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.^[1]
• June 21 – Electronic Arts released its first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 2.^[2]
• October 27 – October 28 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented machinima pieces at the Austin Game Conference.^[3]
• November 8 – Lionhead Studios released^[4] its simulation game The Movies, the first game to contain dedicated tools for creating machinima.^[5]
• November 12 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences held the 2005 Machinima Film Festival at the American Museum of the Moving Image.^[6]

Notable releases

• February 9 – Edgeworks Entertainment's The Codex premiered.^[7]
• May 18 – Season 3 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 57.^[8]
• June 28 – This Spartan Life premiered with the first two modules of episode 1.^[9]
• August 13 – The Codex ended with episode 20.^[10]
• August 29 – Season 4 of Red vs. Blue began with episode 58.^[11]
• September 27 – Rooster Teeth Productions' PANICS premiered.^[12]
• October 18 – PANICS ended with episode 4.^[12]
• November 22 – Alex Chan posts The French Democracy to The Movies' website.^[13]

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^[14]
• Best Series: This Spartan Life^[14]
• Best Direction: Whiplash^[14]
• Best Virtual Performance: A Few Good G-Men^[14]

Rockets on Prisoner

• Best Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")^[15]
• Best Halo 2 Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")^[15]
• Best Series: Red vs. Blue^[15]
• Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as Caboose from Red vs. Blue^[15]
• Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as Tex from Red vs. Blue^[15]