The 21st BAFTA Games Awards is held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
This year’s event is hosted by the talented comedian and avid video game enthusiast, Phil Wang, marking his second time leading the prestigious awards.
The nominees for the highly coveted Best Game award showcase a collection of critically acclaimed titles, including Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth Wukong, Helldivers 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Thank Goodness You’re Here!.
The nominees for Performer in a Leading Role include Alec Newman for his role as Caz in Still Wakes the Deep, Humberly González as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws, Isabella Inchbald as Indika in Indika, Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2, Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and Y’lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
21st BAFTA Games Awards date and time
The 21st BAFTA Games Awards taking place on April 8, 2025 starts at 7 p.m. BST | 2 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) | 11 a.m. PT | April 9, 2025 2 a.m. GMT+8.
21st BAFTA Games Awards official stream and co-streams
The event features captivating performances by gold-certified singer-songwriter Freya Ridings, who will perform “I Can’t Hear It Now” from the acclaimed Netflix series Arcane, and Peredur ap Gwynedd from the band Pendulum, who will present a medley of their renowned tracks.
For those unable to attend in person, the entire awards ceremony will be streamed live on BAFTA’s official YouTube and Twitch channels:
This year’s awards will also feature a diverse group of creators from around the world co-streaming the ceremony, representing regions from the UK and the US to Italy and Canada:
- Cyborg Angel (UK) – Twitch
- Frankie Ward (UK) – Twitch
- Thorlar (Sweden) – Twitch
- Twoosie (Belgium) – Twitch
- StreamWithLien (Netherlands) – Twitch
- Airie Summer (Canada) – Twitch
- MultiplayerIT (Italy) – Twitch
- Easy Allies (US) – Twitch
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