The 6th British Academy Video Game Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as GAME British Academy Video Games Awards) awarded by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA),[3] was an award ceremony honouring achievement in the field of video games in 2009.

Candidate games must have been released in the United Kingdom between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009.

[4] The ceremony took place in the London Hilton on 19 March 2010.

[3] Both publishers and developers were eligible to enter their games in fifteen categories, fourteen of which were awarded by a panel of judges.

The categories are: Gameplay, Casual, Sports, Story and Character, Strategy, Best use of Audio, New Talent, Multiplayer, Best Technical Achievement, Original Score, Handheld, People's Choice (the only award voted for by the public),[5] Artistic Achievement, Best Action and Adventure and Best Game.