I really don’t think a few people griping if the official forums rises to the level of controversy, especially when the reaction to the EA is and has always been overwhelmingly positive.
Conversely, even I know about the heated debates around Hogwart’s Legacy despite having no interest in the game or the Wizarding World in general.
Anyway, I’d love for BG3 to get a GotY nod. If it did that it might convince more studios to pursue this sort of game. That said, competition is going to be fierce this year. 2 new Final Fantasies, a new Legend of Zelda, a new Diablo, Starfield, and whatever else I’m forgetting. So we will see. Apparently both Starfield and Diablo 4 are having some development issues and getting rushed, but those games might get nominated just because of who is making them. That seems to happen a lot.