BAFTA Interactive Awards

BAFTA Interactive Awards
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
First awarded2003
Last awarded2004
WebsiteOfficial website
RelatedBAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards and BAFTA Games Awards

The BAFTA Interactive Awards and BAFTA Games Awards were created in 2003 by splitting the original BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards into two separate ceremonies.[1]

While the previous ceremonies had been annually hosted each October since 1998, the 2003 Interactive Awards weren't held until 19 February of the following year,[2] while the 2004 event took place on 2 March 2005.[3]

In March 2006, BAFTA issued a press release announcing that "Video Games are as Important as Film and Television", and reinstated the Games Awards to the traditional October slot.[4] No mention of Interactive Awards was made, and all traces of the ceremony vanished shortly afterwards when BAFTA's website was reorganised, making it the shortest running event in BAFTA's history.[5]

  1. ^ Multimedia's best in Bafta battle - BBC News announces BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award split; 1 December 2003.
  2. ^ BBC's Celebdaq wins Bafta award - BBC News lists 2003 winners; 20 February 2004.
  3. ^ BBC leads interactive Bafta wins - BBC News lists 2004 winners; 2 March 2005.
  4. ^ Video Games Awards become BAFTA's 'third arm' Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - BAFTA official press release (pdf).
  5. ^ Winners & Nominees - Archive of 2004 BAFTA Interactive Awards.