Baldur’s Gate 3 Bags 5 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Game

Baldur’s Gate 3 has earned itself even more recognition on top of its many Game of the Year accolades by scooping up five BAFTA awards, including the Best Game prize. Alongside the biggest honour of the night, the RPG from the Belgian outfit Larian Studios also won the Narrative, Music, Players’ Choice, and Performer in a Supporting Role categories.

Other PS5, PS4 titles that picked up BAFTA awards included Alan Wake 2 for Audio Achievement, Cyberpunk 2077 was recognised as an Evolving Game, Viewfinder was the best British Game, and Nadji Jeter was awarded the Performer in a Leading Role award for his performance as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

Taking to the stage on the night, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke said: “I still can’t believe we’re standing here. A lot of people put a lot of heart and soul into making Baldur’s Gate 3, so this is amazing — thank you Bafta, thank you everybody.”

The complete list of BAFTA awards 2024 winners is as follows:

• Debut game: — Venba
• Audio achievement — Alan Wake 2
• Multiplayer — Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Evolving game — Cyberpunk 2077
• Game design — Dave the Diver
• British game — Viewfinder
• Artistic achievement — Alan Wake 2
• New intellectual property — Viewfinder
• Narrative — Baldur’s Gate 3
• Performer in a supporting role — Andrew Wincott, Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3
• Family — Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• EE Players’ Choice — Baldur’s Gate 3
• Animation — Hi-Fi Rush
• Music — Baldur’s Gate 3
• Game Beyond Entertainment — Tchia
• Technical achievement — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Performer in a leading role — Nadji Jeter, Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Best game — Baldur’s Gate 3