The BAFTA Interactive Awards and BAFTA Games Awards were created in 2003 by splitting the original BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards into two separate ceremonies.[1]
| BAFTA Interactive Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Last awarded | 2004 |
| Website | Official website |
| Related | BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards and BAFTA Games Awards |
While the previous ceremonies had been annually hosted each October since 1998, the 2003 Interactive Awards weren't held until 19 February of the following year,[2] while the 2004 event took place on 2 March 2005.[3]
In March 2006, BAFTA issued a press release announcing that "Video Games are as Important as Film and Television", and reinstated the Games Awards to the traditional October slot.[4] No mention of Interactive Awards was made, and all traces of the ceremony vanished shortly afterwards when BAFTA's website was reorganised, making it the shortest running event in BAFTA's history.[5]
Ceremonies
edit| Year | Date | Venue | Host | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19 February 2004 | London | Unknown | |
| 2004 | 2 March 2005 | Café Royal, London |
Children's Learning
edit- 2004 : Headline History
- 2003 : (not awarded)
Design
edit- 2004 : Alexander McQueen Website
- 2003 : Greenwich Millennium Village
DVD
editFactual
edit- 2004 : Stagework
- 2003 : (two awards - Online & Offline)
Film/TV website
edit- 2004 : Trauma
- 2003 : Starfinder
Interactive Arts
edit- 2004 : Frequency and Volume
- 2003 : Alleph.net
Interactive Arts Installation
edit- 2004 : (not awarded)
- 2003 : The House of Osama Bin Laden
Interactive TV
edit- 2004 : Spooks Interactive
- 2003 : V:MX
Music
edit- 2004 : SSEYO miniMIXA
- 2003 : (not awarded)
New Talent Award
edit- 2004 : Dan Jones
- 2003 : (not awarded)
News & Sport
edit- 2004 : England's Exit From Euro 2004
- 2003 : (not awarded)
Offline Factual
edit- 2004 : (single Factual award)
- 2003 : DNA Interactive DVD
Offline Learning
edit- 2004 : (combined with Online Learning)
- 2003 : Knowledge Box
Online Entertainment
edit- 2004 : Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adventure Game - 20th Anniversary Edition
- 2003 : Celebdaq
Online Factual
edit- 2004 : (single Factual award)
- 2003 : Tate Online
Online Learning
edit- 2004 : Stagework
- 2003 : Bodysong
Technical Innovation
edit- 2004 : Careers Wales Online
- 2003 : The Darkhouse
References
edit- ^ Multimedia's best in Bafta battle - BBC News announces BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award split; 1 December 2003.
- ^ BBC's Celebdaq wins Bafta award - BBC News lists 2003 winners; 20 February 2004.
- ^ BBC leads interactive Bafta wins - BBC News lists 2004 winners; 2 March 2005.
- ^ Video Games Awards become BAFTA's 'third arm' Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - BAFTA official press release (pdf).
- ^ Winners & Nominees - Archive of 2004 BAFTA Interactive Awards.
- ^ "Tate Online wins BAFTA Award for UK's Best Factual Website – Press Release". Tate. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC wins interactive Baftas". www.bbc.co.uk. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2024.