The 3rd British Academy Video Games Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with N-Gage), awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 5 October 2006 in The Roundhouse. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2006 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco & Shadow of the Colossus were the major winners on the night, taking two awards.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown first in bold. Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer EntertainmentMetroid Prime Hunters – Nintendo Software Technology/Nintendo The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Tomb Raider: Legend – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco | valign="top" |Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/NintendoElectroplankton – indieszero/Nintendo Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer EntertainmentBlack – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts Hitman: Blood Money – IO Interactive/Eidos Interactive LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco | valign="top" |Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach – Turbine/Atari2006 FIFA World Cup – EA Canada/EA Sports Animal Crossing: Wild World – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo Battlefield 2: Modern Combat – Digital Illusions CE/Electronic Arts Guild Wars Factions – ArenaNet/NCSOFT Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Electroplankton – indieszero/NintendoBlack – 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/Namco | valign="top" |Tomb Raider: Legend – Troels Brun Folmann, Crystal Dynamics/Eidos InteractiveDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – Koichi Sugiyama, Level-5/Square Enix LocoRoco – Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi, Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Shadow of the Colossus – Kow Otani, Japan Studio and Team Ico/Sony Computer Entertainment The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Jeremy Soule, Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks The Movies – Lionhead Studios/Activision |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Buzz!: The BIG Quiz – Relentless Software/Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeDr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/Nintendo Electroplankton – indieszero/Nintendo Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment SingStar Rocks! – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment | valign="top" |Psychonauts – Double Fine Productions/Majesco24: The Game – SCE Studio Cambridge/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Rogue Trooper – Rebellion Developments/Eidos Interactive The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Tomb Raider: Legend – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive |- | valign="top" width="50%" |LocoRoco (LocoRoco)Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money) Han Solo (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy) Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Legend) Rogue (Rogue Trooper) | valign="top" |The Movies – Lionhead Studios/ActivisionC-130 Hercules – Captain Sim/Just Flight Championship Manager 2006 – Beautiful Game Studios and Gusto Games/Eidos Interactive Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games Trauma Center: Under the Knife – Atlus/Atlus |- | valign="top" width="50%" |LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer EntertainmentDaxter – Ready at Dawn/Sony Computer Entertainment Ice Age: The Meltdown – Eurocom/Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco | valign="top" |Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctaneB-Boy – FreeStyleGames/Evolved Games Reservoir Dogs – Volatile Games/Eidos Interactive SingStar Rocks! – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/Nintendo Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane Hitman: Blood Money – IO Interactive/Eidos Interactive Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArtsFight Night Round 3 – EA Chicago/Electronic Arts 2006 FIFA World Cup – EA Canada/EA Sports Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega MotoGP '06 – Climax Racing/THQ Pro Evolution Soccer 6 – Konami/Konami Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar GamesLego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft We Love Katamari – Namco/NamcoRise and Fall: Civilizations at War – Stainless Steel Studios and Midway Games San Diego/Midway Games Age of Empires: The Age of Kings – Backbone Entertainment/Majesco Civilization IV – Firaxis Games/2K Games Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega Medieval II: Total War – Creative Assembly/Sega Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft24: The Mobile Game – I-play Civilization for N-Gage – MPS Labs/MicroProse Diner Dash – Gamelab/PlayFirst Lemmings – DMA Design/Psygnosis Namco Classics Pac-Man – Namco/Namco Platinum Sudoku – Gameloft/Gameloft and Ubisoft The Sims – Maxis/Electronic Arts Sonic the Hedgehog Part One – Sonic Team/Sega Tetris Mania – EA Mobile/Electronic Arts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – Jellyvision/Buena Vista GamesTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Battlefield 2: Modern Combat – Digital Illusions CE/Electronic Arts Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts Burnout Revenge – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts Just Cause – Avalanche Studios/Eidos Interactive Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
Games with multiple nominations and wins
Nominations Nominations Game 8 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter LocoRoco 6 We Love Katamari 5 Guitar Hero Shadow of the Colossus The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Tomb Raider: Legend 4 Black Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy 3 Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Electroplankton Football Manager 2006 Hitman: Blood Money 2 2006 FIFA World Cup Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis Rogue Trooper SingStar Rocks! The Movies
Wins Awards Game 2 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter LocoRoco Shadow of the Colossus
References
External links 3rd BAFTA Video Games Awards page