BAFTA Games Awards
BAFTA Games 2024 Winners: the tie between Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is over
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has just celebrated the final awards ceremony for videogames from last year, and the results finally set a clear GOTY winner.
The 20th BAFTA Games Awards were recently celebrated, bringing together some of the biggest names in the video game industry. From game directors to animators, artists, and performers, the Academy unveiled the winners of 18 categories that span almost every discipline that conforms the art of making modern video games.
Gaining more visibility and popularity in recent years, the BAFTA Games Awards are undoubtedly one of the biggest authorities when it comes to naming the best of the best, all while also being the very last gala that closes the “awards season” every year. This time their naming of “Best Game” has given us a clear winner for the Game of the Year title, which had until now been a furiously contended (and tied) fight between Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The rest of the awards were granted to a wide variety of winners: Remedy Entertainment won “Artistic Achievement” and “Audio Achievement” for Alan Wake 2. Viewfinder took home the awards for “New IP” and “British Game”, although it lost the " Game Design” and “Debut Game” nominations against Dave the Diver and Venba, respectively. You can find the full list of nominees and winners (highlighted in bold lettering) below.
BEST GAME
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio - WINNER
- DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
EE PLAYERS’ CHOICE
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Larian Studio/Larian Studio - WINNER
- CYBERPUNK 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED
- FORTNITE Epic Games/Epic Games
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- LETHAL COMPANY Zeekerss/Zeekerss
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
ANIMATION
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games
- HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks - WINNER
- HOGWARTS LEGACY Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Nathan Dunlap, David Nam, Thomas Cannell - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games - WINNER
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
- COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DIABLO IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Hiroshi Minagawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Naoki Kurihara - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games - WINNER
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Matt Grimm, Eric Wedemeyer, Robbie Elias - Sledgehammer
- Games/Activision
- HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Development Team - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
BRITISH GAME
- CASSETTE BEASTS Development Team - Bytten Studio/Raw Fury
- DEAD ISLAND 2 Development Team - Dambuster Studios/PLAION
- DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney
- FOOTBALL MANAGER 2024 Development Team - Sports Interactive/SEGA Europe
- VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing - WINNER
- WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: REALMS OF RUIN Development Team - Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
DEBUT GAME
- COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DREDGE Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL Development Team - Summerfall Studios/Humble Games
- VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games - WINNER
- VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
EVOLVING GAME
- CYBERPUNK 2077 Development Team - CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED - WINNER
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE Development Team - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix
- FORTNITE Development Team - Epic Games/Epic Games
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team - Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- GENSHIN IMPACT Development Team – HoYoverse/HoYoverse
- NO MAN’S SKY Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games
FAMILY
- COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney
- HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- HOGWARTS LEGACY Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo - WINNER
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
- CHANTS OF SENNAAR Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Entertainment
- GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH Development Team - KO_OP/KO_OP
- TCHIA Phil Crifo, Marilou Lopez-Aguilera, Thoanë Thomadra – Awaceb/Kepler Interactive - WINNER
- TERRA NIL Development Team - Free Lives/Devolver Digital
- THIRSTY SUITORS Development Team - Outerloop Games/Annapurna Interactive
- VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games
GAME DESIGN
- COCOON Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET - WINNER
- DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorn - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
MULTIPLAYER
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
- DIABLO IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
- FORZA MOTORSPORT Development Team - Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- PARTY ANIMALS Development Team - Recreate Games/Source Technology
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo - WINNER
MUSIC
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games
- ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE Development Team – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Borislav Slavov - Larian Studio/Larian Studio - WINNER
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
NARRATIVE
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio - WINNER
- DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Kazutoyo Maehiro, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- STAR 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 Entertainment
- DAVE THE DIVER Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DREDGE Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- HI-FI RUSH Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- JUSANT Development Team – DON’T NOD/DON’T NOD
- VIEWFINDER Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing - WINNER
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
- AMELIA TYLER as Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3
- CAMERON MONAGHAN as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- NADJI JETER as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - WINNER
- NEIL NEWBON as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3
- SAMANTHA BÉART as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3
- YURI LOWENTHAL as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- ANDREW WINCOTT as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3 - WINNER
- DEBRA WILSON as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- RALPH INESON as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon in Final Fantasy XVI
- SAM LAKE as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2
- TONY TODD as Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- TRACY WILES as Jaheira in Baldur’s Gate 3
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment Plc./Epic Games
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Ryota Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yanamoto, Kei Honda - SQUARE ENIX - Creative Business Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- HORIZON CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN Development Team - Guerrilla and Firesprite/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo - WINNER
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- STARFIELD Development Team - Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
EE PLAYERS’ CHOICE
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Larian Studio/Larian Studio - WINNER
- CYBERPUNK 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED
- FORTNITE Epic Games/Epic Games
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- LETHAL COMPANY Zeekerss/Zeekerss
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment