The 18th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the

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returned to host the ceremony for the second time. Co-operative action-adventure platformer '' It Takes Two'' and third-person roguelike shooter '' Returnal'' both led the nominations with nine. ''Returnal'' won four awards at the ceremony, the most wins of any game.

Nominees and winners

Most nominations were announced on 3 March 2022, while the nominations for performers were announced on 16 March 2022.

Games with multiple nominations and wins

Nominations

Wins

References

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