BAFTA Video Game Nominations Dominated by The Last of Us, GTA V

With awards season now in full swing, BAFTA has revealed their nominations for the 2014 British Academy Games Awards.

To the surprise of no one, The Last of Us leads with a whopping 10 nominations. The game is up for both ‘Best Game’ and ‘Story’ against Grand Theft Auto 5, which scored 9 nominations of its own. Also at the top of the list is Media Molecule’s Tearaway, which made away with 8 nominations.

A total 43 games were nominated across the award show’s 17 categories, including Tomb Raider, Bioshock: Infinite, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, and Gone Home. 

The BAFTA Games Awards will take place in London on March 12th. This is the first year the awards will be open to the public and those interested in attending can purchase tickets at BAFTA’s website. For those of us who can’t attend, the awards will also stream live on Twitch.

The complete list of nominations can be found below.

Action & Adventure

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
• Badland (Frogmind)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games / Warner Bros)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Artistic Achievement

• Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dreams / SCEE)
• BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
• Device 6 (Simogo)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Level 5 / Namco Bandai Games)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Audio Achievement

• Battlefield 4 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
• BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
• Device 6 (Simogo)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Best Game

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

British Game

• DmC Devil May Cry (Ninja Theory / Capcom)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games / Warner Bros)
• The Room Two (Fireproof Games)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Debut Game

• Badland (Frogmind)
• Castles in the Sky (The Tall Trees)
• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments)
• Remember Me (Dontnod Entertainment / Capcom)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Family

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo / Nintendo)
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
• Rayman Legends (Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft)
• Skylanders Swap Force (Toys for Bob / Activision)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Game Design

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Game Innovation

• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)
• Year Walk (Simogo)

Mobile & Handheld

• Badland (Frogmind)
• Device 6 (Simogo)
• Plants vs Zombies 2 (PopCap Games / Electronic Arts)
• Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
• The Room Two (Fireproof Games)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Multiplayer

• Battlefield 4 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
• DOTA 2 (Valve / Valve)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
• World of Tanks (Wargaming.net)

Music

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
• Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dreams / SCEE)
• BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Performer

• Ashley Johnson (Ellie) – The Last of Us
• Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth) – BioShock Infinite
• Ellen Page (Jodie) – Beyond: Two Souls
• Kevan Brighting (The Narrator) – The Stanley Parable
• Steven Ogg (Trevor Phillips) – Grand Theft Auto V
• Troy Baker (Joel) – The Last of Us

Sport

• F1 2013 (Codemasters / Codemasters)
• FIFA 14 (EA Canada / Electronic Arts)
• Football Manager 2014 (Sports Interactive / SEGA)
• Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 / Microsoft Studios)
• GRID 2 (Codemasters / Codemasters)
• NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts / 2K Games)

Story

• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Level 5 / Namco Bandai Games)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Strategy & Simulation

• Civilization V: Brave New World (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
• Democracy 3 (Positech Games)
• Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 / Microsoft Studios)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
• Surgeon Simulator 2013 (Bossa Studios)
• XCOM: Enemy Within (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

• Project Heera: Diamond Heist (Mazhlele)
• Size DOES Matter (Team DOS)
• The Unknown (iKnow)