British Academy Games Awards
In 2003, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that they would be splitting their BAFTA Games Awards from the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards. The Games Awards are given to recognize eminent computer and video games.
See BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for previous BAFTA awards given to games.
2003
- Multiplayer Game - Battlefield 1942
- Animation or Intro - Soulcalibur II
- Children's Game - EyeToy: Play
- Music - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Game Boy Advance Game - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
- Design - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Mobile Game - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Sports Game - FIFA Football 2004
- Racing Game - Project Gotham Racing 2
- PC Game - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Action Game - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Sunday Times Reader Award for Games - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- PlayStation 2 Game - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Gamecube Game - Metroid Prime
- Sound - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Game on Any Platform - The Year's Best Game - Call of Duty
- Strategy Game - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
- Xbox Game - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Technical Achievement - EyeToy: Play
- Adventure Game - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Special Award (Games) - Chris Deering
2004
- Art Direction - Half-Life 2
- PS2 - Burnout 3: Takedown
- Gamecube - Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Animation - Half-Life 2
- Racing - Burnout 3: Takedown
- Best Game - Half-Life 2
- Originality - SingStar/Singstar Party
- Original Music - Hitman: Contracts
- PC - Half-Life 2
- Online and Multiplayer - Half-Life 2
- Mobile - BlueTooth BiPlanes
- Handheld - Colin McRae Rally 2005
- Technical Direction - Burnout 3: Takedown
- Action/Adventure - Half-Life 2
- Sports - Pro Evolution Soccer 4
- Xbox - Halo 2
- Audio - Call of Duty: Finest Hour
- Children's - Donkey Konga
- Special Award (Games) - Sam Houser & Leslie Benzies
2006
- Technical Achievement - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Sports - Fight Night Round 3
- Audio - Electroplankton
- Children's - LocoRoco
- Screenplay - Psychonauts
- Soundtrack - Guitar Hero
- Strategy - Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War
- Character - LocoRoco (LocoRoco)
- Original Score - Tomb Raider: Legend
- Game (Sponsored by PC World) - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Innovation - Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
- Artistic Achievement - Shadow of the Colossus
- Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World) - Shadow of the Colossus
- Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) - Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Multiplayer - Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach
- Simulation - The Movies
- Casual and Social - Buzz!: The Big Quiz
2007
- Technical Achievement - God of War II
- Best Game - BioShock
- Sports - Wii Sports
- Original Score - Ōkami
- Innovation - Wii Sports
- Artistic Achievement - Ōkami
- Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World) - Crackdown
- Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) - Wii Sports
- Multiplayer - Wii Sports
- Casual - Wii Sports
- Strategy and Simulation - Wii Sports
- Story and Character - God of War II
- Use of Audio - Crackdown
- BAFTA One's To Watch Award (In association with Dare to Be Digital) - Ragnarawk
- The PC World Gamers Award (The only award to be voted for by the public) - Football Manager 2007
- Academy Fellowship - Will Wright
2008
- Technical Achievement - Spore
- Best Game - Super Mario Galaxy
- Handheld - Professor Layton and the Curious Village
- Sports - Race Driver: GRID
- Strategy - Civilization Revolution
- Original Score - Dead Space
- Artistic Achievement - LittleBigPlanet
- Multiplayer - Left 4 Dead
- Casual - Boom Blox
- Story and Character - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Use of Audio - Dead Space
- BAFTA One's to Watch Award - Boro-Toro
- GAME Award of 2008 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Action and Adventure - Fable II
- Gameplay - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Academy Fellowship - Nolan Bushnell
2009
- Best Game - Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Handheld - LittleBigPlanet
- Sports - FIFA 10
- Strategy - Empire: Total War
- Original Score - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Artistic Achievement - Flower
- Multiplayer - Left 4 Dead 2
- Use of Audio - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- BAFTA One's to Watch Award - Shrunk!
- Gameplay - Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Action - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Family & Social - Wii Sports Resort
- Story - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Use of Online - FIFA 10
- GAME Award of 2009 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Academy Fellowship - Shigeru Miyamoto
2010
- Best Game - Mass Effect 2
- Original Music - Heavy Rain
- Handheld - Cut the Rope
- Sports - F1 2010
- Strategy - Civilization V
- Artistic Achievement - God of War III
- Multiplayer - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Use of Audio - Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Gameplay - Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Action - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Story - Heavy Rain
- GAME Award of 2010 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Family - Kinect Sports
- Social Network Game - My Empire
- Technical Innovation - Heavy Rain
- BAFTA One's to Watch Award - Twang!
- Academy Fellowship - Peter Molyneux