title: 2005 in machinima
text: # 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
  