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{{Infobox BAVGA
| name = 4th British Academy Video Games Awards
| image =
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| date = 23 October 2007
| site = [[Battersea Park#Current features in the park|Battersea Evolution]]
| host = [[Vic Reeves]]
| best_game =
| producer =
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| best_game = ''[[BioShock]]''
| most_wins = ''[[Wii Sports]]'' (6)
| most_nominations = ''[[Wii Sports]]'' (7)
| last = 3rd British Academy Video Games Awards
| next = 5th British Academy Video Games Awards
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The '''4th British Academy Video Games Awards''' (known for the purposes of sponsorship as '''British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with [[PC World (retailer)|PC World]]'''), awarded by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]], was an [[award ceremony]] held on 23 October 2007 in [[Battersea Park#Current features in the park|Battersea Evolution]]. The ceremony honoured achievement in [[2007 in video games|video gaming in 2007]] for games which were released between 6 October 2006 and 5 October 2007 and was hosted by [[Vic Reeves]]. ''Wii Sports'' led with the most nominations with seven. ''Wii Sports'' was the major winner on the night, taking six of the seven awards available, equaling the record ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2003) and ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' (2004) had with the most awards won in any BAFTA Video Games Awards ceremony. ''BioShock'' took the main prize of Best Game.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Category'''
! '''Winner'''
! '''Nominations'''
|-
! Technical Achievement
| ''[[God of War II]]''
| ''[[Crackdown]]'',<br/>''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[MotorStorm]]'',<br/>''[[Ōkami]]'',<br/>''[[Uncharted: Drake's Fortune]]''
|-
! Best Game
| ''[[BioShock]]''
| ''[[Crysis]]'',<br/>''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[Guitar Hero II]]'',<br/>''[[Kane & Lynch: Dead Men]]'',<br/>''[[Wii Sports]]''
|-
! Sports
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[Colin McRae: Dirt]]'',<br/>''[[Football Manager 2008]]'',<br/>''[[FIFA 08]]'',<br/>''[[MotorStorm]]'',<br/>''[[Virtua Tennis 3]]''
|-
! Original Score
| ''[[Ōkami]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'',<br/>''[[God of War II]]'',<br/>''[[Lair (video game)|Lair]]'',<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'',<br/>''[[Viva Piñata]]''
|-
! Innovation
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[flOw]]'',<br/>''[[Ōkami]]'',<br/>''[[Super Paper Mario]]'',<br/>''[[The Eye of Judgment]]'',<br/>''[[Trauma Center: Second Opinion]]''
|-
! Artistic Achievement
| ''[[Ōkami]]''
| ''[[BioShock]]'',<br/>''[[Heavenly Sword]]'',<br/>''[[Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction|Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction]]'',<br/>''[[Skate (video game)|Skate]]'',<br/>''[[Viva Piñata]]''
|-
! Action and Adventure<br/>(Sponsored by PC World)
| ''[[Crackdown]]''
| ''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[God of War II]]'',<br/>''[[The Orange Box]]'',<br/>''[[Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction|Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction]]'',<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''
|-
! Gameplay<br/>(Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage)
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[Crackdown]]'',<br/>''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[Sega Rally Revo|Sega Rally]]'',<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'',<br/>''[[Warhawk (2007 video game)|Warhawk]]''
|-
! Multiplayer
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[Battlefield 2142]]'',<br/>''[[Crackdown]]'',<br/>''[[Guitar Hero II]]'',<br/>''[[World in Conflict]]'',<br/>''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]''
|-
! Casual
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree|Big Brain Academy For Wii]]'',<br/>''[[Cake Mania]]'',<br/>''[[Guitar Hero II]]'',<br/>''[[More Brain Training]]'',<br/>''[[SingStar (PlayStation 3)|SingStar]]''
|-
! Strategy and Simulation
| ''[[Wii Sports]]''
| ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'',<br/>''[[Forza Motorsport 2]]'',<br/>''[[Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms]]'',<br/>''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas]]'',<br/>''[[World in Conflict]]''
|-
! Story and Character
| ''[[God of War II]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'',<br/>''[[Heavenly Sword]]'',<br/>''[[Ōkami]]'',<br/>''[[The Darkness (video game)|The Darkness]]'',<br/>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
|-
! Use of Audio
| ''[[Crackdown]]''
| ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'',<br/>''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[God of War II]]'',<br/>''[[Guitar Hero II]]'',<br/>''[[Skate (video game)|Skate]]''
|-
! BAFTA One's To Watch Award<br/>(In association with Dare to Be Digital)
| ''[[Ragnarawk]]''
| ''Bear Go Home'',<br/>''Climbatic''
|-
! The PC World Gamers Award<br/>(The only award to be voted for by the public)
| ''[[Football Manager 2007]]''
| ''[[Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training]]'',<br/>''[[FIFA 07]]'',<br/>''[[Gears of War]]'',<br/>''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'',<br/>''[[Resistance: Fall of Man]]'',<br/>''[[Wii Play]]''
|-
! Academy Fellowship
| ''[[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]]''
| N/A
|}

==Multiple nominations and wins==
===Winners===
* '''6 Wins''' - ''Wii Sports''
* '''2 Wins''' - ''Crackdown'', ''God of War II'' and ''Ōkami''

===Nominations===
* '''7 Nominations''' - ''Wii Sports''
* '''6 Nominations''' - ''Gears of War''
* '''5 Nominations''' - ''Crackdown'', ''God of War II'' and ''Ōkami''
* '''4 Nominations''' - ''Guitar Hero II''
* '''3 Nominations''' - ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess''
* '''2 Nominations''' - ''BioShock'', ''Final Fantasy XII'', ''Heavenly Sword'', ''MotorStorm'', ''Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction'', ''Skate'' and ''World in Conflict''

Two separate franchises (the ''[[FIFA (series)|FIFA]]'' and ''[[Football Manager]]'' series) garnered more than one nomination (with one each for ''[[FIFA 07]]'', ''[[FIFA 08]]'' ''[[Football Manager 2007]]'' (winner of PC World Gamers Award) and ''[[Football Manager 2008]]''

==External links==
* [http://www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/ BAFTA Video Game Awards Main Page]
* [http://www.bafta.org/ BAFTA Homepage]

[[Category:British Academy Video Games Awards]]
[[Category:2006 video games]]
[[Category:2007 video games]]

Revision as of 23:40, 30 June 2012