6th British Academy Games Awards

The 6th British Academy Video Game Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as GAME British Academy Video Games Awards) awarded by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA),[3] was an award ceremony honouring achievement in the field of video games in 2009. Candidate games must have been released in the United Kingdom between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009.[4] The ceremony took place in the London Hilton on 19 March 2010.[3]

6th British Academy Games Awards
Date19 March 2010
LocationLondon Hilton
Hosted byDara Ó Briain[1]
Best GameBatman: Arkham Asylum
Most awardsUncharted 2: Among Thieves (4)
Most nominationsUncharted 2: Among Thieves (10)[2]

Categories

Both publishers and developers were eligible to enter their games in fifteen categories, fourteen of which were awarded by a panel of judges. The categories are: Gameplay, Casual, Sports, Story and Character, Strategy, Best use of Audio, New Talent, Multiplayer, Best Technical Achievement, Original Score, Handheld, People's Choice (the only award voted for by the public),[5] Artistic Achievement, Best Action and Adventure and Best Game.[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown first in bold.

Action
Sports
Artistic Achievement
  • Flower – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • Street Fighter IV – Dimps and Capcom/Capcom
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Story
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • FIFA 10 – EA Canada/EA Sports
    • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves– Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Strategy
Family & Social
Use of Audio
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • DJ Hero – FreeStyleGames and Exient Entertainment/Activision
    • Flower – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
Gameplay
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
    • PixelJunk Shooter – Q-Games and Double Eleven/Q-Games
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Use of Online
Handheld
BAFTA One's to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital)
  • Shrunk! – The Butterflyers
    • Colour Coded
    • Quick as Thieves
Multiplayer
  • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
    • Battlefield 1943 – EA DICE/Electronic Arts
    • The Beatles: Rock Band – Harmonix/MTV Games
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • Halo 3 ODST – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
GAME Award of 2009
Original Score

Academy Fellowship

Games with multiple nominations and wins

References
  1. "Dara O'Briain to host the 2010 Games Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  2. "Video Games Awards Nominations". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  3. "GAME British Academy Video Games Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  4. "Video Games Eligibility & Judging". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  5. "GAME Award 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
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