Die „British Academy of Film and Television Arts“ (BAFTA) hat die nominierten Computer- und Videospiele für die „British Academy Games Awards 2020“ bekannt gegeben. Zwei Spiele erhielten jeweils elf Preis-Nominierungen, und zwar Control und Death Stranding. Es ist bisher höchste Anzahl an Nominierungen pro Spiel seit 2004 und der Eigenstädigkeit der BAFTA Games Awards. Sieben Nominierungen entfielen auf Disco Elysium. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Life is Strange 2 (Episoden 2 bis 5) und Outer Wilds können im Idealfall jeweils fünf Preise erringen. Vier neue Kategorien gibt es im Vergleich zum Vorjahr: Animation, Technical Achievement, Performer in a Leading Role und Performer in a Supporting Role.

Für die Auszeichnung „Best Game“ wurden Control, Disco Elysium, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Outer Wilds, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice und Untitled Goose Game nominiert; Death Stranding hingegen nicht. Im vergangenen Jahr gewann God of War den Hauptpreis. Bestes Britisches Spiel kann DiRT Rally 2.0, Heaven’s Vault, Knights and Bikes Rex, Observation, Planet Zoo oder Totar War: Three Kingdoms werden.

Die Spiele wurden von den Mitgliedern der BAFTA-Academy nominiert. Die Gewinner werden von einer Fachjury bestimmt. Die Verleihung der Preise findet am 2. April 2020 statt. Es durften nur Spiele nominiert werden, die vom 1. Januar 2019 bis zum 31. Dezember 2019 in Großbritannien veröffentlicht wurden.

Hideo Kojima, der Schöpfer von Death Stranding, wird „The Fellowship“ erhalten, die höchste Auszeichnung, die die BAFTA vergeben kann.

ANIMATION:

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE – Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 –Next Level Games/Nintendo
SAYONARA WILD HEARTS – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE – FromSoftware/Activision

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT:

CONCRETE GENIE – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
KNIGHTS AND BIKES – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
SAYONARA WILD HEARTS – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT:

APE OUT – Gabe Cuzzillo/Devolver Digital
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE – Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME – House House/Panic

BEST GAME:

CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 – Next Level Games/Nintendo
OUTER WILDS – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE – FromSoftware/Activision
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME – House House/Panic

BRITISH GAME:

DiRT RALLY 2.0 – Codemasters
HEAVEN’S VAULT – inkle
KNIGHTS AND BIKES Rex – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
OBSERVATION – No Code/Devolver Digital
PLANET ZOO – Frontier Developments
TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS – The Creative Assembly/SEGA

DEBUT GAME:

APE OUT – Gabe Cuzzillo/Devolver Digital
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
KATANA ZERO – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
KNIGHTS AND BIKES – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
MANIFOLD GARDEN – William Chyr Studio

EVOLVING GAME:

APEX LEGENDS – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
DESTINY 2 – Bungie
FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – Square Enix
FORTNITE – Epic Games
NO MAN’S SKY: BEYOND – Hello Games
PATH OF EXILE – Grinding Gear Games

FAMILY:

CONCRETE GENIE – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
KNIGHTS AND BIKES – Foam Sword/Double Fine Presents
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 – Next Level Games/Nintendo
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME – House House/Panic
VACATION SIMULATOR – Owlchemy Labs
WATTAM – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT:

CIVILIZATION VI: GATHERING STORM – Firaxis/2K
DEATH STRANDING Development Team – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
KIND WORDS (LO FI CHILL BEATS TO WRITE TO) – Popcannibal
LIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
NEO CAB – Chance Agency/Fellow Traveller Games
RING FIT ADVENTURE – Nintendo

GAME DESIGN:

BABA IS YOU – Hempuli Oy
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE – FromSoftware/Activision
WATTAM – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive

MULTIPLAYER:

APEX LEGENDS – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
BORDERLANDS 3 – Gearbox Software/2K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE – Infinity Ward/Activision
LUIGI’S MANSION 3 – Next Level Games/Nintendo
TICK TOCK: A TALE FOR TWO – Other Tales Interactive
TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION 2 – Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft

MUSIC:

CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING – Grezzo/Nintendo
WATTAM – Funomena/Annapurna Interactive

NARRATIVE:

CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DISCO ELYSIUM –ZA/UM
LIFE IS STRANGE 2 (EPISODES 2-5) – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
OUTER WILDS – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
THE OUTER WORLDS – Obsidian Entertainment/ Private Division
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts

ORIGINAL PROPERTY:

BABA IS YOU – Hempuli Oy
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
DISCO ELYSIUM – ZA/UM
OUTER WILDS – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME – 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 – Asobo Studio/Focus Home Interactive
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE – Infinity Ward/Activision
CONTROL – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
DEATH STRANDING – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
METRO EXODUS – 4A Games/Deep Silver
SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE – FromSoftware/Activision

EE MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public):

ASSEMBLE WITH CARE – 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
WHAT THE GOLF? – Triband