BAFTA Games Awards 2023: Full winners list as Vampire Survivors nabs Best Game
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The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 have now wrapped up, with Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök sweeping the competition, and Vampire Survivors surprising everyone by taking the Best Game award.
Horizon Forbidden West was expected to be successful, and while Aloy's second adventure managed to get one award, Ragnarök was a hard beast to contend with. Indie darlings like Stray and Cult of the Lamb, despite getting plenty of love in the build-up to the show, didn't quite break through. However, they were both nominated for many awards - an achievement in its own right!
Keep reading to find out exactly who was nominated for what, and who won.
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- Full list of BAFTA Games Awards 2023 nominees and winners
- How to watch the BAFTA Games Awards 2023
- When is the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
- What time is the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
- Who is hosting the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
BAFTA Games Awards 2023 nominees and winners
This time out, God of War Ragnarök leads the way with a whopping 15 nominations, but Stray is close behind with nine nods (or should that be nine lives?) and Elden Ring is third with eight.
See the full list of nominees below, and we'll update it with winners over the course of the evening:
Animation
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Sifu
- Stray
Evolving Game
- Apex Legends
- Dreams
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - WINNER
- Forza Horizon 5
- No Man’s Sky
Original Property
- Citizen Sleeper
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elden Ring - WINNER
- Sifu
- Stray
- Vampire Survivors
Audio Achievement
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Stray
- Tunic
Game Design
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors - WINNER
British Game
- Citizen Sleeper
- OlliOlli World
- Rollerdrome - WINNER
- Total War: Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Vampire Survivors
Artistic Achievement
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Immortality
- Pentiment
- Tunic - WINNER
Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Elden Ring - WINNER
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Citizen Sleeper
- God of War Ragnarök
- Immortality - WINNER
- Pentiment
- StraY
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Adam J Harrington as Sindri in God of War Ragnarök
- Alison Jaye as Alva in Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotta Mohlin as The One in Immortality
- Danielle Bisutti as Freya in God of War Ragnarök
- Laya Deleon Hayes as Angrboda in God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Ryan Hurst as Thor in God of War Ragnarök
Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Stray
- Tunic
EE Game of the Year
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Marvel Snap
- Stray
Technical Achievement
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West - WINNER
- Immortality
- The Last of Us Part I
- Stray
Family
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land - WINNER
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Debut Game
- As Dusk Falls
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Stray
- Trombone
- Tunic - WINNER
- Vampire Survivors
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction Is Forever - WINNER
- Gibbon: Beyond The Trees
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
- Not For Broadcast
- We’ll Always Have Paris
Performer in a Leading Role
- Alain Mesa as Alejandro Vargas in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök - WINNER
- Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
- Siobhan Williams as Laura in The Quarry
- Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War Ragnarök
Best Game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elden Ring
- God Of War Ragnarök
- Marvel Snap
- Stray
- Vampire Survivors - WINNER
When was the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 was on Thursday 30th March.
After last year, when Returnal took home a lot of the gongs (while Deathloop and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy were also nominated in multiple categories), it was interesting to see who ended up with the most mask-shaped statues on their mantlepiece at the end of the night.
In terms of location, its the same as last year, with the ceremony hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank in London.
What time was the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 started at 6:50pm BST.
The ceremony itself lasted a couple of hours, so don't forget to get your snacks ready before you settle down to watch it.
Keep your eyes peeled for familiar faces handing out awards as The Last of Us star Troy Baker appeared, as well as James Buckley from The Inbetweeners.
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How to watch the BAFTA Games Awards 2023
The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 were live-streamed exclusively on BAFTA's Twitch channel. Even now the event is over, you can still stream the whole thing!
This does make sense, of course, with Twitch being the online platform that is most closely associated with gaming culture.
BAFTA Games Fellowship
The BAFTA Games Fellowship was awarded on the night to Shuhei Yoshida, an industry veteran who has worked at Sony since 1993 and the dawn of the PlayStation. He is particularly noted for his part in nurturing "the creativity and innovation of the indie games industry".
Who hosted the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?
The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 ceremony was hosted by Frankie Ward, who has previously presented top esports tournaments for the likes of CS: GO and League of Legends.
She has also co-hosted E4's revival of GamesMaster, produced and presented the podcast My Life in Pixels and streams regularly on Twitch. The BAFTA live stream was also hosted by Julia Hardy and Inel Tomlinson.
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