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The '''20th British Academy Video Game Awards''' were hosted by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] on 11 April 2024 to honour the best [[2023 in video games|video games of 2023]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bafta-football-manager-fortnite-fifa-b2464161.html|title=Bafta Games Awards longlist announced|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> Held at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in [[London]], the ceremony was hosted by comedian [[Phil Wang]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68536009|title=Bafta Games Awards 2024: Phil Wang to host ceremony|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=13 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> Nominations were announced on March 7, 2024, with epic fantasy roleplaying game ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' earning a leading ten nominations. Charity [[SpecialEffect]] was honorued with the BAFTA Special Award for their work in making gaming more accessible to people with physical disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/20th-bafta-games-awards-special-award-announced|title=UK gaming charity SpecialEffect to receive Special Award at 20th BAFTA Games Awards|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
The '''20th British Academy Video Game Awards''' were hosted by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] on 11 April 2024 to honour the best [[2023 in video games|video games of 2023]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bafta-football-manager-fortnite-fifa-b2464161.html|title=Bafta Games Awards longlist announced|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> Held at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in [[London]], the ceremony was hosted by comedian [[Phil Wang]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68536009|title=Bafta Games Awards 2024: Phil Wang to host ceremony|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=13 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> Nominations were announced on March 7, 2024, with epic fantasy roleplaying game ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' earning a leading eleven nominations. Charity [[SpecialEffect]] was honoured with the BAFTA Special Award for their work in making gaming more accessible to people with physical disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/20th-bafta-games-awards-special-award-announced|title=UK gaming charity SpecialEffect to receive Special Award at 20th BAFTA Games Awards|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> ''Baldur's Gate 3'' received the most wins at the ceremony, with five including [[British Academy Games Award for Best Game|Best Game]].


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{| class="wikitable"
| width="50%" valign="top" |
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Best Game|Best Game]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Best Game|Best Game]] <br> <small>(presented by [[John Romero]])</small>}}
* ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* '''''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]'''
* ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]
** ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Dave the Diver]]'' – [[Mintrocket]]
** ''[[Dave the Diver]]'' – [[Mintrocket]]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
* ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Animation|Animation]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Animation|Animation]] <br> <small>(presented by Lucy James)</small>}}
* ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* '''''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]'''
* ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]
** ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Hogwarts Legacy]]'' – [[Avalanche Software]]/[[Warner Bros. Games]]
** ''[[Hogwarts Legacy]]'' – [[Avalanche Software]]/[[Warner Bros. Games]]
* ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
** ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" |
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** ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]
** ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
** ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
|-
|-
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** ''[[No Man's Sky]]'' – [[Hello Games]]
** ''[[No Man's Sky]]'' – [[Hello Games]]
| width="50%" valign="top" |
| width="50%" valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Family|Family]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Family|Family]] <br> <small>(presented by [[Inel Tomlinson]] and Braydon Bent)</small>}}
* ''[[Cocoon (video game)|Cocoon]]'' – Geometric Interactive/[[Annapurna Interactive]]
* '''''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]'''
* ''[[Dave the Diver]]'' – [[Mintrocket]]
** ''[[Cocoon (video game)|Cocoon]]'' – Geometric Interactive/[[Annapurna Interactive]]
* ''[[Disney Illusion Island]]'' – [[Dlala Studios]]/[[Disney]]
** ''[[Dave the Diver]]'' – [[Mintrocket]]
* ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]
** ''[[Disney Illusion Island]]'' – [[Dlala Studios]]/[[Disney]]
* ''[[Hogwarts Legacy]]'' – [[Avalanche Software]]/[[Warner Bros. Games]]
** ''[[Hi-Fi Rush]]'' – [[Tango Gameworks]]/[[Bethesda Softworks]]
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[Hogwarts Legacy]]'' – [[Avalanche Software]]/[[Warner Bros. Games]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Game Beyond Entertainment|Game Beyond Entertainment]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Game Beyond Entertainment|Game Beyond Entertainment]] <br> <small>(presented by Samantha Béart)</small>}}
* ''[[Chants of Sennaar]]'' – Rundisc/[[Focus Entertainment]]
* '''''[[Tchia]]'' – Awaceb/[[Kepler Interactive]]'''
* ''[[Goodbye Volcano High]]'' – [[KO OP]]
** ''[[Chants of Sennaar]]'' – Rundisc/[[Focus Entertainment]]
* ''[[Tchia]]'' – Awaceb/[[Kepler Interactive]]
** ''[[Goodbye Volcano High]]'' – [[KO OP]]
* ''[[Terra Nil]]'' – [[Free Lives]]/[[Devolver Digital]]
** ''[[Terra Nil]]'' – [[Free Lives]]/[[Devolver Digital]]
* ''[[Thirsty Suitors]]'' – Outerloop Games/[[Annapurna Interactive]]
** ''[[Thirsty Suitors]]'' – Outerloop Games/[[Annapurna Interactive]]
* ''[[Venba (video game)|Venba]]'' – Visai Games
** ''[[Venba (video game)|Venba]]'' – Visai Games
| width="50%" valign="top" |
| width="50%" valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Game Design|Game Design]] <br> <small>(presented by [[OutsideXbox|Jane Douglas]])</small>}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Game Design|Game Design]] <br> <small>(presented by [[OutsideXbox|Jane Douglas]])</small>}}
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** ''[[Dredge (video game)|Dredge]]'' – Black Salt Games/[[Team17]]
** ''[[Dredge (video game)|Dredge]]'' – Black Salt Games/[[Team17]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Viewfinder (video game)|Viewfinder]]'' – Sad Owl Studios/[[Thunderful Group]]
** ''[[Viewfinder (video game)|Viewfinder]]'' – Sad Owl Studios/[[Thunderful Group]]
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|-
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** ''[[Party Animals (video game)|Party Animals]]'' – Recreate Games/Source Technology
** ''[[Party Animals (video game)|Party Animals]]'' – Recreate Games/Source Technology
| width="50%" valign="top" |
| width="50%" valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Music|Music]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Music|Music]] <br> <small>(presented by [[Daniel Pemberton]])</small>}}
* ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* '''''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]'''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed Mirage]]'' – [[Ubisoft]]
** ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]
** ''[[Assassin's Creed Mirage]]'' – [[Ubisoft]]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
* ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
** ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Narrative|Narrative]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Narrative|Narrative]] <br> <small>(presented by [[GameSpot|Tamoor Hussain]])</small>}}
* ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* '''''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]'''
* ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]
** ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Dredge (video game)|Dredge]]'' – Black Salt Games/[[Team17]]
** ''[[Dredge (video game)|Dredge]]'' – Black Salt Games/[[Team17]]
* ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
* ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
** ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'' – [[Respawn Entertainment]]/[[Electronic Arts]]
| width="50%" valign="top" |
| width="50%" valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Intellectual Property|New Intellectual Property]] <br> <small>(presented by [[Shelley Blond]])</small>}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Intellectual Property|New Intellectual Property]] <br> <small>(presented by [[Shelley Blond]])</small>}}
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|-
| valign="top" |
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role|Performer in a Leading Role]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role|Performer in a Leading Role]] <br> <small>(presented by [[David Harewood]])</small>}}
* Amelia Tyler as Narrator in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
* '''[[Nadji Jeter]] as [[Miles Morales]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'''''
* [[Cameron Monaghan]] as [[Cal Kestis]] in ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]''
** Amelia Tyler as Narrator in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
* [[Nadji Jeter]] as [[Miles Morales]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]''
** [[Cameron Monaghan]] as [[Cal Kestis]] in ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]''
* [[Neil Newbon]] as [[Astarion]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
** [[Neil Newbon]] as [[Astarion]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
* Samantha Béart as [[Karlach]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
** Samantha Béart as [[Karlach]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
* [[Yuri Lowenthal]] as [[Peter Parker]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]''
** [[Yuri Lowenthal]] as [[Peter Parker]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]''
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role|Performer in a Supporting Role]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role|Performer in a Supporting Role]] <br> <small>(presented by [[Eleanor Matsuura]])</small>}}
* Andrew Wincott as Raphael in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
* '''Andrew Wincott as Raphael in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'''''
* [[Debra Wilson]] as [[Cere Junda]] in ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]''
** [[Debra Wilson]] as [[Cere Junda]] in ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]''
* [[Ralph Ineson]] as [[Characters of Final Fantasy XVI#Cidolfus_Telamon|Cidolfus Telamon]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''
** [[Ralph Ineson]] as [[Characters of Final Fantasy XVI#Cidolfus_Telamon|Cidolfus Telamon]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''
* [[Sam Lake]] as Alex Casey in ''[[Alan Wake 2]]''
** [[Sam Lake]] as Alex Casey in ''[[Alan Wake 2]]''
* [[Tony Todd]] as [[Venom (character)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]''
** [[Tony Todd]] as [[Venom (character)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]''
* [[Tracy Wiles]] as Jaheira in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
** [[Tracy Wiles]] as Jaheira in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Technical Achievement|Technical Achievement]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[British Academy Games Award for Technical Achievement|Technical Achievement]] <br> <small>(presented by Ebonix)</small>}}
* ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* '''''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]'''
* ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Alan Wake 2]]'' – [[Remedy Entertainment]]/[[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Horizon Call of the Mountain]]'' – [[Guerrilla Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Horizon Call of the Mountain]]'' – [[Guerrilla Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
* ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Starfield (video game)|Starfield]]'' – [[Bethesda Softworks]]
* ''[[Starfield (video game)|Starfield]]'' – [[Bethesda Softworks]]
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[EE Game of the Year Award|EE Game of the Year]]}}
{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[EE Game of the Year Award|EE Player's Choice Award]] <br> <small>(presented by Yami)</small>}}
* ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]
* '''''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' – [[Larian Studios]]'''
* ''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]'' – [[CD Projekt|CD Projekt RED]]
** ''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]'' – [[CD Projekt|CD Projekt RED]]
* ''[[Fortnite]]'' – [[Epic Games]]
** ''[[Fortnite]]'' – [[Epic Games]]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' – [[Nintendo]]
* ''[[Lethal Company]]'' – [[Zeekerss]]
** ''[[Lethal Company]]'' – [[Zeekerss]]
* ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Insomniac Games]]/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
|}
|}


*'''Special Award''': [[SpecialEffect]]
*'''Special Award''' <small>(presented by Sir [[Ian Livingstone]])</small>: [[SpecialEffect]]

==Games with multiple wins==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" align="center" | Game
! scope="col" width="55" | Wins
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''
| 5
|-
| ''[[Alan Wake 2]]''
| rowspan=3|2
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|-
| ''[[Viewfinder (video game)|Viewfinder]]''
|}


==Games with multiple nominations==
==Games with multiple nominations==

Latest revision as of 01:21, 7 December 2024

20th British Academy Games Awards
Date11 April 2024
LocationQueen Elizabeth Hall
Hosted byPhil Wang
Best GameBaldur's Gate 3
Most awardsBaldur's Gate 3 (5)
Most nominationsBaldur's Gate 3 (11)
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The 20th British Academy Video Game Awards were hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 11 April 2024 to honour the best video games of 2023.[1] Held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the ceremony was hosted by comedian Phil Wang for the first time.[2] Nominations were announced on March 7, 2024, with epic fantasy roleplaying game Baldur's Gate 3 earning a leading eleven nominations. Charity SpecialEffect was honoured with the BAFTA Special Award for their work in making gaming more accessible to people with physical disabilities.[3] Baldur's Gate 3 received the most wins at the ceremony, with five including Best Game.

Background

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Eligibility

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Any game released between 10 December 2022 and 24 November 2023 was eligible for nomination.

Awards changes

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For the 20th BAFTA Games Awards, a number of changes were announced:[4]

  • Voting opened on 1 June 2023, three months earlier than the previous ceremony.
  • Submissions for the awards are now encouraged within 30 days of launch, with developers and publishers who submit their games within this window being charged half the price of a regular submission. BAFTA advised that this is to give members more time to play each of the submissions and to encourage them to play games that they normally wouldn't, with BAFTA chair Tara Saunders stating that "our goal is to allow more people to play a broader selection of titles ahead of the first round voting and continue to make the awards as representative of the industry as we can."
  • British Academy Games Award for Original Property was renamed to New Intellectual Property.
  • Winners of Best Game and British Game are now selected by the entire BAFTA Games membership, with all 1000+ members being invited to vote. Previously, the winners of these categories were decided by a jury of industry experts. All other categories will continue to be decided by juries, with Saunders explaining that "juries only allow for a small amount of the membership to be involved, so the changes we’ve made are to be more inclusive to all members. Jury discussions are especially great when they are focused around a specific craft or element of a game, like animation, art direction, audio, and so on. We feel it’s important to continue to build specialist juries of highly-skilled talent that know the award category inside out and this will continue to be an important part of the awards process for us. Although award categories like Best Game and British Game still work in the jury format, by going back out to all members, it will have a positive impact on overall membership engagement and bring wider opinions into awards. They are all qualified to give input and we trust our members to vote wisely and with consideration to uphold the quality that the BAFTA games awards is already known for in the industry."

Longlist

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On 14 December 2023, BAFTA released their official longlist for the first time, featuring over sixty games across their seventeen categories. Larian Studios' epic fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3 lead longlist appearances, with fifteen, followed by Remedy Entertainment's survival horror game Alan Wake II, which is longlisted fourteen times. Other top performing games include Insomniac's action-adventure game Spider-Man 2 which received ten appearances, and Avalanche Software's fantasy action-RPG Hogwarts Legacy which featured nine times.[5][6] Regarding the decision to reveal the longlist to the public, rather than informing developers and publishers directly that their game has been longlisted as they have in the past, Saunders stated that "by now doing so, we hope this transparency will recognise and shine a light on a wider selection of games ahead of the jury and round two vote stages".

20th BAFTA Games Awards Longlist[7]

Winners and nominees

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The nominees were announced on 7 March 2024 via a livestream on the official BAFTA YouTube channel hosted by journalist Lucy James and panelists Isla Hinck, Blessing Adeoye, Jr., Leah Alexandra, and Aoife Wilson.[8][9]

Best Game
(presented by John Romero)
Animation
(presented by Lucy James)
Audio Achievement
(presented by Ellie Gibson)
British Game
(presented by Craig Duncan)
Evolving Game
(presented by CyborgAngel and Sweet Anita)
Family
(presented by Inel Tomlinson and Braydon Bent)
Game Beyond Entertainment
(presented by Samantha Béart)
Game Design
(presented by Jane Douglas)
Multiplayer
(presented by Ben Starr)
Music
(presented by Daniel Pemberton)
Narrative
(presented by Tamoor Hussain)
Technical Achievement
(presented by Ebonix)
EE Player's Choice Award
(presented by Yami)

Games with multiple wins

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Game Wins
Baldur's Gate 3 5
Alan Wake 2 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Viewfinder

Games with multiple nominations

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Game Nominations
Baldur's Gate 3 11
Spider-Man 2 10
Alan Wake 2 8
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 7
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 6
Dave the Diver 5
Hi-Fi Rush
Cocoon 4
Dredge
Final Fantasy XVI
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Viewfinder
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 2
Chants of Sennaar
Cyberpunk 2077
Diablo IV
Disney Illusion Island
Fortnite
Hogwarts Legacy
Venba

References

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  1. ^ "Bafta Games Awards longlist announced". The Independent. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Bafta Games Awards 2024: Phil Wang to host ceremony". BBC News. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "UK gaming charity SpecialEffect to receive Special Award at 20th BAFTA Games Awards". BAFTA. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Why BAFTA is changing the way its games awards work". Games Industry. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Bafta Games Awards 2024: Longlist published for first time". BBC News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "BAFTA announces the best games of 2023". BAFTA. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "The 60 Best Video Games of 2023". BAFTA. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Bafta Games Awards 2024: Baldur's Gate 3 and Spider-Man lead nods". BBC News. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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