BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards explained

BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
Presenter:	BAFTA
Country:	United Kingdom
Year:	1998
Year2:	2002
Related:	BAFTA Interactive Awards and BAFTA Games Awards
Website:	Official website

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) annually hosted the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards^[1] for multimedia entertainment between 1998 and 2002. In 2003, BAFTA announced the award would be split into two separate ceremonies – BAFTA Interactive Awards and BAFTA Games Awards – to take place in February the following year.^[2]

The 2004 ceremonies were held on 1 and 2 March 2005, after which the Interactive Awards were quietly retired, leaving only the Games Awards to return in October 2006.

Ceremonies

Year	Date	Venue	Host
1998	29 October	Inter-Continental Hotel, London	Stephen Fry
1999	20 October	Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London	Rhona Cameron
2000	26 October		Phill Jupitus
2001	25 October	Grosvenor House Hotel, London
2002	10 October		Adam and Joe

Accessibility

2002 : I-Map (website)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Audio (awarded as 'Sound' pre-2002)

2002 : Luigi's Mansion (for GameCube)

2001 : Conker's Bad Fur Day (for Nintendo 64)

2000 : Theme Park World (for Windows)

1999 :

1998 : Ceremony of Innocence

Best UK Developer

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : BBC Online

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : Rare

Children's

2002 : (multiple categories)

2001 : (multiple categories)

2000 : (multiple categories)

1999 : Noddy – Let's Get Ready For School

1998 : Star Wars Droidworks

Children's Entertainment

2002 : Disney's Magic Artist Deluxe (for Windows)

2001 : Disney's Tigger's Honey Hunt (for Windows)

2000 : Lego & Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set (Multi Format)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Children's')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Children's')

Children's Learning

2002 : Frankie's Animal Adventures (for Windows)

2001 : Immaterial Bodies (for Windows)

2000 : Lego & Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set (Multi Format)

1999 : IJsfontein Masters of the Elements

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Children's')

Comedy

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : MindGym

Computer Programming

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : Aliens versus Predator (video game)

1998 : Gran Turismo

Design

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : Wip3out

1998 : ShiftControl

E-Zine

2002 : Wellness Heaven Awards

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : The BirdGuides website

1998 : (not awarded)

Enhancement of Linear Media

2002 : Memento (DVD)

2001 : Walking With Beasts (Interactive TV)

2000 : BBC Wimbledon / Golf Sports Coverage (Digital TV)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Entertainment Website

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : Tiny Planets (website)

2000 : Cartoon Network UK (website)

1999 : Jamba

1998 : (not awarded)

Factual

2002 : Time Team (website)

2001 : Marconi Online Museum (website)

2000 : BBC History Site (website)

1999 : CNN.com/Coldwar

1998 : Redshift 3

Games

2002 : (multiple categories)

2001 : (multiple categories)

2000 : (multiple categories)

1999 :

1998 : GoldenEye 007

Games – Console

2002 : (for Xbox)

2001 : (for PlayStation 2)

2000 : MediEvil II (for PlayStation)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Games – Mobile Device

2002 : SMS Chess by Purple Software (for mobile phone)

2001 : Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (for Game Boy Advance)

2000 : (for Game Boy Color)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Games – Multiplayer

2002 : (for Xbox)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Games – Networked

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : Phantasy Star Online (for Dreamcast)

2000 : (awarded as 'Games – Mobile or Networked)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Games – PC

2002 : Neverwinter Nights (for Windows)

2001 : Max Payne (for Windows)

2000 : Deus Ex (for Windows)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Game – Sports

2002 : Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4 (for Windows)

2001 : ISS Pro Evolution 2

2000 : Sydney 2000 (for Windows or Dreamcast)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Games')

Innovative Game

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 :

1998 : (not awarded)

Interactive Arts

2002 : Body Movies

2001 : Sodaplay (website)

2000 : Watched And Measured

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Interactive TV

2002 : MTV Ad-Break Tennis

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Interactivity

2002 : Pikmin (for GameCube)

2001 : Black and White (for Windows)

2000 : Onlinecaroline.com (website)

1999 :

1998 : Stagestruck (awarded as 'Interactive Treatment')

Interface Design

2002 : Habitat (website)

2001 : Eyes Only (for Windows)

2000 : MTV2 (website)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Learning

2002 : (multiple categories)

2001 : (multiple categories)

2000 : Immaterial Bodies

1999 : Masters of the Elements

1998 : Lifting the Weight

Lifestyle And Leisure

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : FreQuency (for PlayStation 2)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Moving Images

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : Black and White (for Windows)

2000 : Perfect Dark (for Nintendo 64)

1999 : Driver

1998 : Ceremony of Innocence

Music

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : Shogun Total War: Warlord Edition (for Windows)

2000 : Imperium Galactica II (for Windows)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

News

2002 : (not awarded)

2001 : BBC News Online (website)

2000 : BBC News Online (website)

1999 : BBC News Online (website)

1998 : BBC News Online (website)

Offline Learning

2002 : Antarctic Waves (for Windows)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Learning')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Learning')

Online Entertainment

2002 : Lexus Minority Report Experience (website)

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Online Learning

2002 : Commanding Heights Online (website)

2001 : Grid Club (website)

2000 : Homework High (website)

1999 : (awarded as single category 'Learning')

1998 : (awarded as single category 'Learning')

Special awards

2002 : Ian Livingstone (BAFTA Interactive Award)

2001 : (for Windows) (amazon.co.uk Award)

2000 : David Bowie (Berners-Lee Award)

1999 : Toby Gard & Paul Douglas (Berners-Lee Award)

1998 : Peter Kindersley (Berners-Lee Award)

Sports & Leisure

2002 : The Famous Grouse Experience

2001 : (not awarded)

2000 : (not awarded)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Technical Innovation

2002 : Tate Multimedia Tours

2001 : SSEYO Koan Interactive Audio Platform

2000 : Sketchaphone (WAP/website)

1999 : (not awarded)

1998 : (not awarded)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bafta plugs into interactive awards. BBC News. October 7, 1998.
2. Web site: Multimedia's best in Bafta battle. BBC News. 1 December 2003.