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Event: EE Mobile Game Audience Award MaskDate: Wednesday 3 April 2019Venue: Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, Kensington, London -

Voting opens for the new EE Game of the Year Award ahead of the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards

23 February 2021
  • BAFTA Games Awards partners with EE, the UK’s number one network for gaming, to unlock the new EE Game of the Year Award – the only category to be voted for by the public
  • The 2021 nominees are: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Call of Duty: Warzone, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, The Last of Us 2 and VALORANT
  • Global community of games fans can now vote for the EE Game of the Year Award at ee.co.uk/BAFTAGames
  • Nominations for all other categories will be announced Tuesday 2nd March 2021, with the winners announced at the BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 25th March 2021
Event: British Academy Games AwardsDate: Thursday 4 April 2019Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, LondonHost: Dara Ó Briain -Area: Reportage

BAFTA Games Awards hands control over to games fans, as it unveils new EE Game of the Year Award voted for by the public

17 February 2021
  • EE partners with British Academy Games Awards for the third year and introduces an all-new publicly voted category to the Awards: the new EE Game of the Year Award
  • The UK’s number one network for gaming will give fans at home the opportunity to have their say and vote for their favourite game 
  • The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 23rd February 2021, when voting will open to the public, with the award announced at the virtual ceremony on 25th March 2021
  • Nominations for all other categories at the BAFTA Games Awards will be announced Tuesday 2nd March 
Event: British Academy Television Craft AwardsDate: Sunday 23 April 2017Venue: The Brewery, LondonHost: Stephen Mangan-Area: Branding & Set-Up

BAFTA Games Awards 2021 open for entry

9 July 2020
  • Entry opens with pilot for BFI Diversity Standards & bullying, harassment and racism guidance in the British Game category 
  • Awards eligibility is not affected in this pilot year 
  • Entrants in the British Game category will be asked to provide information on their companies’ production practices - including policy and procedure on bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace - as part of pilot
  • BAFTA Games Awards to take place in March 2021, date tbc
Event: BAFTA Mask Photo ShootDate: 7 February 2008Venue: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly -

A BAFTA statement regarding coronavirus (COVID-19)

12 March 2020

Amid growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the number of nominees due to travel from overseas, we have made the decision to change the format of next month’s BAFTA Games Awards from a red carpet ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to an online

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