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British Academy Games Award for Best Game

The British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game is an award presented annually at the British Academy Games Awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is honouring "the best game of the year, across all genres and platforms".[1] The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony was held in 2004, with Infinity Ward and Activision's game Call of Duty receiving the award.[2] The award was originally known as Game of the Year – The Year's Best Game for the 2004 ceremony.

British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded2004
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

Since its inception, the award has been given to eighteen games. As developers, Valve and Naughty Dog have received the most awards in this category, with two wins, while Sony Interactive Entertainment are the most awarded publishers in this category, with five wins. Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division were nominated on six occasions, more than any other developer; and Sony are the most nominated publisher, with sixteen nominations.

The most recent winner of the award is Vampire Survivors by Poncle, which received it at the 19th British Academy Games Awards.

Winners and nominees Edit

In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2002/03
(1st)
Call of Duty Infinity Ward Activision [2]
2003/04
(2nd)
Half-Life 2 Valve Valve [3]
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
2005/06
(3rd)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Darkworks, Grin Ubisoft [4]
Black Criterion Games Electronic Arts
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Guitar Hero Harmonix RedOctane
Hitman: Blood Money IO Interactive Eidos Interactive
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Traveller's Tales LucasArts
2006/07
(4th)
BioShock 2K Boston, 2K Australia 2K Games [5]
Crysis Crytek Electronic Arts
Gears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men IO Interactive Eidos Interactive
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2007/08
(5th)
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo [6]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Rock Band Harmonix, Pi Studios MTV Games, Electronic Arts
2009
(6th)
Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [7]
Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision
FIFA 10 EA Canada, HB Studios, Sumo Digital, Exient Entertainment Electronic Arts
Left 4 Dead 2 Valve Valve
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
2010
(7th)
Mass Effect 2 BioWare Electronic Arts [8]
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
FIFA 11 EA Canada, HB Studios, Exient Entertainment Electronic Arts
Heavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
Limbo Playdead Microsoft Studios
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo
2011
(8th)
Portal 2 Valve Valve [9]
Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
FIFA 12 EA Canada Electronic Arts
L.A. Noire Team Bondi Rockstar Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2012
(9th)
Dishonored Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks [10]
Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
FIFA 13 EA Canada Electronic Arts
Journey Thatgamecompany, Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Mass Effect 3 BioWare, Straight Right Electronic Arts
The Walking Dead Telltale Games Telltale Games
2013
(10th)
The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [11]
Batman: Arkham Origins DC Comics Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Papers, Please 3909 3909
Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Tokyo, 1-Up Studio Nintendo
Tearaway Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
2014
(11th)
Destiny Bungie Activision [12]
Alien: Isolation The Creative Assembly Sega
Dragon Age: Inquisition BioWare Electronic Arts
Mario Kart 8 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions, Behaviour Interactive Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Monument Valley ustwo Games ustwo Studio
2015
(12th)
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [13]
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room, Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Life Is Strange Dontnod Entertainment Square Enix
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami Digital Entertainment
Rocket League Psyonix Psyonix
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
2016
(13th)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [14]
Firewatch Campo Santo Panic
Inside Playdead Playdead
Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Stardew Valley ConcernedApe Chucklefish
Titanfall 2 Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
2017

(14th)

What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow Annapurna Interactive [15]
Assassin's Creed Origins Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Ninja Theory Ninja Theory
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Tokyo Nintendo
2018

(15th)

God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [16]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft
Astro Bot Rescue Mission Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
Celeste Matt Makes Games Inc. Matt Makes Games Inc.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Studios Rockstar Games
Return of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 3909
2019

(16th)

Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Annapurna Interactive [17]
Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games
Disco Elysium ZA/UM ZA/UM
Luigi's Mansion 3 Next Level Games Nintendo
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FromSoftware Activision
Untitled Goose Game House House Panic
2020

(17th)

Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games [18]
Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Half-Life: Alyx Valve Valve
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
2021

(18th)

Returnal Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment [19]
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios
Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games Devolver Digital
It Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic Arts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
2022

(19th)

Vampire Survivors Poncle Poncle [20]
Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment
God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel Snap Second Dinner Nuverse
Stray BlueTwelve Studio Annapurna Interactive
Cult of the Lamb Massive Monster Devolver Digital

Multiple nominations and wins Edit

Developers Edit

Publishers Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ All nominated as EA Canada.

References Edit

  1. ^ (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Games in 2004". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Games in 2005". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Games in 2006". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ^ . BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Games in 2009". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Games in 2010". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Games in 2011". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ^ . BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ^ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2016". BAFTA.org. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  15. ^ "Winners List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018 (Plain Text) | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  16. ^ "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". awards.bafta.org. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  17. ^ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  18. ^ Ankers, Adele (March 2, 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
  20. ^ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

External links Edit

  • Official website

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Not to be confused with BAFTA s EE Game of the Year Award The British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game is an award presented annually at the British Academy Games Awards The British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA is honouring the best game of the year across all genres and platforms 1 The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony was held in 2004 with Infinity Ward and Activision s game Call of Duty receiving the award 2 The award was originally known as Game of the Year The Year s Best Game for the 2004 ceremony British Academy Video Games Award for Best GameCountryUnited KingdomPresented byBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsFirst awarded2004Websitewww wbr bafta wbr org wbr gamesSince its inception the award has been given to eighteen games As developers Valve and Naughty Dog have received the most awards in this category with two wins while Sony Interactive Entertainment are the most awarded publishers in this category with five wins Nintendo s Entertainment Analysis amp Development division were nominated on six occasions more than any other developer and Sony are the most nominated publisher with sixteen nominations The most recent winner of the award is Vampire Survivors by Poncle which received it at the 19th British Academy Games Awards Contents 1 Winners and nominees 2 Multiple nominations and wins 2 1 Developers 2 2 Publishers 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksWinners and nominees EditIn the following table the years are listed as per BAFTA convention and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom Table key Indicates the winnerYear Game Developer s Publisher s Ref 2002 03 1st Call of Duty Infinity Ward Activision 2 2003 04 2nd Half Life 2 Valve Valve 3 FIFA Football 2005 EA Canada Electronic ArtsFootball Manager 2005 Sports Interactive SegaGrand Theft Auto San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar GamesHalo 2 Bungie Microsoft Game StudiosPro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Konami2005 06 3rd Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft Paris Red Storm Entertainment Ubisoft Shanghai Darkworks Grin Ubisoft 4 Black Criterion Games Electronic ArtsDr Kawashima s Brain Training How Old Is Your Brain Nintendo SPD NintendoGuitar Hero Harmonix RedOctaneHitman Blood Money IO Interactive Eidos InteractiveLego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy Traveller s Tales LucasArts2006 07 4th BioShock 2K Boston 2K Australia 2K Games 5 Crysis Crytek Electronic ArtsGears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game StudiosGuitar Hero II Harmonix ActivisionKane amp Lynch Dead Men IO Interactive Eidos InteractiveWii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo2007 08 5th Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo 6 Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Infinity Ward ActivisionFallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda SoftworksFable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game StudiosGrand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Rockstar GamesRock Band Harmonix Pi Studios MTV Games Electronic Arts2009 6th Batman Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Eidos Interactive Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment 7 Assassin s Creed II Ubisoft Montreal UbisoftCall of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward ActivisionFIFA 10 EA Canada HB Studios Sumo Digital Exient Entertainment Electronic ArtsLeft 4 Dead 2 Valve ValveUncharted 2 Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment2010 7th Mass Effect 2 BioWare Electronic Arts 8 Assassin s Creed Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal UbisoftFIFA 11 EA Canada HB Studios Exient Entertainment Electronic ArtsHeavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer EntertainmentLimbo Playdead Microsoft StudiosSuper Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo2011 8th Portal 2 Valve Valve 9 Batman Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentFIFA 12 EA Canada Electronic ArtsL A Noire Team Bondi Rockstar GamesThe Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda SoftworksThe Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Nintendo EAD Nintendo2012 9th Dishonored Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks 10 Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal UbisoftFIFA 13 EA Canada Electronic ArtsJourney Thatgamecompany Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer EntertainmentMass Effect 3 BioWare Straight Right Electronic ArtsThe Walking Dead Telltale Games Telltale Games2013 10th The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment 11 Batman Arkham Origins DC Comics Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentGrand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Rockstar GamesPapers Please 3909 3909Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Tokyo 1 Up Studio NintendoTearaway Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment2014 11th Destiny Bungie Activision 12 Alien Isolation The Creative Assembly SegaDragon Age Inquisition BioWare Electronic ArtsMario Kart 8 Nintendo EAD NintendoMiddle earth Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Behaviour Interactive Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentMonument Valley ustwo Games ustwo Studio2015 12th Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks 13 Everybody s Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer EntertainmentLife Is Strange Dontnod Entertainment Square EnixMetal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami Digital EntertainmentRocket League Psyonix PsyonixThe Witcher 3 Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt2016 13th Uncharted 4 A Thief s End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment 14 Firewatch Campo Santo PanicInside Playdead PlaydeadOverwatch Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard EntertainmentStardew Valley ConcernedApe ChucklefishTitanfall 2 Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts2017 14th What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow Annapurna Interactive 15 Assassin s Creed Origins Ubisoft Montreal UbisoftHellblade Senua s Sacrifice Ninja Theory Ninja TheoryHorizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive EntertainmentThe Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD NintendoSuper Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Tokyo Nintendo2018 15th God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment 16 Assassin s Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec UbisoftAstro Bot Rescue Mission Japan Studio Sony Interactive EntertainmentCeleste Matt Makes Games Inc Matt Makes Games Inc Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Studios Rockstar GamesReturn of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 39092019 16th Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Annapurna Interactive 17 Control Remedy Entertainment 505 GamesDisco Elysium ZA UM ZA UMLuigi s Mansion 3 Next Level Games NintendoSekiro Shadows Die Twice FromSoftware ActivisionUntitled Goose Game House House Panic2020 17th Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games 18 Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive EntertainmentAnimal Crossing New Horizons Nintendo EPD NintendoHalf Life Alyx Valve ValveThe Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive EntertainmentSpider Man Miles Morales Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment2021 18th Returnal Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment 19 Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda SoftworksForza Horizon 5 Playground Games Xbox Game StudiosInscryption Daniel Mullins Games Devolver DigitalIt Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic ArtsRatchet amp Clank Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment2022 19th Vampire Survivors Poncle Poncle 20 Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco EntertainmentGod of War Ragnarok Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive EntertainmentMarvel Snap Second Dinner NuverseStray BlueTwelve Studio Annapurna InteractiveCult of the Lamb Massive Monster Devolver DigitalMultiple nominations and wins EditDevelopers Edit Developer Nominations WinsNintendo EAD 6 1EA Vancouver a 5 0Ubisoft Montreal 5 0Naughty Dog 4 2Valve Corporation 4 2BioWare 3 1Infinity Ward 3 1Santa Monica Studio 4 1Harmonix 3 0Nintendo EPD 3 0Rockstar North 3 0Arkane Studios 2 1Bungie 2 1FromSoftware 2 0Rocksteady Studios 2 1Insomniac Games 2 0IO Interactive 2 0Playdead 2 0Publishers Edit Publisher Nominations WinsSony Computer Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment 16 5Electronic Arts 12 1Nintendo 11 1Ubisoft 7 1Activision 6 2Bethesda Softworks 5 2Xbox Game Studios 5 0Valve Corporation 4 2Eidos Interactive 3 1Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment 3 1Annapurna Interactive 3 23909 2 0Devolver Digital 2 0Konami 2 0Panic 2 0Sega 2 0Notes Edit All nominated as EA Canada References Edit 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 14 March 2015 a b Games in 2004 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2005 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2006 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2007 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2009 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2010 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2011 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2012 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2013 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Archived from the original on 13 April 2016 Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2014 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 Games in 2015 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Retrieved 14 March 2015 British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2016 BAFTA org 10 March 2016 Retrieved 8 April 2016 Games in 2017 BAFTA Awards awards bafta org Retrieved 2017 03 24 Winners List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018 Plain Text BAFTA Awards awards bafta org 12 April 2018 Retrieved 2018 04 23 BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019 awards bafta org 11 March 2019 Retrieved 2019 04 04 2020 BAFTA Games Awards The Nominations BAFTA 3 March 2020 Retrieved 4 March 2020 Ankers Adele March 2 2021 BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 3 2021 Retrieved March 3 2021 2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners 3 March 2022 2023 BAFTA Games Awards The Winners BAFTA 30 March 2023 Retrieved 30 March 2023 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British Academy Games Award for Best Game amp oldid 1179812166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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