British Academy Games Awards

The BAFTA Games Awards or British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honoring "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).

BAFTA Games Awards
Current: 16th British Academy Games Awards
Awarded forOutstanding creative achievement in games[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded2004
Websitebafta.org

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

Defunct Categories

  • 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 (retired by 2020[2])
  • One to Watch Award
  • Online Game
  • Original Music (merged with Sound into "Music")
  • PC Game
  • PS2 Game
  • Puzzle Game
  • Racing Game
  • Simulation Game
  • Sound (merged with Original Music in "Music")
  • Sports Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Sunday Times Reader's Award
  • Technical Achievement
  • 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
Main article: 1st British Academy Games Awards

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

2004
Main article: 2nd British Academy Games Awards

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

2006
Main article: 3rd British Academy Games Awards

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

2007
Main article: 4th British Academy Games Awards

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

2008
Main article: 5th British Academy Games Awards

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

2009
Main article: 6th British Academy Games Awards

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

2010
Main article: 7th British Academy Games Awards

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

2011
Main article: 8th British Academy Games Awards

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

2012
Main article: 9th British Academy Games Awards

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

2013
Main article: 10th British Academy Games Awards

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

2014
Main article: 11th British Academy Games Awards

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

2015
Main article: 12th British Academy Games Awards

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

2016
Main article: 13th British Academy Games Awards

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

2017
Main article: 14th British Academy Games Awards

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

2018
Main article: 15th British Academy Games Awards

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

2019
Main article: 16th British Academy Games Awards

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]

See also

References
  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.
  2. Wales, Matt (9 September 2019). "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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  17. Batchelor, James (2 June 2017). "BAFTA to honour Riot Games' Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill at E3". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. "Games in 2018". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  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.
  20. Lanier, Liz (11 May 2018). "Nolan North to Receive BAFTA Special Award in June". Variety. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  21. "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  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.
  23. Kerr, Chris (14 May 2019). "Epic Games to receive BAFTA Special Award for contribution to game development". Gamasutra. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  24. Dayus, Oscar (13 June 2019). "Fortnite Studio Epic Given Special BAFTA Award At E3 2019". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  25. Raindran, Manori (12 March 2020). "BAFTAs to Live Stream Game Awards Amid Coronavirus Fears". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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