This year's 2020 BAFTA Games Awards are right around the corner, set to take place on 2nd April. A full list of all the nominees for this year's show has now been revealed, and we've got all the details you need below.
Luigi's Mansion 3 stands out as Nintendo's best chance for a BAFTA this year, finding itself nominated in four different categories including the coveted 'Best Game' award. Elsewhere, titles like Ring Fit Adventure, Untitled Goose Game, Pokémon GO, Fortnite, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening have also been recognised.
ANIMATION
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team - Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team - Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team - Next Level Games/Nintendo
SAYONARA WILD HEARTS Development Team – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
CONCRETE GENIE Development Team – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
CONTROL Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team - Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
KNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
SAYONARA WILD HEARTS Development Team – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
APE OUT Matt Boch - Gabe Cuzzillo, Matt Boch, Bennett Foddy/ Devolver Digital
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team - Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER Nick Laviers - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team - House House/Panic
BEST GAME
CONTROL Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team - Next Level Games/Nintendo
OUTER WILDS Development Team - Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team - House House/Panic
BRITISH GAME
DiRT RALLY 2.0 Development Team – Codemasters/Codemasters
HEAVEN’S VAULT Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Laura Dilloway – inkle/inkle
KNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
OBSERVATION Development Team - No Code/Devolver Digital
PLANET ZOO Development Team - Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
TOTAL 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 Digital
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
KATANA ZERO Justin Stander – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
KNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
MANIFOLD GARDEN Development Team - William Chyr Studio/William Chyr Studio
EVOLVING GAME
APEX LEGENDS Chad Grenier, Drew McCoy - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
DESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/Bungie
FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS Development Team – Square Enix/Square Enix
FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/Epic Games
NO MAN’S SKY: BEYOND Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games
PATH OF EXILE Development Team - Grinding Gear Games/Grinding Gear Games
FAMILY
CONCRETE GENIE Development Team – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
KNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex Crowle, Moo Yu, Kenneth C M Young – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team - Next Level Games/Nintendo
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team - House House/Panic
VACATION SIMULATOR Development Team - Owlchemy Labs/ Owlchemy Labs
WATTAM Development Team – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
CIVILIZATION VI: GATHERING STORM Development Team – Firaxis/2K
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
KIND WORDS (LO FI CHILL BEATS TO WRITE TO) Ziba Scott, Luigi Guatieri, Clark Aboud –
Popcannibal/Popcannibal
LIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) Development Team - Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
NEO CAB Development Team - Chance Agency/Fellow Traveller Games
RING FIT ADVENTURE Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
GAME DESIGN
BABA IS YOU Arvi Teikari - Hempuli Oy/Hempuli Oy
CONTROL Development Team –Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS Development Team - Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
WATTAM Development Team – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
MULTIPLAYER
APEX LEGENDS Brent McLeod, Carlos Pineda - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
BORDERLANDS 3 Development Team - Gearbox Software/2K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team - Infinity Ward/Activision
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 Development Team - Next Level Games/Nintendo
TICK TOCK: A TALE FOR TWO Development Team - Other Tales Interactive/Other Tales Interactive
TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION 2 Development Team - Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft
MUSIC
CONTROL Petri Alanko, Martin Stig Andersen - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS Development Team - Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING Development Team – Grezzo/Nintendo
WATTAM Asuka Takahashi – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive
NARRATIVE
CONTROL Writing Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM Writing Team - ZA/UM/ZA/UM
LIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) Writing Team - Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
OUTER WILDS Writing Team - Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
THE OUTER WORLDS Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky - Obsidian Entertainment/ Private Division
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER Aaron Contreras, Matt Michnovetz, Stig Asmussen – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
BABA IS YOU Arvi Teikari – Hempuli Oy/Hempuli Oy
CONTROL Development Team –Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME Development Team – House House/Panic
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
LAURA BAILEY as Kait Diaz in Gears 5
COURTNEY HOPE as Jesse Faden in Control
LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN as David in Telling Lies
GONZALO MARTIN as Sean Diaz in Life is Strange 2 (episodes 2-5)
BARRY SLOANE as Captain Price in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
NORMAN 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 Stranding
SARAH 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 Medan
LÉA SEYDOUX as Fragile in Death Stranding
MARTTI SUOSALO as Ahti the Janitor in Control
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE Development Team - Asobo Studio/ Focus Home Interactive
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE Development Team - Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
METRO EXODUS Development Team - 4A Games/Deep Silver
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE Development Team – FromSoftware/Activision
EE MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)
ASSEMBLE WITH CARE Ustwo/Ustwo
CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE Timi Studios/Activision
DEAD MAN’S PHONE Electric Noir Studios
POKEMON GO The Pokémon Company, Niantic/Nintendo
TANGLE TOWER SFB Games/SFB Games
WHAT THE GOLF? Triband/Triband
Do you think Nintendo will be able to grab any of those awards? Do you think Luigi might take one or two home? Let us know which games you'd like to win with a comment below.
[source bafta.org]
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Honestly, I hope Luigi's Mansion 3 takes home at least one award. It's too good to walk away empty handed.
OUTER WILDS Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Typo..?
@GoddessPhoebe Sorry to disappoint you but Luigi's Mansion 2 won't win anything.
This list reminds me yet again that I must play Untitled Goose Game.
Luigi's Mansion 3 was truly a stand out game IMO. If Three Houses didn't exist it would be a good contender for my GOTY. I'm glad to see it's getting some recognition.
Why isn't Matthew Porretta nominated for Dr Darling in Control? I'd put him over Ahti.
@gcunit Oops, typo. XD Thanks for pointing that out to me.
@Octane I absolutely agree. I loved all of the live action presentations in that game and he was brilliant in them all
Fire Emblem not being nominated for ANYTHING, especially soundtrack and narrative (and imo best game but I can see why not) is a travesty
Luigi should certainly grab something as should Control and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (which was superb and my game of last year)
Feels a bit of cheat having Death Stranding there as a debut game - I know it's technically Kojima's first game by his new production Company, but they've been making games for years under Konami. Hope it goes to one of the new developers.
Great to see Ape out and baba is you get nominated!!
There’s no world where Luigi is best game of the year. It’s a good game but it’s not great. The controls are awkward at times. It’s very straight forward and the mechanics don’t change much from start to finish. You face the same ghosts over and over. Some puzzles are pretty good, but most are the same. Nintendo didn’t make the game and it shows.
Hoping BABA IS YOU gets some love it's a great idea and met the guy who made it at gamescom he deserves it .
Always nice to see Baba is You on these, especially under game design. I need to get back to it but I absolutely think it deserves the nomination, if not the award itself.
I'd say that Luigi's Mansion 3 will be tough to beat for animation and family game awards. The kids and I chuckle nearly every time we turn it on. I'm biased, though - I always liked using Luigi better even when he was nothing more than a palette swap. ^_^
I'm disappointed to see that Sayonara Wild Hearts wasn't even nominated for best music, though. I love that soundtrack even more than the hip neon visuals.
I hope Ring Fit Adventure wins on it’s category, a truly revolutionary game
I find the lack of Fire Emblem quite disturbing.
@Teksetter My thoughts exactly. Though I do see that Annapurna Interactive has 2 other games nominated in the Music category. I guess I need to start paying attention to the soundtracks they're putting out?
There's no way that Sayonara Wild Hearts can win amongst Death Stranding and Disco Asylum, but I'm still beyond thrilled that it received 2 nominations. I can't play through that game without crying like a baby at the end, and I'm not even really sure why that's the case. I've pre-ordered the soundtrack that should be shipping out in a month or two. Not really the vinyl collector type, but this is a definite exception.
@Desrever
Oh heck yes, Sayonara WH intrigued me since the reveal at the Game Awards 2018, and the game itself didn’t disappoint! It grabbed me right from the title screen - an amazing visual, audio, and emotional ride that I highly recommend to friends.
I too preordered the vinyl, which is an absolute first for me. I like that OST so much I’d probably buy it on cassette or 8-track if I had to! I even preordered a physical copy of the game I can treasure.
Those other soundtracks must be excellent if they were nominated over SWH - I’ll have to check them out at some point.
Not enough Luigi's Mansion and 3 Houses, way too much Control and Death Stranding on this list.
I guess they really liked Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi's mansion 3 was charming and fun. However, I felt like it overstayed it's welcome. It has the depth of a puddle and it's pretty repetitive.
It's not a bad game, honestly if I had kids this would be a great game to play with them. However, it's not for me.
It would be useful if any title available on the Switch could be made bold in this list.
@Lordplops While UGG is a fun time, it is rather short (I beat it within a weekend) so don't expect to get more than maybe 15 hours.
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