Annual British awards ceremony
BAFTA Games Awards
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Awarded for
| Outstanding creative achievement in games
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Country
| United Kingdom
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Formerly called
| BAFTA Video Games Awards
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First awarded
| February 2004
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2004-02
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Website
| bafta.org
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The
BAFTA Games Awards
or
British Academy Games Awards
are an annual British awards ceremony honouring "outstanding creative achievement" in the
video game industry
.
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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).
Since the inaugural BAFTA Games Awards in February 2004, twenty ceremonies have taken place. The most recent, the
20th British Academy Games Awards
, was held at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
on 11 April 2024.
Categories
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Defunct
- Action Game
- Adventure Game
- Animation or Intro
- Art Direction
- Best Character
- Casual and Social Game
- Game Boy Advance Game
- Game Innovation (renamed to "Technical Achievement" in 2020)
- Gamecube Game
- Gameplay
- Handheld Game
- Mobile Game (retired by 2020
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)
- One to Watch Award
- Online Game
- PC Game
- British Academy Games Award for Performer
(split into two categories in 2020
[2]
)
- PS2 Game
- Puzzle Game
- Racing Game
- Simulation Game
- Sound
- Sports Game
- Strategy Game
- Sunday Times
Reader's Award
- Xbox Game
Ceremonies and winners
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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
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The 2003 ceremony took place in February 2004.
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2004
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The 2004 ceremony took place on 1 March 2005.
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2006
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The 2006 ceremony took place at
The Roundhouse
on 5 October 2006 and was hosted by
Vernon Kay
.
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2007
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The 2007 ceremony took place at
Battersea Evolution
on 23 October 2007 and was hosted by
Vic Reeves
.
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2008
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The 2008 ceremony took place at
London Hilton
on 10 March 2009 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
[7]
2009
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The 2009 ceremony took place at
London Hilton
19 March 2010 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
[8]
2010
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The 2010 ceremony took place at
London Hilton
on 16 March 2011 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2011
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The 2011 ceremony took place at
London Hilton
on 16 March 2012 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2012
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The 2012 ceremony took place at
London Hilton
on 5 March 2013 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2013
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The 2013 ceremony took place at
Tobacco Dock
on 12 March 2014 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2014
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The 2014 ceremony took place at
Tobacco Dock
on 12 March 2015 and was hosted by
Rufus Hound
.
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2015
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The 2015 ceremony took place at
Tobacco Dock
on 7 April 2016 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2016
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The 2016 ceremony took place at
Tobacco Dock
on 6 April 2017 and was hosted by
Danny Wallace
.
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2017
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The 2017 ceremony took place at The Troxy on 12 April 2018 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2018
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The 2018 ceremony took place at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
on 4 April 2019 and was hosted by
Dara O Briain
.
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2019
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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
.
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2020
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The event was held as a live-streamed event on 25 March 2021. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2021.
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2021
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The ceremony took place at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
on 7 April 2022 and was hosted by television presenter
Elle Osili-Wood
for the second time. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2022.
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2022
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The ceremony took place at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
on 30 March 2023 and was hosted by
esports
presenter Frankie Ward. The nominees were announced on 2 March 2023.
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2023
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The ceremony took place at
Queen Elizabeth Hall
on 11 April 2024. For the first time, BAFTA released their official longlist on 14 December 2023, with the shortlisted nominees announced on 7 March 2024.
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See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
"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
.
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a
b
c
d
Wales, Matt (9 September 2019).
"BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open"
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Eurogamer
. Retrieved
9 September
2019
.
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"Games in 2004"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
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"Games in 2005"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
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"Games in 2006"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
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"Games in 2007"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Archived from
the original
on 5 March 2016
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2009"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
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"Games in 2010"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2011"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2012"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2013"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Archived from
the original
on 13 April 2016
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2014"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
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"Games in 2015"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
15 March
2015
.
- ^
"Games in 2016"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
25 January
2017
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Wawro, Alex (24 May 2016).
"BAFTA honors veteran game designer Amy Hennig with a Special Award"
.
Gamasutra
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
.
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"Games in 2017"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
10 April
2017
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Batchelor, James (2 June 2017).
"BAFTA to honour Riot Games' Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill at E3"
.
GamesIndustry.biz
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
.
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"Games in 2018"
.
BAFTA Awards
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
5 July
2018
.
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"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
.
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Lanier, Liz (11 May 2018).
"Nolan North to Receive BAFTA Special Award in June"
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Variety
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
.
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"BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019"
.
BAFTA.org
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Retrieved
5 April
2018
.
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"Winners Announced: British Academy Games Awards in 2019"
.
BAFTA.org
.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. 4 April 2019
. Retrieved
5 April
2018
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Kerr, Chris (14 May 2019).
"Epic Games to receive BAFTA Special Award for contribution to game development"
.
Gamasutra
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
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Dayus, Oscar (13 June 2019).
"Fortnite Studio Epic Given Special BAFTA Award At E3 2019"
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GameSpot
. Retrieved
13 June
2019
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Raindran, Manori (12 March 2020).
"BAFTAs to Live Stream Game Awards Amid Coronavirus Fears"
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Variety
. Retrieved
12 March
2020
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Del Rosario, Alexandra (25 March 2021).
"BAFTA Games Awards: Supergiant Games' 'Hades' Takes Home Top Prize ? Complete Winners List"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
25 March
2021
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Kennedy, Victorira (1 March 2022).
"BAFTA Game of the Year nominees announced"
.
Eurogamer
. Retrieved
3 March
2022
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"BAFTA announces the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2023"
.
BAFTA
. 2 March 2023
. Retrieved
2 March
2023
.
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"2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners"
. BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023.
Archived
from the original on 31 March 2023
. Retrieved
30 March
2023
.
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"Bafta Games Awards 2024: Baldur's Gate 3 and Spider-Man lead nods"
.
BBC News
. 7 March 2024
. Retrieved
11 April
2024
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"Bafta Games Awards 2024: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year"
.
BBC
. 11 April 2024
. Retrieved
12 April
2024
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External links
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