The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been revealed, with Baldur’s Gate 3 leading the charge
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The nominations for the 20th BAFTA Games Awards have been revealed, with the awards ceremony set to take place on April 11, 2024.
The awards are hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and are intended to recognize “the very best games of 2023 and the talent who made them.” According to the BAFTA website, there are 18 categories in this year’s awards including for animation, artistic achievement, audio achievement, and, of course, the coveted best game award.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the critically acclaimed role-playing game (RPG) Baldur’s Gate 3 leads with ten nominations including best game. It’s followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with nine nominations. Narrative survival horror game Alan Wake 2 has also seen a lot of success, coming in third with eight nominations of its own.
Some of the more interesting choices include sprawling free-to-play adventure Genshin Impact, which has been nominated in the evolving game category, and action RPG Diablo 4 which is up for both the artistic achievement and multiplayer awards.
You can see a full list of nominations in each category below:
Animation:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertawinment Plc./Epic GamesHi-Fi Rush Development Team – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda SoftworksHogwarts Legacy Development Team – Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. GamesMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Nathan Dunlap, David Nam, Thomas Cannell – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Artistic achievement:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesBaldur’s Gate 3 Development Team – Larian Studio/Larian StudioCocoon Development Team – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna InteractiveDiablo 4 Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentFinal Fantasy 16 Hiroshi Minagawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Naoki Kurihara – Square Enix – Creative Business Unit 3/Square EniHi-Fi Rush Development Team – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
Audio achievement:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Matt Grimm, Eric Wedemeyer, Robbie Elias – Sledgehammer Games/ActivisionHi-Fi Rush Development Team – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda SoftworksThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Best game:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesBaldur’s Gate 3 Development Team – Larian Studio/Larian StudioDave the Diver Development Team – Mintrocket/MintrocketThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
British game:
Cassette Beasts Development Team – Bytten Studio/Raw FuryDead Island 2 Development Team – Dambuster Studios/PlaionDisney Illusion Island Development Team – Dlala Studios/DisneyFootball Manager 2024 Development Team – Sports Interactive/SEGA EuropeViewfinder Development Team – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful PublishingWarhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
Debut game:
Cocoon Development Team – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna InteractiveDave the Diver Development Team – Mintrocket/MintrocketDredge Development Team – Black Salt Games/Team17 DigitalStray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Development Team – Summerfall Studios/Humble GamesVenba Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan – Visai Games/Visai GamesViewfinder Development Team – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Evolving game:
Cyberpunk 2077 Development Team – CD Projekt Red/CD Projekt RedFinal Fantasy 14 Online Development Team – Creative Business Unit 3/Square EnixFortnite Development Team – Epic Games/Epic GamesForza Horizon 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosGenshin Impact Development Team – HoYoverse/HoYoverseNo Man’s Sky Development Team – Hello Games/Hello Games
Family:
Cocoon Development Team – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna InteractiveDave the Diver Development Team – Mintrocket/MintrocketDisney Illusion Island Development Team – Dlala Studios/DisneyHi-Fi Rush Development Team – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda SoftworksHogwarts Legacy Development Team – Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. GamesSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoEmpty list
Game beyond entertainment:
Chants of Sennaar Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus EntertainmentGoodbye Volcano High Development Team – KO_OP/KO_OPTchia Phil Crifo, Marilou Lopez-Aguilera, Thoanë Thomadra – Awaceb/Kepler InteractiveTerra Nil Development Team – Free Lives/Devolver DigitalThirsty Suitors Development Team – Outerloop Games/Annapurna InteractiveVenba Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan – Visai Games/Visai Games
Game design:
Cocoon Development Team – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna InteractiveDave the Diver Development Team – Mintrocket/MintrocketDredge Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorn – Black Salt Games/Team17 DigitalThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentViewfinder Development Team – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Multiplayer:
Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Team – Larian Studio/Larian StudioCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/ActivisionDiablo 4 Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentForza Motorsport Development Team – Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game StudiosParty Animals Development Team – Recreate Games/Source TechnologySuper Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Music:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesAssassin’s Creed Mirage Development Team – Ubisoft/UbisoftBaldur’s Gate 3 Borislav Slavov – Larian Studio/Larian StudioThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Narrative:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesBaldur’s Gate 3 Development Team – Larian Studio/Larian StudioDredge Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne – Black Salt Games/Team17 DigitalFinal Fantasy 16 Kazutoyo Maehiro, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox – Square Enix – Creative Business Unit 3/Square EnixThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Stig Asmussen, Aaron Contreras, Dori Arazi – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
New intellectual property:
Chants of Sennaar Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus EntertainmentDave the Diver Development Team – Mintrocket/MintrocketDredge Development Team – Black Salt Games/Team17 DigitalHi-Fi Rush Development Team – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda SoftworksJusant Development Team – Don’t Nod/Don’t NodViewfinder Development Team – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Performer in a leading role:
Amelia Tyler as Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorNadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Neil Newbon as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3Samantha Béart as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Performer in a supporting role:
Andrew Wincott as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3Debra Wilson as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorRalph Ineson as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon in Final Fantasy 16Sam Lake as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2Tony Todd as Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Tracy Wiles as Jaheira in Baldur’s Gate 3
Technical achievement:
Alan Wake 2 Development Team – Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic GamesFinal Fantasy 16 Ryota Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yanamoto, Kei Honda – Square Enix – Creative Business Unit 3/Square EnixHorizon Call of the Mountain Development Team – Guerrilla and Firesprite/Sony Interactive EntertainmentThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Development Team – Nintendo EPD/NintendoMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentStarfield Development Team – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
EE Player’s Choice Award:
Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian Studio/Larian StudioCyberpunk 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT REDFortnite Epic Games/Epic GamesThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kindom Nintendo EPD/NintendoLethal Company Zeekerss/ZeekerssMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
The nominations and awards are voted for by BAFTA members, with the exception of the EE Players’ Choice Award which is nominated by a jury panel and decided by a public vote. Voting is currently open via the EE website so now if the perfect time if if you want to weigh in for yourself.
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