Baldur's Gate 3 had record-breaking award success continuing over a year beyond its release. According to Larian CEO Swen Vincke, the company sent rotating groups of staff to award ceremonies because it started to impact the studio's development activities. In April 2024, the game became the first to win Game of the Year, or the equivalent category, at all five major ceremonies: the Golden Joystick Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, the BAFTAs, and The Game Awards. Several publications also selected Baldur's Gate 3 as the best title of the year, including Ars Technica, GameSpot, GamesRadar+, and PC Gamer.
At the Golden Joystick Awards, the game broke the previous record with seven wins, including Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, and Studio of the Year for Larian. At The Game Awards, the game won in six of the nine nominated categories, including Best Role Playing Game, Best Community Support, and Best Multiplayer Game. Baldur's Gate 3 was one of two titles to win multiple awards at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, receiving Role-Playing Game of the Year alongside Outstanding Achievements in Story, Game Design, and Game Direction. At the BAFTA Game Awards, the title won five awards; lead writer Sarah Baylus and composer Borislav Slavov accepted the awards for Best Narrative and Best Music, respectively. At the 24th Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco, it received four awards, including Best Narrative and Best Design.
The game's performances received awards recognition. Neil Newbon (Astarion) won Best Supporting Performer at the Golden Joysticks and Best Performance at The Game Awards. Newbon shared nominated with the game's narrator, Amelia Tyler, at several ceremonies, including the New York Game Awards and the Golden Joysticks. Newbon's performance was also nominated at the DICE Awards alongside Samantha Béart (Karlach). At the BAFTAs, Newbon, Béart and Tyler were nominated for Performer in a Leading Role. There were three nominations for the Performer in a Supporting Role award: Tracy Wiles (Jaheira), Dave Jones (Halsin) and Andrew Wincott (Raphael), with Wincott's performance winning. Several awards were for BG3 LGBTQ representation. It won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Video Game. At the 2024 Gayming Awards, it received four nominations, including two for Best LGBTQ Character, winning with Shadowheart, and the Game of the Year.
The game's score, and composer Borislav Slavov, received several nominations. In 2020 and 2021, he received Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations for Original Song – Video Games ("Weeping Dawn" and "I Want to Live", respectively), and for the full score in 2023. Slavov was nominated for Best Score and Music at the Game Awards. Slavov won in the Music category at the BAFTAs.
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+ Date Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2020 11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song — Video Game Borislav Slavov (for "Weeping Dawn") 2021 12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song — Video Game Borislav Slavov (for "I Want to Live") 2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Storytelling Baldur's Gate 3 Best Game Community Best Visual Design PC Game of the Year Studio of the Year Larian Studios Best Supporting Performer Amelia Tyler (Narrator) Neil Newbon (Astarion) Ultimate Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Score — Video Game Borislav Slavov The Game Awards 2023 Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3 Best Game DirectionBest NarrativeBest Community SupportBest Role Playing GameBest Multiplayer GamePlayer's VoiceBest Score and MusicBorislav SlavovBest PerformanceNeil Newbon The Vtuber Awards Stream Game of The Year Baldur's Gate 3 The Steam Awards Game of the Year Outstanding Story-Rich Game The Streamer AwardsStream Game of the Year 2024 New York Game Awards Big Apple Award for Game of the Year Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game Statue of Liberty Award for Best World Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game Amelia Tyler (Narrator) Neil Newbon (Astarion) 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Game of the Year Swen Vincke, David Walgrave Role-Playing Game of the Year Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Swen Vincke Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Nick Pechenin, Edouard Imbert, Farhang Namdar Outstanding Achievement in Character Astarion (Neil Newbon, Adam Smith, Chrystal Ding, Stephen Rooney) Karlach (Samantha Béart, Adam Smith, Chrystal Ding, Sarah Baylus) Outstanding Achievement in Story Adam Smith, Chrystal Ding 35th GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Video GameBaldur's Gate 3 24th Game Developers Choice Awards Game of the Year Best Audio Best Design Innovation Award Best Narrative Social Impact Award Best Technology Audience Award 20th British Academy Games Awards Best Game Animation Artistic Achievement Audio Achievement Game Design Multiplayer Music Borislav Slavov Narrative Baldur's Gate 3 Performer in a Leading Role Amelia Tyler (Narrator) Neil Newbon (Astarion) Samantha Béart (Karlach) Performer in a Supporting Role Andrew Wincott (Raphael) Tracy Wiles (Jaheira) Dave Jones (Halsin) Technical Achievement Baldur's Gate 3 EE Game of the Year Webby Awards Best Game Design Best Game Design (People's Voice) Independent Creator Independent Creator (People's Voice) Gayming Awards Game of the Year Readers Award Authentic Representation Award Best LGBTQ Character Dame Aylin Shadowheart Industry Diversity Award Larian Studios Nebula Awards Best Game Writing Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corcoran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Swen Vincke Hugo Awards Best Game or Interactive Work Baldur's Gate 3 The Game Awards 2024 Best Community Support The Steam Awards Labor of Love 2025 The Game Awards 2025 Best Community Support The Steam AwardsLabor of Love
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