Neil Newbon has made somewhat of a superstar debut after the runaway success of Baldur's Gate 3—and having spoken to the man myself in the past, it's all rather deserved. I remember being quite proud of the medium as a whole when I saw him run away with an award, while also sharing a building with known Hollywood superstar Idris Elba (who was on the docket for his role in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty).
Though that pride also came with a bit of internal conflict, though. Gaming is one of the biggest entertainment industries, with some outlier companies like Valve making more per-head than Apple despite their relative size. It pulls in more revenue than music and film combined. And yet, for the longest time, its creatives—its actors in particular—have been chronically underestimated. Yes, it was neat that Newbon was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Hollywood. But also, why the hell not? He's just as much an actor as anyone attending the Oscars each year.
