Returnal Wins Best Game at BAFTA 2022 Awards [IGN]
Other winners include It Takes Two, Unpacking, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, among others. You can take a look at all of the categories below, where the winners are in bold.
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Best Game
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- WINNER: Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for British Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights in Tight Spaces
- WINNER: Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It Takes Two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
- WINNER: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Artistic Achievement
- WINNER: The Artful Escape
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Audio Achievement
- WINNER: The Artful Escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Debut Game
- The Artful Escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- WINNER: Toem
TOEM Gameplay Screenshots
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Evolving Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- WINNER: No Man’s Sky
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Family Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- WINNER: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Unpacking
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Game Beyond Entertainment
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- WINNER: Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- WINNER: Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Multiplayer Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell Let Loose
- WINNER: It Takes Two
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- WINNER: Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Narrative
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- Returnal
- WINNER: Unpacking
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Original Property
- Deathloop
- Death’s Door
- Inscryption
- WINNER: It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Unpacking
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Technical Achievement
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- WINNER: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Every Easter Egg and Secret Reference in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for EE Game of the Year
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- WINNER: Unpacking
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Performer in a Leading Role
- Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in DEATHLOOP
- Jason E Kelley as Colt Vahn “the Captain” in DEATHLOOP
- Jennifer Hale as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Jon McLaren as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- WINNER: Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in Returnal
BAFTA 2022 Nominees for Performer in a Supporting Role
- Laura Bailey as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
- WINNER: Kimberley Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
- Jason Cavalier as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
- Han Soto as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- Alex Weiner as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
IGN’s own 2021 Game of the Year award went to Forza Horizon 5. To learn what could have a chance to win this year, check out our ongoing list of the best reviewed games of 2022.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.