4th British Academy Games Awards
The 4th British Academy Video Games Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with PC World), awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 23 October 2007 in Battersea Evolution. The ceremony honoured achievement in video gaming in 2006 and 2007 for games which were released between 6 October 2006 and 5 October 2007 and was hosted by Vic Reeves. Wii Sports led with the most nominations with seven. Wii Sports was the major winner on the night, taking six of the seven awards available, equaling the record Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2003) and Half-Life 2 (2004) had with the most awards won in any BAFTA Video Games Awards ceremony. BioShock took the main prize of Best Game.
Winners
| Category |
Winner |
Nominations |
Action and Adventure
(Sponsored by PC World) |
Crackdown |
Gears of War,
God of War II,
The Orange Box,
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Artistic Achievement |
Ōkami |
BioShock,
Heavenly Sword,
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction,
Skate,
Viva Piñata |
| Best Game |
BioShock |
Crysis,
Gears of War,
Guitar Hero II,
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men,
Wii Sports |
| Casual |
Wii Sports |
Big Brain Academy For Wii,
Cake Mania,
Guitar Hero II,
More Brain Training,
SingStar |
Gameplay
(Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) |
Wii Sports |
Crackdown,
Gears of War,
Sega Rally,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,
Warhawk |
| Innovation |
Wii Sports |
flOw,
Ōkami,
Super Paper Mario,
The Eye of Judgment,
Trauma Center: Second Opinion |
| Multiplayer |
Wii Sports |
Battlefield 2142,
Crackdown,
Guitar Hero II,
World in Conflict,
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade |
| Original Score |
Ōkami |
Final Fantasy XII,
God of War II,
Lair,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,
Viva Piñata |
| Sports |
Wii Sports |
Colin McRae: Dirt,
Football Manager 2008,
FIFA 08,
MotorStorm,
Virtua Tennis 3 |
| Story and Character |
God of War II |
Final Fantasy XII,
Heavenly Sword,
Ōkami,
The Darkness,
The Simpsons Game |
| Strategy and Simulation |
Wii Sports |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars,
Forza Motorsport 2,
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms,
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas,
World in Conflict |
| Technical Achievement |
God of War II |
Crackdown,
Gears of War,
MotorStorm,
Ōkami,
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune |
| Use of Audio |
Crackdown |
Elite Beat Agents,
Gears of War,
God of War II,
Guitar Hero II,
Skate |
BAFTA One's To Watch Award
(In association with Dare to Be Digital) |
Ragnarawk |
Bear Go Home,
Climbatic |
The PC World Gamers Award
(The only award to be voted for by the public) |
Football Manager 2007 |
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training,
FIFA 07,
Gears of War,
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories,
Resistance: Fall of Man,
Wii Play |
| Academy Fellowship |
Will Wright |
N/A |
Multiple nominations and wins
Winners
- 6 wins - Wii Sports
- 2 wins - Crackdown, God of War II, and Ōkami
Nominations
- 7 nominations - Wii Sports
- 6 nominations - Gears of War
- 5 nominations - Crackdown, God of War II, and Ōkami
- 4 nominations - Guitar Hero II
- 3 nominations - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- 2 nominations - BioShock, Final Fantasy XII, Heavenly Sword, MotorStorm, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, Skate, and World in Conflict
Two separate franchises (the FIFA and Football Manager series) garnered more than one nomination (with one each for FIFA 07, FIFA 08 Football Manager 2007 (winner of PC World Gamers Award) and Football Manager 2008
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