The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been revealed, with Baldur’s Gate 3 leading the charge
Other nominations include Alan Wake 2 and Genshin Impact
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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 theBAFTA 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 3leads with ten nominations including best game. It’s followed byMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, with nine nominations. Narrative survival horror gameAlan Wake 2has 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 adventureGenshin Impact, which has been nominated in the evolving game category, and action RPGDiablo 4which is up for both the artistic achievement and multiplayer awards.
You can see a full list of nominations in each category below:
Animation:
Artistic achievement:
Audio achievement:
Best game:
British game:
Debut game:
Evolving game:
Family:
Game beyond entertainment:
Game design:
Multiplayer:
Music:
Narrative:
New intellectual property:
Performer in a leading role:
Performer in a supporting role:
Technical achievement:
EE Player’s Choice Award:
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 theEE websiteso now is the perfect time if if you want to weigh in for yourself.
Looking for some top video game recommendations? See our guides to thebest PS5 gamesand thebest Xbox Series X gamesfor some picks.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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