British Academy Games Award for Performer

British Academy Video Games Award for Performer
Awarded forBest performance in a game
Presented byBAFTA
First awarded2012
Last awarded2018
Most awardsAshley Johnson (2)
Most nominations
Websitewww.bafta.org/games

The British Academy Video Games Award for Performer is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in honor of the best performance featured in a game "from voice artistry through to motion capture".[1]

The award was first given at the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony in 2012, with Mark Hamill winning for his performance as the Joker in Batman: Arkham City.[2] The performer with the most awards is Ashley Johnson with two, one each for her portrayal of Ellie in both The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Left Behind.[3] Troy Baker and Nolan North received the most nominations with three.

Since 2019, the award has been split into "Performer in a Leading Role" and "Performer in a Supporting Role".[4]

  1. ^ "British Academy Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2015" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ^ Wales, Matt (September 9, 2019). "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 9, 2019.