18th British Academy Games Awards

2022 award ceremony

18th British Academy Games Awards

Date| 7 April 2022
Location| https://www.bafta.org/games
Hosted by| Elle Osili-Wood
Best Game| Returnal
Most awards| Returnal (4)
Most nominations| It Takes Two and Returnal (9)
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The 18th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 7 April 2022 to honour the best video games of 2021. Held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, television presenter Elle Osili-Wood returned to host the ceremony for the second time.[1] Co-operative action-adventure platformer It Takes Two and third-person roguelike shooter Returnal both led the nominations with nine. Returnal won four awards at the ceremony, the most wins of any game.

## Nominees and winners

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Most nominations were announced on 3 March 2022,[2][3] while the nominations for performers were announced on 16 March 2022.[4]

Best Game

* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Animation

* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Call of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
* Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/Square Enix
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios

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Artistic Achievement

* The Artful Escape – Beethoven and Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Resident Evil Village – Capcom
* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Audio Achievement

* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* The Artful Escape – Beethoven and Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
* Call of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Halo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
* Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix

British Game

* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – ustwo Games
* Death's Door – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
* Fights in Tight Spaces – Ground Shatter/Mode 7 Games
* Overboard – Inkle Studios
* Sable – Shedworks/Raw Fury

Debut Game

* TOEM – Something We Made
* The Artful Escape – Beethoven and Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
* Eastward – Pixpil/Chucklefish
* The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
* Genesis Noir – Feral Cat Den/Fellow Traveller
* Maquette – Graceful Decay/Annapurna Interactive

Evolving Game

* No Man's Sky – Hello Games
* Among Us – Innersloth
* Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
* Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
* Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
* Fortnite – Epic Games

Family

* Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov/Finji
* Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – ustwo Games
* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* Mario Party Superstars – Nintendo
* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle

Game Beyond Entertainment

* Before Your Eyes – Goodbye World/Skybound Games
* Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – ustwo Games
* Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov/Finji
* Game Builder Garage – Nintendo
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios

Game Design

* Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Multiplayer

* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios//Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Call of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* Halo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
* Hell Let Loose – Black Matter/Team17

Music

* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft
* Halo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Narrative

* Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/Square Enix
* Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Original Property

* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* Death's Door – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
* Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle

Performer in a Leading Role

* Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in Returnal
* Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
* Jason E Kelley as Colt Vahn in Deathloop
* Jennifer Hale as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
* Jon McLaren as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
* Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life Is Strange: True Colors

Performer in a Supporting Role

* Kimberly Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
* Laura Bailey as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
* Jason Cavalier as Drax in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
* Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
* Han Soto as Gabe Chen in Life Is Strange: True Colors
* Alex Weiner as Rocket in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Technical Achievement

* Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
* Hitman 3 – IO Interactive
* Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
* Resident Evil Village – Capcom
* Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment

EE Game of the Year

* Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle
* Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov/Finji
* Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
* The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
* It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
* Metroid Dread – Mercury Steam/Nintendo

### Games with multiple nominations and wins

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#### Nominations

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| Nominations  | Game

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9  | It Takes Two
Returnal
8  | Deathloop
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
7  | Psychonauts 2
6  | Forza Horizon 5
5  | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
4  | Call of Duty: Vanguard
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Unpacking
3  | Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
The Artful Escape
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Halo Infinite
Inscryption
Resident Evil Village
2  | Death's Door
The Forgotten City

#### Wins

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| Wins  | Game

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4  | Returnal
2  | It Takes Two
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Unpacking

## References

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1. ^ "BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Full list of winners as Returnal wins Best Game".
2. ^ Partis, Danielle (3 March 2022). "Returnal picks up eight nominations for BAFTA Games Awards 2022". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. ^ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations". www.bafta.org. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
4. ^ Ritman, Alex (17 March 2022). "BAFTA Games Awards: Performance Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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