Press Releases

• Attendees and presenters announced today for the first time
• Dr Mick Donegan MBE to be presented the Special Award on behalf of UK gaming charity SpecialEffect

• Games enthusiast and stand-up comedian, Phil Wang announced to host BAFTA Games Awards. 

BAFTA today announces the nominations for the 20th BAFTA Games Awards, highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams. A total of 40 games across 17 categories were nominated today.

• BAFTA Games Awards and EE announce the return of the EE Players’ Choice Award – formerly the EE Game of the Year Award – the only award decided by players themselves

Podcaster and games content creator, Lucy James is joined by industry experts Isla Hinck, Blessing Adeoye Jr., Leah ‘Leahviathan’ Alexandra and Aoife Wilson to announce nominations for the 20th BAFTA Games Awards

• 60 games have made the BAFTA ‘longlist’, as voted by BAFTA games members, representing the best games of the year
• All 60 games progress to the next round of voting for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards