The 2nd British Academy Video Games Awards, awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 1 March 2005 at Café Royal in London. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2004 and was hosted by Jonathan Ross. Half-Life 2 was the major winner on the night, taking six out of the eight awards available.
Winners and nominees
Winners are shown first in bold.
| Action Game | Original Music | 
| Animation | Originality | 
| Art Direction |  | 
| Audio Achievement |  | 
|  | Racing | 
| Children's | Sports | 
|  | Sunday Times Reader Award for Games | 
| Handheld | Technical Direction | 
| Mobile BlueTooth BiPlanes – Morpheme Wireless Ltd/Morpheme Wireless Ltd
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| Online Multiplayer | 
Special Award (Games)
Games with multiple nominations and wins
| Nominations
| Nominations | Game |  
| 8 | Half-Life 2 |  
| 6 | Burnout 3: Takedown |  
| Halo 2 |  
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |  
| 4 | Doom 3 |  
| SingStar/SingStar Party |  
| 3 | Donkey Konga |  
| EyeToy: Play 2 |  
| FIFA Football 2005 |  
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |  
| Pro Evolution Soccer 4 |  
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 |  
| 2 | Call of Duty: Finest Hour |  
| Colin McRae Rally 2005 |  
| Far Cry |  
| Football Manager 2005 |  
| Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone |  
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |  
| Killzone |  
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |  
| Onimusha 3: Demon Siege |  
| Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |  
| Rome: Total War |  
| Second Sight |  
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay |  
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 |  
| WRC 4 |  | Wins
| Awards | Game |  
| 6 | Half-Life 2 |  
| 3 | Burnout 3: Takedown |   
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