Surprising GotY Choice at BAFTA Awards; GoW and Elden Ring Defeated

The winners of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards in the video game category for 2022 have been announced.

The results are surprising. Indeed, the game of the year was... Vampire Survivors. This small independent game beat such giants as Elden Ring or God of War: Ragnarok. Perhaps, however, we should not be surprised by this. After all, no other game of 2022 has had such an impact on the entire industry, and it is now difficult to find a week in which at least one clone of the blockbuster has not appeared.

The choice of game of the year was quite a surprise. Source: BAFTA.

God of War: Ragnarok received the most, with 14 nominations, and ultimately became the most awarded game in total, as it ended the gala with five BAFTA statuettes (for Best Animation, Greatest Sound Achievement, Best Music and Best Main and Supporting Roles) and an additional EE Special Award.

It is worth recalling that last year BAFTA also surprised, recognizing the shooter Returnal as the best game of the year, which won in three categories, including the most important one - for Best Game of the Year.

Best game of 2022

Winner

1. Vampire Survivors

Other nominated games

1. Cult of the Lamb
2. Elden Ring
3. God of War: Ragnarok
4. Marvel Snap
5. Stray

Best game by a British developer

Winner

1. Rollerdrome

Other nominated games

1. Citizen Sleeper
2. OlliOlli World
3. Total War: Warhammer III
4. Vampire Survivors

Best in-game animation

Winner

1. God of War: Ragnarok

Other nominated games

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2. Horizon: Forbidden West
3. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
4. Sifu
5. Stray

Greatest artistic achievement

Winner

1. Tunic

Other nominated games

1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Elden Ring
3. God of War: Ragnarok
4. Immortality
5. Pentiment

Greatest audio achievement

Winner

1. God of War: Ragnarok

Other nominated games

1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Horizon: Forbidden West
3. Metal: Hellsinger
4. Stray
5. Tunic

Best Debut

Winner

1. Tunic

Other nominated games

1. As Dusk Falls
2. The Case of the Golden Idol
3. Stray
4. Trombone Champ
5. Vampire Survivors

Best Game Development

Winner

1. Final Fantasy XIV Online

Other nominated games

1. Apex Legends
2. Dreams
3. The Elder Scrolls Online
4. Forza Horizon 5
5. No Man's Sky

Best Family Game

Winner

1. Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Other nominated games

1. Disney Dreamlight Valley
2. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
3. Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope
4. Nintendo Switch Sports
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Best designed game

Winner

1. Vampire Survivors

Other nominated games

1. Cult of the Lamb
2. Elden Ring
3. God of War: Ragnarok
4. Horizon Forbidden West
5. Tunic

Best multiplayer game

Winner

1. Elden Ring

Other nominated games

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2. FIFA 23
3. Overwatch 2
4. Splatoon 3
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Best in-game music

Winner

1. God of War: Ragnarok

Other nominated games

1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
3. Elden Ring
4. Stray
5. Tunic

Best storyline

Winner

1. Immortality

Other nominated games

1. A Plague Tale: Requiem
2. Citizen Sleeper
3. God of War: Ragnarok
4. Pentiment
5. Stray

Best new brand

Winner

1. Elden Ring

Other nominated games

1. Citizen Sleeper
2. Cult of the Lamb
3. Sifu
4. Stray
5. Vampire Survivors

Greatest technological achievement

Winner

1. Horizon Forbidden West

Other nominated games

1. Elden Ring
2. God of War: Ragnarok
3. Immortality
4. The Last of Us Part I
5. Stray

Best leading role

Winner

1. Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War: Ragnarok

Other nominees

1. Alaw Mesa as Alejandro Vargjako in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2. Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
3. Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
4. Siobhan Williams as Laura in The Quarry
5. Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War: Ragnarok

Best Supporting Actor

Winner

1. Adam J. Harrington as Sindri in God of War: Ragnarok

Other game nominees

1. Alison Jaye as Alva in Horizon Forbidden West
2. Charlotta Mohlw as The One in Immortality
3. Danielle Bisutti as Freya in
4. God of War: RagnarokLaya Deleon Hayes as Angrboda in God of War: Ragnarok
5. Ryan Hurst as Thor in God of War: Ragnarok

Game Beyond Entertainment award for a game that is more than just entertainment

Winner

1. Endling - Extinction is Forever

Other nominated games

1. Citizen Sleeper
2. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
3. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
4. Not for Broadcast
5. We'll Always Have Paris

BAFTA Fellowship (lifetime achievement award).

Winner:

1. Shuhei Yoshida, aka the father of PlayStation

Photo source BAFTA.

EE Special Award (UK trade media network).

Winner

1. God of War: Ragnarok

Other nominated games

1. Elden Ring
2. Horizon: Forbidden West
3. Immortality
4. Marvel Snap
5. Stray

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