British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement
Awarded forThe best design and application of sound, dialogue and music for a video game.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held byGod of War Ragnarök
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

The British Academy Video Games Award for Audio Achievement is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "excellence in the design and application of sound, dialogue and music to create an exceptional audio experience".[1]

The award was first presented at the 1st British Academy Games Awards in 2004 to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City under the name Sound. Since then, it has gone through several name changes, going by Audio Achievement at the 2nd British Academy Games Awards, Audio at the 3rd British Academy Games Awards and Use of Audio from the 3rd to the 7th British Academy Games Awards. The category returned to Audio Achievement at the 8th British Academy Games Awards and has been handed out under that name ever since.

As developers, EA DICE hold the record for most nominations in this category, with seven, while Santa Monica Studio has the most wins, with three. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer are the developers with the most nominations without a win, with four. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the publisher with the most nominations, with twenty seven and have a leading nine wins in the category. Xbox Game Studios have the most nominations without a win, with six.

The current holder of the award is God of War Ragnarök by Santa Monica Studio and Sony, 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.

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Recipient(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2002/03
(1st) 		Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games [2]
AmplitudeHarmonixSony Computer Entertainment
Command & Conquer: GeneralsEA PacificEA Games
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsEA UKElectronic Arts
Metroid PrimeRetro Studios and NintendoNintendo
TimeSplitters 2Free Radical DesignEidos Interactive
2003/04
(2nd) 		Call of Duty: Finest Hour Spark Unlimited Activision [3]
DJ Decks & FX: House EditionRelentless SoftwareSony Computer Entertainment
SingStar / SingStar PartyLondon Studio
Doom 3id SoftwareActivision
Forgotten Realms: Demon StoneStormfront Studios and ZonoAtari
ManhuntRockstar NorthRockstar Games
2005/06
(3rd) 		Electroplankton indieszero Nintendo [4]
BlackCriterion GamesElectronic Arts
LocoRocoJapan StudioSony Computer Entertainment
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced WarfighterUbisoft ParisUbisoft
Tomb Raider: LegendCrystal DynamicsEidos Interactive
We Love KatamariNamco
2006/07
(4th) 		Crackdown Realtime Worlds Microsoft Game Studios [5]
Elite Beat AgentsiNiSNintendo
Gears of WarMike Larson, Lee Perry, Desmond RogersEpic GamesMicrosoft Game Studios
God of War IIDave Murrant, Philip Kovats, Chuck RussomSanta Monica StudioSony Computer Entertainment
Guitar Hero IIHarmonixActivision
SkateEA Black BoxElectronic Arts
2007/08
(5th) 		Dead Space Don Veca Visceral Games Electronic Arts [6][7]
Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareInfinity WardActivision
Gears of War 2Epic GamesMicrosoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IVRockstar NorthRockstar Games
LittleBigPlanetKenneth Young, Mark Healey, Leo CubbinMedia MoleculeSony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario GalaxyNintendo EAD TokyoNintendo
2009
(6th) 		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Amy Hennig, Bruce Swanson, Greg Edmonson Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [8]
Batman: Arkham AsylumRocksteady StudiosEidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Infinity WardActivision
DJ HeroJamie Jackson, Dan Neil, Tim RileyFreeStyleGames and Exient EntertainmentActivision
FlowerVincent Diamante, Steve Johnson, Jenova ChenthatgamecompanySony Computer Entertainment
Left 4 Dead 2Gabe Newell, Chet Faliszek, Tom LeonardValve
2010
(7th) 		Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Stefan Strandberg EA DICE Electronic Arts [9]
Alan WakeRemedy EntertainmentMicrosoft Game Studios
Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodMathieu JeansonUbisoft MontrealUbisoft
Call of Duty: Black OpsBrian Tuey, Chris CowellTreyarchActivision
DJ Hero 2FreeStyleGames
LimboMartin Stig AndersenPlaydead
2011
(8th) 		Battlefield 3 Bence Pajor, Stefan Strandberg, Carl Vikman EA DICE Electronic Arts [10]
Batman: Arkham CityRocksteady StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer GamesActivision
Uncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionNaughty DogSony Computer Entertainment
Dead Space 2Andrew Boyd, Steve Papoutsis, J WhiteVisceral GamesElectronic Arts
The NightjarSomethin' Else
2012
(9th) 		Journey Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment [11]
Far Cry 3Dan Hay, Tony Gronick, Brian TylerUbisoft MontrealUbisoft
Assassin's Creed IIIMathieu Jeanson
Beat Sneak BanditSimon Flesser, Magnus "Gordon" GardebäckSimogo
Halo 4343 IndustriesMicrosoft Game Studios
Dear EstherJessica CurryThe Chinese Room
2013
(10th) 		The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [12]
Battlefield 4EA DICEElectronic Arts
BioShock InfinitePatrick Balthrop, Scott Haraldsen, James BonneyIrrational Games2K Games
Device 6Simogo
Grand Theft Auto VRockstar NorthRockstar Games
Tomb RaiderCrystal DynamicsSquare Enix
2014
(11th) 		Alien: Isolation The Creative Assembly Sega [13][14]
The Banner SagaAustin Wintory, Michael Theiler, Peret von SturmerStoicVersus Evil
Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareSledgehammer GamesActivision
Fantasia: Music EvolvedDisney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music SystemsDisney Interactive Studios
Mario Kart 8Nintendo EADNintendo
The Sailor's DreamSimogo
2015
(12th) 		Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room and Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [15][16]
Assassin's Creed SyndicateUbisoft QuebecUbisoft
Batman: Arkham KnightRocksteady StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainKojima ProductionsKonami Digital Entertainment
Star Wars BattlefrontEA DICEElectronic Arts
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCD Projekt RedCD Projekt
2016
(13th)		 The Last Guardian Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [17][18]
Battlefield 1EA DICEElectronic Arts
Doomid SoftwareBethesda Softworks
InsideMartin Stig AndersenPlaydead
Rez InfiniteTetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru MutohUnited Game ArtistsEnhance Games
Uncharted 4: A Thief's EndNaughty DogSony Interactive Entertainment
2017

(14th)

 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice David Garcia Diaz Ninja Theory [19]
Call of Duty: World War IISledgehammer GamesActivision
Destiny 2Bungie
Horizon Zero DawnGuerrilla GamesSony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Uncharted: The Lost LegacyNaughty Dog
Star Wars: Battlefront IIEA DICEElectronic Arts
2018

(15th)

 God of War Mike Niederquell, Todd Piperi, Leilani Ramirez Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe [20]
Battlefield VEA DiceElectronic Arts
Detroit: Become HumanGuillaume de Fondaumière, David Cage, John O’BrienQuantic DreamSony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Marvel's Spider-ManPaul Mudra, Phillip Kovats, Dwight OkaharaInsomniac Games
Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar Games
Tetris EffectHydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako IshidaMonstars Inc. and ResonairEnhance, Inc.
2019

(16th)

 Ape Out Matt Boch Gabe Cuzzillo Devolver Digital [21][22]
Call of Duty: Modern WarfareInfinity WardActivision
ControlRemedy Entertainment505 Games
Death StrandingLudvig Forssell, Mike Niederquell, Jodie KupscoKojima ProductionsSony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderRespawn EntertainmentElectronic Arts
Untitled Goose GameHouse HousePanic Inc.
2020

(17th)

 Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment [23][24]
HadesDarren KorbSupergiant Games
Astro's PlayroomJapan StudioSony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part IINaughty Dog
Spider-Man: Miles MoralesInsomniac Games
Half-Life: AlyxValve Corporation
2021

(18th)

 Returnal Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment [25][26]
The Artful EscapeBeethoven & DinosaurAnnapurna Interactive
Call of Duty: VanguardSledgehammer GamesActivision
DeathloopArkane StudiosBethesda Softworks
Halo Infinite343 IndustriesXbox Game Studios
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyEidos-MontréalSquare Enix
2022

(19th)

 God of War Ragnarök Jodie Kupsco, Michael Kent, Sean LaValle Santa Monica Sony Interactive Entertainment [27][28]
A Plague Tale: RequiemAsoboFocus
Horizon Forbidden WestGuerrillaSony Interactive Entertainment
Metal: HellsingerElvira Björkman, Nicklas HjertbergThe OutsidersFuncom Oslo
StrayBlueTwelveAnnapurna Interactive
TunicFinji
  • 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
EA DICE 7 2
Naughty Dog 6 1
Infinity Ward 4 0
Rockstar North 4 1
Santa Monica Studio 4 3
Sledgehammer Games 4 0
Harmonix 3 0
Japan Studio 3 1
Rocksteady Studios 3 0
Simogo 3 0
343 Industries 2 0
Crystal Dynamics 2 0
Epic Games 2 0
FreeStyleGames 2 0
Guerrilla Games 2 0
Id Software 2 0
Insomniac Games 2 0
Kojima Productions 2 0
Nintendo EAD 2 0
Thatgamecompany 2 1
The Chinese Room 2 1
Ubisoft Montreal 2 0
Valve 2 0
Visceral Games 2 1

Publishers

Developer Nominations Wins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 27 9
Activision 14 1
Electronic Arts 13 3
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 6 0
Nintendo 5 1
Rockstar Games 5 1
Ubisoft 4 0
Eidos Interactive 3 0
Simogo 3 0
Warner Bros Interactive 3 0
Annapurna Interactive 2 0
Enhance 2 0
Square Enix 2 0

References

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