Teamwork makes the dream work, and Charlie Cox certainly agrees. Following the title’s record-breaking nomination count for this year’s The Game Awards, the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star expressed his gratitude to his character’s motion capture artist, saying that all credit should be given to him instead.
Speaking at an event in Mexico, Cox acknowledged that while he was “thrilled” to receive a nod for his role as Gustave, it wouldn’t have been possible without Maxence Cazorla’s performance.
“Yes, I’m thrilled for this nomination,” he shared. “I’ve said this before, and I think it’s important to say: there’s an amazing French actor, by the name of Maxence Cazorla, who did almost all of the motion capture for that role in that game.
“So any nomination or credit I get, I really have to give to him — I believe that the performance of that character is really down to him, and my voice was just part of that process.”
The Daredevil actor is in the running for Best Performance at the annual awards show alongside co-stars Ben Starr (Clive in Final Fantasy XVI) and Jennifer English (Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3), who voice Verso and Maelle, respectively, in the RPG darling. The trio faces competition from Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei), Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f), and Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle) in the same category.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is also nominated for 11 other nods: Best Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio, Best Independent Game, Best Debut Independent Game and Best RPG, as well as the highly coveted Game of the Year.
Cox’s declaration hardly comes as a surprise to fans — the actor previously admitted to feeling “like a total fraud” after his performance earned overwhelming praise from players and critics alike, adding that he recorded most of his lines in about four hours as part of a voiceover gig set up by his agent.
“Apparently, the game is awesome — I’m not a gamer, I have no idea. I haven’t played it,” he said then. “People keep saying how amazing it is and congratulations, and I feel like a total fraud,” Cox continued. “But I’m so thrilled for the company, I’m so thrilled it did really well.”
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