BAFTA Awards 2026: Clair Obscur and Dispatch Dominate with Triple Wins

The BAFTA Awards recently took place, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch emerging as top winners, each claiming three awards. Sandfall Interactive's RPG, Clair Obscur, took home the coveted Best Game and Debut Game awards, as well as the award for Performer in a Leading Role, which went to Jennifer English. Meanwhile, AdHoc Studio's episodic title, Dispatch, earned awards for Animation, Audio Achievement, and Performer in a Supporting Role for Jeffrey Wright's portrayal of Chase. Other notable winners included Sucker Punch Productions' Ghost of Yōtei, which received awards for Music and Technical Achievement, and Atomfall, which won British Game. The full list of winners includes: Best Game - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Debut Game - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, British Game - Atomfall, Evolving Game - No Man's Sky, Multiplayer - Arc Raiders, Family - Lego Party, Game Beyond Entertainment - Despelote, Game Design - Blue Prince, Narrative - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Performer in a Leading Role - Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Performer in a Supporting Role - Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch, Animation - Dispatch, Artistic Achievement - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Audio Achievement - Dispatch, Music - Ghost of Yōtei, New Intellectual Property - South of Midnight, and Technical Achievement - Ghost of Yōtei. Supercell CEO and co-founder Ilkka Paananen was also honored with a BAFTA Fellowship for his contributions to the gaming industry.