God of War Ragnarök won six awards at last night’s BAFTA Game Awards, including awards for Performer in a Supporti…
God of War Ragnarök won six awards at last night’s BAFTA Game Awards, including awards for Performer in a Supporting Role and Performer in a Leading Role.
The game dominated both awards, taking half of the nominations, but it was Christopher Judge as Kratos and Laya Deleon Hayes as Angrboða who won.
After their wins, both performers spoke to Eurogamer about the importance of Black representation in gaming.
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When Deleon Hayes was announced as Angrboða, some corners of the internet were unhappy about a Black character in Norse mythology. „This BAFTA proves [they were incorrect],“ she said.
„It means everything to me. To be a part of the game and then seeing the reaction when it was announced, you had so many lovely people who love the franchise so much and were so excited for a Black character to be in the game, and there were a lot of people who were not happy with it. And you think ‚it’s 2023, you’d think we’d be past that at this point‘.
She said being awarded and celebrated is „another way of moving the needle forward“.
„Seeing Angrboða, we see how important representation is on our screens.
