"In her speech, English thanks her "beautiful girlfriend", with the camera then cutting back to the audience to show her partner Aliona Baranova, a performance director and actor who worked with her on Baldur's Gate 3 English also gave a shout out to the neurodivergent community in her speech, saying: "to every neurodivergent person... to all of you who feel like life is stuck on hard mode, this one is for you.""
""I fell in love with a beautiful woman who's crying her eyes out right now - it's really funny. And I chose queer joy. As a result of that queer joy, I felt safe enough to pour my grief, and pain, and all that nonsense - and joy, and love - into this incredibly beautifully written character. And I am so proud of that, and I just want to thank queer joy for that.""
Jennifer English won Best Performance at The Game Awards for voicing Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won nine awards in total, including Game of the Year, Best RPG, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score & Music, Best Game Direction, Best Debut Indie Game and Best Independent Game. English thanked her "beautiful girlfriend" on stage and the camera showed partner Aliona Baranova, a performance director and actor who worked with her on Baldur's Gate 3. English also dedicated part of her speech to the neurodivergent community. A clip of the acceptance speech went viral on X.com with almost 700,000 views, and English previously dedicated a Golden Joystick win to queer joy.
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