4th British Academy Games Awards


The 4th British Academy Video Games Awards, 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 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 and Half-Life 2 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.

  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Colin McRae: DirtCodemasters/Codemasters
  • *Football Manager 2008Sports Interactive/Sega
  • *FIFA 08EA Canada/EA Sports
  • *MotorStormEvolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Virtua Tennis 3Sega and Sumo Digital/Sega
  • ŌkamiClover Studio/Capcom
  • *BioShock2K Boston and 2K Australia/2K Games
  • *Heavenly SwordNinja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Ratchet & Clank: Tools of DestructionInsomniac Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *SkateEA Black Box/Electronic Arts
  • *Viva PiñataRare/Microsoft Game Studios
  • God of War IICory Barlog, James Barlog and Marianne Krawczyk, Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Final Fantasy XIIDaisuke Watanabe, Miwa Shoda and Yasumi Matsuno, Square Enix/Square Enix
  • *Heavenly SwordTameem Antoniades, Rhianna Pratchett and Andrew S. Walsh, Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *ŌkamiHideki Kamiya, Clover Studio/Capcom
  • *The DarknessStarbreeze Studios/2K Games
  • *The Simpsons GameEA Redwood Shores/Electronic Arts
  • BioShock2K Boston and 2K Australia/2K Games
  • *CrysisCrytek/Electronic Arts
  • *Gears of WarEpic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Guitar Hero IIHarmonix/Activision
  • *Kane & Lynch: Dead MenIO Interactive/Eidos Interactive
  • *Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsEA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts
  • *Forza Motorsport 2Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Medieval II: Total War: KingdomsCreative Assembly/Sega
  • *Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: VegasUbisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *World in ConflictMassive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment
  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Big Brain Academy for WiiNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Group No. 4/Nintendo
  • *Cake ManiaSandlot Games/Sandlot Games
  • *Guitar Hero IIHarmonix/Activision
  • *More Brain TrainingNintendo SPD/Nintendo
  • *SingStarLondon Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • God of War IISanta Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *CrackdownRealtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Gears of WarEpic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *MotorStormEvolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *ŌkamiClover Studio/Capcom
  • *Uncharted: Drake's FortuneNaughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *CrackdownRealtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Gears of WarEpic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Sega RallySega Racing Studio/Sega
  • *The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *WarhawkIncognito Entertainment and Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • CrackdownRealtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Elite Beat AgentsiNiS/Nintendo
  • *Gears of WarEpic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *God of War IISanta Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Guitar Hero IIHarmonix/Activision
  • *SkateEA Black Box/Electronic Arts
  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *flOwthatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *ŌkamiClover Studio/Capcom
  • *Super Paper MarioIntelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD/Nintendo
  • *The Eye of JudgmentJapan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Trauma Center: Second OpinionAtlus/Atlus
  • Ragnarawk – Voodoo Boogy
  • *Bear Go Home – Phoenix Seed
  • *Climbatic
  • Wii SportsNintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Battlefield 2142EA DICE/Electronic Arts
  • *CrackdownRealtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Guitar Hero IIHarmonix/Activision
  • *World in ConflictMassive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment
  • *World of Warcraft: The Burning CrusadeBlizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • Football Manager 2007Sports Interactive/Sega
  • *Dr. Kawashima's Brain TrainingNintendo SPD/Nintendo
  • *FIFA 07EA Canada/Electronic Arts
  • *Gears of WarEpic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesRockstar Leeds and Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
  • *Resistance: Fall of ManInsomniac Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Wii PlayNintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
  • Ōkami – Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh and Akari Groves, Clover Studio/Capcom
  • *Final Fantasy XIIHitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata, Square Enix/Square Enix
  • *God of War IIGerard Marino, Ron Fish, Mike Reagan and Cris Velasco, Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *LairJohn Debney, Factor 5/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessToru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta, Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
  • *Viva PiñataGrant Kirkhope, Rare/Microsoft Game Studios
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    Academy Fellowship

    Games with multiple nominations and wins

    Wins

    • Two separate franchises garnered more than one nomination.