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 and nominees
Winners are shown first in bold.
Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World)
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Sports
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Artistic Achievement
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Story and Character
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Strategy and Simulation
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Casual
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Technical Achievement
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Use of Audio
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Innovation
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BAFTA One's to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital)
- Ragnarawk – Voodoo Boogy
- Bear Go Home – Phoenix Seed
- Climbatic
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Multiplayer
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The PC World Gamers Award (the only award to be voted for by the public)
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Original Score
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Academy Fellowship
Games with multiple nominations and wins
Nominations
| Nominations |
Game |
| 7 |
Wii Sports |
| 6 |
Gears of War |
| 5 |
Crackdown |
| God of War II |
| Ōkami |
| 4 |
Guitar Hero II |
| 3 |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| 2 |
BioShock |
| Final Fantasy XII |
| Heavenly Sword |
| MotorStorm |
| Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction |
| Skate |
| World in Conflict |
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Wins
| Awards |
Game |
| 6 |
Wii Sports |
| 2 |
Crackdown |
| God of War II |
| Ōkami |
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