The winners of the 2021 British Academy Games Awards have been announced.
Like many other awards ceremonies, this year’s event was hosted by a variety of hosts online with the ceremony being streamed online across various social media platforms and on Twitch. During the show, there were videos from various development teams discussing how the games industry has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the work of organisations like BAFTA have helped support upcoming talent in gaming.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure won Best British Game, while The Last of Us Part II won the coveted EE Game of the Year Award, which was voted for by fans, with Hades coming away with the most awards, including wins for Game Design, Artistic Achievement, and the top accolade of Best Game.
The 2021 BAFTA Fellowship was awarded to Siobhan Reddy. With a career spanning over 20 years, the Studio Director of Media Molecule – the team behind six-time nominee Dreams – is being honoured for her work in promoting diversity, inclusion, and more collaboration across the entire gaming landscape
Check out the full list of winners below.
ANIMATION
The Last Of Us Part II
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Hades
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Ghost Of Tsushima
BEST GAME
Hades
BRITISH GAME
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
DEBUT GAME
Carrion
EVOLVING GAME
Sea Of Thieves
FAMILY
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
GAME DESIGN
Hades
MULTIPLAYER
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
MUSIC
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
NARRATIVE
Hades
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Logan Cunningham as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller in Hades
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Dreams
EE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)
The Last Of Us Part II
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Siobhan Reddy – Studio Director, Media Molecule
Watch the awards in full below.
Words by Megan Roxburgh
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