The British Academy Video Games Award for Performer is an award presented annually by the

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(BAFTA) in honor of the best performance featured in a game "from voice artistry through to motion capture". The award was first given at the

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ceremony in 2012, with

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winning for his performance as the Joker in '' Batman: Arkham City''. The performer with the most awards is

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with two, one each for her portrayal of

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in both ''

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'' and '' The Last of Us: Left Behind''.

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and

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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".

Winners and nominees

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.

Multiple wins and nominations

Performers

The following performers received two or more nominations:

Series

The following series received two or more nominations:

References

External links

British Academy Video Games Awards official website
{{British Academy Games Awards

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Awards for video game performances Awards for best video game