The 21st BAFTA Game Awards took place at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, in south London on Tuesday, celebrating the biggest achievements in video games from the past year. Sony’s Astro Bot once again dominated the competition with wins in five different categories, including the coveted title of Best Game.
Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy composer Yoko Shimomura was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award, a title given by the BAFTAs to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to film, games or TV. In her acceptance speech, she shared: “The fact I am standing here at all is no thanks to my own efforts, but to the people who have supported me. I feel if the music I have made has resonated with one person and touched their hearts in one way, it was worth it.”
Here’s all the winners and nominees from this year’s BAFTAs:
Best Animation
- Astro Bot – WINNER
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Artistic Achievement
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Harold Halibut
- Neva – WINNER
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best Audio Achievement
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot – WINNER
- Helldivers 2
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best Game
- Astro Bot – WINNER
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Best British Game
- A Highland Song
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Paper Trail
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Thank Goodness You’re Here! – WINNER
Best Debut Game
- ANIMAL WELL
- Balatro – WINNER
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Best Evolving Game
- Diablo IV
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
- No Man’s Sky
- Sea of Thieves
- Vampire Survivors – WINNER
- World of Warcraft
Best Family Game
- Astro Bot – WINNER
- Cat Quest III
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Little Kitty, Big City
- The Plucky Squire
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Botany Manor
- Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU – WINNER
- Tetris Forever
- Vampire Therapist
Best Game Design
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot – WINNER
- Balatro
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2 – WINNER
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- TEKKEN 8
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Music
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Helldivers 2 – WINNER
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
Best Narrative
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best New Intellectual Property
- ANIMAL WELL
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Still Wakes the Deep – WINNER
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Best Technical Achievement
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – WINNER
- Tiny Glade
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Performer in a Leading Role
- Alec Newman (Cameron ‘Caz’ McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep) – WINNER
- Humberly González (Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws)
- Isabella Inchbald (Indika in INDIKA)
- Luke Roberts (James Sunderland in SILENT HILL 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
- Y’lan Noel ( Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6)
Best Performer in a Supporting Role
- Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen (The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
- Aldís Amah Hamilton (Ástríðr in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
- Jon Blyth as Big Ron (Thank Goodness You’re Here!)
- Karen Dunbar as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep – WINNER
- Matt Berry (Herbert the Gardner in Thank Goodness You’re Here!)
- Michael Abubakar (Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep)
BAFTA Fellowship
- Yoko Shimomura
