British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer


The British Academy Video Games Award for Multiplayer is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It is given in honor of "the best multiplayer game experience, including social, online or offline". The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony was held in 2004, with EA Digital Illusions CE and Electronic Arts game Battlefield 1942 winning the award. The award was known as the British Academy Video Games Award for Online Multiplayer for the 2005, 2012 and 2013 ceremonies.
Since its inception, the award has been given to twelve games. Valve have received the most awards in this category as both developers as publishers, with three wins. Valve were also nominated on more occasions than any other developer, four times; Electronic Arts are the most nominated publisher, with twelve nominations. Apex Legends, developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, is the current holder of the award.

Winners and nominees

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.
Indicates the winner

Multiple wins and nominations

Developers

The following developers received two or more Multiplayer awards:
WinsDeveloper
3Valve
2Blizzard Entertainment
2EA Digital Illusions CE

The following developers received three or more Multiplayer nominations:
NominationsDeveloper
9EA Digital Illusions CE
6Nintendo EAD
5Bungie
4Blizzard Entertainment
4Ubisoft Montreal
4Valve
3Criterion Games
3Harmonix
3Infinity Ward
3Massive Entertainment
3Respawn Entertainment

Publishers

The following publishers received two or more Multiplayer awards:
WinsPublisher
3Valve
2Blizzard Entertainment
2Electronic Arts

The following publishers received three or more Multiplayer nominations:
NominationsPublisher
16Electronic Arts
11Activision
10Microsoft Studios
10Nintendo
10Ubisoft
7Sony Computer Entertainment
4Valve
3Blizzard Entertainment