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In Pictures: The BAFTA Games Awards with Google Play 2026

Posted: 20 Apr 2026

The BAFTA Games Awards are the biggest annual celebration of the year’s best games and the people who brought them to life.

Hosted by Elz, this year saw 12 titles celebrated for their storytelling and creative excellence with two of them – Dispatch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving three awards each. Plus Supercell’s Ilkka Paananen was honoured with the Fellowship Award.

View some photos from the night below and take a look at the full list of winners and nominees.

You can also catch up on more from the night on our YouTube channel.

Award wins...

Jennifer English. A woman with mid-length blonde wavy hair holding a BAFTA and wearing a metallic blue draped silk evening dress.
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Jennifer English with the Performer in a Leading Role Award for Maelle in 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'.
Swen Vincke and Guillaume Broche. A man with short grey hair wearing a black shirt and suit and a man with mid-length black wavy hair and beard wearing a black shirt and suit holding a BAFTA and a gold envelope.
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Swen Vincke left presented Guillaume Broche with the Best Game Award for 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' backstage.
Alexandre Breton A man on a dark suit and red beret stood at a podium holding up a BAFTA.
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Alexandre Breton accepts the Debut Game Award for 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'.
Ben Fisher and Chris Kingsley. A man with short dark hair and beard, and a man with brown hair, both wearing tuxedos and holding BAFTAs.
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Ben Fisher and Chris Kingsley pose with the British Game Award for 'Atomfall'.
Ilkka Paananen. A man with short dark hair and wearing a tuxedo holding up a BAFTA to the camera. Behind him are rows of neon green tube lighting.
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2026 Fellowship award winner Ilkka Paananen.
Nat Yoswatananont, Michael Choung, Lyla De Raat, Derek Stratton and guest. Two Asian men with dark hair and glasses, a man with dark hair and grey beard, a black woman with mid-length braids and fringe, and a man with grey hair at the sides all wearing evening wear.
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Winners of the Animation Award for 'Dispatch' Nat Yoswatananont, Michael Choung, Lyla De Raat, Derek Stratton and guest.
Jay Boor and Megan Tuckwell. A man with short cropped hair and grey beard wearing a tuxedo and black bow tie holding a BAFTA and a woman with long blonde hair wearing a long-sleeved black dress holding a gold envelope.
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Jay Boor and Megan Tuckwell backstage with the Artistic Achievement Award for 'Death Stranding 2: On The Beach'.
Sean Murray, Grant Duncan, David Ream, and Ryan Doyle. Four white men all wearing tuxedos and black bow ties - the first three are also holding BAFTAs. Form left to right they have dark hair and short beard, brown hair, brown hair and glasses, dark curly hair, beard and glasses.
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Sean Murray, Grant Duncan, David Ream, and Ryan Doyle with the Evolving Game Award for 'No Man's Sky'.
A man with short grey hair and a full white beard wearing a tuxedo and black bow-tie holding a BAFTA in front of multiple neon green tube lights.
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Winner of the Family award for 'LEGO Party!' Mark Fennell.
Brad Meyer. A man with dark hair and glasses holding a BAFTA and wearing a brocade patterned black suit and gold bow tie.
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Brad Meyer with the Music Award for 'Ghost of Yōtei'.
A man with short dark hair and glasses in a tuxedo and black bowtie next to a woman with mid-length wavy blonde hair in a red full length v-neck dress.
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Winners of the New Intellectual Property Award for 'South of Midnight' Guillaume Provost and Whitney Clayton.
Prokop Jirsa and Tobias Stolz-Zwilling. A man with dark hair and moustache wearing glasses and wearing a black suit, shirt and tie and holding a BAFTA and a man with ginger hair (shaved at the sides) and full beard in a black suit and tie.
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Winners of the Narrative award for 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance II' Prokop Jirsa and Tobias Stolz-Zwilling.
Erin Yvette and Jacksepticeye. A woman with a dark brown bob and long fringe wearing a strapless embroidered evening gown next to a man with grey hair and beard wearing a black shirt and suit.
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Game Beyond Entertainment went to 'Despelote' with citation readers Erin Yvette and Jacksepticeye accepting the award on the team's behalf.
Stefan Strandberg, Olof Strömqvist and Bence Pajor. Three men in tuxedos, from left to right; one has brown hair and glasses, one is bald and holding a BAFTA, and the third is also bald.
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Winners of the Multiplayer Award for 'Arc Raiders' Stefan Strandberg, Olof Strömqvist and Bence Pajor.
Nick Apostolides and Angela Sant'Albano. A man with thick dark hair wearing a black suit and tie looking down at a gold envelope and a woman with long blonde waved hair wearing a red caped dress and clapping.
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Performer in a Supporting Role went to Jeffrey Wright for his role in 'Dispatch' with citation readers Nick Apostolides and Angela Sant'Albano accepting the award on his behalf.
Ranger Norton and Dennis Lenart. A man with short dark hair wearing glasses and a tuxedo stood at a podium talking into a mic with an older man also in a tuxedo and with grey hair, beard and glasses stood slightly behind him and to the side.
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Ranger Norton and Dennis Lenart accept the Audio Achievement Award for 'Dispatch'.
Tonda Ros. A man with a long thick grey beard and glasses stood at a podium holding a BAFTA. He is wearing a dark suit, long skinny blue scarf and a military beret style hat.
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Tonda Ros accepts the Game Design Award for 'Blue Prince'.
A clean shaven man with thick grey hair wearing a tuxedo and black bow tie and stood at a podium with a BAFTA.
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Brian Fleming accepts the Technical Achievement Award for 'Ghost of Yōtei'.

And red carpet moments...

Dylan Llewellyn and Emma Naomi. A man with short curly brown hair wearing a navy suit, white shirt and black bowtie, and a woman wearing a cream longline waistcoat and trousers.
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Dylan Llewellyn and Emma Naomi on the red carpet before presenting the Debut Game award.
Erika Ishii. A woman with mid-length black hair swept to one side wearing a pale pink modern kimono style dress with a black waisted corset.
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Erika Ishii was among guests at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards with Google Play.
A clean-shaven Asian man with thick black hair wearing a tuxedo, black bow-tie and an Asian woman with long black hair wearing a pale pink scoop neck pencil skirted evening dress.
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James Phoon and Mei Mac walk the red carpet before presenting the night's Family award.
Big Zuu and AJ Tracey. A man with dark tightly curled hair and a full beard wearing a black t-shirt with grey blazer and a man with black braids wearing tinted glasses, a white t-shirt and black bomber jacket.
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Big Zuu and AJ Tracey who presented the Audio Achievement award stop for a quick chat backstage.
Jane Perry and Troy Baker . A woman with bobbed strawberry-blonde hair wearing a blue v-neck dress and a man with thick dark hair with a blonde streak wearing tinted aviators and a white dinner jacket with black waistcoat and bow tie.
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Jane Perry and Troy Baker enjoying a glass of champagne at the awards.
Lennie James. A black man with a white goatee and thick rimmed black glasses wearing a black suit, shirt and tie and a grey flat cap.
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Lennie James backstage after presenting Performer in a Leading Role to Jennifer English.
Talia Mar. A woman with a tightly slicked back ponytail, wearing a strapless black dress, smiling broadly as she stops to take part in a game of Connect Four.
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Talia Mar plays Connect Four on her way into the event.
Jane Douglas, Lucy James and Elz. Three women chatting on a red carpet. On the left are two women, both with black hair, one in a gold one shoulder dress and one in a maroon strapless dress with cape. On the right is a woman with red hair wearing a black and gold dress with corset top.
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Red carpet correspondents Jane Douglas, Lucy James catch host Elz for a quick pre-awards chat.
Charlie Cox. A man with dark hair and a thick beard wearing a tuxedo and bowtie giving a red carpet interview.
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Charlie Cox, one of the night's nominees, being interviewed on the red carpet.
Abubakar Salim. A black man with short shaved black hair wearing grey trousers and tie, a black jacket and white shirt.
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Abubakar Salim ahead of presenting the Animation award.
Ben Starr. A man with short dark hair and stubble wearing coloured lens glasses, a long black coat, waistcoat and trousers and a statement neck white shirt, leaning on a black umbrella like a walking stick.
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Ben Starr, a nominee at this year's awards, on the red carpet.
Ludi Lin. An Asian man with short, thick dark hair wearing a black suit and white shirt with top button undone.
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Ludi Lin on the red carpet before presenting the New Intellectual Property award.

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