The 17th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the

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on 25 March 2021 to honour the best video games of 2020. It was held as a live-streamed event due to the ongoing

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, with Elle Osili-Wood as host. This was Wood's first time hosting the ceremony, taking over from

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who had hosting the BAFTAs ten times between 2008 and 2020. The nominees were announced on 2 March 2021, with ''

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'' receiving a record-setting fourteen nominations, beating the eleven nominations received by ''

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'' and ''

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'' at the previous ceremony. '' Hades'' was named as Best Game, as well as winning the most awards (five).

Nominees and winners

The nominations were announced on 2 March 2021. The winners were announced through a livestreamed presentation on 25 March 2021, due to ongoing concerns from the

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Games with multiple nominations and wins

Nominations

Wins

References

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