British Academy Games Awards 2005
The 2nd British Academy Games Awards · Held March 1, 2005 · 21 categories · everything in 2005
Best Game
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee FIFA Football 2005 · EA Vancouver
- Nominee Football Manager 2005 · Sports Interactive
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · Rockstar North
- Nominee Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Pro Evolution Soccer 4 · Konami
Multiplayer
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee Far Cry · Crytek
- Nominee Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow · Ubisoft Shanghai
Family
- Winner Donkey Konga · Namco
- Nominee EyeToy: Groove · London Studio
- Nominee EyeToy: Play 2 · London Studio
- Nominee Shrek 2 · KnowWonder
- Nominee SingStar
- Nominee Sly 2: Band of Thieves · Sanzaru Games, Sucker Punch Productions
Children's Game
- Winner Donkey Konga
- Nominee EyeToy: Groove · London Studio
- Nominee EyeToy: Play 2 · London Studio
- Nominee Shrek 2 · KnowWonder
- Nominee SingStar · London Studio
- Nominee Sly 2: Band of Thieves · Sanzaru Games, Sucker Punch Productions
Artistic Achievement
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee DOOM 3 · Blizzard Albany, id Software
- Nominee Killzone · Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Nominee Onimusha 3: Demon Siege · Capcom
- Nominee Prince of Persia: Warrior Within · Ubisoft Montreal
Animation
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · Rockstar North
- Nominee Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Jak 3 · Naughty Dog
- Nominee Killzone · Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Nominee Onimusha 3: Demon Siege · Capcom
Audio Achievement
- Winner Call of Duty: Finest Hour · Exakt Entertainment, Kuju Ltd., Spark Unlimited
- Nominee DJ Decks & FX: House Edition
- Nominee DJ: Decks & FX House Edition · Relentless Software
- Nominee DOOM 3 · Blizzard Albany, id Software
- Nominee Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone · Stormfront Studios
- Nominee Manhunt · Rockstar North
- Nominee SingStar
- Nominee SingStar · London Studio
Music
- Winner Hitman: Contracts · IO Interactive
- Nominee Evil Genius · Elixir Studios
- Nominee Fable · Lionhead Studios
- Nominee Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone · Stormfront Studios
- Nominee Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · KnowWonder
- Nominee Rome: Total War · Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
Technical Achievement
- Winner Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee DOOM 3 · Blizzard Albany, id Software
- Nominee EyeToy: Play 2 · London Studio
- Nominee Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Metroid Prime 2: Echoes · Retro Studios
- Nominee Pikmin 2 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Game Innovation
- Winner SingStar · London Studio
- Nominee Animal Crossing · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Nominee Donkey Konga
- Nominee Fable · Lionhead Studios
- Nominee Second Sight · Crytek UK
- Nominee Sid Meier's Pirates! · Firaxis Games
New Intellectual Property
- Winner SingStar
- Nominee Animal Crossing · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Nominee Donkey Konga · Namco
- Nominee Fable · Lionhead Studios
- Nominee Second Sight · Crytek UK
- Nominee Sid Meier's Pirates! · Firaxis Games
Audience Award
- Winner Football Manager 2005 · Sports Interactive
- Nominee FIFA Football 2005 · EA Vancouver
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · Rockstar North
- Nominee Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Pro Evolution Soccer 4 · Konami
Action and Adventure
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · Rockstar North
- Nominee Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Metroid Prime 2: Echoes · Retro Studios
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal · Insomniac Games
- Nominee The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay · Starbreeze Studios
Sports
- Winner Pro Evolution Soccer 4 · Konami
- Nominee FIFA Football 2005 · EA Vancouver
- Nominee Mario Golf: Advance Tour · Camelot Software Planning
- Nominee Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 · EA Sports
- Nominee Tony Hawk's Underground 2 · Beenox, Blizzard Albany, Neversoft
- Nominee WRC 4 · Evolution Studios
Racing
- Winner Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee FlatOut · Bugbear Entertainment
- Nominee Mario Kart: Double Dash · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Nominee Need for Speed: Underground 2 · EA Vancouver
- Nominee RalliSport Challenge 2 · DICE
- Nominee WRC 4 · Evolution Studios
Mobile & Handheld
- Winner BlueTooth BiPlanes
- Nominee 3D Pool
- Nominee Ancient Empires
- Nominee Colin McRae Rally 2005 · Codemasters
- Nominee Fatal Force: Earth Assault
- Nominee Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 · EA Sports
Handheld
- Winner Colin McRae Rally 2005 · Codemasters
- Nominee Fire Emblem · Intelligent Systems
- Nominee Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · KnowWonder
- Nominee Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy · Traveller's Tales
- Nominee Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen · Game Freak
- Nominee The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap · Capcom
PC Game
- Winner Half-Life 2 · Valve Corporation
- Nominee DOOM 3 · Blizzard Albany, id Software
- Nominee Far Cry · Crytek
- Nominee Myst IV: Revelation · Ubisoft Montreal
- Nominee Rome: Total War · Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
- Nominee The Sims 2 · Maxis
PlayStation 2 Game
- Winner Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee Call of Duty: Finest Hour · Exakt Entertainment, Kuju Ltd., Spark Unlimited
- Nominee EyeToy: Play 2 · London Studio
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · Rockstar North
- Nominee SingStar · London Studio
- Nominee Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 · Red Storm Entertainment
Xbox Game
- Winner Halo 2 · Bungie
- Nominee Burnout 3: Takedown · Criterion Games
- Nominee Fable · Lionhead Studios
- Nominee Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack
- Nominee The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay · Starbreeze Studios
- Nominee Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 · Red Storm Entertainment
GameCube Game
- Winner Prince of Persia: Warrior Within · Ubisoft Montreal
- Nominee Donkey Konga
- Nominee Mario Kart: Double Dash · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Nominee Metroid Prime 2: Echoes · Retro Studios
- Nominee Second Sight · Crytek UK
- Nominee Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 · EA Sports