| 19th British Academy Games Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 March 2023 |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Hall |
| Hosted by | Frankie Ward |
| Best Game | Vampire Survivors |
| Most awards | God of War Ragnarök (6) |
| Most nominations | God of War Ragnarök (15) |
The 19th British Academy Video Game Awards were hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 30 March 2023 to honour the best video games of 2022. Held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the ceremony was hosted by esports presenter Frankie Ward, taking over from Elle Osili-Wood who hosted the previous two ceremonies.[1] The ceremony was livestreamed exclusively on BAFTA's Twitch channel, hosted by games journalist Julia Hardy and comedian Inel Tomlinson. Red carpet coverage was presented by Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson.
Sony Interactive's God of War Ragnarök received the most nominations, with fifteen, becoming the most nominated game in the history of the BAFTA Games Awards.[2][3] While God of War Ragnarök won the most awards at the ceremony, with six, the top honour, Best Game, was surprisingly won by Vampire Survivors.
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Nominees and winners
The nominees were announced by games journalist Julia Hardy on 2 March 2023 via a livestream held on BAFTA's Twitch channel. An additional panel of live streamers were revealed as the "BAFTA Games Squad", who also streamed the nominations announcement and discussed their thoughts on the nominated games.[4][5] The EE Game of the Year nominees, the only category voted for by the British public, were announced two days earlier on 28 February 2023, and were selected by a jury of ten industry professionals, with voting closing on 28 March, two days prior to the ceremony.[6]
Multiple nominations and wins
| Game | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| God of War Ragnarök | 15 | 6 |
| Stray | 9 | 0 |
| Elden Ring | 8 | 2 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 6 | 1 |
| Immortality | ||
| A Plague Tale: Requiem | 5 | 0 |
| Tunic | 5 | 2 |
| Vampire Survivors | ||
| Citizen Sleeper | 4 | 0 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | 3 | 0 |
| Cult of the Lamb | ||
| Pentiment | 2 | 0 |
| Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | ||
| Marvel Snap | ||
| Sifu | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge |
References
- ^ "Frankie Ward to host BAFTA Games Awards 2023". BANG Showbiz. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "BAFTA announces the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2023". BAFTA. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Wood, Anthony (2 March 2023). "BAFTA Games Awards 2023 Nominations Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Sacco, Dom (27 February 2023). "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: Frankie Ward to host, Julia Hardy and UK streamers including Tubbo and Leah to announce nominations on Twitch, as BAFTA Games Squad grows". Esports News UK. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Voting opens for the EE Game of the Year Award ahead of the 2023 BAFTA Games Awards". BAFTA. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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