The 6th British Academy Video Game Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as GAME British Academy Video Games Awards) awarded by
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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(BAFTA),
was an
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honouring achievement in the field of
video games in 2009. Candidate games must have been released in the
United Kingdom
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between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009.
The ceremony took place in the
London Hilton
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on 19 March 2010.
Categories
Both publishers and developers were eligible to enter their games in fifteen categories, fourteen of which were awarded by a panel of judges. The categories are: Gameplay, Casual, Sports, Story and Character, Strategy, Best use of Audio, New Talent, Multiplayer, Best Technical Achievement, Original Score, Handheld, People's Choice (the only award voted for by the public),
Artistic Achievement, Best Action and Adventure and Best Game.
Winners and nominees
Winners are shown first in bold.
Academy Fellowship
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Shigeru Miyamoto
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Games with multiple nominations and wins
Nominations
Wins
References
External links
6th BAFTA Video Games Awards page
{{British Academy Games Awards
British Academy Games Awards ceremonies
2010 awards in the United Kingdom
2009 in video gaming
March 2010 events in the United Kingdom