| British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best visual art in a game. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Tunic |
| Website | www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Artistic Achievement is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given "for demonstrating exceptional visual art across all genres".[1]
The award was first presented at the 2nd British Academy Games Awards in 2005 to Half-Life 2 under the name Art Direction. The following year it was awarded as Artistic Achievement and has been presented under that name ever since. As developers, Ubisoft Montreal hold the record for most nominations, with seven, as well as most nominations without a win. Media Molecule and Thatgamecompany are the only developers to have won the category twice. The most nominated publishers are Sony Interactive Entertainment, who have thirty three and six wins. Electronic Arts and Xbox Game Studios are tied for most nominations without a win, with seven.
The current holder of the award is Tunic by Finji, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
| Indicates the winner |
- Note: The games that don't have recipients on the table had Development Team credited on the awards page.
Multiple nominations and wins
Developers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Ubisoft Montreal | 7 | 0 |
| Naughty Dog | 6 | 0 |
| Santa Monica Studio | 5 | 1 |
| Media Molecule | 4 | 2 |
| Capcom | 3 | 0 |
| Insomniac Games | 3 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 3 | 0 |
| Quantic Dream | 3 | 0 |
| Rocksteady Studios | 3 | 0 |
| Bethesda Game Studios | 2 | 0 |
| CD Projekt RED | 2 | 0 |
| Criterion Games | 2 | 0 |
| Guerrilla Games | 2 | 0 |
| Infinity Ward | 2 | 0 |
| Kojima Productions | 2 | 0 |
| Ninja Theory | 2 | 1 |
| Playdead | 2 | 1 |
| Simogo | 2 | 1 |
| Thatgamecompany | 2 | 2 |
| The Chinese Room | 2 | 0 |
| Valve | 2 | 0 |
Publishers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 33 | 6 |
| Ubisoft | 9 | 1 |
| Electronic Arts | 7 | 0 |
| Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 7 | 0 |
| Activision | 4 | 0 |
| Capcom | 4 | 1 |
| 2k Games | 3 | 0 |
| Annapurna Interactive | 3 | 1 |
| Bandai Namco Games | 3 | 0 |
| Bethesda Softworks | 3 | 0 |
| Warner Bros Interactive | 3 | 0 |
| 505 Games | 2 | 0 |
| CD Projekt | 2 | 0 |
| Eidos Interactive | 2 | 0 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| Valve | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2022" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ↑ "Games in 2005". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2006". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2007". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2009". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Beaument, Claudine (2009-02-10). "Bafta video games nominations announced". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ↑ "Games in 2010". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2011". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2013". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Karmali, Luke (10 February 2015). "BAFTA Games Awards 2015 Nominees Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2016". BAFTA.org. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Skrebels, Joe (10 March 2016). "BAFTA Games Awards 2016 Nominees Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ Erica Webber, Jordan (9 March 2017). "Bafta games awards 2017: Inside and Uncharted 4 lead the way". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "Winners List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018 (Plain Text) | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". awards.bafta.org. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ↑ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Powell, Steffan; Rahman-Jones, Imran (25 March 2021). "Bafta Games Awards 2021: Hades takes Best Game". BBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ Ankers, Adele (March 2, 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (25 March 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards: Supergiant Games' 'Hades' Takes Home Top Prize – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Julians, Joe (8 April 2022). "BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Full list of winners as Returnal wins Best Game". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ Wood, Anthony (2 March 2023). "BAFTA Games Awards 2023 Nominations Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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