2005 in machinima
# 2005 in machinima

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2005. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.

## Events

* January 26 – Paul Marino moderated a discussion panel on machinima at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
* June 21 – Electronic Arts released its first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 2.
* October 27 – October 28 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented machinima pieces at the Austin Game Conference.
* November 8 – Lionhead Studios released its simulation game The Movies, the first game to contain dedicated tools for creating machinima.
* November 12 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences held the 2005 Machinima Film Festival at the American Museum of the Moving Image.

## Notable releases

* February 9 – Edgeworks Entertainment's The Codex premiered.
* May 18 – Season 3 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 57.
* June 28 – This Spartan Life premiered with the first two modules of episode 1.
* August 13 – The Codex ended with episode 20.
* August 29 – Season 4 of Red vs. Blue began with episode 58.
* September 27 – Rooster Teeth Productions' PANICS premiered.
* October 18 – PANICS ended with episode 4.
* November 22 – Alex Chan posts The French Democracy to The Movies' website.

## Active series

* The Codex (2005)
* Fire Team Charlie (2003–2005)
* Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
* PANICS (2005)
* Red vs. Blue (2003–)
* The Strangerhood (2004–2006)
* Strangerhood Studios (2005)
* This Spartan Life (premiered 2005)
* Time Commanders (2003–2005)

## Awards

### Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences

* Best Picture: Game: On
* Best Series: This Spartan Life
* Best Direction: Whiplash
* Best Virtual Performance: A Few Good G-Men

### Rockets on Prisoner

* Best Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")
* Best Halo 2 Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")
* Best Series: Red vs. Blue
* Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as Caboose from Red vs. Blue
* Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as Tex from Red vs. Blue
