2020 BAFTA Games Awards nominees have been announced, and feature a long list of games players have grown fond memories of throughout the last year.
The nominees are spread across multiple categories, awarding achievements in the field of animation, art, technique, music, and narrative.
The few categories are more peculiar than others, like the best evolving game featuring GaaS, or the best debut title featuring Death Stranding from Kojima Productions, and the best British game, being BAFTA, a British award.
On top of that, the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards will also award the overall best game over the last season. It will be delivered to one between Remedy’s Control, From Software’s Sekiro, House House’s Untitled Goose Game, ZA/UM/ZA/UM’s Disco Elysium, Nintendo’s Luigi’s Mansion 3, Mobius Digital’s Outer Wilds.
Death Stranding has not been nominated for the game of the year award at the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards. The title, which is releasing on June 2 for PC, was among the nominees for the same prize at The Game Awards last December, despite losing to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
This won’t prevent the organization from delivering Hideo Kojima a Fellowship at April 2’s ceremony.
Untitled Goose Game was instead recently awarded as the Game of the Year at DICE, and House House’s reaction was somewhat surprising.
The award for the best mobile game, offered in partnership with EE, is the only one that will be determined by your votes, which you can apply here.
Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards:
ANIMATION:
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team – Infinity Ward/ActivisionCONTROL Development Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeLUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team – Next Level Games/NintendoSAYONARA WILD HEARTS Development Team – Simogo/Annapurna InteractiveSEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT:
- CONCRETE GENIE Development Team – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeCONTROL Development Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMKNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine PresentsSAYONARA WILD HEARTS Development Team – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT:
- APE OUT Matt Boch – Gabe Cuzzillo, Matt Boch, Bennett Foddy/ Devolver DigitalCALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team – Infinity Ward/ActivisionCONTROL Development Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeSTAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER Nick Laviers – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsUNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team – House House/Panic
BEST GAME:
- CONTROL Development Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMLUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team – Next Level Games/NintendoOUTER WILDS Development Team – Mobius Digital/Annapurna InteractiveSEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/ActivisionUNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team – House House/Panic
BRITISH GAME:
- DiRT RALLY 2.0 Development Team – Codemasters/CodemastersHEAVEN’S VAULT Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Laura Dilloway – inkle/inkleKNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine PresentsOBSERVATION Development Team – No Code/Devolver DigitalPLANET ZOO Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier DevelopmentsTOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS Development Team – The Creative Assembly/SEGA
DEBUT GAME:
- APE OUT Gabe Cuzzillo, Matt Boch, Bennett Foddy – Gabe Cuzzillo, Matt Boch, Bennett Foddy/Devolver DigitalDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMKATANA ZERO Justin Stander – Askiisoft/Devolver DigitalKNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine PresentsMANIFOLD GARDEN Development Team – William Chyr Studio/William Chyr Studio
EVOLVING GAME:
- APEX LEGENDS Chad Grenier, Drew McCoy – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsDESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/BungieFINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS Development Team – Square Enix/Square EnixFORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/Epic GamesNO MAN’S SKY: BEYOND Development Team – Hello Games/Hello GamesPATH OF EXILE Development Team – Grinding Gear Games/Grinding Gear Games
FAMILY:
- CONCRETE GENIE Development Team – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeKNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine PresentsLUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team – Next Level Games/NintendoUNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team – House House/PanicVACATION SIMULATOR Development Team – Owlchemy Labs/ Owlchemy LabsWATTAM Development Team – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT:
- CIVILIZATION VI: GATHERING STORM Development Team – Firaxis/2KDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeKIND WORDS (LO FI CHILL BEATS TO WRITE TO) Ziba Scott, Luigi Guatieri, Clark Aboud – Popcannibal/PopcannibalLIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) Development Team – Dontnod Entertainment/Square EnixNEO CAB Develoment Team – Chance Agency/Fellow Traveller GamesRING FIT ADVENTURE Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
GAME DESIGN:
- BABA IS YOU Arvi Teikari – Hempuli Oy/Hempuli OyCONTROL Development Team –Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMOUTER WILDS Development Team – Mobius Digital/Annapurna InteractiveSEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/ActivisionWATTAM Development Team – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
MULTIPLAYER:
- APEX LEGENDS Brent McLeod, Carlos Pineda – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsBORDERLANDS 3 Development Team – Gearbox Software/2KCALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team – Infinity Ward/ActivisionLUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team – Next Level Games/NintendoTICK TOCK: A TALE FOR TWO Development Team – Other Tales Interactive/Other Tales InteractiveTOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION 2 Development Team – Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft
MUSIC:
- CONTROL Petri Alanko, Martin Stig Andersen – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMOUTER WILDS Development Team – Mobius Digital/Annapurna InteractiveTHE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING Development Team – Grezzo/NintendoWATTAM Asuka Takahashi – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
NARRATIVE:
- CONTROL Writing Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDISCO ELYSIUM Writing Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMLIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) Writing Team – Dontnod Entertainment/Square EnixOUTER WILDS Writing Team – Mobius Digital/Annapurna InteractiveTHE OUTER WORLDS Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky – Obsidian Entertainment/ Private DivisionSTAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER Aaron Contreras, Matt Michnovetz, Stig Asmussen – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
ORIGINAL PROPERTY:
- BABA IS YOU Arvi Teikari – Hempuli Oy/Hempuli OyCONTROL Development Team –Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeDISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UMOUTER WILDS Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky – Obsidian Entertainment/Private DivisionUNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team – House House/Panic
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE:
- LAURA BAILEY as Kait Diaz in Gears 5COURTNEY HOPE as Jesse Faden in ControlLOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN as David in Telling LiesGONZALO MARTIN as Sean Diaz in Life is Strange 2 (episodes 2-5)BARRY SLOANE as Captain Price in Call of Duty: Modern WarfareNORMAN REEDUS as Sam in Death Stranding
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
- JOLENE ANDERSEN as Karen Reynolds in Life is Strange 2 (episodes 2-5)TROY BAKER as Higgs in Death StrandingSARAH BARTHOLOMEW as Cassidy (Lucy Rose Jones) in Life is Strange 2 (episodes 2-5)AYISHA ISSA as Fliss in The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of MedanLÉA SEYDOUX as Fragile in Death StrandingMARTTI SUOSALO as Ahti the Janitor in Control
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT:
- A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE Development Team – Asobo Studio/ Focus Home InteractiveCALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team – Infinity Ward/ActivisionCONTROL Development Team – Remedy Entertainment/505 GamesDEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeMETRO EXODUS Development Team – 4A Games/Deep SilverSEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
EE MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public):
- ASSEMBLE WITH CARE Ustwo/UstwoCALL OF DUTY: MOBILE Timi Studios/ActivisionDEAD MAN’S PHONE Electric Noir StudiosPOKEMON GO The Pokémon Company, Niantic/NintendoTANGLE TOWER SFB Games/SFB GamesWHAT THE GOLF? Triband/Triband