If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

id Software co-founder John Carmack to receive BAFTA Fellowship

id Software co-founder and Oculus VR as chief technology officer John Carmack is to receive a BAFTA Fellowship at its British Academy Games Awards next month.

john_carmack_fr
Carmack joins previous game recipients David Braben, Will Wright, Peter Moleyneux, Gabe Newell, Shigeru Miyamoto and Rockstar Games.

Awarded annually, the Fellowship is the "highest accolade bestowed" by BAFTA upon an individual. It is in recognition of "outstanding and exceptional contribution" to film, games or television.

The British Academy Games Awards take place on Thursday, April 7, and will be hosted by Dara O’Briain. Various game awards will also be handed out, and the Best Game of the Year award nominees include The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Life is Strange and Rocket League.

You can look ove the list of nominees through our previous report.

The ceremony will be livestreamed on Twitch.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

Related topics
About the Author
Stephany Nunneley-Jackson avatar

Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

News Editor

Stephany is VG247’s News Editor, with 22 years experience (with 15 of them at VG247). With a brain that lacks adhesive ducks, the ill-tempered, chaotic neutral fembot does her best to bring you the most interesting gaming news. She is also unofficially the site’s Lord of the Rings/Elder Scrolls Editor.

Comments