Bafta Games Awards 2021: action RPG Hades beats Last of Us Part II to win five awards – the full list of winners

An indie game developed and published by a relatively small team was the big winner at this year’s Bafta Game Awards, beating out blockbuster rivals to take home five awards, including the coveted best game prize.

Action role-playing game Hades bested high-profile nominees like The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima to be the most decorated title at the annual ceremony.

Set in the world of Greek mythology, Hades was also crowned in the artistic achievement, game design and narrative categories, while the game’s voice actor Logan Cunningham won the Bafta for performer in a supporting role.

Who were the big winners?

Despite setting a Bafta record of 13 nominations, PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us Part II could only pick up three awards on the night, despite being the sequel to 2013’s The Last Of Us, a critically acclaimed title that is now being developed into a TV drama.

Part II’s awards included nods for animation, and performer in a leading role – which went to Laura Bailey for her performance as Abby in the post-apocalyptic epic.

It was also named EE Game of the Year in the only award of the night voted for by the public, with a record number of votes cast.

There were also two wins for the Nintendo title Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the game beyond entertainment and multiplayer categories; and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, which won the British game and family awards.

What else won?

Elsewhere, horror game Carrion won in the debut game category, Ghost of Tsushima was awarded the audio achievement category and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales won the music award.

There were wins too for Sea of Thieves in the evolving game category, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition for original property and Dreams for technical achievement.

Nominees for the best British game included the popular multiplayer party game Fall Guys, which appears alongside Dreams, F1 2020, Roki, and The Last Campfire. It was won by Sackboy: A Big Adventure from Sumo Digital, a video game developer based in Sheffield.

The Bafta Fellowship, the highest prize the Academy can bestow, went to Siobhan Reddy, studio director at Media Molecule, best known for the LittleBigPlanet series.

The awards ceremony was presented by journalist and Bafta Games Committee member Elle Osili-Wood and was be streamed online, including on streaming platform Twitch for the first time.

The full list of winners (in bold) and nominees is as follows: