17th British Academy Games Awards

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17th British Academy Games Awards
Date25 March 2021
LocationLive-streamed
Hosted byElle Osili-Wood
Best Game Hades
Most awards Hades (5)
Most nominations The Last of Us Part II (14)
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The 17th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 25 March 2021 to honour the best video games of 2020. It was held as a live-streamed event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with Elle Osili-Wood as host. This was Wood's first time hosting the ceremony, taking over from Dara Ó Briain who had hosting the BAFTAs ten times between 2008 and 2020.

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The nominees were announced on 2 March 2021, with The Last of Us Part II receiving a record-setting fourteen nominations, beating the eleven nominations received by Control and Death Stranding at the previous ceremony. [1] Hades was named as Best Game, as well as winning the most awards (five).

Nominees and winners

The nominations were announced on 2 March 2021. [2] [3] The winners were announced through a livestreamed presentation on 25 March 2021, due to ongoing concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5]

Animation
Artistic Achievement
Audio Achievement
Evolving Game
Family
Music
Narrative
Original Property

BAFTA Fellowship : Siobhan Reddy [6]

Games with multiple nominations and wins

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References

  1. ↑ "Last of Us 2 leads Bafta Games Awards nominations". BBC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Tom (2 March 2021). "The Last of Us Part 2 receives record number of BAFTA nominations". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Powell, Steffan; Blake, Vicki (25 March 2021). "Bafta Games Awards 2021: Why they're such a big deal". BBC . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (25 March 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards: Supergiant Games' 'Hades' Takes Home Top Prize – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Phillips, Tom (22 March 2021). "This year's BAFTA Fellowship goes to..." Eurogamer . Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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