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