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 Ashley Johnson 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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has received the most nominations with five, twice for his work as Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' series and once each for Pagan Min in ''

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'', Sam Drake in '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'', and Higgs in ''

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''. Since 2019, the award has been split into " Performer in a Leading Role" and " Performer in a Supporting Role".

Winners and nominees

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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

The following performers received two or more awards: The following performers received two or more nominations: The following series received two or more awards: 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