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It might be March, but award season is not over yet. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominees for its 2023 BAFTA Games Awards.
Leading the pack are God of War Ragnarok and Stray, each with nine nominations including Best Game, Best Animation, and Best Narrative. However, God of War also boasts an impressive number of cast member nominations, with six of its performers nominated across two categories. This makes God of War the most-nominated game since the BAFTA Games Awards first began in 2004.
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GameSpot’s own 2022 Game of the Year, Elden Ring, trails only slightly behind, with eight nominations across the award show’s 18 categories. Other notable nominees are Horizon Forbidden West, Tunic, Vampire Survivors, and A Plague Tale: Requiem, each with five nominations, and the psychological thriller Immortality with four.
The BAFTA Games Awards will take place Thursday, March 30 live at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, and will be livestreamed exclusively on BAFTA’s Twitch channel starting at 9:50 AM PT /12:50 PM ET. Games and esports host Frankie Ward is slated to host the awards ceremony, with various Twitch streamers offering commentary on the official BAFTA Twitch channel.
In an exclusive interview with GameSpot, BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip and Chair of the Games Committee, Tara Saunders, stated this year’s awards are the results of a group of more than 1,000 BAFTA jurors and industry experts splitting into smaller panels to create a shortlist of which games made the biggest impact in 2022. These lists were then deliberated upon further until they narrowed it down to six nominees for each category. They also shared that this year’s jury is the most diverse yet, with over 40% of the jurors being women and over 30% coming from diverse backgrounds. Millichip stated the organization plans to only grow more inclusive, with its goal to grow these numbers even more by 2025.
“It’s fantastic to see such a broad and diverse range of games celebrated in this year’s BAFTA Games Awards nominations–with indie titles, mobile games and triple-A blockbusters all represented and competing across multiple categories,” Saunders said in a press release published earlier today. “I firmly believe that all these nominees represent the very best in their craft and, whether deep and meaningful or just good honest fun, show us just how essential games are in our lives, culture and society.”
Below is a list of all the nominees:
Animation
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIGod of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden WestLego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaSifuStray
Artistic Achievement
A Plague Tale: RequiemElden RingGod of War RagnarokImmortalityPentimentTunic
Audio Achievement
A Plague Tale: RequiemGod of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden WestMetal: HellsingerStrayTunic
Best Game
Cult of the LambElden RingGod of War RagnarokMarvel SnapStrayVampire Survivors
British Game
Citizen SleeperOlliOlli WorldRollerdromeTotal War: Warhammer IIITwo Point CampusVampire Survivors
Debut Game
As Dusk FallsThe Case of the Golden IdolStrayTrombone ChampTunicVampire Survivors
Evolving Game
Apex LegendsDreamsThe Elder Scrolls OnlineFinal Fantasy XIVForza Horizon 5No Man’s Sky
Family
Disney Dreamlight ValleyKirby and the Forgotten LandLego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaMario + Rabbids: Spark of HopeNintendo Switch SportsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Game Beyond Entertainment
Citizen SleeperEndling – Extinction is ForeverGibbon: Beyond the TreesI Was a Teenage ExocolonistNot For BroadcastWe’ll Always Have Paris
Game Design
Cult of the LambElden RingGod of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden WestTunicVampire Survivors
Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIFIFA 23Elden RingOverwatch 2Splatoon 3Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Music
A Plague Tale: RequiemCuphead: The Delicious Last CourseElden RingGod of War RagnarokStrayTunic
Narrative
A Plague Tale: RequiemCitizen SleeperGod of War RagnarokImmortalityPentimentStray
Original Property
Citizen SleeperCult of the LambElden RingSifuStrayVampire Survivors
Performer in a Leading Role
Alain Mesa as Alejandro Vargas in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IICharlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: RequiemChristopher Judge as Kratos in God of War RagnarokManon Gage as Marissa Marcel in ImmortalitySiobhan Williams as Laura in The QuarrySunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War Ragnarok
Performer in a Supporting Role
Adam J. Harrington as Sindri in God of War RagnarokAlison Jaye as Alva in Horizon Forbidden WestCharlotta Mohlin as The One in ImmortalityDanielle Bisutti as Freya in God of War RagnarokLayla Deleon Hayes as Angrboda in God of War RagnarokRyan Hurst as Thor in God of War Ragnarok
Technical Achievement
Elden RingGod of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden WestImmortalityThe Last of Us Part IStray
EE Game of the Year
Elden RingGod of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden WestImmortalityMarvel SnapStray
