God of War leads BAFTA Game Awards nominations Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. God of War leads BAFTA Game Awards nominations With as many for Obra Dinn and Florence as RDR2. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 14 Mar 2019 17 comments PlayStation 4 exclusive God of War leads this year's British Academy Games Awards shortlist, with an impressive 10 nominations. Santa Monica Studio's Norse-inspired Dad simulator is up for 10 gongs, including Best Game, Best Narrative, and Performer for Stargate SG-1's Christopher Judge, who plays Kratos. There are six nominations for the critically-acclaimed Return of the Obra Dinn - from Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope. The Annapurna Interactive-published mobile game Florence is also up for six prizes, as is Rockstar's AAA cowboy sequel Red Dead Redemption 2. Brilliant indie platformer Celeste is up for five prizes, while Nintendo Labo gets a nod in the Family and Innovation categories. Those up for Performer alongside Judge include another three God of War roles: Danielle Bisutti as Freya, Sunny Suljic as Atreus, and the brilliant Jeremy Davies as The Stranger. Joining them are Roger Clark, who won at The Game Awards in December for his role as RDR2 character Arthur Morgan, and Melissanthi Mahut who absolutely bossed the role of Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Nominations for the EE Mobile Game of The Year category, the only award determined by public vote include Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Fortnite Mobile, Old School Runescape, Pokémon Go and Roblox. You can make your pick via EE's website. This year's nods for Best British game include RDR2, Forza Horizon 4, Overcooked 2, 11-11: Memories Retold, Two Point Hospital and The Room: Old Sins. The six titles up for the big Best Game prize are: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Astro Bot: Rescue Mission Celeste God of War Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn BAFTA has the full list of nominations on its own site. The awards themselves take place on Saturday, 4th April, hosted as usual by Dara O'Briain. You'll be able to watch live on YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, Facebook and Twitter. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store