Hades Dominates BAFTA Games Awards 2021
KEY POINTS
- Cyberpunk 2077 failed to win a single award
- EE Game of the year award was given to Last Of Us Part 2
- BAFTA honored Siobhan Reddy with fellowship
Hades, a role-playing game developed by Californian studio Supergiant Games, won five BAFTA Games while hot favourite Cyberpunk 2077 failed to win a single award. Hades had received nine nomination and Cyberpunk four.
The awards were announced in an online live event on Thursday.
Hades won the titles for Best Game, Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative, and Performer in a Supporting Role for Logan Cunningham. The Last of Us Part 2, which earned 13 nominations, won BAFTAs for Animation and Performer in a Leading Role for Laura Bailey. Bailey played Abby and earned her first BAFTA. While 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' won the game beyond entertainment and multiplayer categories, 'Sackboy: A Big Adventure' won British game and family.
'Ghost of Tsushima' from Sucker Punch Productions, a game which revolves around the Kamakura Era, was nominated in 11 categories but won only one: audio achievement category.
Siobhan Reddy was honored with BAFTA Fellowship for her work with games company Media Molecule which developed 'Little Big Planet.'
The full list of winners for the BAFTA Games Awards 2021 are as follows;
Best Game - Hades
British Game - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Animation - The Last of Us Part 2
Artistic Achievement - Hades
Audio Achievement - Ghost of Tsushima
Debut Game - Carrion
Evolving Game - Sea of Thieves
Family Game - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Game Beyond Entertainment - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Game Design - Hades
Multiplayer Game - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Music - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Narrative - Hades
Original Property - Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Performer in a Leading Role - Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part 2
Performer in a Supporting Role - Logan Cunningham as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller in Hades
EE Game of the Year (Voted by the Public) - The Last of Us Part 2
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