British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement

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British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement
Awarded forThe best design and application of sound, dialogue and music for a video game.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by God of War Ragnarök
Website www.bafta.org/games

The British Academy Video Games Award for Audio Achievement is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "excellence in the design and application of sound, dialogue and music to create an exceptional audio experience". [1]

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The award was first presented at the 1st British Academy Games Awards in 2004 to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City under the name Sound. Since then, it has gone through several name changes, going by Audio Achievement at the 2nd British Academy Games Awards, Audio at the 3rd British Academy Games Awards and Use of Audio from the 3rd to the 7th British Academy Games Awards. The category returned to Audio Achievement at the 8th British Academy Games Awards and has been handed out under that name ever since.

As developers, EA DICE hold the record for most nominations in this category, with seven, while Santa Monica Studio has the most wins, with three. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer are the developers with the most nominations without a win, with four. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the publisher with the most nominations, with twenty seven and have a leading nine wins in the category. Xbox Game Studios have the most nominations without a win, with six.

The current holder of the award is God of War Ragnarök by Santa Monica Studio and Sony, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.

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
YearGameRecipient(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2002/03
(1st) 		Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games [2]
Amplitude Harmonix Sony Computer Entertainment
Command & Conquer: Generals EA Pacific EA Games
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets EA UK Electronic Arts
Metroid Prime Retro Studios and Nintendo Nintendo
TimeSplitters 2 Free Radical Design Eidos Interactive
2003/04
(2nd) 		Call of Duty: Finest Hour Spark Unlimited Activision [3]
DJ Decks & FX: House Edition Relentless Software Sony Computer Entertainment
SingStar / SingStar Party London Studio
Doom 3 id Software Activision
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Stormfront Studios and Zono Atari
Manhunt Rockstar North Rockstar Games
2005/06
(3rd) 		Electroplankton indieszero Nintendo [4]
Black Criterion Games Electronic Arts
LocoRoco Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
Tomb Raider: Legend Crystal Dynamics Eidos Interactive
We Love Katamari Namco
2006/07
(4th) 		Crackdown Realtime Worlds Microsoft Game Studios [5]
Elite Beat Agents iNiS Nintendo
Gears of War Mike Larson, Lee Perry, Desmond Rogers Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
God of War II Dave Murrant, Philip Kovats, Chuck Russom Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision
Skate EA Black Box Electronic Arts
2007/08
(5th) 		Dead Space Don Veca Visceral Games Electronic Arts [6] [7]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Gears of War 2 Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet Kenneth Young, Mark Healey, Leo Cubbin Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Tokyo Nintendo
2009
(6th) 		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Amy Hennig, Bruce Swanson, Greg Edmonson Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [8]
Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision
DJ Hero Jamie Jackson, Dan Neil, Tim Riley FreeStyleGames and Exient Entertainment Activision
Flower Vincent Diamante, Steve Johnson, Jenova Chen thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment
Left 4 Dead 2 Gabe Newell, Chet Faliszek, Tom Leonard Valve
2010
(7th) 		Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Stefan Strandberg EA DICE Electronic Arts [9]
Alan Wake Remedy Entertainment Microsoft Game Studios
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Mathieu Jeanson Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Black Ops Brian Tuey, Chris Cowell Treyarch Activision
DJ Hero 2 FreeStyleGames
Limbo Martin Stig Andersen Playdead
2011
(8th) 		Battlefield 3 Bence Pajor, Stefan Strandberg, Carl Vikman EA DICE Electronic Arts [10]
Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games Activision
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Dead Space 2 Andrew Boyd, Steve Papoutsis, J White Visceral Games Electronic Arts
The NightjarSomethin' Else
2012
(9th) 		Journey Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment [11]
Far Cry 3 Dan Hay, Tony Gronick, Brian Tyler Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed III Mathieu Jeanson
Beat Sneak Bandit Simon Flesser, Magnus "Gordon" Gardebäck Simogo
Halo 4 343 Industries Microsoft Game Studios
Dear Esther Jessica Curry The Chinese Room
2013
(10th) 		The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [12]
Battlefield 4 EA DICE Electronic Arts
BioShock Infinite Patrick Balthrop, Scott Haraldsen, James Bonney Irrational Games 2K Games
Device 6 Simogo
Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix
2014
(11th) 		Alien: Isolation The Creative Assembly Sega [13] [14]
The Banner Saga Austin Wintory, Michael Theiler, Peret von Sturmer Stoic Versus Evil
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Sledgehammer Games Activision
Fantasia: Music Evolved Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems Disney Interactive Studios
Mario Kart 8 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Sailor's Dream Simogo
2015
(12th) 		Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room and Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [15] [16]
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami Digital Entertainment
Star Wars Battlefront EA DICE Electronic Arts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
2016
(13th) 		The Last Guardian Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [17] [18]
Battlefield 1 EA DICE Electronic Arts
Doom id Software Bethesda Softworks
Inside Martin Stig Andersen Playdead
Rez Infinite Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh United Game Artists Enhance Games
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
2017

(14th)

 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice David Garcia Diaz Ninja Theory [19]
Call of Duty: World War II Sledgehammer Games Activision
Destiny 2 Bungie
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Naughty Dog
Star Wars: Battlefront II EA DICE Electronic Arts
2018

(15th)

 God of War Mike Niederquell, Todd Piperi, Leilani Ramirez Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe [20]
Battlefield V EA Dice Electronic Arts
Detroit: Become Human Guillaume de Fondaumière, David Cage, John O’Brien Quantic Dream Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Marvel's Spider-Man Paul Mudra, Phillip Kovats, Dwight Okahara Insomniac Games
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games
Tetris Effect Hydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako IshidaMonstars Inc. and ResonairEnhance, Inc.
2019

(16th)

 Ape Out Matt BochGabe Cuzzillo Devolver Digital [21] [22]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games
Death Stranding Ludvig Forssell, Mike Niederquell, Jodie Kupsco Kojima Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
Untitled Goose Game House House Panic Inc.
2020

(17th)

 Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment [23] [24]
Hades Darren Korb Supergiant Games
Astro's Playroom Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games
Half-Life: Alyx Valve Corporation
2021

(18th)

 Returnal Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment [25] [26]
The Artful Escape Beethoven & Dinosaur Annapurna Interactive
Call of Duty: Vanguard Sledgehammer Games Activision
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Halo Infinite 343 Industries Xbox Game Studios
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Eidos-Montréal Square Enix
2022

(19th)

 God of War Ragnarök Jodie Kupsco, Michael Kent, Sean LaValle Santa Monica Sony Interactive Entertainment [27] [28]
A Plague Tale: Requiem Asobo Focus
Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment
Metal: Hellsinger Elvira Björkman, Nicklas HjertbergThe OutsidersFuncom Oslo
Stray BlueTwelve Annapurna Interactive
Tunic Finji

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers

DeveloperNominationsWins
EA DICE 72
Naughty Dog 61
Infinity Ward 40
Rockstar North 41
Santa Monica Studio 43
Sledgehammer Games 40
Harmonix 30
Japan Studio 31
Rocksteady Studios 30
Simogo 30
343 Industries 20
Crystal Dynamics 20
Epic Games 20
FreeStyleGames 20
Guerrilla Games 20
Id Software 20
Insomniac Games 20
Kojima Productions 20
Nintendo EAD 20
Thatgamecompany 21
The Chinese Room 21
Ubisoft Montreal 20
Valve 20
Visceral Games 21

Publishers

DeveloperNominationsWins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 279
Activision 141
Electronic Arts 133
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 60
Nintendo 51
Rockstar Games 51
Ubisoft 40
Eidos Interactive 30
Simogo 30
Warner Bros Interactive 30
Annapurna Interactive 20
Enhance20
Square Enix 20

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