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 – 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 – 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)

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 from Red vs. Blue
 * Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as from Red vs. Blue