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach
- Original Score – '
- Screenplay – Psychonauts
- Simulation – The Movies
- Soundtrack – Guitar Hero
- Sports – Fight Night Round 3
- Strategy – '
- Technical Achievement – Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
2007
- Action and Adventure – Crackdown
- Artistic Achievement – Ōkami
- Best Game – BioShock
- Casual – Wii Sports
- Gameplay – Wii Sports
- Innovation – Wii Sports
- Multiplayer – Wii Sports
- Original Score – Ōkami
- Sports – Wii Sports
- Story and Character – God of War II
- Strategy and Simulation – Wii Sports
- Technical Achievement – God of War II
- Use of Audio – Crackdown
- BAFTA One's To Watch Award – Ragnarawk
- The PC World Gamers Award – Football Manager 2007
- Academy Fellowship – Will Wright
2008
- Action and Adventure – Fable II
- Artistic Achievement – LittleBigPlanet
- Best Game – Super Mario Galaxy
- Casual – Boom Blox
- Gameplay – '
- Handheld – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
- Multiplayer – Left 4 Dead
- Original Score – Dead Space
- Sports – '
- Strategy – Civilization Revolution
- Story and Character – '
- Technical Achievement – Spore
- Use of Audio – Dead Space
- BAFTA One's to Watch Award – Boro-Toro
- GAME Award of 2008 – '
- Academy Fellowship – Nolan Bushnell
2009
- Action – '
- Artistic Achievement – Flower
- Best Game – '
- Family & Social – Wii Sports Resort
- Gameplay – '
- Handheld – LittleBigPlanet
- Multiplayer – Left 4 Dead 2
- Original Score – '
- Sports – FIFA 10
- Story – '
- Strategy – '
- Use of Audio – '
- Use of Online – FIFA 10
- BAFTA One's to Watch Award – Shrunk!
- GAME Award of 2009 – '
- Academy Fellowship – Shigeru Miyamoto
2010
- Action – '
- Artistic Achievement – God of War III
- Best Game – Mass Effect 2
- Family – Kinect Sports
- Gameplay – Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Handheld – Cut the Rope
- Multiplayer – '
- Original Music – Heavy Rain
- Puzzle – '
- Social Network Game – My Empire
- Sports – F1 2010
- Story – Heavy Rain
- Strategy – Civilization V
- Technical Innovation – Heavy Rain
- Use of Audio – '
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Twang!
- GAME Award of 2010 –
- Academy Fellowship – Peter Molyneux
2011
- Action – '
- Artistic Achievement – Rayman Origins
- Audio Achievement – Battlefield 3
- Best Game – Portal 2
- Debut Game – Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Family – LittleBigPlanet 2
- Game Design – Portal 2
- Game Innovation – LittleBigPlanet 2
- Mobile & Handheld – Peggle HD
- Online – Browser – Monstermind
- Online Multiplayer – Battlefield 3
- Original Music – L.A. Noire
- Performer – Mark Hamill
- Sports/Fitness – '
- Story – Portal 2
- Strategy –
- BAFTA Ones To Watch Award – Tick Tock Toys
- GAME Award of 2011 – Battlefield 3
- Special – Markus Persson
2012
- Action – Far Cry 3
- Artistic Achievement – Journey
- Audio Achievement – Journey
- Best Game – Dishonored
- British Game – The Room
- Debut Game – The Unfinished Swan
- Family – '
- Game Design – Journey
- Game Innovation – The Unfinished Swan
- Mobile & Handheld – The Walking Dead
- Online – Browser – SongPop
- Online Multiplayer – Journey
- Original Music – Journey
- Performer – Danny Wallace
- Sports/Fitness – New Star Soccer
- Story – The Walking Dead
- Strategy – '
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Starcrossed
- Academy Fellowship – Gabe Newell
2013
- Action & Adventure – The Last of Us
- Artistic Achievement – Tearaway
- Audio Achievement - The Last of Us
- Best Game – The Last of Us
- British Game – Grand Theft Auto V
- Debut Game – Gone Home
- Family – Tearaway
- Game Design – Grand Theft Auto V
- Game Innovation –
- Mobile & Handheld – Tearaway
- Online Multiplayer – Grand Theft Auto V
- Original Music – BioShock Infinite
- Performer – Ashley Johnson
- Sports – FIFA 14
- Story – The Last of Us
- Strategy & Simulation – Papers, Please
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Size DOES Matter
- Academy Fellowship – Rockstar Games
2014
- Artistic Achievement – Lumino City
- Audio Achievement – '
- Best Game – Destiny
- British Game – Monument Valley
- Debut Game – Never Alone
- Family – Minecraft: Console Editions
- Game Design – '
- Game Innovation – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Mobile & Handheld – Monument Valley
- Online Multiplayer – Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- Original Music – Far Cry 4
- Original Property – '
- Performer – Ashley Johnson
- Persistent Game – League of Legends
- Sports – OlliOlli
- Story – '
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Chambara
- Academy Fellowship – David Braben
2015
- Artistic Achievement – Ori and the Blind Forest
- Audio Achievement – Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
- Best Game – Fallout 4
- British Game –
- Debut Game – Her Story
- Family – Rocket League
- Game Design – Bloodborne
- Game Innovation – Her Story
- Mobile & Handheld – Her Story
- Multiplayer – Rocket League
- Music - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
- Original Property – Until Dawn
- Performer – Merle Dandridge
- Persistent Game – Prison Architect
- Sports – Rocket League
- Story – Life Is Strange
- Special - Amy Hennig
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Sundown
- Academy Fellowship – John Carmack
- AMD eSports Audience Award – Smite
2016
- Artistic Achievement – Inside
- Audio Achievement – The Last Guardian
- Best Game –
- British Game – Overcooked
- Debut Game – Firewatch
- Evolving Game – Rocket League
- Family – Overcooked
- Game Design – Inside
- Game Innovation – That Dragon, Cancer
- Mobile – Pokémon Go
- Multiplayer – Overwatch
- Music – Virginia
- Narrative – Inside
- Original Property – Inside
- Performer – Cissy Jones
- BAFTA Special Award – Brenda Romero
- BAFTA Special Award - Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill of Riot Games
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – Among the Stones
- AMD eSports Audience Award – Clash Royale
2017
- Artistic Achievement – '
- Audio Achievement – '
- Best Game – What Remains of Edith Finch
- British Game – '
- Debut Game – Gorogoa
- Evolving Game – Overwatch
- Family – Super Mario Odyssey
- Game Beyond Entertainment – '
- Game Design – Super Mario Odyssey
- Game Innovation – '
- Mobile Game – Golf Clash
- Multiplayer – '
- Music – Cuphead
- Narrative – Night in the Woods
- Original Property – Horizon Zero Dawn
- Performer – Melina Juergens
- Special Award: Nolan North
2018
- Artistic Achievement – Return of the Obra Dinn
- Audio Achievement – God of War
- Best Game – God of War
- British Game – Forza Horizon 4
- Debut Game – Yoku's Island Express
- EE Mobile Game – Old School RuneScape
- Evolving Game – Fortnite Battle Royale
- Family – Nintendo Labo
- Game Beyond Entertainment – My Child Lebensborn
- Game Design – Return of the Obra Dinn
- Game Innovation – Nintendo Labo
- Mobile Game – Florence
- Multiplayer – A Way Out
- Music – God of War
- Narrative – God of War
- Original Property – Into the Breach
- Performer – Jeremy Davies as The Stranger in God of War
- Special Award – Epic Games
2019
- Animation – Luigi's Mansion 3
- Artistic Achievement – Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Audio Achievement – Ape Out
- Best Game – Outer Wilds
- British Game – Observation
- Debut Game – Disco Elysium
- EE Mobile Game –
- Evolving Game – Path of Exile
- Family – Untitled Goose Game
- Game Beyond Entertainment – Kind Words
- Game Design – Disco Elysium
- Multiplayer – Apex Legends
- Music – Disco Elysium
- Narrative – Disco Elysium
- Original Property – Disco Elysium
- Performer in a Leading Role – Gonzalo Martin as Sean Diaz in Life Is Strange 2
- Performer in a Supporting Role – Martti Suosalo as Ahti the Janitor in Control
- Technical Achievement – Death Stranding
- BAFTA Fellowship – Hideo Kojima