BAFTA Games Awards 2017 Nominees Revealed

Eight for Drake.

By Joe Skrebels

Uncharted has picked up 8 nominations across 5 categories to lead the pack in this year's BAFTA Games Awards, awarded to games released during 2016.

The action-adventure we called "a remarkable achievement in blockbuster storytelling and graphical beauty" is up for Best Game, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Music and Narrative, as well as filling half the Performer character with three of its lead actors, Nolan North, Troy Baker and Emily Rose.

That said, both Inside and Firewatch have garnered nominations in more categories, claiming seven and six respectively. Overwatch also spans five.

Last year's big winners were Fallout 4, Rocket League, Her Story and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. 2017's winners will be announced on Thursday April 6 at Tobacco Dock, London. Check out the full list below:

Artistic Achievement

• Abzu
• Dishonored 2
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Unravel

Audio Achievement

• Battlefield 1
• Doom
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Rez Infinite
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

• Firewatch
• Inside
• Overwatch
• Stardew Valley
• Titanfall 2
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

British Game

• Batman: Arkham VR
• Forza Horizon 3
• No Man's Sky
• Overcooked
• Planet Coaster
• Virginia

Debut Game

• Firewatch
• Overcooked
• Oxenfree
• That Dragon, Cancer
• The Witness
• Virginia

Evolving Game

• Destiny: Rise of Iron
• Elite: Dangerous - Horizons
• EVE Online
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Hitman
• Rocket League

• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Overcooked
• The Playroom VR
• Pokemon Go
• Ratchet & Clank
• Toca Hair Salon 3

Game Design

• Battlefield 1
• Dishonored 2
• Inside
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2
• The Witness

Game Innovation

• Batman: Arkham VR
• Firewatch
• Pokemon Go
• That Dragon, Cancer
• Unseen Diplomacy
• The Witness

• The Banner Saga 2
• Dawn of Titans
• Deus Ex Go
• Pokemon Go
• Pokemon Sun & Moon
• Reigns

Multiplayer

• Battlefield 1
• Forza Horizon 3
• Overcooked
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2
• Tom Clancy's The Division

• Abzu
• Doom
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Virginia

• Dishonored 2
• Firewatch
• Inside
• Mafia 3
• Oxenfree
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Original Property

• Firewatch
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Overwatch
• Unravel
• The Witness

• Alex Hernandez - Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
• Cissy Jones - Delilah, Firewatch
• Emily Rose - Elena Fisher, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Navid Negahban - Hajj Agha, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
• Nolan North - Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Troy Baker - Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award

• Among the Stones by Bluedoor Ganes
• Pentagrab by Ludico
• Rebound by Hexterion

AMD eSports Audience Award

• Clash Royale
• Counter Strike: Global Offensive
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Overwatch
• Street Fighter V

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he bets the makers of Spore are pretty pissed that the "evolving game" category didn't exist when it was about. Follow him on Twitter.

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