| British Academy Video Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performance in a game |
| Presented by | BAFTA |
| First awarded | 2020 |
| Currently held by | Nadji Jeter |
| Most nominations | Laura Bailey |
| Website | www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in honour of the best leading performance featured in a game "from voice artistry through to motion capture".[1]
BAFTA has honoured video game performances since the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony in 2012, with Mark Hamill winning the inaugural award for his performance as the Joker in Batman: Arkham City.[2] From 2012 to 2019, performers in both leading and supporting roles were considered together in the merged category of British Academy Games Award for Performer but, as of the 16th British Academy Games Awards, during a reconfiguration of categories, BAFTA announced that the Performer award would be split into both Leading and Supporting categories.[3]
The inaugural winner in the Leading category was Gonzalo Martin for his role as Sean Diaz in Dontnod Entertainment's Life Is Strange 2.[4] Laura Bailey has received the most nominations with two, one for her role as Kait Diaz in Gears 5 and one for her portrayal of Abby in The Last of Us Part II, which she won.
The current holder of the award is Nadji Jeter for his role as Miles Morales in Spider-Man 2, who won at the 20th British Academy Games Awards in 2024.
Winners and nominees[edit]
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
| Indicates the winner |
Multiple wins and nominations[edit]
Performers[edit]
| Performer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Bailey | 2 | 1 |
| Nadji Jeter | 2 | 1 |
Series[edit]
| Series / game | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| God of War Ragnarök | 2 | 1 |
| The Last of Us Part II | ||
| Life Is Strange | ||
| Call of Duty | 0 | |
| Deathloop |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "BAFTA announces new categories for 2020 video game awards, submissions now open". Eurogamer.net. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "'Outer Wilds' Wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards". 2 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". 3 March 2020.
- ^ "2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". March 2021.
- ^ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
- ^ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "2024 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.