The British Academy of Film and Television Arts award nominations for video games are up for all to see. The list is quite extensive and has great titles such as Uncharted 3, Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and more up for awards. There are over a dozen categories, from action and design, to downloadable, to ones to watch and so on.
Many outstanding games have achieved a nomination is several categories, such as Uncharted 3 receiving nominations in the categories of Action, Artistic Achievement, and The Game Award (equivalent of GOTY in video games or Best Picture at the Academy Awards). Other titles such as L.A. Noire, Portal 2, Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, and others have been nominated several times as well.
The show starts on Friday March 16th, so be sure to keep up to make sure you see how your favorite game fares. Here is the full list of nominations if you’re curious.
[Source: BAFTA]