The 2021 BAFTA Games Awards took place yesterday. A total of 18 awards were distributed from a range of categories. Of those, 17 awards were decided by a panel of judges and one by the people. There were some surprises about who won, however, every award win was well deserved.
As it was previously revealed, The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima led 2021 BAFTA with the most nominations but they didn’t win the most awards. This year’s BAFTA was led by the indie game, Hades. The game won five awards, including the Best Game award, surprising many fans as they thought it would go to TLOU2.
The Last of Us Part 2 was nominated for 13 awards and won three awards, including the player-voted GOTY. It also won awards for Animation and Leading Performance. Sackboy: A Big Adventure took two awards which are the British Game award and Family Game award. Ghost of Tsushima only won one award for Audio Achievement.
What surprised me the most was that Spider-Man: Miles Morales won the Music award, defeating the amazing soundtrack of TLOU2 and Hades. Doom Eternal wasn’t even nominated, and that just feels wrong.
Anyway, BAFTA Game Awards is not the only important award function for games. Just last November, The Game Awards 2020 took place and you can check out our previous article to know who won the most awards there.
The 2021 BAFTA Games Awards Winners and Nominees are mentioned below.
ANIMATION
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Spiritfarer
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dreams
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
- Astro’s Playroom
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
BEST GAME
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
BRITISH GAME
- Dreams
- F1 2020
- Fall Guys
- The Last Campfire
- Roki
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
DEBUT GAME
- Airborne Kingdom
- Call of the Sea
- Carrion
- Factorio
- The Falconeer
- Roki
EVOLVING GAME
- Destiny 2: Beyond Light
- Dreams
- Fall Guys
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Sea of Thieves
FAMILY
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Astro’s Playroom
- Dream
- Fall Guys
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Before I Forget
- Dream
- The Last of Us Part II
- Spiritfarer
- Tell Me Why
GAME DESIGN
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Astro’s Playroom
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
MULTIPLAYER
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Fall Guys
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- Valorant
MUSIC
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
NARRATIVE
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
- Carrion
- Fall Guys
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- SpiritFarer
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
- Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
- Cherami Leigh as Female V in Cyberpunk 2077
- Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
- Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
- Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Carla Tassara as Judy Alvarez in CYBERPUNK 2077
- Jeffrey Pierce as Tommy in The Last of Us Part II
- Logan Cunningham as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller in Hades
- Patrick Gallagher as Khotun Khan in Ghost of Tsushima
- Shannon Woodward as Dina in The Last of Us Part II
- Troy Baker as Joel in The Last of Us Part II
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- Demon’s Souls
- Doom Eternal
- Dreams
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
EE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
- Valorant
So what do you think? Are you happy with the 2021 BAFTA Awards? Which game is your personal GOTY? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
