The BAFTA Games Awards takes picking winners very seriously

This week will see the announcement of the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards. The BAFTAs are the premier British video game awards, the last of the Big Five gaming awards, and the final stop on the industry’s award season. This year’s ceremony will take place on April 17, five months after BAFTA’s Nov.

14, 2025 eligibility cutoff and four months after The Game Awards. BAFTA often makes idiosyncratic choices in Best Game — four of the last eight winners were What Remains of Edith Finch, Outer Wilds, Returnal, and Vampire Survivors — and could yet stop Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s near sweep.

It differs from media-voted or public-voted ceremonies and even from other industry-picked awards. "I do think BAFTA members veer towards selecting innovation or narrative depth over budget and hype," Saunders said.

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