Rules and eligibility

The BAFTA Games Awards are presented annually to recognise honour and reward individuals for outstanding human achievement in originating, shaping and realising the final artistic outcome of Games.

Any game is eligible as long as it has been, or will be, released in the UK between 15 November 2025 – 19 November 2026.

No game that has previously been entered can be re-entered except in the Evolving Game category.

Remasters are not eligible into the Games awards, unless the original game was released before 2004 (the first BAFTA Games Awards).

Remakes are not eligible in Best Game and British Game. They are only eligible for Technical Achievement, performer and craft categories (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Music and Narrative) if they can demonstrate significant originality in any of those areas.

DLC are not considered to be a ‘new game’ as they are not standalone games and require a previously released base game to be played. They are eligible in performer and most craft categories (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement and Music) if they can demonstrate 100% originality in any of those areas. An overview of DLC released within the eligibility window can be included in the supporting statements for the Evolving Game category.

Early access games are not generally eligible, but appeals may be successful at the discretion of the Games Committee. Please contact BAFTA if you have a game in early access.

The Games Committee is the arbiter of all category eligibility and reserves the right to request additional information regarding any entry. This could include:

• Supporting credit information
• Supporting materials with regards to human creativity and development

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All entries should be made via the entry site https://entry.bafta.org

Entries for the BAFTA Games Awards in 2027 are invited from developers, publishers or anyone involved in the production and/or promotion of a game. In entering the BAFTA Games Awards entrants must confirm they have received approval from the relevant rights holder(s) in order to submit their game.

The entry process is divided into two stages. To complete Stage One, entrants should provide basic information about the game such as the title, synopsis, key art, categories, and outline where the game is available to BAFTA voters. Codes can also be provided at this time.

Stage One and Stage Two forms must be completed and submitted before Friday 18 September 2026 for games released in the UK between 15 November 2025 – 31 July 2026.

For all other eligible games, Stage One and Stage Two must be completed, submitted and paid for before Friday 6 November 2026. Following this date, the entry site will be closed, and all incomplete or unpaid entries will be unsubmitted.

Stage One and Stage Two forms can be submitted at any time (prior to deadlines), provided the game has, or will, release within the 2027 eligibility window. Please contact the Awards team if you have any queries regarding entry submission deadlines or processes.

Entrants in the British Game category will be required to answer a set of mandatory questions designed to address Diversity & Inclusion and Bullying & Harassment in the UK games industry to support the BFI Diversity Standards for Games. Questions relate to In-Game Representation, Creative Leadership & Development Team, Industry Access & Opportunities, Community Development, In-Studio Accessibility, In-Game Accessibility and Bullying & Harassment. The answers provided to these questions will not be displayed to voters and will not impact eligibility in the awards. If you have any questions about these questions, please feel free to contact the Awards Team.

Every entry will be manually checked by a member of the BAFTA Awards Team.

Entries are charged per game, for consideration in up to four categories of the entrant’s choice (where eligible) from the following: Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Debut Game, Family, Game Beyond Entertainment, Game Design, Multiplayer, Music, Narrative, New Intellectual Property, and Technical Achievement.

Where eligible, all entered games will be entered in the Best Game, and British Game at no extra cost.

Entrants may also enter performers into the Performance categories (Performer in a Leading Role and Performer in a Supporting Role) at no extra cost.

Your entry is not complete until the Stage Two form has been submitted, approved and paid for.

Small studios and developers with a work force between 1-20 employees that operate without financial backing or creative control from a publisher are eligible to appeal for entry costs to be reduced by 25%. All appeals are subject to approval. Please contact BAFTA Awards with supporting documentation as soon as you have submitted your Stage One entry form.

If you believe your game is eligible for the BAFTA Games Awards but are unable to support the cost of entry, please contact BAFTA at [email protected] as soon as possible.

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The BAFTA Games Awards has three rounds of voting. In the first round, entries are voted on by approximately 1700 BAFTA members, comprised of games industry professionals.

Entrants are highly encouraged to offer voters access to their game upon entry, providing them with the opportunity to play the entered title ahead of the first-round vote.

Titles available on Steam and the Epic Games Store can be added to the libraries of voting members through BAFTA bundles. More information on how to enter the bundles can be found on the entry form.

Codes can be provided through the Stage One entry form, and will be securely provided to voters, limited to one per voter. BAFTA recommends that you make your game available to voters through the Steam or Epic Games Store bundle, or provide codes upon entry, to ensure that voters can play your game before voting. Approximately 80% of voters are based in Europe, with 20% in the USA.

BAFTA will endeavour to provide voting members with access to Apple Arcade, Xbox Game Pass and Google Play Pass for the duration of the voting period, pending availability.

If longlisted for the jury stage of voting, BAFTA will contact you to request up to 15 codes per longlisted game, per category. These codes must be provided before Wednesday 16 December 2026.

Please contact BAFTA if you require guidance on providing access to games.

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Entrants must provide the names of up to three individuals who made the most significant creative contribution to the game within the relevant category.

Failure to provide these names may render your entry invalid.

There must be careful consideration of who is proposed, as changes cannot be made once nominations have been announced.

Entrants will be asked to select whether the proposed individuals should be listed by name as individual nominees or as unnamed development team representatives. If named nominees is selected, each name that you provide will be published alongside the game in the event of a nomination. If you select unnamed representatives, the nomination listing, as well as any certificates and plaques, will read ‘Development Team’ but the development team representatives will be required to take legal responsibility for any masks and certificates.

In the event that a provided individual’s details change, including role or contact information, entrants must notify BAFTA immediately and provide forwarding details where relevant.

Please note that if unnamed representatives are selected, the individuals will be asked to sign for BAFTA masks on behalf of the development team should the game go on to win, but will not be able to refer to themselves as BAFTA winners: the game will be BAFTA-winning, not the individuals.

Entrants are asked to provide information, via a dropdown list, of the gender of all nomination candidates in the performance categories.

BAFTA is requesting that the gender of all potential nomination candidates in the performance categories be provided. This is for internal research purposes, to inform BAFTA’s ongoing research into gender in our industry. By submitting this data you are agreeing that the individual concerned is happy for you to share this information and that it can be stored and used in compliance with our privacy policy (as above). If you are unable to provide this information, please select ‘Prefer not to say’ or ‘Do not know’.

BAFTA is not liable for errors in listings that are the result of incorrect information submitted on the entry form. BAFTA cannot be held responsible for games being entered in the incorrect categories.

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Upon submitting, entrants must confirm that there are no open issues relating to the production, which could bring BAFTA into disrepute, should this information come into the public domain.

Entry and nominations
BAFTA reserves the right to change and/or withdraw named candidates/nominees at any point of the entry and judging process and post nominations, and to rescind and/or suspend any nomination.

Awards
BAFTA shall, in its absolute discretion, be entitled to suspend, revoke or rescind any entry or nomination, or impose such other conditions, as it shall consider reasonable in the circumstances. Grounds for suspension, revocation or rescission include (but will not be limited to):

• In the case of a film/programme/series/game if any aspect of the production or distribution of the same, or the acts or omissions of any individual are capable of bringing BAFTA into disrepute;
• If a television programme, film, game, or individual entrant is proven to have used duplicitous and/or illegal methods in the course of making their work; or
• If a television programme, film, game, or individual entrant is found to have made their entry with false information or information that renders their application ineligible
• In the case of a competitive award presented in/after 2025, if an individual named winner is:
  – Charged with any criminal offence (in which case the award will be suspended until the outcome of the trial); or
  – Found guilty by the UK courts of any criminal offence and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three months or more (whether or not suspended)

General
Full disclosure must be made to BAFTA promptly of any of the above occurrences including the outcome of any investigations you or any third party has conducted with respect to such occurrence. BAFTA is under no obligation, in advance of exercising its discretion to suspend, revoke or rescind either a nomination or any award, to carry any investigation nor to determine the accuracy or veracity of any allegations of misconduct and may rely on information in the public domain or which is disclosed to BAFTA in confidence.

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These awards are presented at the discretion of the BAFTA Games Committee; therefore may not all be presented in any given year. The awards would usually be presented at the annual ceremony but may also be presented at a different time of year at the boards’ discretion. There is no submission process for these awards, but we welcome proposals at any time during the awards cycle via [email protected].

Fellowship

The Fellowship is the highest accolade the Academy can bestow. It is presented to an individual with a substantive body of work in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to Games. The Fellowship is presented to individuals who are aligned with BAFTA’s aim of excellence, championing creativity, opportunity and social change for all through the transformative power of games, and who embody the highest professional standards.

Special

Special Awards are presented to individuals whom the Academy believe have made a significant, inspiring and outstanding contribution to their sector through a particular project(s) and/or their work which generally lies outside of the competitive award categories and who may not have received the recognition they deserve.

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AWARD CATEGORIES

Where the minimum number of ten entries in any category is not reached, the Academy, at its discretion, may choose not to present any of the below awards at the Games Awards ceremony, or announce fewer nominations in any category.

The Games Committee is the arbiter of all category eligibility.

For the highest level of excellence in bringing a game to life. This award considers all elements of animation: including but not limited to player control, non-player characters, ambient/environmental animation, facial animation and cinematics. This category will also consider the style, fluidity and responsiveness of the characters.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category, to demonstrate and highlight the techniques used to bring the animation to life. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Head of Animation
• Animation Director
• Cinematics Director
• Lead Animator
• Lead Technical Animator
• Senior Animator

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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For demonstrating exceptional visual art across all genres.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Head of Art
• Art Director
• Lead Artist
• Lead Concept Artist
• Lead Lighting Artist
• Lead Character Artist
• Lead Environment Artist
• Lead Technical Artist
• Visual Effects Lead
• Senior Artist

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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Rewarding excellence in the design and application of sound, dialogue, and musical works to create an exceptional audio experience.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Head of Audio
• Audio Director
• Lead Sound
• Audio Engineer
• Sound Designer

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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For the best game of the year, across all genres.

All eligible games entered for the Games Awards are automatically considered for Best Game, with the exception of Remakes, DLC and Evolving Game entries.

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For the best British game of the year across all genres.

Creative control and overall development must be led by a British studio.

All eligible games in which the majority of the creative control and overall development resides in the United Kingdom are automatically considered for British Game, with the exception of Remakes, DLC and Evolving Game entries.

Please note that entrants in the British Game category will be required to answer a set of mandatory questions designed to address Diversity & Inclusion and Bullying & Harassment in the UK games industry to support the BFI Diversity Standards for Games.

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For the best game from any studio or individual that released their first title during the 2027 game awards eligibility window.

Subsidiaries owned by established studios are not generally eligible for entry but may be eligible should they be found to be within the spirit of the award.

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This category is open to games released before the 2027 award eligibility period, which have received, and will continue to receive, regular updates and significant enhancements to improve the game and to support the community.

Entries will be judged on the quality and regularity of updates and enhancements, as well as communication and engagement with the community.

Entrants will be required to provide three supporting statements of up to 500 words each. Statement 1 should contextualise relevant patch notes and detail substantial updates that have been made to the game within the eligibility period and demonstrate how these have been communicated to the community. Statement 2 should detail any other activity undertaken to support or connect with the community outside of the game within the 2027 eligibility period. Statement 3 should provide details about the roadmap for new content in 2026 and beyond. Judges will read statements 1 and 2 as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Please clearly indicate any DLC, expansions, patches, or otherwise additional content or events that are unavailable through the base game experience. Where appropriate please provide any codes/information required to access or assess such content should it form part of your statement(s). Please contact BAFTA if you have any queries.

Eligibility is limited to games with a proven track record of receiving substantial updates within the eligibility period, as well as a roadmap for substantial future updates. The final decision on eligibility rests with BAFTA.

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For the best game experience for a young or family audience, whether single-player or multiplayer. Entries will be judged on their themes and content, as well as accessibility to new players and audiences, families, and younger players. This category is only open to titles with a PEGI age rating of PEGI 12 and below.

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For the best game that capitalises on the unique medium of video games to deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment – whether that is to raise awareness through empathy and emotional impact, to engage with real world problems, or to make the world a better place.

Entries will be judged on content within the game, as well as any external activity undertaken by the developers to support the aims of the game.

Entrants will be required to provide three supporting statements of up to 500 words each. Statement 1 should outline the ways in which the game delivers an experience beyond entertainment as a primary aim. Statement 2 should provide clear examples from within the game to demonstrate how the game achieves its aims of providing an experience beyond entertainment. Statement 3 should detail any external activity undertaken by the developers to support the aims of the game.

Eligibility is limited to games that clearly deliver an experience beyond entertainment as a primary aim. The final decision on eligibility rests with BAFTA.

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For the best game design that captivates and engages the player. All areas of design are considered, including innovation, game mechanics, use of controls, intelligent level/world structure, pacing and second-to-second game design.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Head of Design
• Design Director
• Lead Designer
• Senior Designer
• Creative Director

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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Awarded for the best multiplayer game experience, including social, online or local / couch co-op.

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Awarded for excellence in original music (and/or the creative use of licensed music) throughout a game. A soundtrack may be provided for reference alongside game codes.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Composer
• Musician
• Recordist
• Orchestrator
• Music Editor

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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For excellence in the creation and delivery of the best story or narrative that captivates and engages the player.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Narrative Director
• Lead Writer
• Lead Narrative Designer
• Senior Writer

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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For the most original and/or innovative game which is not part of an established series but a new work of intellectual property

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

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Celebrating the highest level of technical achievement in a game. All elements of gameplay programming and visual engineering will be considered, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, physics, engine mechanics, and visual rendering.

Innovations in hardware may also be considered in this category where they relate to a specific piece of content, following approval by the Games Committee.

Entrants are asked to provide a supporting statement of up to 500 words for this category. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

Candidates for nomination

A maximum of three individuals must be submitted at the point of entry and may include the following:

• Technical Director
• Lead Programmer
• Senior Programmer

Individuals should have a craft role on the project; other roles not listed here may be considered. Please contact BAFTA if you have any questions regarding the credited candidate roles.

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PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

A supporting reel created from gameplay footage of the entered game will be required for all submitted performers. This footage must only include in-game content and focus on the performer being submitted.

• The reel’s purpose is to highlight the best representation of the individual’s performance
• The reel must include one to six clips maximum of in-game footage, edited together from the entered game
• The reel must be under two minutes in total duration; there is no minimum length
• Live footage of the performer in studio is not accepted
• No branding, accolades, reviews, trailers or additional audio should be included in the reel
• Please do not include supplementary voiceover or narration on the reel
• No additional post-production effects or alteration of in-game footage accepted.

BAFTA takes no responsibility for failure to provide a supporting reel per performer and reserves the right to withdraw any submission which does not meet or include the requirements listed above.

For the best lead performance featured in a game; from voice artistry through to motion capture.

Entrants will be required to provide a high-quality headshot and a supporting statement of up to 500 words per performer. The supporting statement must clearly outline the specific work the performer undertook on the game. Entrants should detail whether the individual performed voice work, motion capture and/or live action. The statement may also detail preparation undertaken, training or special techniques learnt for the role or any technology that was used by the performer to help enhance the role. The statement should not refer to any other awards won by the performer, or any references to any work other than the game being entered. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

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For the best supporting performance featured in a game; from voice artistry through to motion capture.

Entrants will be required to provide a high-quality headshot and a supporting statement of up to 500 words per performer. The supporting statement must clearly outline the specific work the performer undertook on the game. Entrants should detail whether the individual performed voice work, motion capture and/or live action. The statement may also detail preparation undertaken, training or special techniques learnt for the role or any technology that was used by the performer to help enhance the role. The statement should not refer to any other awards won by the performer, or any references to any work other than the game being entered. Judges will read these statements as part of their deliberations in addition to playing entries.

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Round One

All entries will be grouped together into their entered categories and judged by games voting members. The top ten across each category will be longlisted.

The Art chapter will vote in the Artistic Achievement category.

The Audio chapter will vote in the Audio Achievement category.

The Design chapter will vote in the Game Design category.

The Technical chapter will vote in the Technical Achievement category.

The Performance chapter will vote in the Performer in a Leading Role and Performer in a Supporting Role categories.

All voters will vote in all other categories.

Round Two

Longlisted entries in the Best Game, British Game, and Evolving Game categories will be judged by games voting members to determine the six nominations in each category.

Round Three

Nominated entries in the Best Game, British Game, and Evolving Game categories will be judged by games voting members to determine the winners in each category.

Jury Consideration

Longlists in all categories other than Best Game, British Game, and Evolving Game will progress to jury consideration

Juries are made up of between nine and twelve industry experts and chaired by a member, or former member, of the Games Committee

Jurors are sent copies of the longlist to be played ahead of the jury meeting. At the jury meeting the longlist will be discussed and the six nominations and overall winner will be decided

The winner vote is undertaken as a blind vote within the jury, and BAFTA does not reveal information about the winners until it is announced within the ceremony

All voting is authenticated by the Academy’s appointed scrutineers

All decisions made by BAFTA and its juries are final and no correspondence will be entered into as to why particular entries were or were not nominated

BAFTA will contact longlisted entrants to request up to 15 copies of the game per longlisted category. These must be supplied by Wednesday 16 December 2026. Any game codes not received by this time may be withdrawn from consideration.

If additional hardware is required for the entry, it will be the entrant’s responsibility to provide it. Any copies of a game supplied but not longlisted will be returned to the entrant upon request.

BAFTA is committed to a fair and equitable process which helps to level the playing field for all games entered into the awards.

BAFTA Games voting members are expected to play games in contention, to apply their expertise, and to make their voting decisions based on the single criteria of Excellence.

Codes can be provided through the entry form, and will be securely provided to voters, limited to one per voter. Titles available on Steam and the Epic Games Store can also be added to the libraries of voting members through BAFTA bundles. BAFTA endeavours to provide voting members with access to Apple Arcade, Xbox Game Pass and Google Play Pass for the duration of the voting period, pending availability.

The level of access to entered games is entirely at the entrant’s discretion, however please note that BAFTA voters are under no obligation to purchase titles for review purpose.

Entrants who choose to enter their games into BAFTA bundles are entitled to remove their game by request once the appropriate voting period has ended.

Entrants may not contact voters regarding their entry or lobby for votes under any circumstances.

BAFTA reserves the right to enforce penalties for entrants who do not abide by these regulations when interacting with voters.

All BAFTA voters have agreed to a code of conduct specifying that they will use access codes only for their own personal use as a voter. All download keys are traceable to individual member’s accounts. Should you experience any negative conduct please report this to BAFTA immediately.

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FYC events are in-person events held by entrants to provide BAFTA voters with additional opportunities to play entered games outside of access codes and/or game bundles provided through BAFTA View.

FYC events are only permitted for entrants who are unable to provide access through BAFTA View, or for titles that rely exclusively on specialised hardware such as VR/AR technology.

The entrant agrees to assume all costs for FYC events.

FYC events may only take place during between 11 August 2026 – 13 November 2026 (inclusive). A maximum of four FYC events are permitted per entered game.

Invitations to FYC events must be extended to all voters. BAFTA will distribute the invitation to all voters on the entrant’s behalf, and the entrant must manage RSVP’s. Please note that BAFTA will require a minimum notice of five working days to set up, test and distribute the invitation to voters.

An FYC invitation includes:

• An invitation to a new FYC event
• The date, timings and venue of the event
• An unembellished, credit-less synopsis of the game
• No images (FYC emails are plain text)
• A different font, colour and size for the game name
• Clear procedures for members to RSVP
• Clear venue accessibility information
• Reference to the game being available to play on BAFTA View

Voters will be asked to RSVP to the entrant directly. Entrants must share a list of successful and unsuccessful RSVPs with BAFTA following the event within 14 days of taking place.

When managing RSVPs:

• Ensure there are sufficient tickets available, proportionate to demand by BAFTA members
• Collect responses within a certain timeframe and then allocate tickets at random
• Once confirmed, a cancellation period should be clearly stated in the confirmation email
• Please consider running a waiting list so that voters can be informed of any last-minute availability due to cancellations
• Ask members to bring photo ID or their membership cards with them
• Voter’s information and personal data must be destroyed and removed from entrant’s systems and email clients after their event, and by no later than 13 November 2026. The entrant must only communicate with voters for the sole purpose of sharing information about the event

FYC events are opportunities for BAFTA voters to play entered games, not promotional events, and the following is not permitted:

• Introductions or Q&A’s
• Gifts to attendees
• Distribution of any physical material
• Distribution of any merchandise
• Selective ticket distribution to chapter members or on any other basis
• Hosts (individuals with no direct association to the Game)
• Complimentary food and drink on a scale where it could be seen as an inducement

These guidelines aim to ensure that campaigning is conducted fairly.

Any activity that violates the letter or spirit of these guidelines will be penalised. If any aspect of your campaigning is not covered in the above, please do not assume it is permitted.

Please contact [email protected] at BAFTA if you have any queries about these rules and guidelines. Please include [email protected] in your email.

Any infringement of the letter or spirit of these rules will be referred to the BAFTA Games Committee, who may impose penalties

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The nominations for each category will always be listed in alphabetical order.

Nominations will be announced approximately four weeks before the ceremony.

The winners’ press release is the definitive source of award winner information.

All individual named nominees will receive a certificate of nomination.

All individuals named as award winners will receive a BAFTA Award and a winner’s certificate; names provided as representatives of the Team will also be presented with the certificate and BAFTA Award but cannot refer to themselves as BAFTA nominees or winners.

The BAFTA Award or logo may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless prior permission has been obtained from BAFTA.

Please contact [email protected] for any queries relating to the use of BAFTA assets.

The BAFTA Award remains the property of BAFTA, to remain in the care of the recipient or his/her descendants. Should the Award leave the care of the recipient or his/her descendants, the Academy reserve the right to purchase the mask back for a fee of £1. The Award must not be sold on to any third party.

Award winners unable to collect their BAFTA Award(s) on the night of the ceremony must arrange collection from the Academy within 12 months of the ceremony.

Companies or individuals directly involved with the nominated games in certain categories may be eligible to purchase a duplicate certificate so that they can have a record of their involvement.

In some circumstances, the number of eligible candidates/representatives may exceed the three individuals submitted for each category. The entrant may be eligible to appeal for up to a maximum of five additional awards per category to be purchased should a game go on to win. Appeals will only be accepted on behalf of candidates who would be eligible based on the rules listed in the nomination candidates section and are part of the lead creative team.

All additional mask requests must be submitted no later than six months post-awards and will require approval by the Games Committee. If additional masks are purchased following a successful appeal, the recipients will not be named as nominees in the ceremony, BAFTA website, press release or any other related materials, or listed internally as development team representatives.

Developers and/or publishers may be eligible to request the lease of a display award should a game go on to win. This does not apply to performance categories which are awarded to individuals only. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must be submitted no later than one year post-awards. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

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All games that are longlisted for jury consideration will be asked to provide clips and images at this stage of voting, with the deadline being Wednesday 10 February 2027. Only games that go on to be nominated will be used for the nominations clips packages and official awards brochure.

Upon entering a game via entry.bafta.org for BAFTA Games Awards consideration in any category, the owners are deemed to have conveyed to BAFTA, the right to choose excerpts, at BAFTA’s sole discretion, from the provided clips and images from the game and all approved available materials relating to the game, which are submitted to BAFTA in connection with the Game’s Awards consideration for inclusion into the online broadcast of the BAFTA Games Awards and distribution worldwide including but not limited to the sponsors websites, co-streaming associates and BAFTA website and associated websites (including but not limited to, YouTube.com/BAFTA, Facebook.com/BAFTA, @BAFTA on X, Instagram and TikTok) for use in the context only of the Awards for 14 months from March 2027.

BAFTA requires the freedom to select suitable clips to illustrate the craft nominated and to complement the clips selected for the other nominated games.

Part of BAFTA’s charitable remit is to promote excellence to as large an audience as possible. In order to fulfil this, BAFTA intends to use stills and clips of longlisted and nominated games available to the public on BAFTA’s websites and social media channels and to UK and international media for editorial usage, in connection with the 2027 Games Awards for the duration of the campaign.

The owners shall have obtained all the aforementioned rights from the talent appearing in the game, as well as all other represented personnel for editorial and timing reasons.

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All requests for logos should be made via www.bafta.org/media-centre/logo-branding/

Entrants may use the ‘BAFTA Games Awards’, ‘BAFTA Longlist’, ‘BAFTA Nominee’ or ‘BAFTA Winner’ logos online, in print and in broadcasts only once a game has been nominated for or won an award.

Logos are available from BAFTA before nominations and winners announcements for advance artwork preparation, but may only be used if the entry receives at least one nomination or Award.

Cropping or altering the logos in any way is prohibited.

Each instance of logo use must be approved by BAFTA, with proofs of the logos in situ sent by email.

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