Baldur’s Gate 3 leads the BAFTA longlist of Games Awards 2024 nominees

And while BG3 conquered The Golden Joystick and The Game Awards, will it do the same at the prestigious BAFTA Games Awards?

The longlist of nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024 was published on the official website and shared on the organization's social media.

According to Jane Millchip, BAFTA CEO, a total of 257 games were included for consideration by the members. All of these games were released during the period of December 10, 2022 to November 24, 2023. From this initial consideration of 257, the roster of nominees has been narrowed down to 60.

The remaining 60 will then be voted on by BAFTA members sometime in January next year for the Best Game and British Game categories. The other 15 categories will be up to the BAFTA juries to decide which games will be formally nominated. The results of this round of finalizing the nominees will be released on March 7, 2024.

The current longlisted video game titles should come as no surprise, especially for video game fans. Baldur's Gate 3 is leading (being longlisted 15 times). Meanwhile, the other games vying for the top (and the number of times they are longlisted) are:

After the March 7, 2024 announcement of the final list of nominees, the winners will be determined by another round of votes from BAFTA members and juries. The results will then be formally presented on April 11, 2024 during the annual BAFTA Games Awards event.

It should be noted that BAFTA 2023 had Vampire Survivors pull a surprise victory in the Best Game category over the GOTY Elden Ring. Other strong contenders from the 19th BAFTA Games Awards were God of War Ragnarök, Tunic, and Horizon Forbidden West. Thus, Baldur's Gate 3's prior dominance at video game award bodies does not make it a sure bet for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards.

Who do you think will win the BAFTA Game Awards 2024? Will Hogwarts Legacy and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 finally receive the recognition that these games' fans say they deserve? Or will Baldur's Gate 3 and Larian Studios continue its winning streak?