Showing posts with label BAFTA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BAFTA. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Winners of the 2025 BAFTA Game Awards Announced

The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards winners have been announced.

The award winners were announced at a special ceremony on Tuesday April 8 2025.

Full list of winners:

Best Game

  • Astro Bot

Animation 

  • Astro Bot

Artistic Achievement 

  • Neva

Audio Achievement

  • Astro Bot

British Game

  • Thank Goodness You're Here!

Debut Game

  • Balatro

Evolving Game

  • Vampire Survivors

Family

  • Astro Bot

Game Beyond Entertainment

  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Game Design

  • Astro Bot

Multiplayer

  • Helldivers 2

Music

  • Helldivers 2

Narrative

  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

New Intellectual Property

  • Still Wakes the Deep

Performer in a Leading Role

  • Alec Newman (as Cameron 'Caz' McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep)

Performer in a Supporting Role

  • Karen Dunbar (as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep)

Technical Achievement 

  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

BAFTA Fellowship

  • Yoko Shimomura

Monday, April 15, 2024

Winners Of The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards Announced

The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards winners have been announced.

The award winners were announced at a special ceremony on Thursday April 11 from 7pm UK at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank.

Full list of winners:

Best Game

  • Baldur’s Gate 3

Animation 

  • Hi-Fi Rush

Artistic Achievement 

  • Alan Wake 2

Audio Achievement

  • Alan Wake 2

British Game

  • Viewfinder

Debut Game

  • Venba

Evolving Game

  • Cyberpunk 2077

Family

  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Game Beyond Entertainment

  • Tchia

Game Design

  • Dave the Diver

Multiplayer

  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Music

  • Baldur’s Gate 3

Narrative

  • Baldur’s Gate 3

New Intellectual Property

  • Viewfinder

Performer in a Leading Role

  • Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Performer in a Supporting Role

  • Andrew Wincott as Raphael - Baldur’s Gate 3

Technical Achievement 

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

EE Player’s Choice

  • Baldur’s Gate 3

Monday, March 11, 2024

Nominations For The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards Announced

The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been announced.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Thursday April 11 from 7pm UK at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank and will be streamed live: www.bafta.org/games/howtowatch.

Full list of nominees:

Best Game

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Dave the Diver
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Animation 

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Artistic Achievement 

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Cocoon
  • Diablo IV
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Hi-Fi Rush

Audio Achievement

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

British Game

  • Cassette Beasts
  • Dead Island 2
  • Disney Illusion Island
  • Football Manager 2024
  • Viewfinder
  • Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

Debut Game

  • Cocoon
  • Dave the Diver
  • Dredge
  • Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical
  • Venba
  • Viewfinder

Evolving Game

  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Genshin Impact
  • No Man’s Sky

Family

  • Cocoon
  • Dave the Diver
  • Disney Illusion Island
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Game Beyond Entertainment

  • Chants of Sennaar
  • Goodbye Volcano High
  • Tchia
  • Terra Nil
  • Thirsty Suitors

Game Design

  • Cocoon
  • Dave the Diver
  • Dredge
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Viewfinder

Multiplayer

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
  • Diablo IV
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Party Animals
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Music

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Assassin’s Creed Mirage
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Narrative

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Dredge
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

New Intellectual Property

  • Chants of Sennaar 
  • Dave the Diver
  • Dredge
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Jusant
  • Viewfinder

Performer in a Leading Role

  • Amelia Tyler as Narrator - Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Neil Newbon as Astarion - Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Samantha Béart as Karlach - Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Performer in a Supporting Role

  • Andrew Wincott as Raphael - Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Debra Wilson as Cere Junda - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Ralph Ineson as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon - Final Fantasy XVI
  • Sam Lake as Alex Casey - Alan Wake 2
  • Tony Todd as Venom - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Tracy Wiles as Jaheira - Baldur’s Gate 3

Technical Achievement 

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Horizon Call of the Mountain
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Starfield

EE Player’s Choice

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Fortnite
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Lethal Company
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . La Boca

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of La Boca.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

#Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Jonathan Burton

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Jonathan Burton.

Friday, April 05, 2019

2019 BAFTA Video Games Award Winners Announced

The 2019 BAFTA Games Awards winners have been announced.

The award winners were announced at a special ceremony, hosted by Dara O’Briain, on Thursday 4 April at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank.

Full list of winners:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • GOD OF WAR Mike Niederquell, Todd Piperi, Leilani Ramirez – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

BEST GAME

  • GOD OF WAR Cory Barlog, Yumi Yang, Shannon Studstill – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

BRITISH GAME

  • FORZA HORIZON 4 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios

DEBUT GAME

  • YOKU’S ISLAND EXPRESS Development Team – Villa Gorilla/Team 17

EVOLVING GAME

  • FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/Epic Games

FAMILY

  • NINTENDO LABO Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

  • MY CHILD LEBENSBORN Development Team - Sarepta Studio AS/Teknopilot AS, Sarepta Studio AS

GAME DESIGN

  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

GAME INNOVATION

  • NINTENDO LABO Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MOBILE GAME

  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive

MULTIPLAYER

  • A WAY OUT Development Team – Hazelight/EA Originals

MUSIC

  • GOD OF WAR Bear McCreary, Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro - Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

NARRATIVE

  • GOD OF WAR Cory Barlog, Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • INTO THE BREACH Development Team – Subset Games/Subset Games

PERFORMER

  • JEREMY DAVIES as The Stranger in God of War

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

  • OLD SCHOOL RUNESCAPE – Jagex/Jagex

Thursday, March 14, 2019

2019 BAFTA Video Games Award Nominations Announced

The 2019 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been announced.

Highlights include 10 nominations for 'God of War', Six nominations each for 'Red Dead Redemption 2', 'Return of the Obra Dinn' and 'Florence', and Five nominations for 'Celeste', including Game Beyond Entertainment.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony, hosted by Dara O’Briain, on Thursday 4 April at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank and will be live streamed on all major social, online and gaming platforms: www.bafta.org/games/howtowatch.

Full list of nominees:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN Guillaume de Fondaumière, David Cage, John O’Brien – Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • GRIS Development Team – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
  • GOD OF WAR Development Team – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Development Team – Rockstar Games/Rockstar Games
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • BATTLEFIELD V Development Team – EA Dice/Electronic Arts
  • DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN Guillaume de Fondaumière, David Cage, John O’Brien – Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • GOD OF WAR Mike Niederquell, Todd Piperi, Leilani Ramirez – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN Paul Mudra, Phillip Kovats, Dwight Okahara – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Development Team – Rockstar Games/Rockstar Games
  • TETRIS EFFECT Hydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako Ishida – Monstars Inc. and Resonair/Enhance, Inc.

BEST GAME


  • ASSASSIN’S CREED ODYSSEY Development Team – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft
  • ASTRO BOT: RESCUE MISSION Development Team – SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • CELESTE Development Team – Matt Makes Games Inc./Matt Makes Games Inc.
  • GOD OF WAR Cory Barlog, Yumi Yang, Shannon Studstill – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Development Team – Rockstar Games/Rockstar Games
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

BRITISH GAME

  • 11-11: MEMORIES RETOLD Dan Efergan, Bram Ttwheam, George Rowe - Digixart, Aardman & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe/Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
  • FORZA HORIZON 4 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Development Team – Rockstar Games/Rockstar Games
  • THE ROOM: OLD SINS Development Team – Fireproof Games/ Fireproof Games
  • OVERCOOKED 2 Development Team – Ghost Town Games & Team 17/ Team 17
  • TWO POINT HOSPITAL Development Team – Two Point Studios/SEGA

DEBUT GAME

  • BEAT SABER Development Team – Beat Games/Beat Games
  • CULTIST SIMULATOR Alexis Kennedy, Lottie Bevan – Weather Factory/Humble Bundle
  • DONUT COUNTY Ben Esposito – Ben Espositio/Annapurna Interactive
  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • GRIS Development Team – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
  • YOKU’S ISLAND EXPRESS Development Team – Villa Gorilla/Team 17

EVOLVING GAME

  • DESTINY 2: FORSAKEN Development Team – Bungie/Activision
  • ELITE DANGEROUS: BEYOND Development Team – Frontier/Frontier
  • FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/Epic Games
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • SEA OF THIEVES Development Team – Rare Ltd/Microsoft Studios
  • TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Development Team – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft

FAMILY

  • LEGO DISNEY PIXAR’S THE INCREDIBLES Pete Gomer, Dan Crossley, Nicholas Ricks – TT Games/WB Games
  • NINTENDO LABO Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • OVERCOOKED 2 Development Team – Ghost Town Games & Team17/Team17
  • POKÉMON: LET’S GO, PIKACHU! AND LET’S GO, EEVEE! Development Team – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company and Nintendo
  • SUPER MARIO PARTY Development Team – NDCube/Nintendo
  • YOKU’S ISLAND EXPRESS Development Team – Villa Gorilla/Team 17

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

  • 11-11: MEMORIES RETOLD Yoan Fanise, Dan Efergan, Lionel Lovisa - Digixart, Aardman & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe/Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • CELESTE Development Team – Matt Makes Games Inc./Matt Makes Games Inc.
  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • LIFE IS STRANGE 2 Michel Koch, Raoul Barbet - DONTNOD Entertainment/Square Enix
  • MY CHILD LEBENSBORN Development Team - Sarepta Studio AS/Teknopilot AS, Sarepta Studio AS
  • NINTENDO LABO Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME DESIGN

  • ASTRO BOT: RESCUE MISSION Development Team – SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • CELESTE Development Team – Matt Makes Games Inc./Matt Makes Games Inc.
  • GOD OF WAR Development Team - Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • INTO THE BREACH Justin Ma, Matthew Davis – Subset Games/Subset Games
  • MINIT Development Team - JW, Kitty, Jukio, and Dom/Devolver Digital
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

GAME INNOVATION

  • ASTRO BOT: RESCUE MISSION Development Team – SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • CELESTE Development Team – Matt Makes Games Inc./Matt Makes Games Inc.
  • CULTIST SIMULATOR Alexis Kennedy, Lottie Bevan – Weather Factory/Humble Bundle
  • MOSS Development Team – Polyarc/Polyarc
  • NINTENDO LABO Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909 

MOBILE GAME

  • ALTO’S ODYSSEY Development Team – Team Alto/Snowman
  • BRAWL STARS Development Team – Supercell/Supercell
  • DONUT COUNTY Ben Esposito – Ben Esposito/Annapurna Interactive
  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • REIGNS: GAME OF THRONES François Alliot, Tamara Alliot, Arnaud De Bock – Nerial/Devolver Digital
  • THE ROOM: OLD SINS Development Team – Fireproof Games/Fireproof Games

MULTIPLAYER

  • A WAY OUT Development Team – Hazelight/EA Originals
  • BATTLEFIELD V Development Team – EA DICE/Electronic Arts
  • OVERCOOKED 2 Development Team – Ghost Town Games & Team 17/Team 17
  • SEA OF THIEVES Development Team – Rare Ltd/Microsoft Studios
  • SUPER MARIO PARTY Development Team – NDCube/Nintendo
  • SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE Development Team – Nintendo, Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd/Nintendo

MUSIC

  • CELESTE Lena Raine – Matt Makes Games Inc./Matt Makes Games Inc.
  • FAR CRY 5 Development Team – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • GOD OF WAR Bear McCreary, Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro - Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • GRIS Development Team – Nomada Studios/Devolver Digitial
  • TETRIS EFFECT Hydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako Ishida – Monstars Inc. and Resonair/Enhance, Inc.

NARRATIVE

  • FLORENCE Writing Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • FROSTPUNK Writing Team – 11 Bit Studios/11 Bit Studios
  • GOD OF WAR Cory Barlog, Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN Writing Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Dan Houser, Rupert Humphries, Michael Unsworth - Rockstar Games/Rockstar Games
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • DEAD CELLS Development Team – Motion Twin/Motion Twin
  • FLORENCE Development Team – Mountains/Annapurna Interactive
  • INTO THE BREACH Development Team – Subset Games/Subset Games
  • MOSS Development Team – Polyarc/Polyarc
  • RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN Lucas Pope – Lucas Pope/3909
  • SUBNAUTICA Development Team – Unknown Worlds Entertainment/Unknown Worlds Entertainment

PERFORMER

  • CHRISTOPHER JUDGE as Kratos in God of War
  • DANIELLE BISUTTI as Freya in God of War
  • JEREMY DAVIES as The Stranger in God of War
  • MELISSANTHI MAHUT as Kassandra of Sparta in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
  • ROGER CLARK as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2
  • SUNNY SULJIC as Atreus in God of War

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

  • BRAWL STARS – Supercell/Supercell
  • CLASH ROYALE – Supercell/Supercell
  • FORTNITE - Epic Games/Epic Games
  • OLD SCHOOL RUNESCAPE – Jagex/Jagex
  • POKÉMON GO – The Pokémon Company, Niantic/Nintendo
  • ROBLOX – Roblox Corporation/Roblox Corporation

Thursday, April 12, 2018

2018 BAFTA Games Award Winners Announced

The 2018 BAFTA Games Awards winners have been announced.

A total of 45 games were recognised, showcasing the very best games of the past 12 months and highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams, and a new category; Game Beyond Entertainment, was also introduced to recognise games that deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment, exploring a range of social issues.

The award winners were announced at a special ceremony on Thursday 12 April at Troxy, London.

Full list of winners:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

BEST GAME

  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

BRITISH GAME

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

DEBUT GAME

  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

EVOLVING GAME

  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment

FAMILY

  • SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

GAME DESIGN

  • SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME INNOVATION

  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

MOBILE GAME

  • GOLF CLASH Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic/Playdemic

MULTIPLAYER

  • DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 Development Team - Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games

MUSIC

  • CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.

NARRATIVE

  • NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

PERFORMER

  • MELINA JUERGENS as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

BAFTA FELLOWSHIP

  • TIM SCHAFER

Thursday, March 15, 2018

2018 BAFTA Games Award Nominations Announced

The 2018 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been announced.

A total of 45 games have been recognised, showcasing the very best games of the past 12 months and highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams, and a new category; Game Beyond Entertainment, has also been introduced to recognise games that deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment, exploring a range of social issues.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Thursday 12 April at Troxy, London and live streamed on all major social, online and gaming platforms: bafta.org/games/howtowatch

Full list of nominees:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
  • DESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/Activision
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts
  • UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

BEST GAME

  • ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

BRITISH GAME

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
  • REIGNS: HER MAJESTY Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock - Nerial Ltd/ Devolver Digital 
  • THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/ Tequila Works
  • SNIPER ELITE 4 Development Team – Rebellion/ Rebellion 
  • TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II Development Team - Creative Assembly/ SEGA

DEBUT GAME

  • CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
  • HOLLOW KNIGHT Development Team - Team Cherry/Team Cherry
  • NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/Finji
  • THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/Tequila Works
  • SLIME RANCHER Development Team - Monomi Park/Monomi Park

EVOLVING GAME

  • CLASH ROYALE Development Team – Supercell/ Supercell
  • FINAL FANTASY XV Hajime Tabata – Square Enix/ Square Enix
  • FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment
  • PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
  • TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

FAMILY

  • JUST DANCE 2018 Development Team - Ubisoft Paris/ Ubisoft
  • LEGO WORLDS Development Team - TT Games/ WB Games 
  • MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE Development Team – Ubisoft/ Ubisoft
  • MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
  • SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/ Nintendo
  • SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

  • BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • LAST DAY OF JUNE Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson – Ovosonico/505 Games
  • LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM Development Team - Deck Nine Games, Square Enix/Square Enix
  • NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji 
  • SEA HERO QUEST VR Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade – Glitchers/ Glitchers

GAME DESIGN

  • ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/ Square Enix
  • SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

GAME INNOVATION

  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/Square Enix
  • SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/Nintendo
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

MOBILE GAME

  • BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
  • GOLF CLASH Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic/Playdemic
  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
  • KAMI 2 Development Team - State of Play/State of Play
  • MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
  • STRANGER THINGS: THE GAME Development Team - BonusXP, Inc./BonusXP, Inc.

MULTIPLAYER

  • DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 Development Team - Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games
  • FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games
  • GANG BEASTS Development Team – Boneloaf/ Double Fine Productions
  • PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
  • SPLATOON 2 Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • STAR TREK BRIDGE CREW Development Team - Red Storm Entertainment/ Ubisoft

MUSIC

  • CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
  • GET EVEN Development Team – The Farm 51/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Jeff Russo - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

NARRATIVE

  • HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Tameem Antoniades - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji
  • TACOMA Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja – Fullbright/ Fullbright
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive
  • WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan - Machine Games/ Bethesda

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • CUPHEAD Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
  • GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
  • HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji
  • PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
  • WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

PERFORMER

  • ABUBAKAR SALIM as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins
  • ASHLY BURCH as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn
  • CLAUDIA BLACK as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • LAURA BAILEY as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • MELINA JUERGENS as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
  • VALERIE ROSE LOHMAN as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch

Thursday, March 09, 2017

2017 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations Announced

The 2017 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been announced.

A total of 50 games have been recognised, showcasing the very best games of the past 12 months and highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams.

The AMD Esports Audience Award, recognising and acknowledging the games that captured the hearts and imaginations of players and audiences over the past year in the esports space, is voted on by the general public - go here to vote on the award.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Thursday 6 April 2016 at Tobacco Dock in London. Tickets are available at www.bafta.org/games/awards/tickets, and the ceremony will be streamed live at twitch.tv/bafta as well as on the BAFTA website.

Full list of nominees:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • ABZÛ Development Team - Giant Squid/505 Games 
  • DISHONORED 2 Development Team - Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks 
  • INSIDE Development Team - Playdead/Playdead 
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • UNCHARTED 4 Development Team - Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • UNRAVEL Development Team - Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts 

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts 
  • DOOM Development Team – id Software/Bethesda Softworks 
  • INSIDE Martin Stig Andersen – Playdead/Playdead 
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • REZ INFINITE Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh - Enhance Games, Monstars Inc., Resonair/Enhance Games 
  • UNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 

BEST GAME

  • FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Camp Santo Productions, Panic Inc. 
  • INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead 
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment 
  • STARDEW VALLEY Eric Barone – ConcernedApe/Chucklefish 
  • TITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts 
  • UNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 

BRITISH GAME

  • BATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games
  • FORZA HORIZON 3 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • NO MAN’S SKY Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
  • OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
  • PLANET COASTER Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
  • VIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games

DEBUT GAME

  • FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc. 
  • OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital inc. 
  • OXENFREE Development Team – Night School Studio/Night School Studio 
  • THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous Games 
  • THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc. 
  • VIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games 

EVOLVING GAME

  • DESTINY: RISE OF IRON Development Team – Bungie/Activision 
  • ELITE DANGEROUS: HORIZONS Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments 
  • EVE ONLINE Development Team – CCP Games/CCP Games 
  • FINAL FANTASY XIV: ONLINE Development Team – Square Enix/Square Enix 
  • HITMAN Development Team – IO Interactive/Square Enix 
  • ROCKET LEAGUE Dave Hagewood, Jeremy Dunham, Corey David – Psyonix/Psyonix 

FAMILY GAME

  • LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Mike Taylor, Jamie Eden, James Norton – TT Games/WB Games 
  • OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd 
  • THE PLAYROOM VR Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, Team ASOBI!/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc. 
  • RATCHET & CLANK Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • TOCA HAIR SALON 3 Development Team - Toca Boca/Toca Boca 

GAME DESIGN

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts 
  • DISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks 
  • INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead 
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment 
  • TITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts 
  • THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla,Inc./Thekla, Inc. 

GAME INNOVATION

  • BATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games 
  • FIREWATCH Development Team - Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc., 
  • POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc. 
  • THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous Games 
  • UNSEEN DIPLOMACY Development Team - Triangular Pixels/ Triangular Pixels 
  • THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc. 

MOBILE

  • THE BANNER SAGA 2 Development Team – Stoic/Versus Evil 
  • DAWN OF TITANS Development Team - Natural Motion/Zynga
  • DEUS EX GO Development Team - Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix 
  • POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
  • POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON Development Team – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International 
  • REIGNS Development Team – Nerial/Devolver Digital 

MULTIPLAYER

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts 
  • FORZA HORIZON 3 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios 
  • OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd 
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment 
  • TITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts 
  • TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION Development Team – Ubisoft Massive/Ubisoft 

MUSIC

  • ABZÛ Austin Wintory – Giant Squid/505 Games 
  • DOOM Mick Gordon, Chris Hite, Chad Mossholder – id Software/Bethesda Softworks 
  • INSIDE Martin Stig Andersen, SØS Gunver Ryberg – Playdead/Playdead 
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN Takeshi Furukawa – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • UNCHARTED 4 Henry Jackman, Jonathan Mayer, Scott Hanau – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • VIRGINIA Lyndon Holland – Variable State/505 Games 

NARRATIVE

  • DISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks 
  • FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc. 
  • INSIDE Arnt Jensen – Playdead/Playdead 
  • MAFIA III Development Team – Hangar 13/2K 
  • OXENFREE Development Team – Night School Studio/Night School Studio 
  • UNCHARTED 4 Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc. 
  • INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead 
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 
  • OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment 
  • UNRAVEL Development Team – Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts 
  • THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc. 

PERFORMER

  • ALEX HERNANDEZ as Lincoln Clay in Mafia III 
  • CISSY JONES as Delilah in Firewatch 
  • EMILY ROSE as Elena Fisher in Uncharted 4 
  • NAVID NEGAHBAN as ‘Hajj Agha’ in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday 
  • NOLAN NORTH as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 
  • TROY BAKER as Sam Drake in Uncharted 4 

BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL

  • AMONG THE STONES Lukasz Gomula, Alberto Taiuti, James Wood, Roberton Macken, Kevin McKenna, Rory Sweeney – Bluedoor Games 
  • PENTAGRAB Andrew Fullarton, Thomas Slade, Nick Kondylis, Cari Watterton, Dale Smith - Ludico 
  • REBOUND Kieran Gallagher, Isaac Pringle, Mark Tempini, Andrew Graham, Alexander MacDiarmid, Vlady Veselinov, Craig Russell, Alex Donaldson - Hexterion 

AMD ESPORTS AUDIENCE AWARD

  • CLASH ROYALE Supercell/Supercell 
  • COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE Hidden Path Entertainment/Valve 
  • DOTA 2 Valve/Valve 
  • LEAGUE OF LEGENDS Riot Games/Riot Games 
  • OVERWATCH Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment 
  • STREET FIGHTER V Capcom, Dimps/Capcom

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Cool Art: 'Flash Gordon' by Alex Ross

'Flash Gordon' by Alex Ross, created for a special BAFTA red carpet celebration to honour the 35th anniversary of the film on Saturday November 28.

The BAFTA event features a reception, a screening of the film and a special Q&A with members of the cast and crew - confirmed guests include Sam J Jones (Flash Gordon), Melody Anderson (Dale Arden), Brian Blessed (Prince Vultan), Ornella Muti (Princess Aura), Peter Wyngard (Klytus), Trevor Butterfield (Hawksman & MingsGuard), Howard Blake (Composer), George Gibbs (SFX Supervisor), Dave Watson (SFX Supervisor).

The Alex Ross print will be available to all ticket holders before being released as a print to the public next year. Various copies of the poster will be signed by the cast and sold for charity at the event.

Go here for tickets to this special event.


Monday, February 09, 2015

Cool Art: 2015 BAFTA Best Picture Posters by Malika Favre

BAFTA Best Picture Posters by Malika Favre, created for the brochure handed out at the 2015 BAFTA Awards last night.

They are available as A3 sized Gilcée prints on Archival paper and embossed with the BAFTA mask, in a signed and named limited edition of 40 and cost £60.

Go here to buy.

Go here for the list of winners.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

2014 BAFTA Games Awards Winners Announced

Naughty Dog's 'The Last Of Us', Rockstar's 'Grand Theft Auto V' and Sony's 'Tearaway' were the big winners at this year's BAFTA Games awards, with 'The Last Of Us' scooping the prestigious 'Best Game' category.

The full list of winners are:

ACTION AND ADVENTURE
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment 

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

BEST GAME
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

BRITISH GAME
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

DEBUT GAME
Gone Home
Development Team
The Fullbright Company/The Fullbright Company

FAMILY
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

GAME DESIGN
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

GAME INNOVATION
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Development Team
Starbreeze Studios/505 Games

MOBILE AND HANDHELD
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

MULTIPLAYER
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games

MUSIC
BioShock Infinite
James Bonney, Garry Schyman
Irrational Games/2K Games

PERFORMER
Ashley Johnson (Ellie) - The Last of Us

SPORT
FIFA 14
EA Canada/Electronic Arts

STORY
The Last of Us
Bruce Straley, Neil Druckmann
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

STRATEGY AND SIMULATION
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC

BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
Size DOES Matter
Mattis Delerud, Silje Dahl, Lars Andersen, Trond Fasteraune, Nick La Rooy
(Team DOS)

BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Rockstar

Sunday, February 16, 2014

The 67th BAFTA Award Winners Announced

The 67th BAFTA Awards were announced on Sunday February 16. Big winner on the night was 'Gravity', despite missing out on 'Best Film' to '12 Years A Slave', the film directed by Alfonso Cuarón walked off with 6 awards. Check out the list of award winners below.

BEST FILM
12 YEARS A SLAVE Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
KIERAN EVANS (Director/Writer) Kelly + Victor

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE GREAT BEAUTY Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima

DOCUMENTARY
THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer

ANIMATED FILM
FROZEN Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

DIRECTOR
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN HUSTLE Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
PHILOMENA Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope

LEADING ACTOR
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR 12 Years a Slave

LEADING ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT Blue Jasmine

SUPPORTING ACTOR
BARKHAD ABDI Captain Phillips

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
JENNIFER LAWRENCE American Hustle

ORIGINAL MUSIC
GRAVITY Steven Price

CINEMATOGRAPHY
GRAVITY Emmanuel Lubezki

EDITING
RUSH Dan Hanley, Mike Hill

PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

COSTUME DESIGN
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin

MAKE UP & HAIR
AMERICAN HUSTLE Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell

SOUND
GRAVITY Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
GRAVITY Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa

BRITISH SHORT FILM
ROOM 8 James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner

OUSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
PETER GREENAWAY

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
WILL POULTER

BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Dame Helen Mirren

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Cool Art: 2014 BAFTA Best Picture Nominee Catalogue Covers by La Boca

These catalogue covers by La Boca are for the 2014 British Academy Film Awards, that will be announced this Sunday. You can see last years BAFTA cover illustrations by Jonathan Burton here.

Each image is based on an interpretation of the 5 Best Film category nominations: Gravity, American Hustle, Captain Philips, 12 Years A Slave and Philomena.

They are also available as either A2 size (594 x 420 mm) or A1 size (841 x 594 mm) prints on Hahnemühle photorag 308gsm, signed and numbered with A2 prints in a very limited edition of 14 only for £120, and the A1 limited to just 4 prints for £200!


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

2014 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations Announced

Two of last year's biggest games, Naughty Dog's 'The Last Of Us' and Rockstar's 'Grand Theft Auto V' are the games with the most nominations for this year's BAFTA Games awards, with ten and nine nods respectively, including the prestigious 'Best Game' category.

The winners will be announced on Wednesday March 14.

The full list of nominees are:

ACTION AND ADVENTURE
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Jean Guesdon, Ashraf Ismail, Mustapha Mahrach
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Badland
Johannes Vuorinen, Juhana Myllys
Frogmind/Frogmind
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Jon Burton, Arthur Parsons, Phillip Ring
TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Tomb Raider
Development Team
Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix 

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Beyond: Two Souls
John Rostron, David Cage, Guillaume De Fondaumiere
Quantic Dreams/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
BioShock Infinite
Scott Sinclair, Shawn Robertson, Stephen Alexander
Irrational Games/2K Games
Device 6
Development Team
Simogo/Simogo
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Yoshiyuki Momose
Level 5/Namco Bandai Games
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Battlefield 4
Development Team
DICE/Electronic Arts
BioShock Infinite
Patrick Balthrop, Scott Haraldsen, James Bonney
Irrational Games/2K Games
Device 6
Development Team
Simogo/Simogo
Grand Theft Auto V
Ivan Pavlovich, Craig Conner
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Tomb Raider
Development Team
Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix

BEST GAME
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Martin Schelling, Jean Guesdon, Ashraf Ismail
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC
Super Mario 3D World
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

BRITISH GAME
DmC Devil May Cry
Development Team
Ninja Theory/Capcom
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Gunpoint
Tom Francis, John Roberts, Ryan Ike
Suspicious Developments/Suspicious Developments
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Jon Burton, Arthur Parsons, Phillip Ring
TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The Room Two
Development Team
Fireproof Games/Fireproof Games
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

DEBUT GAME
Badland
Johannes Vuorinen, Juhana Myllys
Frogmind/Frogmind
Castles in the Sky
Jack de Quidt, Dan Pearce
The Tall Trees/The Tall Trees
Gone Home
Development Team
The Fullbright Company/The Fullbright Company
Gunpoint
Tom Francis, John Roberts, Ryan Ike
Suspicious Developments/Suspicious Developments
Remember Me
Jean-Maxime Moris, Hervé Bonin, Oskar Guilbert
Dontnod Entertainment/Capcom
The Stanley Parable
Development Team
Galactic Cafe/Galactic Cafe

FAMILY
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Development Team
Starbreeze Studios/505 Games
Rayman Legends
Michel Ancel, Christophe Heral, Jean-Christophe Alessandri
Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft
Skylanders Swap Force
Development Team
Toys for Bob/Activision
Super Mario 3D World
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

GAME DESIGN
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Ashraf Ismail, Eric Baptizat, Jean-Sebastian Decant
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Tomb Raider
Development Team
Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix

GAME INNOVATION
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Development Team
Starbreeze Studios/505 Games
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC
The Stanley Parable
Development Team
Galactic Cafe/Galactic Cafe
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Year Walk
Development Team
Simogo/Simogo

MOBILE AND HANDHELD
Badland
Johannes Vuorinen, Juhana Myllys
Frogmind/Frogmind
Device 6
Development Team
Simogo/Simogo
Plants vs Zombies 2
Development Team
PopCap Games/Electronic Arts
Ridiculous Fishing
Development Team
Vlambeer/Vlambeer
The Room Two
Development Team
Fireproof Games/Fireproof Games
Tearaway
Development Team
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

MULTIPLAYER
Battlefield 4
Development Team
DICE/Electronic Arts
DOTA 2
Development Team
Valve/Valve
Grand Theft Auto V
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario 3D World
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
World of Tanks
Development Team
Wargaming.net LLP/Wargaming.net LLP

MUSIC
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Brian Tyler, Also Sampaio
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Beyond: Two Souls
Lorne Balfe
Quantic Dreams/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
BioShock Infinite
James Bonney, Garry Schyman
Irrational Games/2K Games
The Last of Us
Gustavo Santaolalla
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario 3D World
Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota
Nintendo/Nintendo
Tearaway
Kenneth CM Young, Brian D'Oliveira
Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

PERFORMER
Ashley Johnson (Ellie) - The Last of Us
Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth) - BioShock Infinite
Ellen Page (Jodie) - Beyond: Two Souls
Kevan Brighting (The Narrator) - The Stanley Parable
Steven Ogg (Trevor Phillips) - Grand Theft Auto V
Troy Baker (Joel) - The Last of Us

SPORT
F1 2013
Codemasters/Codemasters
FIFA 14
EA Canada/Electronic Arts
Football Manager 2014
Sports Interactive/SEGA
Forza Motorsport 5
Turn 10/Microsoft Studios
GRID 2
Codemasters/Codemasters
NBA 2K14
Visual Concepts/2K Games

STORY
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Starbreeze Studios/505 Games
Gone Home
The Fullbright Company/The Fullbright Company
Grand Theft Auto V
Dan Houser, Rupert Humphries
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
The Last of Us
Bruce Straley, Neil Druckmann
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Akihiro Hino
Level 5/ Namco Bandai Games
The Stanley Parable
Galactic Cafe/ Galactic Cafe

STRATEGY AND SIMULATION
Civilization V: Brave New World
Firaxis Games/2k Games
Democracy 3
Cliff Harris
Positech Games/Positech Games
Forza Motorsport 5
Turn 10/Microsoft Studios
Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Lucas Pope/3909 LLC
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Development Team
Bossa Studios/Bossa Studios
XCOM: Enemy Within
Development Team
Firaxis Games/2K Games

BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
Project Heera: Diamond Heist
Chinchkar Tanmay Subhash, Shastry Neeraj Pramod, Dhongde Shashank Sunil, Dave Dhruv Prakashchandra, Shriram Srinivasan
(Mazhlele)
Size DOES Matter
Mattis Delerud, Silje Dahl, Lars Andersen, Trond Fasteraune, Nick La Rooy
(Team DOS)
The Unknown
Chenying Wan, Qiwei Feng, Luyue Zhang, Zhaoxuan Li, Neil Cullen
(iKnow)

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

2014 BAFTA Award Nominations Announced

It's award season, and the UK BAFTA Awards nominations have now been announced. The 67th annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday February 16 at the Covent Garden Opera House, hosted by Stephen Fry.

BEST FILM
12 YEARS A SLAVE Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
AMERICAN HUSTLE Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
PHILOMENA Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
PHILOMENA Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope
RUSH Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan
SAVING MR. BANKS John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
THE SELFISH GIANT: Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
COLIN CARBERRY (Writer), GLENN PATTERSON (Writer) Good Vibrations
KELLY MARCEL (Writer) Saving Mr. Banks
KIERAN EVANS (Director/Writer) Kelly + Victor
PAUL WRIGHT (Director/Writer), POLLY STOKES (Producer) For Those in Peril
SCOTT GRAHAM (Director/Writer) Shell

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
THE GREAT BEAUTY Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
METRO MANILA Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier
WADJDA Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

DOCUMENTARY
THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer
THE ARMSTRONG LIE Alex Gibney
BLACKFISH Gabriela Cowperthwaite
TIM’S VERMEER Teller, Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler
WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS Alex Gibney

ANIMATED FILM
DESPICABLE ME 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
FROZEN Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY Dan Scanlon

DIRECTOR
12 YEARS A SLAVE Steve McQueen
AMERICAN HUSTLE David O. Russell
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Paul Greengrass
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Martin Scorsese

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN HUSTLE Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
BLUE JASMINE Woody Allen
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
NEBRASKA Bob Nelson

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
12 YEARS A SLAVE John Ridley
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Richard LaGravenese
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Billy Ray
PHILOMENA Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Terence Winter

LEADING ACTOR
BRUCE DERN Nebraska
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR 12 Years a Slave
CHRISTIAN BALE American Hustle
LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Wolf of Wall Street
TOM HANKS Captain Phillips

LEADING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS American Hustle
CATE BLANCHETT Blue Jasmine
EMMA THOMPSON Saving Mr. Banks
JUDI DENCH Philomena
SANDRA BULLOCK Gravity

SUPPORTING ACTOR
BARKHAD ABDI Captain Phillips
BRADLEY COOPER American Hustle
DANIEL BRÜHL Rush
MATT DAMON Behind the Candelabra
MICHAEL FASSBENDER 12 Years a Slave

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
JENNIFER LAWRENCE American Hustle
JULIA ROBERTS August: Osage County
LUPITA NYONG’O 12 Years a Slave
OPRAH WINFREY The Butler
SALLY HAWKINS Blue Jasmine

ORIGINAL MUSIC
12 YEARS A SLAVE Hans Zimmer
THE BOOK THIEF John Williams
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Henry Jackman
GRAVITY Steven Price
SAVING MR. BANKS Thomas Newman

CINEMATOGRAPHY
12 YEARS A SLAVE Sean Bobbitt
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Barry Ackroyd
GRAVITY Emmanuel Lubezki
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Bruno Delbonnel
NEBRASKA Phedon Papamichael

EDITING
12 YEARS A SLAVE Joe Walker
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Christopher Rouse
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger
RUSH Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Thelma Schoonmaker

PRODUCTION DESIGN
12 YEARS A SLAVE Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker
AMERICAN HUSTLE Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Howard Cummings
GRAVITY Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

COSTUME DESIGN
AMERICAN HUSTLE Michael Wilkinson
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Ellen Mirojnick
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Michael O’Connor
SAVING MR. BANKS Daniel Orlandi

MAKE UP & HAIR
AMERICAN HUSTLE Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin
THE BUTLER Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal
THE GREAT GATSBY Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater

SOUND
ALL IS LOST Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney
GRAVITY Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff
RUSH Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
GRAVITY Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
IRON MAN 3 Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
PACIFIC RIM Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
EVERYTHING I CAN SEE FROM HERE Bjorn-Erik Aschim, Friederike Nicolaus, Sam Taylor
I AM TOM MOODY Ainslie Henderson
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa

BRITISH SHORT FILM
ISLAND QUEEN Ben Mallaby, Nat Luurtsema
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Megan Rubens, Michael Pearce, Selina Lim
ORBIT EVER AFTER Chee-Lan Chan, Jamie Stone, Len Rowles
ROOM 8 James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner
SEA VIEW Anna Duffield, Jane Linfoot

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
DANE DEHAAN
GEORGE MACKAY
LUPITA NYONG’O
WILL POULTER
LÉA SEYDOUX

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

BAFTA Video Game Awards 2013 - The Winners

Another video game awards, and another award (or few) for the trophy cabinet for 'Journey'. Yesterday the BAFTA Video Game Awards were announced and 'Journey' walked off with 5 awards, with Best Game honours going to Bethesda's 'Dishonored'.

Check out the full list of winners below and click here for the BAFTA Games brochure that was given out to all attendees on the night.
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Best Game: Dishonored
Online Multiplayer: Journey
Game Design: Journey
Artistic Achievement: Journey
Original Music: Journey
Audio Achievement: Journey
Mobile & Handheld: The Walking Dead
Story: The Walking Dead
Game Innovation: The Unfinished Swan
Debut Game: The Unfinished Swan
Action: Far Cry 3
British Game: The Room
Performer: Danny Wallace - Thomas Was Alone
Family: Lego Batman 2
Strategy: Xcom - Enemy Unknown
Ones to Watch: Kind of a Big Deal - Starcrossed
Online Browser: SongPop
Sports/Fitness: New Star Soccer
BAFTA Fellowship: Gabe Newell

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Cool Art: 'BAFTA 2013 Best Film Nominees' by Jonathan Burton

Check out these illustrations by Jonathan Burton that will feature on the covers of the printed programmes at next month's BAFTA awards.

Burton was commissioned by Studio Small to create an illustration to represent each of the five nominated films in the Best Film category, namely, Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, and Zero Dark Thirty, as well as designs for the tickets and the booklets in which they are packaged.

The artwork will also be available to buy as limited edition of 100 A2 giclée prints on Cotton Natural White 315gsm 100% cotton paper at £60 each direct from  here.

The BAFTA Film Awards will be held on February 10.
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