Gaming eyes were on London as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Awards were presented for, “the very best in games of the past year”. The nominees for the various awards were a mixed bag from last year of indie darlings such as Firewatch and Inside as well as triple-A titles such as Uncharted 4: A Theif’s End and Overwatch. The big winner of the evening had to be Danish indie studio Playdead’s Inside which landed 4 awards for the evening. Previously known for the critically acclaimed Limbo, Playdead’s Inside won awards for Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative, and Original Property.
Another indie title, Firewatch, also had quite a night taking home two awards for Cissy Jones portrayal of Delilah and for Debut Game which must have made new studio Campo Santa Productions very happy. Perhaps the most prestigious award, Best Game, went to Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Theif’s End. This marks the fifth time Nathan Drake and the Uncharted franchise have taken home BAFTA awards with the previous four being awarded to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
A full list of the evening’s winners has been condensed from BAFTA’s website:
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
THE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
BEST GAME
UNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
BRITISH GAME
OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
DEBUT GAME
FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
EVOLVING GAME
ROCKET LEAGUE Dave Hagewood, Jeremy Dunham, Corey Davis – Psyonix/Psyonix
FAMILY
OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
GAME DESIGN
INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead
GAME INNOVATION
THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous Games
MOBILE
POKÉMON GO Development Team – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
MULTIPLAYER
OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
MUSIC
VIRGINIA Lyndon Holland – Variable State/505 Games
NARRATIVE
INSIDE Arnt Jensen – Playdead/Playdead
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead
PERFORMER
CISSY JONES as Delilah in Firewatch
BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
AMONG THE STONES Lukasz Gomula, Alberto Taiuti, James Wood, Roberto Macken, Kevin McKenna, Rory Sweeney – Bluedoor Games
AMD ESPORTS AUDIENCE AWARD
CLASH ROYALE Supercell/Supercell
SPECIAL AWARD
BRENDA ROMERO
