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The '''2nd British Academy Video Games Awards''', awarded by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]], was an [[award ceremony]] held in 2005. The ceremony honoured achievement in [[2003 in video games|video gaming in 2003]] and [[2004 in video games|2004]]. ''Half-Life 2'' was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the awards eight awards available.


The '''2nd British Academy Video Games Awards''', awarded by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]], was an [[award ceremony]] held on 1 March 2005 at [[Hotel Café Royal|Café Royal]] in London. The ceremony honoured achievement in [[2004 in video games|2004]] and was hosted by [[Jonathan Ross]]. ''Half-Life 2'' was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the eight awards available.
==Winners==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
==Winners and nominees==
Winners are shown first in '''bold'''.
{| class=wikitable
| valign="top" width="50%" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Action Game}}
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
**''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' – [[Retro Studios]] and [[Nintendo]]/Nintendo
**''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'' – [[Starbreeze Studios]] and [[Tigon Studios]]/[[Vivendi Universal Games]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Original Music}}
*'''''[[Hitman: Contracts]]'' – [[Jesper Kyd]], [[IO Interactive]]/[[Eidos Interactive]]'''
**''[[Evil Genius (video game)|Evil Genius]]'' – [[James Hannigan]]
**''[[Fable (2004 video game)|Fable]]'' – [[Danny Elfman]] and [[Russell Shaw (composer)|Russell Shaw]], Big Blue Box Studios and [[Lionhead Studios]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'' – [[Stormfront Studios]] and [[Zono]]/[[Atari]]
**''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' – [[Jeremy Soule]], [[Griptonite Games]], [[KnowWonder]] and [[EA UK]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Rome: Total War]]'' – [[Jeff van Dyck]], [[Creative Assembly|The Creative Assembly]]/[[Sega]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! '''Category'''
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Animation}}
! '''Winner'''
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
! '''Nominations'''
**''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Jak 3]]'' – [[Naughty Dog]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[Killzone (video game)|Killzone]]'' – [[Guerrilla Games]]/Sony Computer Entertainment
**''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'' – [[Capcom]]/Capcom
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Originality}}
*'''''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]'''
**''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'' – [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo EAD]]/[[Nintendo]]
**''[[Donkey Konga]]'' – [[Namco]]/Nintendo
**''[[Fable (2004 video game)|Fable]]'' – Big Blue Box Studios and [[Lionhead Studios]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'' – [[Free Radical Design]]/[[Codemasters]]
**''[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 video game)|Sid Meier's Pirates!]]'' – [[Firaxis Games]]/[[Atari]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Action Game
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Art Direction}}
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',<br/>''[[Halo 2]]'',<br/>''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'',<br/>''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]'',<br/>''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]''
**''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Doom 3]]'' – [[id Software]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[Killzone (video game)|Killzone]]'' – [[Guerrilla Games]]/Sony Computer Entertainment
**''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'' – [[Capcom]]/Capcom
**''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within]]'' – [[Ubisoft Montreal]]/[[Ubisoft]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Personal computer|PC]]}}
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
**''[[Doom 3]]'' – [[id Software]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[Far Cry (video game)|Far Cry]]'' – [[Crytek]]/[[Ubisoft]]
**''[[Myst IV: Revelation]]'' – [[Ubisoft Montreal]]/Ubisoft
**''[[Rome: Total War]]'' – [[Creative Assembly|The Creative Assembly]]/[[Sega]]
**''[[The Sims 2]]'' – [[Maxis]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Animation
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Audio Achievement}}
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
*'''''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' – [[Spark Unlimited]]/[[Activision]]'''
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',<br/>''[[Halo 2]]'',<br/>''[[Jak 3]]'',<br/>''[[Killzone]]'',<br/>''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]''
**''[[Doom 3]]'' – [[id Software]]/[[Activision]]
**''DJ Decks & FX: House Edition'' – [[Relentless Software]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment Europe]]
**''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'' – [[Stormfront Studios]] and [[Zono]]/[[Atari]]
**''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[PlayStation 2|PS2]]}}
*'''''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]'''
**''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' – [[Spark Unlimited]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2]]'' – [[Red Storm Entertainment]]/[[Ubisoft]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Art Direction
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[BAFTA Award for Best Game|Best Game]]}}
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'',<br/>''[[Doom 3]]'',<br/>''[[Killzone]]'',<br/>''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'',<br/>''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within]]''
**''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'' – [[EA Canada]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Football Manager 2005]]'' – [[Sports Interactive]]/[[Sega]]
**''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]'' – [[Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo]]/[[Konami]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Racing}}
*'''''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]'''
**''[[FlatOut (video game)|FlatOut]]'' – [[Bugbear Entertainment]]/[[Empire Interactive]]
**''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' – [[Nintendo EAD]]/[[Nintendo]]
**''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]'' – [[EA Black Box]]/Electronic Arts
**''[[RalliSport Challenge 2]]'' – [[EA DICE|Digital Illusions CE]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[WRC 4]]'' – [[Evolution Studios]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment Europe]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Children's}}
*'''''[[Donkey Konga]]'' – [[Namco]]/[[Nintendo]]'''
**''[[EyeToy: Groove]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'' – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
**''[[Shrek 2 (video game)|Shrek 2]]'' – [[Luxoflux]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'' – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
**''[[Sly 2: Band of Thieves]]'' – [[Sucker Punch Productions]]/Sony Computer Entertainment
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Sports}}
*'''''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]'' – [[Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo]]/[[Konami]]'''
**''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'' – [[EA Canada]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' – [[Camelot Software Planning]]/[[Nintendo]]
**''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]'' – [[EA Sports]]/Electronic Arts
**''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]'' – [[Neversoft]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[WRC 4]]'' – [[Evolution Studios]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment Europe]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Audio Achievement
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[GameCube]]}}
| ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]''
*'''''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within]]'' – [[Ubisoft Montreal]]/[[Ubisoft]]'''
| ''[[Doom 3]]'',<br/>''[[DJ Decks & FX: House Edition]]'',<br/>''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'',<br/>''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'',<br/>''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]''
**''[[Donkey Konga]]'' – [[Namco]]/[[Nintendo]]
**''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' – [[Nintendo EAD]]/Nintendo
**''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' – [[Retro Studios]] and Nintendo/Nintendo
**''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'' – [[Free Radical Design]]/[[Codemasters]]
**''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]'' – [[EA Sports]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Sunday Times Reader Award for Games}}
*'''''[[Football Manager 2005]]'' – [[Sports Interactive]]/[[Sega]]'''
**''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'' – [[EA Canada]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' – [[Rockstar North]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve
**''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]'' – [[Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo]]/[[Konami]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! [[BAFTA Award for Best Game|Best Game]]
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Handheld}}
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
*'''''[[Colin McRae Rally 2005]]'' – [[Codemasters]]/Codemasters'''
| ''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Football Manager 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',<br/>''[[Halo 2]]'',<br/>''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]''
**''[[Fire Emblem (video game)|Fire Emblem]]'' – [[Intelligent Systems]]/[[Nintendo]]
**''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' – [[Griptonite Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]'' – [[Game Freak]]/[[The Pokémon Company]]
**''[[Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy|Star Wars Trilogy]]'' – [[Traveller's Tales]]/[[LucasArts]]
**''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' – [[Capcom]] and [[Flagship (company)|Flagship]]/[[Nintendo]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Technical Direction}}
*'''''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]'''
**''[[Doom 3]]'' – [[id Software]]/[[Activision]]
**''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'' – [[London Studio]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve
**''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' – [[Retro Studios]] and [[Nintendo]]/Nintendo
**''[[Pikmin 2]]'' – [[Nintendo EAD]]/[[Nintendo]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Children's
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Mobile}}
| ''[[Donkey Konga]]''
*'''''BlueTooth BiPlanes'' – Morpheme Wireless Ltd/Morpheme Wireless Ltd'''
| ''[[EyeToy: Groove]]'',<br/>''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'',<br/>''[[Shrek 2 (video game)|Shrek 2]]'',<br/>''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'',<br/>''[[Sly 2: Band of Thieves]]''
**''3D Pool'' – 3R Studio/3R Studio
**''[[Ancient Empires (mobile game)|Ancient Empires]]'' – [[Macrospace]]/Macrospace
**''[[Colin McRae Rally 2005]]'' – [[Codemasters]]/Codemasters
**''Fatal Force: Earth Assault'' – Macrospace/Macrospace
**''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]'' – [[EA Sports]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]}}
*'''''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]'''
**''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Fable (2004 video game)|Fable]]'' – Big Blue Box Studios and [[Lionhead Studios]]/Microsoft Game Studios
**''Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack'' – [[Rockstar North]] and [[Rockstar Vienna]]/[[Rockstar Games]]
**''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'' – [[Starbreeze Studios]] and [[Tigon Studios]]/[[Vivendi Universal Games]]
**''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2]]'' – [[Red Storm Entertainment]]/[[Ubisoft]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" |
! Gamecube
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Online Multiplayer}}
| ''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within]]''
*'''''[[Half-Life 2]]'' – [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]/Valve'''
| ''[[Donkey Konga]]'',<br/>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'',<br/>''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'',<br/>''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'',<br/>''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]''
**''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'' – [[Criterion Games]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
**''[[Far Cry (video game)|Far Cry]]'' – [[Crytek]]/[[Ubisoft]]
**''[[Halo 2]]'' – [[Bungie]]/[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
**''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
**''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow]]'' – [[Ubisoft Shanghai]] and [[Ubisoft Milan]]/Ubisoft
|}

===Special Award (Games)===
* '''[[Sam Houser]]'''
* '''[[Leslie Benzies]]'''

===Games with multiple nominations and wins===
{{Col-begin}}
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====Nominations====
{| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: center; background: #f6e39c"
|-
|-
! scope="col" width="55" | Nominations
! Handheld
! scope="col" align="center" | Game
| ''[[Colin McRae Rally 2005]]''
| ''[[Fire Emblem (video game)|Fire Emblem]]'',<br/>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'',<br/>''[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]'',<br/>''[[Star Wars Trilogy]]'',<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 8
! Mobile
| ''[[BlueTooth BiPlanes]]''
| ''Half-Life 2''
| ''[[3D Pool]]'',<br/>''[[Ancient Empires (mobile game)|Ancient Empires]]'',<br/>''[[Colin McRae Rally 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Fatal Force - Earth Assault]]'',<br/>''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 6
! Online Multiplayer
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
| ''Burnout 3: Takedown''
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'',<br/>''[[Far Cry]]'',<br/>''[[Halo 2]]'',<br/>''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]'',<br/>''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow]]''
|-
|-
| ''Halo 2''
! Original Music
| ''[[Hitman: Contracts]]''
| ''[[Evil Genius (video game)|Evil Genius]]'',<br/>''[[Fable (video game)|Fable]]'',<br/>''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'',<br/>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'',<br/>''[[Rome: Total War]]''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 5
! Originality
| ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''
| ''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]''
| ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'',<br/>''[[Donkey Konga]]'',<br/>''[[Fable (video game)|Fable]]'',<br/>''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'',<br/>''[[Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 video game)|Sid Meier's Pirates!]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4
! PC
| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
| ''Doom 3''
| ''[[Doom 3]]'',<br/>''[[Far Cry]]'',<br/>''[[Myst IV: Revelation]]'',<br/>''[[Rome: Total War]]'',<br/>''[[The Sims 2]]''
|-
|-
| ''SingStar''/''SingStar Party''
! PS2
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]''
| ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'',<br/>''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'',<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',<br/>''[[SingStar]]''/''[[SingStar Party]]'',<br/>''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 3
! Racing
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]''
| ''Donkey Konga''
| ''[[FlatOut (video game)|FlatOut]]'',<br/>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'',<br/>''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]'',<br/>''[[Rallisport Challenge 2]]'',<br/>''[[WRC 4]]''
|-
|-
| ''EyeToy: Play 2''
! Sports
| ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]''
| ''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'',<br/>''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]'',<br/>''[[WRC 4]]''
|-
|-
| ''FIFA Football 2005''
! Sunday Times Reader Award for Games
| ''[[Football Manager 2005]]''
| ''[[FIFA Football 2005]]'',<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'',<br/>''[[Half-Life 2]]'',<br/>''[[Halo 2]]'',<br/>''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]''
|-
|-
| ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''
! Technical Direction
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]''
| ''[[Doom 3]]'',<br/>''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'',<br/>''[[Half-Life 2]]'',<br/>''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'',<br/>''[[Pikmin 2]]''
|-
|-
| ''Pro Evolution Soccer 4''
! Xbox
| ''[[Halo 2]]''
| ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]'',<br/>''[[Fable (video game)|Fable]]'',<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]]'',<br/>''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'',<br/>''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2]]''
|-
|-
| ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005''
! Special Award (Games)
|-
| ''[[Sam Houser]]'' & ''[[Leslie Benzies]]''
| rowspan=15 style="text-align:center" | 2
| N/A
| ''Call of Duty: Finest Hour''
|-
| ''Colin McRae Rally 2005''
|-
| ''Far Cry''
|-
| ''Football Manager 2005''
|-
| ''Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone''
|-
| ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''
|-
| ''Killzone''
|-
| ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|-
| ''Onimusha 3: Demon Siege''
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within''
|-
| ''Rome: Total War''
|-
| ''Second Sight''
|-
| ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay''
|-
| ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2''
|-
| ''WRC 4''
|}
|}
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====Wins====
==Multiple nominations and wins==
{| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: center; background: #f6e39c"
===Wins===
|-
* 6 wins - ''Half-Life 2''
! width="55" | Awards
* 3 wins - ''Burnout 3: Takedown''
! align="center" | Game

|-
===Nominations===
| style="text-align:center" | 6
* 8 nominations - ''Half-Life 2''
| ''Half-Life 2''
* 6 nominations - ''Burnout 3: Takedown'' and ''Halo 2''
|-
* 5 nominations - ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''
| style="text-align:center" | 3
* 4 nominations - ''Doom 3'' and ''SingStar''/''SingStar Party''
| ''Burnout 3: Takedown''
* 3 nominations - ''Donkey Konga'', ''EyeToy: Play 2'', ''FIFA Football 2005'', ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'', ''Pro Evolution Soccer 4'', and ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005''
|}
* 2 nominations - ''Call of Duty: Finest Hour'', ''Colin McRae Rally 2005'', ''Far Cry'', ''Football Manager 2005'', ''Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', ''Killzone'', ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', ''Onimusha 3: Demon Siege'', ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'', ''Rome: Total War'', ''Second Sight'', ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay'', ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2'', and ''WRC 4''
{{Col-end}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://awards.bafta.org/explore?year=2005&type=games+ 2nd BAFTA Video Games Awards page]
*[http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/games? 2nd BAFTA Video Games Awards page]


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Latest revision as of 20:49, 4 July 2024

2nd British Academy Games Awards
Date1 March 2005
LocationCafé Royal
Hosted byJonathan Ross
Best GameHalf-Life 2
Most awardsHalf-Life 2 (6)
Most nominationsHalf-Life 2 (8)
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The 2nd British Academy Video Games Awards, awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 1 March 2005 at Café Royal in London. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2004 and was hosted by Jonathan Ross. Half-Life 2 was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the eight awards available.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are shown first in bold.

Action Game
Original Music
Animation
Originality
Art Direction
Audio Achievement
Racing
Children's
Sports
Sunday Times Reader Award for Games
Handheld
Technical Direction
Mobile
Online Multiplayer

Special Award (Games)

[edit]

Games with multiple nominations and wins

[edit]
[edit]