TV - BAFTA Television Craft Awards

BAFTA has announced the winners of this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards...

Press Release

Celebrating the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2020, the ceremony, broadcast on BAFTA’s YouTube and Facebook channels, was hosted by Gbemisola Ikumelo, co-written by Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen, and featured guest presenters including Annie Wallace, Ellen Thomas, Nathaniel Martello-White, Tony Robinson, Max Harwood and Mawaan Rizwan.

Small Axe, the drama mini-series about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s was successful in five categories: JoJo Williams for Make Up & Hair Design; Jacqueline Durran for Costume Design; Helen Scott for Production Design; Shabier Kirchner for Photography & Lighting: Fiction; and Gary Davy for Scripted Casting.

I May Destroy You, the drama series featuring a woman who seeks to rebuild her life after a sexual assault, saw Michaela Coel and Sam Miller win in Director: Fiction, with Michaela Coel also collecting the award for Writer: Drama and the Editing Team winning Editing: Fiction.

His Dark Materials, the drama based on Philip Pullman’s trilogy of novels, received two awards: Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgway, Dillon Bennett, Eilam Hoffman and James Drake won Sound: Fiction and Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May and Brian Fisher won Special, Visual & Graphic Effects.

Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line, which follows the story of a model-turned-war reporter, won Editing: Factual for Claire Guillon and Director: Factual for first-time winner Teresa Griffiths.

BAFTA continues to shine a spotlight on the very best emerging talent in the industry with the Emerging Talent: Fiction category, won this year by Georgi Banks-Davies for her directorial debut, I Hate Suzie. Emerging Talent: Factual saw another first-time director Marian Mohamed win for Defending Digga D.

Other first-time winners included: Marcus Viner, Director: Multi-Camera for ENO’s Drive & Live: La bohème; Harry Escott, Original Music for Roadkill; and Sophie Willan, Writer: Comedy for Alma’s Not Normal.

The award for Entertainment Craft Team was presented to Mark Busk-Cowley, Roy Callow, Steve Kruger, Andy Milligan, James Tinsley and Mathieu Weekes for I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

The award for Sound: Factual was won by Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans and Hugh Dwan for Formula 1: Drive to Survive. The award for Photography: Factual was awarded to Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team and John Livesey for The Great Mountain Sheep Gather. Titles & Graphic Identity was won by Nic Benns and Miki Kato for Fear City: New York vs The Mafia.

Here's the full list of winners, including the other nominees in their respective categories:

EMERGING TALENT: FICTION sponsored by Sara Putt Associates

** WINNER ** Georgi Banks-Davies (Director) I Hate Suzie - Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic
Harry Tulley (Dubbing Mixer) Anthony - LA Productions/BBC One
Stephen S. Thompson (Writer) Sitting in Limbo - Left Bank Pictures/BBC One
William Stefan Smith (Director) On the Edge: BBW - BlackLight Television/Channel 4

EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL

Ashley Francis-Roy (Shooting Producer/Director) Damilola: The Boy Next Door & The Real Eastenders - Acme Films/Channel 4
Jessica Kelly (Director) The Schools that Chain Boys - BBC News Arabic Documentaries/BBC iPlayer & Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market - BBC News Arabic Documentaries/BBC Two
Kandise Abiola (Producer) Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story - Century Films/YouTube
** WINNER ** Marian Mohamed (Director) Defending Digga D - Lambent Productions/BBC Three


COSTUME DESIGN

Amy Roberts The Crown - Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
** WINNER ** Jacqueline Durran Small Axe (Lovers Rock) - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
James Keast Belgravia - Carnival Films, EPIX/ITV
Rosa Dias Sex Education - Eleven Film/Netflix


DIRECTOR: FACTUAL

Deeyah Khan America’s War on Abortion (Exposure) - Fuuse Films/ITV
James Bluemel Once Upon a Time in Iraq - KEO Films/BBC Two
** WINNER ** Teresa Griffiths Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line - Erica Starling Productions & Ronachan Films/BBC Two
Xavier Alford Locked In: Breaking the Silence (Storyville) - Marble Films/BBC Four


DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

Benjamin Caron The Crown (episode 3) - Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
Lenny Abrahamson Normal People (episode 5) - Element Pictures/BBC Three
** WINNER ** Michaela Coel, Sam Miller I May Destroy You - Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
Steve McQueen Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One

DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA

Bridget Caldwell The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance - BBC Studios/BBC One
Ken Burton Rugby League Challenge Cup Final - BBC Sport/BBC One
** WINNER ** Marcus Viner ENO's Drive & Live: La bohème - Somethin' Else, ENO/Sky Arts
Nikki Parsons Strictly Come Dancing - BBC Studios/BBC One


EDITING: FACTUAL Sponsored by Adobe

Adam Finch Putin: A Russian Spy Story - Rogan Productions/Channel 4
Anna Price Once Upon a Time in Iraq (episode 3) - KEO Films/BBC Two
** WINNER ** Claire Guillon Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line - Erica Starling Productions, Ronachan Films/BBC Two
Will Grayburn Once Upon a Time in Iraq (episode 2) - KEO Films/BBC Two


EDITING: FICTION Sponsored by Adobe

Chris Dickens, Steve McQueen Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
** WINNER ** Editing Team I May Destroy You - Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
Nathan Nugent Normal People (episode 5) - Element Pictures/BBC Three
Pia Di Ciaula Quiz - Left Bank Pictures/ITV​


ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam

ANDY MILLIGAN, MARK BUSK-COWLEY, GURDIP MAHAL, ROB ASHARD, CLAUDINE TAYLOR Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway - ITV Studios, Mitre Television/ITV
DAVID BISHOP, ANDY PAYNE, LUCY FOSTER Last Night of the Proms - Livewire Pictures/BBC One
DAVID BISHOP, DARREN LOVELL, DAVID NEWTON, RICHARD SILLITTO, ANDY TAPLEY, CATHERINE LAND Strictly Come Dancing - BBC Studios/BBC One
** WINNER ** MARK BUSK-COWLEY, ROY CALLOW, STEVE KRUGER, ANDY MILLIGAN, JAMES TINSLEY, MATHIEU WEEKES I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! - ITV Studios/ITV


MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN

BETHANY SWAN I May Destroy You - Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
CATE HALL, EMILIE YONG-MILLS The Crown - Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
** WINNER ** JOJO WILLIAMS Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
LOUISE COLES, SARAH NUTH, LORRAINE GLYNN, ERIN AYANIAN The Great - MRC Television/STARZPLAY

ORIGINAL MUSIC

CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER The Third Day (episode 3)- Sky Studios, Plan B Entertainment, Punchdrunk Entertainment, HBO/Sky Atlantic
H. SCOTT SALINAS Baghdad Central - Euston Films/Channel 4
** WINNER ** HARRY ESCOTT Roadkill -The Forge Entertainment/BBC One
MARTIN PHIPPS The Crown- Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix


PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL sponsored by The Farm

** WINNER ** JOHNNY SHIPLEY, DRONE CAMERA TEAM, JOHN LIVESEY The Great Mountain Sheep Gather - Windfall Films/BBC Four
RICHARD KIRBY, SUE GIBSON, MAX KÖLBL, ROBERT HOLLINGWORTH Tiny World (Island) - Plimsoll Productions/Apple TV+
TIM CRAGG Fear City: New York vs The Mafia - RAW and Brillstein Entertainment Partners Production/Netflix
WILL EDWARDS, MICHAEL O’HALLORAN Marina Abramović Takes Over TV - Northern Town/Sky Arts


PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION Sponsored by ScreenSkills High-end Television Skills Fund

ED RUTHERFORD Little Birds -Warp Films/Sky Atlantic
ROB HARDY Devs - FX and FX Productions/BBC Two
** WINNER ** SHABIER KIRCHNER Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
SUZIE LAVELLE Normal People - Element Pictures/BBC Three


PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by Microsoft

** WINNER ** HELEN SCOTT Small Axe -Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
JOEL COLLINS, ROBYN PAIBA, ROBERT WISCHHUSEN-HAYES, CHARLIE LYNAM His Dark Materials - Bad Wolf/BBC One
MATT GANT, MEGAN BOSAW Gangs of London - Pulse Films, SISTER/Sky Atlantic
SAMANTHA HARLEY, ALEXANDRA SLADE Sex Education - Eleven Film/Netflix


SCRIPTED CASTING sponsored by Spotlight

** WINNER ** GARY DAVY Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
KATE RHODES JAMES Baghdad Central - Euston Films/Channel 4
LAUREN EVANS Sex Education- Eleven Film/Netflix
SHAHEEN BAIG The Third Day - Sky Studios, Plan B Entertainment, Punchdrunk Entertainment, HBO/Sky Atlantic


SOUND: FACTUAL

KATE HOPKINS, TIM OWENS, GRAHAM WILD, PAUL ACKERMAN, TOM MERCER Earth at Night in Colour - Offspring Films/Apple TV+
** WINNER ** NICK FRY, STEVE SPEED, JAMES EVANS, HUGH DWAN Formula 1: Drive to Survive - Box to Box Films/Netflix
RICHARD KONDAL, ALEX OUTHWAITE, ADRIAN SANDU Hitsville: The Making of Motown – Fulwell 73, Universal Music Group/Sky Documentaries
SOUND TEAM Springwatch 2020 - BBC Studios Natural History Unit/BBC Two ​


SOUND: FICTION

** WINNER ** JON THOMAS, GARETH BULL, JAMES RIDGWAY, DILLON BENNETT, EILAM HOFFMAN, JAAMES DRAKE His Dark Materials (episode 7) - Bad Wolf/BBC One
NIALL O’SULLIVAN, STEVE FANAGAN, NIALL BRADY Normal People - Element Pictures/BBC Three
PAUL COTTERELL, JAMES HARRISON, RONALD BAILEY, LEWIS MORISON Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
SOUND TEAM The Crown - Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix

SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS

BEN TURNER, REECE EWING, CHRIS REYNOLDS, ASA SHOUL, FRAMESTORE, UNTOLD STUDIOS The Crown - Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
MICHAEL ILLINGWORTH, OLIVIER MILBURN, DANNY HARGREAVES, OLIVER OGNEUX, LAURA USAITE, PEDROM DADGOSTAR War of the Worlds - Urban Myth Films/FOX
MILK VFX, DNEG TV, FREEFOLK, GOODBYE KANSAS STUDIOS, GREG FISHER, DAVE HOUGHTON Cursed – Netflix/Netflix
** WINNER ** RUSSELL DODGSON, JAMES WHITLAM, JEAN-CLEMENT SORET, ROBERT HARRINGTON, DAN MAY, BRIAN FISHER His Dark Materials - Bad Wolf/BBC One


TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY

MATT CURTIS Devs - FX and FX Productions/BBC Two
** WINNER ** NIC BENNS, MIKI KATO Fear City: New York vs The Mafia - A RAW and Brillstein Entertainment Partners Production/Netflix
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Dracula - Hartswood Films/BBC One
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse - Hartswood Films/Sky One


WRITER: COMEDY

CHARLIE BROOKER Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe - Broke & Bones, Endemol Shine Group/BBC Two
DAISY MAY COOPER, CHARLIE COOPER This Country - BBC Studios/BBC Three
** WINNER ** SOPHIE WILLAN Alma’s Not Normal - Expectation/BBC Two
WRITING TEAM Ghosts - Monumental Television, Them There/BBC One


WRITER: DRAMA

ALASTAIR SIDDONS, STEVE MCQUEEN Small Axe - Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
LUCY KIRKWOOD Adult Material - Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4
LUCY PREBBLE I Hate Suzie - Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic
** WINNER ** MICHAELA COEL I May Destroy You - Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One


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