The 20th BAFTA Games Awards Winners Are Here!

The 20th BAFTA Games Awards are finally here and the winners for the best games and performances of 2023 have been decided.

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Here are the BAFTA Games Awards 2024 winners | © BAFTA

Tonight the BAFTA Games Awards have honored the winners of numerous categories such as BEST MUSIC, BEST GAME DESIGN, BEST NARRATIVE and of course, BEST GAME of 2023.

The BAFTA Games Awards were held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and organized by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For the first time, the ceremony was hosted by comedian Phil Wang, who did an amazing job with keeping the audience entertained with low-key silly but funny comedy.

BAFTA Games Awards – The Winners

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BAFTA Game Awards ceremony | © BAFTA

The top nominees this year were Alan Wake 2 with a staggering eight nominations, Spider-Man 2 with ten, and Baldur's Gate 3 by being nominated for eleven categories. Now let's see how many of these nominations they actually managed to win!

Category

Winner
AnimationHi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
Artistic AchievementAlan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Audio AchievementAlan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
British GameViewfinder – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Debut GameVenba – Visai Games
Evolving GameCyberpunk 2077 – CD PROJEKT RED
FamilySuper Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo
Game Beyond EntertainmentTchia – Awaceb/Kepler Interactive
Game DesignDave The Diver – MINTROCKET
MultiplayerSuper Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo
MusicBaldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studio
NarrativeBaldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studio
New Intellectual PropertyViewfinder – Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Performer In A Leading RoleNadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Performer In A Supporting RoleAndrew Wincott as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3
Technical AchievementThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
EE Players' ChoiceBaldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studio
Best GameBaldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studio

It's no surprise that Baldur's Gate 3 won this year's awards, as it was crowned winner in five categories!

The ceremony was incredibly entertaining and when the result of the last category, "BEST GAME", was presented by industry legend John Romero, the anticipation in the room was on fire.

Malena Rose

Malena is a game design student and writer at EarlyGame. Her life-long passion for videogames inspired her to make a living out of it. Through her studies in Game Design, she now plays an active role within the gaming industry....