Every year in the third week of March, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts honors gaming excellence with an annual awards ceremony – and they’d much appreciate it if you called it that.
Portal 2 was the big winner at this year's British Academy Video Game Awards, picking up prizes for Story, Design and the overall Best Game award.
And the nominees and winners in full:
Action
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Batman: Arkham City - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Artistic Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
Rayman Origins - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Audio Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3 - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Space 2
The Nightjar
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Game
Batman: Arkham City
FIFA 2012
L.A. Noire
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Debut Game
Bastion
Eufloria
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Winner
L.A. Noire
Monstermind
RIFT
Design
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
Super Mario 3D Land
Family
Dance Central 2
Kinect Sports 2
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Winner
Mario Kart 7
Game Innovation
Bastion
Child of Eden
From Dust
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Winner
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Mobile & Handheld
Dead Space iOS
Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint
Peggle HD - Winner
Quarrel
Super Mario 3D Land
The Nightjar
Online – Browser
Gardens of Time
I Am Playr
Monstermind - Winner
Global Resistance
Skylanders: Spyro’s Universe
The Sims Social
Online Multiplayer
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Battlefield 3 - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Gears of War 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Original Music
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Performer
Aaron Staton
(Cole Phelps) L.A. Noire
Mark Hamill
(The Joker) Batman: Arkham City - Winner
Nolan North
(Nathan Drake) Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Stephen Fry
(Narrator) LittleBigPlanet 2
Stephen Merchant
(Wheatley) Portal 2
Togo Igawa
(Diplomat, Advisor and Military General) Total War: SHOGUN 2
Sports/Fitness
Dance Central 2
DiRT 3
F1 2011
FIFA 2012
Kinect Sports Season 2 - Winner
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012
Story
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Strategy
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Football Manager 2012
From Dust
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Total War: SHOGUN 2- Winner
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Joust (Digital Knights)
Dreamweaver (Evolved Ape)
Tick Tock Toys (Swallowtail)- Winner
GAME Award
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3- Winner- Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
FIFA 2012
L.A Noire
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Minecraft
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
Action
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Batman: Arkham City - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Artistic Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
Rayman Origins - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Audio Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3 - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Space 2
The Nightjar
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Game
Batman: Arkham City
FIFA 2012
L.A. Noire
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Debut Game
Bastion
Eufloria
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Winner
L.A. Noire
Monstermind
RIFT
Design
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
Super Mario 3D Land
Family
Dance Central 2
Kinect Sports 2
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Winner
Mario Kart 7
Game Innovation
Bastion
Child of Eden
From Dust
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2 - Winner
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Mobile & Handheld
Dead Space iOS
Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint
Peggle HD - Winner
Quarrel
Super Mario 3D Land
The Nightjar
Online – Browser
Gardens of Time
I Am Playr
Monstermind - Winner
Global Resistance
Skylanders: Spyro’s Universe
The Sims Social
Online Multiplayer
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Battlefield 3 - Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Gears of War 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Original Music
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Performer
Aaron Staton
(Cole Phelps) L.A. Noire
Mark Hamill
(The Joker) Batman: Arkham City - Winner
Nolan North
(Nathan Drake) Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Stephen Fry
(Narrator) LittleBigPlanet 2
Stephen Merchant
(Wheatley) Portal 2
Togo Igawa
(Diplomat, Advisor and Military General) Total War: SHOGUN 2
Sports/Fitness
Dance Central 2
DiRT 3
F1 2011
FIFA 2012
Kinect Sports Season 2 - Winner
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012
Story
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire
Portal 2 - Winner
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Strategy
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Football Manager 2012
From Dust
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Total War: SHOGUN 2- Winner
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Joust (Digital Knights)
Dreamweaver (Evolved Ape)
Tick Tock Toys (Swallowtail)- Winner
GAME Award
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3- Winner- Winner
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
FIFA 2012
L.A Noire
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Minecraft
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
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