Baldur’s Gate 3 has added ten BAFTA nominations to its impressive list of accolades, with the game having now been nominated for a total of 56 industry awards since release.
And it’s gone on to win many of them, breaking Naughty Dog’sGolden Joystick recordfor the Last of Us 2, as well ascleaning up at the Game Awards.
Naughty Dog ended up taking home three wins out of the 13 nominations for their gripping action-adventure game. While Larian Studios can’t beat their record for nominations, they could still walk away with more awards under their belt.
Plus,changes made to the BAFTA game awards this yearcould potentially prove a boon for Baldur’s Gate 3.
Previously, a jury of industry experts decided the winner in the category of Best Game, but this year BAFTA has opened voting for Best Game to all 1,000 of its members. The game’s popularity and the larger pool of votes being cast could boost Larian’s advantage in that category.
Putting aside all the buzz around the BAFTAs, BG3 has already racked up a total of56 nominationsacross prominent industry awards.
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Of those 56 nominations, 26 of them are still pending. Among them are the ten from BAFTA, and eight nominations from the Game Developer’s Choice Awards.
While there’s no guarantee how many of the pending nominations Baldur’s Gate 3 will win, the game has seen impressive success at industry awards. They’ve won 22 of their 56 nominations so far.
Eliana was formerly a staff writer on the Australian Dexerto team. A freelance journalist for a decade, she earned her master’s in international journalism from the University of Western Australia. She has written for a range of outlets and most recently served as a founding member of the editorial team for esports news and leaks website, BLIX.GG. A lover of JRPGs and strategy MOBAs, when she’s not writing you’ll most likely find her playing Dota 2 or FFXIV.
