Catch the BAFTA Awards Live Stream Tonight
Posted by James Newton
Will Zelda or Mario win?
Tonight you can watch the 2012 GAME British Academy Video Game Awards live online through the magic of streaming.
Zelda and Mario are up for multiple BAFTA awards and you can see how they get on over at the BAFTA website. The event starts at 9pm UK time — that's 10pm CET, 4pm Eastern and 1pm Pacific.
Here's the full list of nominees with Nintendo games highlighted for your ease of viewing:
Action
Assassin’s Creed Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionArtistic Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LitteBigPlanet 2
Rayman Origins
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionAudio Achievement
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Space 2
The Nightjar
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionBest Game
Batman: Arkham City
FIFA 2012
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordDebut Game
Bastion
Eufloria
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
L.A. Noire
Monstermind
RIFTDesign
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
Portal 2
Super Mario 3D Land
The Elder Scrolls V - SkyrimFamily
Dance Central 2
Kinect Sports 2
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
LittleBigPlanet 2
Mario Kart 7Game Innovation
Bastion
Child of Eden
From Dust
L.A. Noire
LittleBigPlanet 2
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordMobile & Handheld
Dead Space iOS
Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint
Peggle
Quarrel
Super Mario 3D Land
The NightjarOnline – Browser
Gardens of Time
I Am Playr
Monstermind
Resistance 3
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
The Sims SocialOnline-Multiplayer
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Gears of War 3
LittleBigPlanet 2Original Music
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionPerformer
Aaron Stanton (Cole Phelps) – L.A. Noire
Mark Hamill (The Joker) – Batman: Arkham City
Nolan North (Nathan Drake) – Uncharted 3:
Drake’s Deception
Stephen Fry (Narrator) – LittleBigPlanet 2
Stephen Merchant (Wheatley) – Portal 2
Togo Igawa (Dipolomat, Advisor and Military General) – Total War: SHOGUN 2Sports/Fitness
Dance Central 2
DiRT 3
Fl 2011
FIFA 2012
Kinect Sports 2
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012Story
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionStrategy
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Football Manager 2012
From Dust
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Total War: SHOGUN 2BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Dreamweaver
Joust!
Tick Tock ToysGAME Award of 2011
(The only award to be voted for by the public)
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
FIFA 2012
L.A Noire
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Minecraft
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
[via bafta.org]
#1
3Dash said:
THEY SHOULD BOTH WIN!!!!!
#2
undead_terror said:
both hands down
#3
Joshers744 said:
Where is Zelda for story? Or Audio? (for the music) Or really even artstyle. Oh well.
#4
StarDust said:
Considering that there are no category in which both Mario AND Zelda are directly competing, I'd say both!
It's also equally likely than none will win, but I'm sticking to the "both" camp to support my fanboyism.
#5
thedanman64 said:
No doubt Mario Kart 7 will win the Family award. Hope Super Mario 3D Land wins the Handheld award.
#6
misswliu81 said:
as long as nintendo wins something, i don't care if it is zelda or mario. i'm supporting both of them.
#7
Highwinter said:
@Joshers744 It probably deserves a spot for story over Skyrim (which is a game with great lore and side stories, but a disappointing main story). Portal 2 pretty much has it in the bag though.
#8
LordJumpMad said:
inb4 Batman: Arkham City wins
and the fanboys start wining~
#9
FonistofCruxis said:
I really don't care about the gaming baftas with the terrible job they do at choosing the nominees.
#10
RevolverLink said:
I was under the impression that the BAFTA awards had already happened, but I guess they just gave them out for film.
#11
Malkeor said:
Uncharted 3 is sure to win some stuff.
I can only loath the eventual Best Game award going to Skyrim
We'll see
I am hoping it is in fact Zelda.
#12
Highwinter said:
@FonistofCruxis Other than FIFA, which is obviously only there because of how big the series/football is in the UK, I don't see anything wrong with the picks.
#13
Malkeor said:
Loved that guy who won the Kinect Sports 2 (sports/fitness) BAFTA
"Rare is back baby!!!"
I laughed so hard....guy seemed like a insert PG-13 word here
#14
Cipher said:
Well, Nintendo seems to be doing well... >_<
#15
Malkeor said:
The overrated Portal 2
In my opinion....sigh
#16
warioswoods said:
Winner of Mobile / Handheld: Peggle HD.
Oh, my. I was under the assumption that they wanted these awards to be taken seriously... ?
#17
C-Olimar said:
Why do Nintendo even bother paying the £500 each to send their games to BAFTA? So biased. At the very least, Skyward Sword should have been nominated for best audio.
#18
Chobi said:
Wow, Nintendo didn't win a single award. I thought for sure they would have at the very least won the handheld award.
#19
Strongo9 said:
Portal 2 was excellent, but it was no game of the year. I enjoyed Skyward Sword much more and got way more time out of it.
Peggle HD as best handheld game? Fail.
#20
SkywardLink98 said:
The best game is probably Minecraft if you ask me. Skyward sword is a close but I enjoyed minecraft a bit more.
#21
Marakuto said:
@SkywardLink98 Remember that it is in development for 360 but if it was already out for it back in 2011 I bet it would have squeezed into the BAFTAs.