The BAFTA Awards this year already had a conclusion in the movie department with Boyhood having won for Best Movie. Yet some of us are more prone to be listening to gaming news and, well, the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards of 2015 are in. And it’s a very tight race until March 12. Alien: Isolation is currently nominated for six categories including Best Game and Audio Achievement while Far Cry 4 follows closely with 5 nominations: Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Music, Story and Performer.The puzzle platformer Monument Valley stands side by side with Far Cry 4 for Artistic Achievement and also competes for Best Game, British Game, Original Property & Handheld. The BAFTA Game Awards will take place in London on Thursday March 12.
BAFTA Games Awards 2015 Nominees (via IGN)
Artistic Achievement
- Assassin’s Creed Unity
- Far Cry 4
- Hohokum
- Lumino City
- Monument Valley
- Valiant Hearts
Audio Achievement
- Alien: Isolation
- The Banner Saga
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
- Mario Kart 8
- The Sailor’s Dream
Best Game
- Alien: Isolation
- Destiny
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Mario Kart 8
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Monument Valley
British Game
- 80 Days
- Alien: Isolation
- Forza Horizon 2
- Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
- Lumino City
- Monument Valley
Debut Game
- Banner Saga
- Counterspy
- Hitman Go
- Never Alone ( Kisima Ingitchuna)
- Shovel Knight
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Family
- The LEGO Movie Videogame
- LittleBigPlanet 3
- Minecraft: Console Editions
- Mario Kart 8
- Skylanders Trap Team
- Twelve a Dozen
Game Design
- Alien: Isolation
- Destiny
- Far Cry 4
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Threes
Game Innovation
- 80 Days
- Alien: Isolation
- Lumino City
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Titanfall
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Mobile & Handheld
- 80 Days
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- Hitman Go
- Monument Valley
- Threes
- The Walking Dead: Season 2
Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- Destiny
- Mario Kart 8
- Minecraft: Console Edition
- Titanfall
Music
- Alien: Isolation
- The Banner Saga
- Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
- Far Cry 4
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- The Sailor’s Dream
Original Property
- Kalimba
- Monument Valley
- Sunset Overdrive
- Titanfall
- Valiant Hearts
Performer
- Adam Harrington (Bigby Wolf in The Wold Among Us)
- Ashley Johnson (Ellie in The Last of Us: Left Behind)
- Kevin Spacey (Jonathan Irons in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
- Logan Cunningham (Transistor in Transistor)
- Melissa Hutchison (Clementine in The Walking Dead: Season 2)
- Troy Baker (Pagan Min in Far Cry 4)
Persistent Game
- Destiny
- EVE Online – Phoebe
- League of Legends
- Runescape
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
- World of Tanks
Sport
- FIFA 15
- Football Manager 2015
- Forza Horizon 2
- OlliOlli
- Madden NFL 2015
- Trials Fusion
Story
- 80 Days
- Broken Age
- Far Cry 4
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
- The Wolf Among Us