Clair Obscur, Dispatch, And Ghost Of Yōtei Lead 2026 BAFTA Game Awards Nominations

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards honor the best and brightest across film, television, and video games, and the nominees for the 2026 Game Awards have been revealed. The annual awards show is set to take place on Friday, April 17, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England (which you can watch on YouTube), and it will celebrate 42 games nominated across 17 categories. The highly-celebrated RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by the superhero narrative comedy Dispatch at 9 and the open-world action game Ghost of Yōtei at 8. Here is the full list of nominees:  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Best GameArc RaidersBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33DispatchGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleAnimationBattlefield 6Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHades IIHollow Knight: SilksongArtistic AchievementClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHollow Knight: SilksongSouth of Midnight Arc Raiders Audio AchievementArc RaidersClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleBritish GameAtomfallCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorMafia: The Old CountryMonument Valley 3Powerwash Simulator 2Two Point MuseumDebut GameBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Consume MeDespeloteDispatchThe Midnight Walk Blue Prince Evolving GameFallout 76Helldivers 2Hitman World of AssassinationNo Man’s SkyVampire SurvivorsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2FamilyDonkey Kong BananzaIs This Seat Taken?Lego Party!Mario Kart WorldPowerwash Simulator 2Two Point MuseumGame Beyond EntertainmentThe AltersAnd RogerCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorConsume MeDespeloteS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Dispatch Game DesignBall x PitBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Ghost of YōteiHades IISplit FictionMultiplayerArc RaidersDune: AwakeningElden Ring NightreignLego Party!PeakSplit FictionMusicClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHollow Knight: SilksongIndiana Jones and the Great Circle Ghost of Yōtei NarrativeThe AltersBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachIndiana Jones and the Great CircleKingdom Come: Deliverance IINew Intellectual PropertyThe AltersArc RaidersClair Obscur: Expedition 33DispatchSouth of MidnightSplit FictionPerformer in a Leading RoleAaron Paul as Robert Robertson in DispatchBen Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of YōteiTom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance IITroy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Performer in a Supporting RoleAlix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies of P: OvertureCharlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Jeffrey Wright as Chase in DispatchKirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the BeachTechnical Achievement Arc RaidersDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachDoom: The Dark AgesGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleSplit Fiction For more on the BAFTA Game Awards, you can read the winners of the 2025 edition here.