British Academy Games Award for Animation
Awarded forThe best animation in 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 Animation is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the highest level of excellence in bringing a game to life," considering elements such as "player control, non-player characters, ambient/environmental animation, facial animation and cinematics". The category also considers the style, fluidity and responsiveness of the character.[1]

History

The category was first presented to Soulcalibur II at the 1st British Academy Games Awards in 2004 under the name Animation or Intro. The following year, it received its current name but was subsequently discontinued. The category was revived at the 16th British Academy Games Awards in 2019.[2] As developers, six studios have received two nominations in the category, though only Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog have achieved any wins. For publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment hold the record for most nominations, with nine, and also have the most wins in the category, with three.

The 2023 winner of the award is God of War Ragnarök by Santa Monica Studio and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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
Animation or Intro
Year Game Recipient(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2002/03
(1st) 		Soulcalibur II Project Soul Namco [3]
Big Mutha TruckersEutechnyxEmpire Interactive
Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityRockstar NorthRockstar Games
PrimalSCE Studio CambridgeSony Computer Entertainment
Tekken 4Namco
Viewtiful JoeCapcom
Animation
Year Game Recipient(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2003/04
(2nd) 		Half-Life 2 Valve [4]
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasRockstar NorthRockstar Games
Halo 2BungieMicrosoft Game Studios
Jak 3Naughty DogSony Computer Entertainment
KillzoneGuerrilla Games
Onimusha 3: Demon SiegeCapcom
2019

(16th)

 Luigi's Mansion 3 Next Level Games Nintendo [5][6]
Call of Duty: Modern WarfareInfinity WardActivision
Sekiro: Shadows Die TwiceFromSoftware
ControlRemedy Entertainment505 Games
Death StrandingKojima ProductionsSony Interactive Entertainment
Sayonara Wild HeartsSimogoAnnapurna Interactive
2020

(17th)

 The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [7][8]
Doom Eternalid SoftwareBethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy VII RemakeSquare Enix
Spider-Man: Miles MoralesInsomniac GamesSony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the WispsMoon StudiosXbox Game Studios
SpiritfarerThunder LotusKowloon Nights
2021

(18th)

 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment [9][10]
Call of Duty: VanguardSledgehammer GamesActivision
It Takes TwoHazelight StudiosElectronic Arts
Kena: Bridge of SpiritsHunter SchmidtEmber Lab
Life Is Strange: True ColorsDeck NineSquare Enix
Psychonauts 2Double FineXbox Game Studios
2022

(19th)

 God of War Ragnarök Bruno Velazquez, Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef Santa Monica Sony Interactive Entertainment [11][12]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIMark Grigsby, Bruce Ferris, Khoa LeInfinity WardActivision
Horizon Forbidden WestGuerrillaSony Interactive Entertainment
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaTT GamesWarner Bros Interactive
SifuSloclapSloclap & Kepler Interactive
StrayJophray Mikolajczyk, Jean-Marie Vouillon, Simon JacquartBlueTwelveAnnapurna Interactive
  • 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
Insomniac Games 2 1
Naughty Dog 2 1
Capcom 2 0
Guerrilla Games 2 0
Infinity Ward 2 0
Rockstar North 2 0

Publishers

Developer Nominations Wins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 9 3
Activision 4 0
Namco 2 1
Annapurna Interactive 2 0
Rockstar Games 2 0
Square Enix 2 0
Xbox Game Studios 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2022" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Wales, Matt (September 9, 2019). "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Games in 2004". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Games in 2005". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Powell, Steffan; Rahman-Jones, Imran (25 March 2021). "Bafta Games Awards 2021: Hades takes Best Game". BBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Julians, Joe (8 April 2022). "BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Full list of winners as Returnal wins Best Game". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Wood, Anthony (2 March 2023). "BAFTA Games Awards 2023 Nominations Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "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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