Earlier tonight the BAFTA ceremony was held for some of the greatest developers in the video game industry. Hosted by Dara O’ Brian, the show spanned 4 hours where games and studios alike were presented with big shiny trophies to take home. Here’s a neatly presented (because let’s face it, the procedural google table is lacking some touch) list of all the award winners at tonight’s event.
Award: Original Property
Presenters: Malin Åkerman and Brad Peyton
Winner: Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn has been nothing but a success since launch and it’s no surprise Killzone have received an award for original property.
Award: Music
Presenters: Professor Green and Rob Beckett
Winner: Cuphead
Cuphead had not only amazing visuals (which it would have one if there was a category) but a great selection of boss music worthy of an album release.
Award: Game Design
Presenter: Brendan Greene
Winner: Super Mario Odyssey
The first of two awards received tonight, Super Mario Odyssey’s colorful world snags them the award for game design.
Award: Evolving Game
Presenters: Abu Bark Salim and Alex Wilton Regan
Winner: Overwatch
Overwatch! Two years on and the game is “still receiving guns and throw in animations” as Dara O Briain puts it. Blizzard is still working hard to pump new content into the game with the latest being the recently added retribution mission.
Award: Narrative
Presenter: Jane Goldman
Winner: Night in the Woods
Indie success Night in the Woods took home the narrative award for… best narrative!
Award: Game Beyond Entertainment
Presenter: Akala
Winner: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
An award title that fits the game as it has taken the majority of the awards tonight, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice wins the game beyond entertainment award.
Award: Debut Game
Presenter: Melina Juergens
Winner: Gorogoa
Puzzle game Gorogoa won the debut game despite being 5 months old.
Award: Family
Presenter: DanTDM
Winner: Super Mario Odyssey
The second award picked up this evening, Mario gets the PG rating from the BAFTA council.
Award: Mobile Game
Presenters: MessYourself and Aofie Wilson
Winner: Golf Clash
This is the game you’ve seen in a bunch of adverts when playing a mobile game. Remember it? Yeah, it won the mobile game award.
Award: Artistic Achievement
Presenter: Jo Twist
Winner: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Yet another worthy title, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice picks up artistic achievement.
Award: Multiplayer
Presenter: Russel Kane
Winner: Divinity: Original Sin 2
WOOOOOOO a lot of good contenders here so it was really nice to see Divinity: Original Sin 2 win this title.
Award: Audio Achievement
Presenter: Steve Gaynor
Winner: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
I’m starting to think I should buy this game.
Award: Game Innovation
Presenter: Hermen Hulst
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild truly was an innovation and a superb launch title.
Award: British Game
Presenter: Paul Chowdhry
Winner: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Yet again Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice wins an award.
Award: Preformer
Presenter: Ralph Ineson
Winner: Melina Juergens
Melina Juergens picks up the performer award for her role as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
Award: Best Game
Presenter: Jonathan Ross
Winner: What Remains of Edith Finch
Labelled as the “reason why you’re here” by Dara O Briain when talking to the developers, the best game award goes to What Remains of Edith FInch for its overall bestiness.
Award: Fellowship
Presenter: Siobhan Reddy
Winner: Tim Schafer
Tim Schafer, creator of classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Psychonauts picks up the fellowship award for his outstanding work in the video game industry.
All in all, the night was a one for the books (with the exception of Jonathan Ross having an existential crisis when presenting best game) with some memorable speeches and behind the scene tidbits with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice picking up at least half of the awards. Want to watch the whole ceremony? Check it out here.