1st British Academy Games Awards
The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards, awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held in 2004. The ceremony honoured achievement in video gaming in 2002 and 2003. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the eight awards available.
Winners
Category |
Winner |
Nominations |
Action Game |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Amplitude, EyeToy: Play, Metroid Prime, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Ratchet & Clank |
Adventure Game |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
007: Nightfire, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Dark Chronicle, Dog's Life, Jak II |
Animation or Intro |
Soulcalibur II |
Big Mutha Truckers, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Primal, Tekken 4, Viewtiful Joe |
Children's Game |
EyeToy: Play |
Disney Sports Soccer, Dog's Life, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo |
Design |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, EyeToy: Play, Jak II, Soulcalibur II, Viewtiful Joe |
Game Boy Advance Game |
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising |
Finding Nemo, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! |
Game on Any Platform - The Year's Best Game |
Call of Duty |
N/A |
Gamecube |
Metroid Prime |
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Soulcalibur II, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, TimeSplitters 2, Viewtiful Joe |
Mobile Game |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |
FIFA Football 2004, Hello Kitty, Ministry of Sound Dance Nation, Super Yum Yum, Weakest Link |
Multiplayer |
Battlefield 1942 |
EyeToy: Play, MotoGP 2, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Project Gotham Racing 2, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory |
Original Music |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Command & Conquer: Generals, Primal, Republic: The Revolution, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, TimeSplitters 2 |
PC |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Call of Duty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Rise of Nations |
PS2 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Amplitude, EyeToy: Play, Ghosthunter, Jak II, TimeSplitters 2 |
Racing |
Project Gotham Racing 2 |
Burnout 2: Point of Impact, Formula One 2003, MotoGP 2, Need for Speed: Underground, WRC II Extreme |
Sound |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Amplitude, Command & Conquer: Generals, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Metroid Prime, TimeSplitters 2 |
Sports |
FIFA Football 2004 |
F1 Career Challenge, Formula One 2003, Tony Hawk's Underground, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, WWE WrestleMania XIX |
Strategy |
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising |
Call of Duty, Command & Conquer: Generals, Rise of Nations, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Worms 3D |
Sunday Times Reader Award for Games |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
Call of Duty, Conflict: Desert Storm II, Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
Technical Achievement |
EyeToy: Play |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Medieval: Total War, The Getaway, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, True Crime: Streets of LA |
Xbox |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
Project Gotham Racing 2, Soulcalibur II, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, TimeSplitters 2, Top Spin |
Special Award |
Chris Deering |
N/A |
Multiple nominations and wins
Wins
- 6 wins - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- 2 wins - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising and EyeToy: Play
Nominations
- 8 nominations - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- 6 nominations - EyeToy: Play
- 5 nominations - TimeSplitters 2
- 4 nominations - Soulcalibur II and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 3 nominations - Amplitude, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Call of Duty, Command & Conquer: Generals, Jak II, Metroid Prime, Project Gotham Racing 2, and Viewtiful Joe
- 2 nominations - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Dog's Life, FIFA Football 2004, Formula One 2003, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, MotoGP 2, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Primal, Rise of Nations, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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