# 5ª edizione dei British Academy Video Game Awards

La quinta edizione dei British Academy Video Games Awards, premiazione istituita dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts, si è tenuta il 10 marzo 2009 presso l'Hotel Hilton di Londra. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare e Grand Theft Auto IV, con sette candidature sono stati i giochi più nominati di quest'edizione.

## Vincitori e candidati
### Miglior gioco d'azione o d'avventura

* Fable II – Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Dead Space – Visceral Games/Electronic Arts
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* Prince of Persia – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
* Tomb Raider: Underworld – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive

### Miglior gioco di sport

* Race Driver: Grid – Codemasters/Codemasters
* FIFA 09 – EA Canada/EA Sports
* Football Manager 2009 – Sports Interactive/SEGA
* MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Pure – Black Rock Studio/Disney Interactive Studios
* Wii Fit – Nintendo EAD Group No. 5/Nintendo

### Miglior direzione artistica

* LittleBigPlanet – Media Molecule
* Assassin's Creed – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Dead Space – Visceral Games/Electronic Arts
* Gears of War 2 – Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami/Konami

### Miglior gioco di strategia

* Civilization Revolution – Firaxis Games/2K Games
* Advance Wars: Dark Conflict – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
* Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – EA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts
* Ninjatown – Venan Entertainment/SouthPeak Games
* SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike – Slant Six Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise – Rare/THQ

### Gioco dell'anno

* Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Fable II – Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* Rock Band – Harmonix/MTV Games and Electronic Arts

### Miglior storia e personaggi

* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Jesse Stern, Infinity Ward/Activision
* Assassin's Creed – Corey May, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
* Fable II – Peter Molyneux, Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
* Fallout 3 – Emil Pagliarulo, Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Dan Houser, Rupert Humphries, Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* Mass Effect – Drew Karpyshyn, BioWare/Microsoft Game Studios

### Miglior gioco casual

* Boom Blox – EA Los Angeles and Amblin Interactive/Electronic Arts
* Buzz!: Quiz TV – Relentless Software/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
* Guitar Hero World Tour – Neversoft/Activision
* LittleBigPlanet – Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment
* SingStar Vol. 2 – SIE London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Wii Fit – Nintendo EAD Group No. 5/Nintendo

### Miglior direzione tecnica

* Spore – Maxis/Electronic Arts
* Assassin's Creed – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
* Fable II – Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* LittleBigPlanet – Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment

### Miglior gameplay

* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Corporation/Valve Corporation
* Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
* Rock Band – Harmonix/MTV Games and Electronic Arts
* Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo

### Miglior sonoro

* Dead Space – Visceral Games/Electronic Arts
* 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 – Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo

### Miglior gioco portatile

* Il professor Layton e il paese dei misteri – Level-5/Nintendo
* Geometry Wars: Galaxies – Bizarre Creations and Kuju Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment
* God of War: Chains of Olympus – Ready at Dawn and SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
* The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
* Patapon – Pyramid and SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Soul Bubbles – Mekensleep

### BAFTA One's to Watch Award

* Boro Toro – DarkMatter Designs
* Origamee
* Vegeme

### Miglior multiplayer

* Left 4 Dead – Valve Corporation/Valve Corporation
* Buzz! Quiz TV – Relentless Software/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Gears of War 2 – Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
* Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
* Rock Band – Harmonix/MTV Games and Electronic Arts

### Miglior colonna sonora originale

* Dead Space – Jason Graves, Visceral Games/Electronic Arts
* Assassin's Creed – Jesper Kyd, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
* Fable II – Danny Elfman, Russell Shaw, Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
* Fallout 3 – Inon Zur, Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* LittleBigPlanet – Kenneth C M Young, Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton, Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Harry Gregson-Williams, Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Konami/Konami

### Game award

* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Gears of War 2 – Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
* Guitar Hero World Tour – Neversoft/Activision
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Corporation/Valve Corporation
* LittleBigPlanet – Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment
* Il professor Layton e il paese dei misteri – Level-5/Nintendo
* Wii Fit – Nintendo EAD Group No. 5/Nintendo
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment