BAFTA has announced the games nominated for the 2021 game awards. The Last of Us Part II leads the way with a record-breaking 14 nominations. While other titles such as Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have also received several nominations.
The nominations are as follows:
Animation
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
The Last of Us Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Spiritfarer
Artistic Achievement
Cyberpunk 2077
Dreams
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Could the neon-soaked streets of Cyberpunk 2077 be enough to win the award?
Audio Achievement
Astro’s Playroom
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Best Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
The Last of Us Part II is already the most awarded game of all time.
British Game
Dreams
F1 2020
Fall Guys
The Last Campfire
Röki
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Debut Game
Airborne Kingdom
Call of the Sea
Carrion
Factorio
The Falconeer
Röki
Call of the Sea was a huge success for Out of the Blue’s first game.
Evolving Game
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
Dreams
Fall Guys
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Sea of Thieves
Family
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Astro’s Playroom
Dreams
Fall Guys
Minecraft Dungeons
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Game Design
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Astro’s Playroom
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Game Beyond Entertainment
Animals Crossing: New Horizons
Before I Forget
Dreams
Spiritfarer
The Last of Us Part II
Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why was praised for its representation of a transgender character.
Multiplayer
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Deep Rock Galactic
Fall Guys
Ghost of Tsushima
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Valorant
Music
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Music is extremely important for a videogame experience, and Ghost of Tsushima proves that.
Narrative
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Kentucky Route Zero
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Original Property
Carrion
Fall Guys
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Kentucky Route Zero
Spiritfarer
Supergiant Games followed the success of Transistor and Pyre with the equally successful Hades.
Performer in a Leading Role
Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
Cherami Leigh as Female V – Cyberpunk 2077
Cody Christian as Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII Remake
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai – Ghost of Tsushima
Laura Bailey as Abby – The Last of Us Part II
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales – Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Performer in a Supporting Role
Carla Tassara as Judy Alvarez – Cyberpunk 2077
Jeffrey Pierce as Tommy – The Last of Us Part II
Logan Cunningham as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon and The Storyteller – Hades
Patrick Gallagher as Khotun Khan – Ghost of Tsushima
Shannon Woodward as Dina- The Last of Us Part II
Troy Baker as Joel – The Last of Us Part II
All of the performances in The Last of Us Part II have been praised, especially Shannon Woodward as Dina.
Technical Achievement
Demon’s Souls
Doom Eternal
Dreams
Flight Simulator
The Last of Us Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
EE Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Call of Duty: Warzone
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
Valorant
The 2021 BAFTA games awards are set to take place in a few weeks on Thursday, 25th March, and will be presented by Elle Osili-Wood. Due to ongoing restrictions, it will be streamed exclusively online, as was the case last year.
For other videogame awards results, check out our summary of The Game Awards 2020.
