British Academy Games Award for Intellectual Property
{{Infobox award
| name = British Academy Games Award for New Intellectual Property
| awarded_for = The best game from a new intellectual property
| country = United Kingdom
| presenter = British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| year =
| holder = Elden Ring
| website = {{URL|http://www.bafta.org/games}}
}}
The British Academy Video Games Award for New Intellectual Property is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game which is not part of an established series and represents a new intellectual property".{{cite web|url=https://awards.bafta.org/sites/default/files/images/bafta_games_awards_rulebook_2022_2911_update.pdf|title=BAFTA Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2022|website=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|accessdate=11 February 2023}}
The award was first presented at the 2nd British Academy Games Awards as Originality, after which the category was discontinued. It was revived in 2015 at the 11th edition, when it was presented as Original Property. The category received its current name at the 20th British Academy Games Awards.:{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/why-bafta-is-changing-the-way-its-games-awards-work|title=Why BAFTA is changing the way its games awards work|publisher=Games Industry|date=1 June 2023|access-date=14 December 2023}}
To date, no developer has won this award more that once. Nintendo EAD are the only developers with two nominations in the category and therefore have the most nominations without a win. Among publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment has a leading eight nominations and two wins, tied with Annapurna Interactive for most wins. Devolver Digital has the most nominations without a win, with five.
The current holder of the award is Elden Ring by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Studios, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
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|+ Table key |
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|Indicates the winner |
;Originality
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!scope="col" style="width:8%;"|Year !scope="col" style="width:30%;"|Game !scope="col" style="width:30%;"|Developer(s) !scope="col" style="width:30%;"|Publisher(s) !scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"|2003/04 (2nd) |style="background:#FAEB86"| SingStar / SingStar Party |style="background:#FAEB86"| London Studio |style="background:#FAEB86"| Sony Computer Entertainment |rowspan="6"|{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/games |title=Games in 2005 |work=BAFTA Awards |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts |accessdate=14 March 2015 }} | ||
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo EAD | rowspan="2"| Nintendo |
| Donkey Konga | Namco | |
| Fable | Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Second Sight | Free Radical Design | Codemasters |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | Firaxis Games | Atari |
;Original Property
Multiple nominations and wins
=Developers=
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| scope="col" | Developer
! scope="col" | Nominations ! scope="col" | Wins |
|---|
| Nintendo EAD
| 2 | 0 |
=Publishers=
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| scope="col" | Developer
! scope="col" | Nominations ! scope="col" | Wins |
|---|
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment
| 8 | 2 |
| Annapurna Interactive
| 6 | 2 |
| Devolver Digital
| 5 | 0 |
| Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios
| 4 | 0 |
| Electronic Arts
| 3 | 1 |
| Nintendo
| 3 | 0 |
| Panic
| 2 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.bafta.org/games Official website]
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