Today, the 2015 British Academy Games Awards took place on the BAFTA Twitch Channel. In 2003, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that they would split their BAFTA Games Awards from the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards. The function has been known as the British Academy Games Awards ever since. Below you will find each category and its respective nominees. The winner’s name has been highlighted in bold and, rightfully so, WINNER has been placed next to it.
Best Music
Alien: Isolation
The Banner Saga
Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
Far Cry 4 – WINNER
Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor
The Sailor’s Dream
Persistent Game
Destiny
EVE Online – Phoebe
League of Legends – WINNER
Runescape
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
World of Tanks
Best Story
80 Days
Broken Age
Far Cry 4
The Last of Us: Left Behind – WINNER
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
The Wolf Among Us
Original Property
Kalimba
Monument Valley
Sunset Overdrive
Titanfall
Valiant Hearts – WINNER
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sport
FIFA 15
Football Manager 2015
Forza Horizon 2
OlliOlli – WINNER
Madden NFL 2015
Trials Fusion
Best Mobile/Handheld
80 Days
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Hitman Go
Monument Valley – WINNER
Threes
The Walking Dead: Season 2
Artistic Achievement
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Far Cry 4
Hohokum
Lumino City – WINNER
Valiant Hearts
Monument Valley
Audio Achievement
Alien: Isolation – WINNER
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The Banner Saga
Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
Mario Kart 8
The Sailor’s Dream
British Game
80 Days
Alien: Isolation
Forza Horizon 2
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
Lumino City
Monument Valley – WINNER
Game Innovation
80 Days
Alien: Isolation
Lumino City
Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor
Titanfall
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – WINNER
Best Game Design
Alien: Isolation
Destiny
Far Cry 4
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor – WINNER
Threes
Family
The LEGO Movie Videogame
Little Big Planet 3
Minecraft: Console Editions – WINNER
Mario Kart 8
Skylanders Trap Team
Twelve a Dozen
Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – WINNER
Destiny
Mario Kart 8
Minecraft: Console Editions
Titanfall
Debut Game
Counterspy
The Banner Saga
Hitman Go
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) – WINNER
Shovel Knight
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Best Performer
Adam Harrington (Bigby Wolf – The Wolf Among Us)
Ashley Johnson (Ellie – The Last of Us: Left Behind) – WINNER
Kevin Spacey (Jonathan Irons – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
Logan Cunningham (Transistor – Transistor)
Melissa Hutchison (Clementine – The Walking Dead: Season 2)
Troy Baker (Pagan Min – Far Cry 4)
Best Game
Alien: Isolation
Destiny – WINNER
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Mario Kart 8
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monument Valley
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award
Chambara – WINNER
Sagittarius
Dont Walk: Run
Throughout the show, YouTube personalities Totalbiscuit, The Yogscast, Achievement Hunter and Ali-A expressed their opinions on each “Best Game” nomination. Below you can find them talking about Destiny, this year’s “Best Game” award winner.
Do you agree with the winners of each award? Let us know in the comments.
Source: BAFTA
Cam was a regular ICXM contributor in 2015, publishing 30 articles across opinion pieces, Windows and PC, and Xbox news. Their work focused on hands-on reviews, platform commentary, and breaking-news reporting during the Xbox One’s first full year of post-launch coverage, including the early days of Backwards Compatibility and Windows 10 gaming. They post on X as @CameronMines.