| British Academy Games Award for Family | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best game targeted to young audiences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Website | www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Family is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game experience for a family audience, whether played as individuals or as a group", the category is open for games with a PEGI age rating of 12 or under. [1]
The category was first presented in 2004 at the 1st British Academy Games Awards under the name Children's Game to EyeToy: Play . The category has gone through several name changes since its inception, being known as Casual at the 4th and 5th British Academy Games Awards, while for the 6th edition, it was presented as Family & Social. Since the 7th British Academy Games Awards in 2008, it has been awarded under its current name. As developers, Nintendo EAD have received the most nominations in the category, with fourteen and are tied with Media Molecule for most wins, with two each. Ubisoft hold the record for most nominations without a win, with five. For publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment leads the nominations with twenty five, while Nintendo leads the wins with seven. Activision have the most nominations without a win, with eight.
The current holder of the award is Super Mario Bros. Wonder by Nintendo EPD and Nintendo, which won at the 20th British Academy Games Awards in 2024.
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.
| Indicates the winner |
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo EAD | 14 | 2 |
| London Studio | 7 | 1 |
| Traveller's Tales | 6 | 1 |
| Ubisoft | 5 | 0 |
| Harmonix | 4 | 0 |
| Media Molecule | 4 | 2 |
| Frontier Developments | 3 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 3 | 1 |
| Mojang | 3 | 1 |
| Avalanche Software | 2 | 0 |
| Game Freak | 2 | 0 |
| Ghost Town Games | 2 | 1 |
| Insomniac Games | 2 | 0 |
| Namco | 2 | 1 |
| NDcube | 2 | 0 |
| Neversoft | 2 | 0 |
| Rare | 2 | 1 |
| Relentless Software | 2 | 0 |
| Sucker Punch Productions | 2 | 0 |
| Sumo Digital | 2 | 1 |
| Toys for Bob | 2 | 0 |
| Ustwo Games | 2 | 0 |
| Vicarious Visions | 2 | 0 |
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 25 | 5 |
| Nintendo | 23 | 7 |
| Activision | 8 | 0 |
| Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 8 | 2 |
| Warner Bros Interactive | 9 | 1 |
| Ubisoft | 5 | 0 |
| Disney Interactive Studios | 3 | 0 |
| Team17 | 3 | 1 |
| Annapurna Interactive | 2 | 0 |
| LucasArts | 2 | 0 |
| MTV Games | 2 | 0 |
| The Pokémon Company | 2 | 0 |
| Ustwo Games | 2 | 0 |
| Vivendi Games | 2 | 0 |
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