The 18th BAFTA Games Awards 2022 (British Academy Games Awards) ceremony took place in the U.K. The Best Game title was awarded to the Returnal. Returnal, a PS5 exclusive, won most awards, including Audio Achievement and Music.
Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart walked away with awards for best animation and technical achievement. The list of winners clearly shows Sony’s dominance.
Here is the full list of the Categories, Nominees and Winners of the BAFTA Games Awards 2022:
Best Game
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- WINNER: Returnal
British Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights in Tight Spaces
- WINNER: Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
Animation
Call of Duty: Vanguard
It Takes Two
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Life is Strange: True Colors
Psychonauts 2
WINNER: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Artistic Achievement
- WINNER: The Artful Escape
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Audio Achievement
- WINNER: The Artful Escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Returnal
Debut Game
- The Artful Escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- WINNER: Toem
Evolving Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- WINNER: No Man’s Sky
Family Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- WINNER: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Unpacking
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- WINNER: Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- WINNER: Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Multiplayer Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell Let Loose
- WINNER: It Takes Two
Music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- WINNER: Returnal
Narrative
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- Returnal
- WINNER: Unpacking
Original Property
- Deathloop
- Death’s Door
- Inscryption
- WINNER: It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Unpacking
Technical Achievement
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- WINNER: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
EE Game of the Year
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- WINNER: Unpacking
Performer in a Leading Role
- Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in DEATHLOOP
- Jason E Kelley as Colt Vahn “the Captain” 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
- WINNER: Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in Returnal
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Laura Bailey as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
- WINNER: Kimberley Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
- 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
Check out the official BAFTA Games Awards 2022 Winners Announced press release note here.
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