The nominees for the LGBTQ+ game awards “Gayming Awards 2024” were announced in January of this year, with the familiar “Baldur's Gate 3” receiving the most nominations. The awards ceremony was held last night as scheduled, and it was revealed that the masterpiece “Baldur's Gate 3” won this year's GOTY and the Gayming Magazine Readers' Award, which is voted for by readers in general.
Additionally, BG3's Shadowheart was named Best LGBTQ+ Character of the Year, Outerloop Games' fantastic comedy-adventure Thirsty Suitors won two awards, including the LGBTQ+ Indie award, and The Last of Us Season 1 Episode 3 “A Long Time” won LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year.
Please see below for an archive of the awards ceremony, including wonderful comments from Jennifer English, who is well known for her role as Shadowheart, and a wonderful message from Jeremy Crawford, who was selected as this year's Gaming Icon, as well as the winners in each category.
Archive of the awards ceremony broadcast today
■ Game of the Year
- (Award) Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
■ Gayming Magazine Readers' Award – sponsored by Devolver Digital
- (Award) Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
■ Gayming Icon Award
- (Award) Jeremy Crawford – Wizards of the Coast
■ Industry Diversity Award
- (Award) Latinx In Gaming
- Humble Games
- Larian Studios
- Qweerty Gamers
- Roll7
- Women in Games International
■ Authentic Representation Award
- (Award) Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- Sims 4 – Maxis / EA Games
- The Expanse: A Telltale Games – Telltale Games / Deck 9
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
■ Best LGBTQ+ Character Award
- (Award) Shadowheart – Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Aloy – Horizon: Forbidden West – Guerilla / Playstation Studios
- Dame Aylin – Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Deon Lesange – Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Jala – Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Tchia – Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
■ Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award – powered by TikTok
- (Award) Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- In Stars and Time – insertdisc5
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
■ LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year Award
■ Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
- (Award) Emma “Emzii” Rose
- Bailey McCann
- Bethany “Indyburgh” Pyles
- Cora Kennedy
- Slaypex / Kylie Gabor
- Team Overture
■ LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year
- (Award) The Last of Us: Long, Long Time – HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast – Bad Wolf & BBC Studios
- Harley Quinn – DC Studios & Warner Bros Animation
- Nimona – Netflix & Annapurna Pictures
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – Netflix
- The Legend of Vox Machina – Season 2 – Amazon Studios, Critical Role & Titmouse