3rd British Academy Games Awards
      
The 3rd British Academy Video Games Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with N-Gage), awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 5 October 2006 in The Roundhouse. The ceremony honoured achievement in video gaming in 2005 and 2006 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco & Shadow of the Colossus were the major winners on the night, taking two awards.
Winners
| Category | Winner | Nominations | 
| Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World)
 | Shadow of the Colossus | Metroid Prime Hunters, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter,
 Tomb Raider: Legend,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Artistic Achievement | Shadow of the Colossus | Black, Hitman: Blood Money,
 LocoRoco,
 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Audio | Electroplankton | Black, LocoRoco,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter,
 Tomb Raider: Legend,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Casual and Social | Buzz!: The Big Quiz | Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, Electroplankton,
 Guitar Hero,
 LocoRoco,
 SingStar Rocks!
 | 
| Character | LocoRoco (LocoRoco) | Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money), Han Solo (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy),
 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Legend),
 Rogue (Rogue Trooper)
 | 
| Children's | LocoRoco | Daxter, Ice Age: The Meltdown,
 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy,
 New Super Mario Bros.,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Game (Sponsored by PC World)
 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Black, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?,
 Guitar Hero,
 Hitman: Blood Money,
 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 | 
| Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage)
 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Guitar Hero, LocoRoco,
 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Gamers' Award (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage)
 | 24: The Mobile Game | Civilization for N-Gage, Diner Dash,
 Lemmings,
 Namco Classics Pac-Man,
 Platinum Sudoku
 The Sims,
 Sonic the Hedgehog Part One,
 Tetris Mania,
 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
 | 
| Innovation | Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? | Electroplankton, Guitar Hero,
 LocoRoco,
 Shadow of the Colossus,
 We Love Katamari
 | 
| Multiplayer | Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach | 2006 FIFA World Cup, Animal Crossing: Wild World,
 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat,
 Guild Wars Factions,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
 | 
| Original Score | Tomb Raider: Legend | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, LocoRoco,
 Shadow of the Colossus,
 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
 The Movies
 | 
| Screenplay | Psychonauts | 24: The Game, Rogue Trooper,
 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter,
 Tomb Raider: Legend
 | 
| Simulation | The Movies | C-130 Hercules, Championship Manager 2006,
 Football Manager 2006,
 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis,
 Trauma Center: Under the Knife
 | 
| Soundtrack | Guitar Hero | B-Boy, Reservoir Dogs,
 SingStar Rocks!
 | 
| Sports | Fight Night Round 3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup, Football Manager 2006,
 MotoGP '06,
 Pro Evolution Soccer 6,
 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
 | 
| Strategy | Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War | Age of Empires: The Age of Kings, Civilization IV,
 Football Manager 2006,
 Medieval II: Total War,
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
 | 
| Technical Achievement (Sponsored by Skillset)
 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Black,
 Burnout Revenge,
 Just Cause,
 Shadow of the Colossus
 | 
Multiple nominations and wins
Wins
-  2 wins - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco  and Shadow of the Colossus
Nominations
-  8 nominations - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and LocoRoco
-  6 nominations - We Love Katamari
-  5 nominations - Guitar Hero, Shadow of the Colossus, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Tomb Raider: Legend
-  4 nominations - Black and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
-  3 nominations - Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, Electroplankton, Football Manager 2006, and Hitman: Blood Money
-  2 nominations - 2006 FIFA World Cup, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, Rogue Trooper, SingStar Rocks!, and The Movies
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