BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced

The nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2021 have been announced, with The Last of Us Part II leading the pack with 13 nominations. The Last of Us Part II featured in various categories this year, including Best Game, Animation, and Game Design. Ashley Johnson (Ellie) and Laura Bailey (Abby) also earned nominations for Best Performer in a Leading Role, while Jeffrey Pierce (Tommy), Shannon Woodward (Dina), and Troy Baker (Joel) were all recognized in the Supporting Roles category. With 13 nominations in total, The Last of Us Part II makes BAFTA Games Awards history this year, as it beats last year's record of 11 nominations held by Control and Death Stranding. This means that 13 is now the highest number of nominations any single game has received since the standalone BAFTA Games Awards first began in 2004. Other contenders in the Best Game category this year include Ghost of Tsushima (which picked up 10 nominations in total), together with IGN's Game of the Year winner Hades (8 nominations overall), Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (7 nominations altogether), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (5 nominations), and Half-Life: Alyx (4 nominations). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/12/the-last-of-us-part-2-review"] The full list of nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2021 follows:

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Best Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for British Game

• Dreams
• F1 2020
• Fall Guys
• Röki
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• The Last Campfire

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Animation

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Spiritfarer
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Artistic Achievement

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dreams
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II

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BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Audio Achievement

• Astro's Playroom
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Debut Game

• Airborne Kingdom
• Call of the Sea
• Carrion
• Factorio
• Röki
• The Falconeer

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Evolving Game

• Destiny 2: Beyond Light
• Dreams
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
• No Man's Sky
• Sea of Thieves

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Family Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro's Playroom
• Dreams
• Fall Guys
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Game Beyond Entertainment

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Before I Forget
• Dreams
• Spiritfarer
• Tell Me Why
• The Last of Us Part II

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BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Game Design

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro's Playroom
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Multiplayer Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Deep Rock Galactic
• Fall Guys
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• Valorant

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Music

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Narrative

• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Original Property

• Carrion
• Fall Guys
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Spiritfarer

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BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Performer in a Leading Role

• Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
• Cherami Leigh as Female V in Cyberpunk 2077
• Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
• Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
• Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Performer in a Supporting Role

• Carla Tassara as Judy Alvarez in Cyberpunk 2077
• Jeffrey Pierce as Tommy in The Last of Us Part II
• Logan Cunningham as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller in Hades
• Patrick Gallagher as Khotun Khan in Ghost of Tsushima
• Shannon Woodward as Dina in The Last of Us Part II
• Troy Baker as Joel in The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for Technical Achievement

• Demon's Souls
• Doom Eternal
• Dreams
• Flight Simulator
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

BAFTA 2021 Nominees for EE Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II
• Valorant

Voting is now officially open for the EE Game of the Year, which is the only award to be voted for by the public. Voting closes at midday on March 22, 2021. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-and-worst-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] This year's BAFTA Games Awards will be hosted by video games presenter and journalist Elle Osili-Wood, who will be announcing the winners during a 90-minute live stream on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The Awards will be live-streamed on BAFTA's Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, and Steam. You can also stay tuned to IGN for all coverage of the awards. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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