# 15th British Academy Games Awards

The 15th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 4 April 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to honour the best video games of 2018.

## Category changes

For the 15th ceremony, one new category was introduced. The EE Best Mobile Game of the Year Award is similar to the Mobile Game Award but, while the winner of the latter category is voted for by the BAFTA committee, the EE Mobile Game winner is voted for by the British public and the winners receive a special solid yellow BAFTA statuette as opposed to the standard golden statuette given to the winners of the other categories.

## Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 14 March 2019. Winners were presented on 4 April 2019.
| Best Game God of War – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft Astro Bot Rescue Mission – Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Celeste - Matt Makes Games Inc. / Matt Makes Games Inc. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 | Artistic Achievement Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Gris – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital God of War - Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Marvel's Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games |
| Audio Achievement God of War – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Battlefield V – EA Dice / Electronic Arts Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Marvel's Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games Tetris Effect – Monstars Inc. and Resonair / Enhance, Inc. | British Game Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games / Microsoft Studios 11-11: Memories Retold – DigixArt, Aardman & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games The Room: Old Sins – Fireproof Games Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games & Team17 / Team17 Two Point Hospital – Two Point Studios / Sega |
| Debut Game Yoku's Island Express – Villa Gorilla / Team17 Beat Saber – Beat Games Cultist Simulator – Weather Factory / Humble Bundle Donut County – Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Gris – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital | EE Mobile Game Old School RuneScape (Jagex) Brawl Stars (Supercell) Clash Royale (Supercell) Fortnite (Epic Games) Pokémon Go (The Pokémon Company/Niantic/Nintendo) Roblox (Roblox Corporation) |
| Evolving Game Fortnite – Epic Games Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie / Activision Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Frontier Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment Sea of Thieves - Rare / Microsoft Studios Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft | Family Nintendo Labo – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo Lego Disney Pixar's The Incredibles – TT Games / WB Games Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games & Team17 / Team17 Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! – Game Freak / The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Super Mario Party – NDcube / Nintendo Yoku's Island Express – Villa Gorilla / Team17 |
| Game Design Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 Astro Bot Rescue Mission – Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Celeste – Matt Makes Games Inc. God of War – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Into the Breach – Subset Games Minit – JW, Kitty, Jukio, and Dom / Devolver Digital | Game Innovation Nintendo Labo – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo Astro Bot Rescue Mission – Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Celeste – Matt Makes Games Inc. Cultist Simulator – Weather Factory / Humble Bundle Moss – Polyarc Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 |
| Mobile Game Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Alto's Odyssey – Team Alto / Snowman Brawl Stars – Supercell Donut County – Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive Reigns: Game of Thrones – Neiral / Devolver Digital The Room: Old Sins – Fireproof Games | Multiplayer A Way Out – Hazelight / EA Originals Battlefield V – EA Dice / Electronic Arts Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games & Team17 / Team17 Sea of Thieves – Rare / Microsoft Studios Super Mario Party – NDcube / Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate –Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. / Nintendo |
| Music God of War – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Celeste – Matt Makes Games Inc. Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Gris – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital Tetris Effect – Monstars Inc. and Resonair / Enhance, Inc. | Narrative God of War – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Frostpunk – 11 Bit Studios Marvel's Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 |
| Original Property Into the Breach – Subset Games Dead Cells – Motion Twin Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Moss – Polyarc Return of the Obra Dinn – Lucas Pope / 3909 Subnautica – Unknown Worlds Entertainment | Performer Jeremy Davies – God of War as The Stranger Christopher Judge – God of War as Kratos Danielle Bisutti – God of War as Freya Melissanthi Mahut – Assassin's Creed Odyssey as Kassandra of Sparta Roger Clark – Red Dead Redemption 2 as Arthur Morgan Sunny Suljic – God of War as Atreus |
| Game Beyond Entertainment My Child Lebensborn – Sarepta Studio / Teknopilot and Sarepta Studio 11-11: Memories Retold – DigixArt, Aardman & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Celeste – Matt Makes Games Inc. Florence – Mountains / Annapurna Interactive Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix Nintendo Labo – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo |