Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was developed in the United Kingdom at Ninja Theory, and this hometown advantage helped it lead the way with nine nominations at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards.
With so many nominations, it’s no surprise that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is up for “Best Game,” and it’ll be competing against Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Origins, Guerrilla’s Horizon: Zero Dawn, Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo’s Super Mario Odyssey, and Giant Sparrow’s What Remains of Edith Finch.
The BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 12, and hosting duties will once again be handled by comedian Dara O’Briain. If you weren’t able to score a ticket to the big show, you’ll still be able to livestream the entire ceremony through BAFTA.org and several other streaming platforms.
The complete list of nominees in all categories can be found after the break.
Best Game
- Assassin’s Creed Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Best British Game
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Monument Valley 2 (Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games)
- Reigns: Her Majesty (Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock – Nerial / Devolver Digital)
- The Sexy Brutale (Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale – Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works / Tequila Works)
- Sniper Elite 4 (Rebellion / Rebellion)
- Total War: Warhammer II (Creative Assembly / Sega)
Best Mobile Game
- Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt & Fig / ARTE & Playdius)
- Golf Clash (Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic / Playdemic)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)
- Kami 2 (State of Play / State of Play)
- Monument Valley 2 (Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games)
- Stranger Things: The Game (BonusXP / BonusXP)
Original Property
- Cuphead (Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer – Studio MDHR / Studio MDHR)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- Night in the Woods (Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall / Finji)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp / Bluehole)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Debut Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR / Studio MDHR)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)
- Hollow Knight (Team Cherry / Team Cherry)
- Night in the Woods (Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall / Finji)
- The Sexy Brutale (Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale – Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works / Tequila Works)
- Slime Rancher (Monomi Park / Monomi Park)
Performer
- Abubakar Salim (Bayek in Assasin’s Creed Origins)
- Ashly Burch (Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn)
- Claudia Black (Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy)
- Laura Bailey (Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy)
- Melina Juergens (Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice)
- Valerie Rose Lohman (Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch)
Artistic Achievement
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR / Studio MDHR)
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla /S ony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
Audio Achievement
- Call of Duty: WWII (Sledgehammer Games / Activision)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (David Garcia Diaz – Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
Game Design
- Assassin’s Creed Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games; Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Game Innovation
- Gorogoa (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games; Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! (SFB Games / Nintendo)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Narrative
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Tameem Antoniades – Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- Night in the Woods (Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall / Finji)
- Tacoma (Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja – Fullbright / Fullbright)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan – Machine Games / Bethesda)
Multiplayer
- Divinity: Original Sin II (Larian Studios / Larian Studios)
- Fortnite (Epic Games / Epic Games)
- Gang Beasts (Boneloaf / Double Fine Productions)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp / Bluehole)
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Music
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR / Studio MDHR)
- Get Even (The Farm 51 / Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua – Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Jeff Russo – Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Family
- Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft)
- Lego Worlds (TT Games / WB Games)
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft / Ubisoft)
- Monument Valley 2 (Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games)
- Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! (SFB Games / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt & Fig / ARTE & Playdius)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory / Ninja Theory)
- Last Day of June (Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson – Ovosonico / 505 Games)
- Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (Deck Nine Games, Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Night in the Woods (Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall / Finji)
- Sea Hero Quest VR (Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade – Glitchers / Glitchers)
Evolving Game
- Clash Royale (Supercell / Supercell)
- Final Fantasy XV (Hajime Tabata – Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games / Epic Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment / Blizzard Entertainment)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp / Bluehole)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
