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The British Academy Games Awards nominees are out, and the front-runners are evident from their appearances across multiple categories:

• 10 nominations for God of War, the action adventure game and the eighth instalment in the series.
• Six nominations each for Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn and Florence.
• Five nominations for Celeste, including Game Beyond Entertainment. The game’s narrative encourages players to overcome struggles, persevere and achieve their goals with compassion, and aims to bring a greater understanding of mental illness.

Voting is open for the EE Mobile Game of the Year, the only award voted for by the public. The shortlist is Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Fortnite, Old School Runescape, Pokémon Go and Roblox. Vote now at ee.co.uk/BAFTAgames.

The Awards ceremony, hosted by Dara O’Briain, takes place on Thursday, April 4 in London and will be live streamed on all major social, online and gaming platforms: www.bafta.org/games/howtowatch.

The Awards, including the nominations, are voted for by BAFTA’s global membership, comprising experienced games industry practitioners from a range of backgrounds in game development and production.

BAFTA Game Awards 2019 nominees

Artistic Achievement

• Detroit: Become Human
• Gris
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Audio Achievement

• Battlefield V
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Tetris Effect

Best Game

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
• Celeste
• God of War
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

British Game

• 11-11: Memories Retold
• Forza Horizon 4
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• The Room: Old Sins
• Overcooked 2
• Two Point Hospital

Debut Game

• Beat Saber
• Cultist Simulator
• Donut County
• Florence
• Gris
• Yoku’s Island Express

Evolving Game

• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Elite Dangerous: Beyond
• Fortnite
• Overwatch
• Sea of Thieves
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Family

• Lego Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles
• Nintendo Labo
• Overcooked 2
• Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! And Let’s Go, Eevee!
• Super Mario Party
• Yoku’s Island Express

Game Beyond Entertainment

• 11-11: Memories Retold
• Celeste
• Florence
• Life is Strange 2
• My Child Lebensborn
• Nintendo Labo

Game Design

• Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
• Celeste
• God of War
• Into the Breach
• Minit
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Game Innovation

• Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
• Celeste
• Cultist Simulator
• Moss
• Nintendo Labo
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Mobile Game

• Alto’s Odyssey
• Brawl Stars
• Donut County
• Florence
• Reigns: Game of Thrones
• The Room: Old Sins

Multiplayer

• A Way Out
• Battlefield V
• Overcooked 2
• Sea of Thieves
• Super Mario Party
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Music

• Celeste
• Far Cry 5
• Florence
• God of War
• Gris
• Tetris Effect

Narrative

• Florence
• Frostpunk
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Original Property

• Dead Cells
• Florence
• Into the Breach
• Moss
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Subnautica

Performer

• Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War)
• Danielle Bisutti (Freya in God of War)
• Jeremy Davies (The Stranger in God of War)
• Melissanthi Mahut (Kassandra of Sparta in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey)
• Roger Clark (Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2)
• Sunny Suljic (Atreus in God of War)