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 on 1 March 2005 at Café Royal in London. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2004 and was hosted by Jonathan Ross. Half-Life 2 was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the eight awards available.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown first in bold.

  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *Halo 2 – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Metroid Prime 2: EchoesRetro Studios and Nintendo/Nintendo
  • *Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal – Insomniac Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher BayStarbreeze Studios and Tigon Studios/Vivendi Universal Games
  • Hitman: Contracts – Jesper Kyd, IO Interactive/Eidos Interactive
  • *Evil GeniusJames Hannigan
  • *FableDanny Elfman and Russell Shaw, Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Forgotten Realms: Demon StoneStormfront Studios and Zono/Atari
  • *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJeremy Soule, Griptonite Games, KnowWonder and EA UK/Electronic Arts
  • *Rome: Total WarJeff van Dyck, The Creative Assembly/Sega
  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *Halo 2 – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Jak 3 – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Killzone – Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Onimusha 3: Demon Siege – Capcom/Capcom
  • SingStar/''SingStar Party – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Animal CrossingNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Donkey Konga – Namco/Nintendo
  • *FableBig Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Second Sight – Free Radical Design/Codemasters
  • *Sid Meier's Pirates! – Firaxis Games/Atari
  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Doom 3 – id Software/Activision
  • *Killzone – Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Onimusha 3: Demon Siege – Capcom/Capcom
  • *Prince of Persia: Warrior WithinUbisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Doom 3 – id Software/Activision
  • *Far Cry – Crytek/Ubisoft
  • *Myst IV: Revelation – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Rome: Total War – The Creative Assembly/Sega
  • *The Sims 2 – Maxis/Electronic Arts
  • Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Spark Unlimited/Activision
  • *Doom 3 – id Software/Activision
  • *DJ Decks & FX: House Edition – Relentless Software/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • *Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone – Stormfront Studios and Zono/Atari
  • *Manhunt – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *SingStar/''SingStar Party – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Spark Unlimited/Activision
  • *EyeToy: Play 2 – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *SingStar/''SingStar Party – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 – Red Storm Entertainment/Ubisoft
  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *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 4Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo/Konami
  • Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *FlatOut – Bugbear Entertainment/Empire Interactive
  • *Mario Kart: Double Dash – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Need for Speed: Underground 2 – EA Black Box/Electronic Arts
  • *RalliSport Challenge 2 – Digital Illusions CE/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *WRC 4 – Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • Donkey Konga – Namco/Nintendo
  • *EyeToy: Groove – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *EyeToy: Play 2 – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Shrek 2 – Luxoflux/Activision
  • *SingStar/''SingStar Party – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Sly 2: Band of Thieves – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 4 – Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo/Konami
  • *FIFA Football 2005 – EA Canada/Electronic Arts
  • *Mario Golf: Advance TourCamelot Software Planning/Nintendo
  • *Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 – EA Sports/Electronic Arts
  • *Tony Hawk's Underground 2 – Neversoft/Activision
  • *WRC 4 – Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • Prince of Persia: Warrior Within – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Donkey Konga – Namco/Nintendo
  • *Mario Kart: Double Dash – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Metroid Prime 2: Echoes – Retro Studios and Nintendo/Nintendo
  • *Second Sight – Free Radical Design/Codemasters
  • *Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 – EA Sports/Electronic Arts
  • Football Manager 2005 – Sports Interactive/Sega
  • *FIFA Football 2005 – EA Canada/Electronic Arts
  • *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Halo 2 – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Pro Evolution Soccer 4 – Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo/Konami
  • Colin McRae Rally 2005 – Codemasters/Codemasters
  • *Fire Emblem – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
  • *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Griptonite Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company
  • *Star Wars Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts
  • *The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapCapcom and Flagship/Nintendo
  • Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Doom 3 – id Software/Activision
  • *EyeToy: Play 2 – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Metroid Prime 2: Echoes – Retro Studios and Nintendo/Nintendo
  • *Pikmin 2 – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • BlueTooth BiPlanes – Morpheme Wireless Ltd/Morpheme Wireless Ltd
  • *3D Pool – 3R Studio/3R Studio
  • *Ancient Empires – Macrospace/Macrospace
  • *Colin McRae Rally 2005 – Codemasters/Codemasters
  • *Fatal Force: Earth Assault – Macrospace/Macrospace
  • *Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 – EA Sports/Electronic Arts
  • Halo 2 – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Fable – Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Grand Theft Auto: Double PackRockstar North and Rockstar Vienna/Rockstar Games
  • *The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Starbreeze Studios and Tigon Studios/Vivendi Universal Games
  • *Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 – Red Storm Entertainment/Ubisoft
  • Half-Life 2 – Valve/Valve
  • *Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Far Cry – Crytek/Ubisoft
  • *Halo 2 – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal – Insomniac Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora TomorrowUbisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft
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    Special Award (Games)

  • Sam Houser
  • '''Leslie Benzies'''

    Games with multiple nominations and wins

  • Nominations

    Wins