2nd British Academy Games Awards
The 2nd British Academy Video Games Awards, awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held in 2005. The ceremony honoured achievement in video gaming in 2003 and 2004. Half-Life 2 was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the awards eight awards available.
Winners
| Category |
Winner |
Nominations |
| Action Game |
Half-Life 2 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
Halo 2,
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal,
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay |
| Animation |
Half-Life 2 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
Halo 2,
Jak 3,
Killzone,
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege |
| Art Direction |
Half-Life 2 |
Burnout 3: Takedown,
Doom 3,
Killzone,
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege,
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |
| Audio Achievement |
Call of Duty: Finest Hour |
Doom 3,
DJ Decks & FX: House Edition,
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone,
Manhunt,
SingStar/SingStar Party |
| Best Game |
Half-Life 2 |
FIFA Football 2005,
Football Manager 2005,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
Halo 2,
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 |
| Children's |
Donkey Konga |
EyeToy: Groove,
EyeToy: Play 2,
Shrek 2,
SingStar/SingStar Party,
Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| Gamecube |
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |
Donkey Konga,
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!,
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes,
Second Sight,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 |
| Handheld |
Colin McRae Rally 2005 |
Fire Emblem,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen,
Star Wars Trilogy,
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap |
| Mobile |
BlueTooth BiPlanes |
3D Pool,
Ancient Empires,
Colin McRae Rally 2005,
Fatal Force - Earth Assault,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 |
| Online Multiplayer |
Half-Life 2 |
Burnout 3: Takedown,
Far Cry,
Halo 2,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal,
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
| Original Music |
Hitman: Contracts |
Evil Genius,
Fable,
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Rome: Total War |
| Originality |
SingStar/SingStar Party |
Animal Crossing,
Donkey Konga,
Fable,
Second Sight,
Sid Meier's Pirates! |
| PC |
Half-Life 2 |
Doom 3,
Far Cry,
Myst IV: Revelation,
Rome: Total War,
The Sims 2 |
| PS2 |
Burnout 3: Takedown |
Call of Duty: Finest Hour,
EyeToy: Play 2,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
SingStar/SingStar Party,
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |
| Racing |
Burnout 3: Takedown |
FlatOut,
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!,
Need for Speed: Underground 2,
Rallisport Challenge 2,
WRC 4 |
| Sports |
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 |
FIFA Football 2005,
Mario Golf: Advance Tour,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005,
Tony Hawk's Underground 2,
WRC 4 |
| Sunday Times Reader Award for Games |
Football Manager 2005 |
FIFA Football 2005,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
Half-Life 2,
Halo 2,
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 |
| Technical Direction |
Burnout 3: Takedown |
Doom 3,
EyeToy: Play 2,
Half-Life 2,
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes,
Pikmin 2 |
| Xbox |
Halo 2 |
Burnout 3: Takedown,
Fable,
Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack,
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay,
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |
| Special Award (Games) |
Sam Houser & Leslie Benzies |
N/A |
Multiple nominations and wins
Wins
- 6 wins - Half-Life 2
- 3 wins - Burnout 3: Takedown
Nominations
- 8 nominations - Half-Life 2
- 6 nominations - Burnout 3: Takedown and Halo 2
- 5 nominations - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- 4 nominations - Doom 3 and SingStar/SingStar Party
- 3 nominations - Donkey Konga, EyeToy: Play 2, FIFA Football 2005, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Pro Evolution Soccer 4, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
- 2 nominations - Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Colin McRae Rally 2005, Far Cry, Football Manager 2005, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Killzone, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Rome: Total War, Second Sight, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2, and WRC 4
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