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HRH The Duke Of Cambridge, KG, President of the Academy
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Amanda Berry O B E , Chief Executive of the Academy, and Krishnendu Majumdar, Chair of the Academy
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Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media
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The Nominations in Full
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REGULARS 43 Officers of the Academy 45 Partners of the Academy 47 Awards Partners 48 Acknowledgements & Credits
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HRH The Duke Of Cambridge, KG President of the Academy
TO T H E V I R GI N M ED I A BRI T I SH ACA DE MY T E L EVI S I ON AWA RDS
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In what has been such a difficult year for so many – across our industries, at home in the UK and in the wider world – it’s such a joy to be able to play host to a celebration of the remarkable. To win a BAFTA is always a mark of excellence, but to be nominated in a year like no other, where uncertainty has reigned, is a testament to the talent, creativity and perseverance of our industry. We congratulate all of this evening’s nominees: they are the very best at what they do. Our Awards remain a unique celebration of all that’s good, moving, provocative and powerful about television, championing talent both in front of and behind the camera. Covid-19 has created many challenges for the television industry. Productions have undergone multiple stop-starts; cast and crew have had to find new ways of working together, with pre-production often including periods of self-isolation; technology has been a saviour and a hindrance, when it breaks down; and travel, at home and overseas, has been halted, all impacting on the creative process. Much of our industry is made up of freelancers, too, and job security, as well as finances, have been a huge cause for concern. And yet, as the nominations highlight, the industry has shown incredible resilience and resistance, pulling together like never before, to produce stunning works. As we move towards a more open world, we are optimistic about the future. BAFTA has faced its own challenges during this time. With the generosity and support of our members, our partners, sponsors and donors, the wider industry and our tireless staff, we have continued to deliver spectacular content and vital initiatives under extraordinary circumstances. We invite you to visit our website and follow our social media to stay informed on all that we do to shine a light on the very best talent and creative endeavours in the screen arts. We are moving into a new era at BAFTA, as we head towards our 75th year in 2022, and we hope you will join us on this exciting journey. We wish you all a wonderful evening and every success for the rest of the year.
Amanda Berry O B E Chief Executive of the Academy
Krishnendu Majumdar Chair of the Academy
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Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment Tonight’s only award voted for by you – the Great British public. Last year, amazing British TV brought us all together. But which of our shortlist did you vote as the Must-See Moment of 2020? Tell us your favourite and follow all tonight’s action at @VirginMedia #VirginMediaBAFTAs
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Thank you for joining us for the 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards – a night we’re dedicating to the best of the television that brought us all together last year. For a second year, Awards season looks a little different. But we’re grateful to now be able to invite some of our favourite television stars to walk the red carpet and enjoy the ceremony safely, in person. I hope we will all be there to join them in 2022. Last year, more than ever, television brought the country together – connecting us through laughter, tears and edge-of-your-seat cliff hangers. During a tough time, we’re proud to have played a part in keeping the nation connected and entertained – and tonight’s no different. Since we couldn’t invite the public along in person, we’re giving them the next best thing as part of our big BAFTA night in – the chance to appear live as a hologram on the red carpet, experiencing the Awards virtually alongside some of television’s biggest names. We’re also excited to crown Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment of 2020 – the Awards’ only category voted for by the Great British public. This year’s shortlist celebrates the diverse array of programmes on Britain’s small screen, and the talent behind it. The quality is truly outstanding, and we know it was no easy feat settling on these six nominees. So, on behalf of BAFTA and Virgin Media, we’d like to say a big thank you to our judging panel, expertly chaired by Hannah Wyatt of BAFTA’s Television Committee. And to you, the nation’s television fans, for voting to help us crown the Must-See Moment of 2020. Now, I invite you to settle into your sofas for the 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards. Enjoy the show!
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C O M E DY E NT E RTA I NM EN T P R OG RA M M E THE BATTLE FOR HONG KONG (DISPATCHES) Robin Barnwell, Gesbeen Mohammad, Guy Creasey, David Henshaw, Evan Williams Hardcash Productions, Evan Williams Productions/ Channel 4 THE CYPRUS PAPERS UNDERCOVER (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS) Phil Rees, Sarah Yeo, Leonidas Sofogiannis, James Kleinfeld, David Harrison, Jason Gwynne Al Jazeera Media Network/Al Jazeera English
CHARLIE BROOKER’S ANTIVIRAL WIPE Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Ali Marlow Broke & Bones, Endemol Shine Group/ BBC Two THE RANGANATION Production Team Zeppotron/BBC Two ROB & ROMESH VS Jack Shillaker, David Taylor, Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Bill Righton CPL Productions/Sky One
C U R R E N T A F FA I RS
AMERICA’S WAR ON ABORTION (EXPOSURE) Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle, Andrew Smith Fuuse Films/ITV
THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Rina Dayalji, Ben Wicks, Toby Baker Expectation, Dice Productions Entertainment/ Channel 4
ITALY’S FRONTLINE: A DOCTOR’S DIARY Sasha Joelle Achilli, Dan Edge, Ella Newton, Paul van Dyck, Sarah Waldron Mongoose Pictures/BBC Two
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DAY T I M E
THE CHASE Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott, Helen Tumbridge Potato/ITV THE GREAT HOUSE GIVEAWAY Production Team Chwarel/Channel 4 JIMMY MCGOVERN’S MOVING ON Production Team LA Productions/BBC One RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Production Team Remarkable TV/BBC Two
GANGS OF LONDON Gareth Evans, Matt Flannery, Thomas Benski, Jane Featherstone, Lucas Ochoa, Hugh Warren Pulse Films, SISTER/Sky Atlantic I HATE SUZIE Lucy Prebble, Billie Piper, Andrea Dewsbery, Julie Gardner, Georgi Banks-Davies, Anthony Neilson Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic SAVE ME TOO Simon Heath, Jessica Sykes, Lennie James, Lizzie Rusbridger, Coky Giedroyc, Jim Loach World Productions/Sky Atlantic
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DRA M A S E R I ES
THE CROWN Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Michael Casey, Oona O’Beirn, Andy Stebbing, Martin Harrison Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
E NT E RTA I NME N T P ERF ORM A N C E
ADAM HILLS The Last Leg Open Mike Productions/Channel 4 BRADLEY WALSH Beat the Chasers Potato/ITV CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN Strictly Come Dancing BBC Studios/BBC One DAVID MITCHELL Would I Lie to You? At Christmas Zeppotron/BBC One GRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show So Television/BBC One ROMESH RANGANATHAN The Ranganation Zeppotron/BBC Two
LIFE & RHYMES Production Team CPL Productions, Licklemor Productions/ Sky Arts THE MASKED SINGER Daniel Nettleton, Derek McLean, Claire Horton, Marc Bassett, Simon Staffurth Bandicoot Scotland/ITV STRICTLY COME DANCING Production Team BBC Studios/BBC One
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Production Team 72 Films/Channel 4 HOSPITAL: FIGHTING COVID-19 Production Team Label1/BBC Two LOSING IT: OUR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY Production Team Story Films/Channel 4 ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ James Bluemel, Jo Abel, Miriam Walsh, Simon Sykes, Andrew Palmer, Will Anderson KEO Films/BBC Two
LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE Sally Benton, Rosie Schellenberg, Alice Goodyear, Paddy Lynas Wall to Wall Media/ITV
F E AT U R ES
BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS Production Team Boomerang/Dave
MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse, Lisa Clark, Rob Gill, Stephanie Fyfe, Doug Bryson Owl Power/BBC Two THE REPAIR SHOP Production Team Ricochet/BBC One
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F E MA LE P E RF ORM A N C E I N A CO MEDY P R OG RA M M E
AIMEE LOU WOOD Sex Education Eleven Film/Netflix DAISY HAGGARD Breeders Avalon, FX Productions/Sky One DAISY MAY COOPER This Country BBC Studios/BBC Three EMMA MACKEY Sex Education Eleven Film/Netflix GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Famalam BBC Studios/BBC Three MAE MARTIN Feel Good Objective Fiction, Objective Media Group Scotland/ Channel 4
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Production Team Afemme, Monkeypaw, Bad Robot, Warner Bros., HBO/Sky Atlantic
I N T E R N AT I O N A L
LITTLE AMERICA Lee Eisenberg, Alan Yang, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V Gordon, Sian Heder Apple, Universal Television/Apple TV+
UNORTHODOX Anna Winger, Alexa Karolinski, Maria Schrader Studio Airlift, Real Film Berlin/Netflix WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: THE GAY PURGE (STORYVILLE) David France, Alice Henty, Askold Kurov, Joy A Tomchin Public Square Films/BBC Four
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LEA D I N G ACTOR
JOHN BOYEGA Small Axe Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One JOSH O’CONNOR The Crown Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/ Netflix PAAPA ESSIEDU I May Destroy You Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One PAUL MESCAL Normal People Element Pictures/BBC Three SHAUN PARKES Small Axe Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One WALEED ZUAITER Baghdad Central Euston Films/Channel 4
DAISY EDGAR-JONES Normal People Element Pictures/BBC Three HAYLEY SQUIRES Adult Material Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4 JODIE COMER Killing Eve Sid Gentle Films/BBC One LETITIA WRIGHT Small Axe Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One MICHAELA COEL I May Destroy You Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
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L E A DI N G ACT R ES S
BILLIE PIPER I Hate Suzie Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic
LI VE EVEN T
LIFE DRAWING LIVE! Emyr Afan, Sally Dixon, Josie d’Arby, Lachlan Goudie, Diana Ali, Nicky Philipps Avanti Media/BBC Four THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team BBC Studios/BBC One SPRINGWATCH 2020 Production Team BBC Studios Natural History Unit, The Open University/BBC Two THE THIRD DAY: AUTUMN Production Team Sky Studios, Plan B Entertainment, Punchdrunk, HBO/Sky Atlantic
Members of BAFTA Elevate 2019 cohort Rhys Yates and Nahel Tzegai, participating in a development round table with award-winning producer and director Cary Fukunaga. Image: BAFTA/Jordan Anderson 2020
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MA LE P ERF ORM A N C E I N A CO MEDY P R OG RA M M E
CHARLIE COOPER This Country BBC Studios/BBC Three GUZ KHAN Man Like Mobeen Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC Three JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic Calamity Films/Sky One NCUTI GATWA Sex Education Eleven Film/Netflix PAUL RITTER Friday Night Dinner Popper Pictures, Big Talk Productions/ Channel 4 REECE SHEARSMITH Inside No. 9 BBC Studios/BBC Two
I MAY DESTROY YOU Production Team Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
M I N I - S E R I ES
ADULT MATERIAL Lucy Kirkwood, Dawn Shadforth, Sara Hamill, Patrick Spence Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4
NORMAL PEOPLE Lenny Abrahamson, Alice Birch, Ed Guiney, Emma Norton, Catherine Magee, Sally Rooney Element Pictures/BBC Three SMALL AXE Steve McQueen, Tracey Scoffield, David Tanner, Michael Elliott, Anita Overland Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/ BBC One
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BBC NEWS AT TEN: PRIME MINISTER ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE Production Team BBC News/BBC One CHANNEL 4 NEWS: DETERRING DEMOCRACY Production Team ITN, Channel 4 News/Channel 4 NEWSNIGHT: COVID CARE CRISIS Production Team BBC Newsnight/BBC Two SKY NEWS: INSIDE IDLIB Production Team Sky News/Sky News
RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team Studio Lambert/BBC Two THE SCHOOL THAT TRIED TO END RACISM Production Team Proper Content/Channel 4 THE WRITE OFFS Production Team Shine TV/Channel 4
R E A L I T Y & CO N ST R U CT ED FACTUAL
MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS David Ambler, Katie Attwood, Genevieve Welch, Anthony Crumpton Shine TV/BBC One
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GHOSTS Production Team Monumental Television, Them There/ BBC One INSIDE NO. 9 Adam Tandy, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Matt Lipsey, Guillem Morales BBC Studios/BBC Two MAN LIKE MOBEEN Guz Khan, Andy Milligan, Gill Isles, Ollie Parsons, David Simpson Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC Three THIS COUNTRY Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Tom George, Simon Mayhew-Archer BBC Studios/BBC Three
DISABLED NOT DEFEATED: THE ROCK BAND WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES – DELTA 7 Rosie Baldwin, Holly Stimson, Dan Knight Vice/Noisey THE MAIN PART Rosie Westhoff, Jen Wakefield, Sara Huxley, Tom Payne, Jody Smith Studio71 UK/BBC iPlayer THEY SAW THE SUN FIRST Stefan Hunt, Jess Lowe, Adam Gee Fresh Film, Red Bull Media House/Red Bull TV
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CRIPTALES Mat Fraser, Amit Sharma, Ewan Marshall, Jenny Sealey, Debbie Christie BBC Studios/BBC Four
S I NG LE D OC U M EN TA RY*
AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR Jenny Popplewell, James Marsh, Jonathan Stadlen, Simon Barker Netflix Originals/Netflix ANTON FERDINAND: FOOTBALL, RACISM & ME Sian Guerra, Jeremy Lee, Wendie Ottewill, James Ross, Anton Ferdinand Wonder, New Era Global Productions/ BBC One LOCKED IN: BREAKING THE SILENCE (STORYVILLE) Xavier Alford, Colette Hodges, Sacha Mirzoeff, Poppy Goodheart Marble Films/BBC Four SURVIVING COVID Production Team Sandpaper Films/Channel 4
* Given in honour of Robert Flaherty
BBW (ON THE EDGE) Ben Bickerton, Philip Trethowan, Lisa Walters, William Stefan Smith, Yolanda Mercy BlackLight Television/Channel 4
S I N G L E D RA M A
ANTHONY Jimmy McGovern, Colin McKeown, Donna Molloy, Terry McDonough LA Productions/BBC One
SITTING IN LIMBO Lila Rawlings, Andy Harries, Pier Wilke, Fiona Lamptey, Stephen S Thompson, Stella Corradi Left Bank Pictures/BBC One THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN Eleanor Greene, Leanne Klein, Tim Rostock, Simon Block, Michael Samuels, Alison Sterling Wall to Wall Media, Warner Bros. International Television Production Germany/BBC Two
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S OA P & CO N T I N U I N G D RA M A
CASUALTY Simon Harper, Loretta Preece, Sarah Beeson, Jenny Thompson BBC Studios/BBC One CORONATION STREET Production Team ITV Studios/ITV EASTENDERS Jon Sen, Kate Oates, Sharon Batten, Liza Mellody BBC Studios/BBC One HOLLYOAKS Bryan Kirkwood, Hannah Sowden, Josie Day, Gary Sewell, Colette Chard Lime Pictures/Channel 4
PUTIN: A RUSSIAN SPY STORY James Rogan, Nick Green, Paul Mitchell, Adam Finch Rogan Productions/Channel 4 THE RISE OF THE MURDOCH DYNASTY David Glover, Cate Hall, Jamie Roberts, Owen Phillips, Justin Badger, Sam Santana 72 Films/BBC Two
S P E C I A L I ST FACT UA L*
EXTINCTION: THE FACTS Serena Davies, Helen Thomas, Stephen Moore, Charlotte Lathane BBC Studios/BBC One
THE SURGEON’S CUT Production Team BBC Studios/Netflix
* Given in honour of Huw Wheldon
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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Production Team Sky Sports F1/Sky Sports Formula 1 ENGLAND V FRANCE: THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP FINAL Production Team Sunset+Vine/Amazon Prime Video ENGLAND V WEST INDIES TEST CRICKET Production Team Sky Sports/Sky Sports Cricket LONDON MARATHON 2020 Alastair McIntyre, Micky Payne, Matthew Griffiths, Adam Duncan BBC Sport/BBC One
MALACHI KIRBY Small Axe Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One MICHAEL SHEEN Quiz Left Bank Pictures/ITV MICHEAL WARD Small Axe Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
S U P P O RT I N G ACTO R
KUNAL NAYYAR Criminal: UK Idiotlamp Productions/Netflix
RUPERT EVERETT Adult Material Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4 TOBIAS MENZIES The Crown Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
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The Crown Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/ Netflix LEILA FARZAD I Hate Suzie Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic RAKIE AYOLA Anthony LA Productions/BBC One SIENA KELLY Adult Material Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4 SOPHIE OKONEDO Criminal: UK Idiotlamp Productions/Netflix WERUCHE OPIA I May Destroy You Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
EASTENDERS Gray kills Chantelle BBC Studios/BBC One GOGGLEBOX Reactions to Boris Johnson’s press conference Studio Lambert/Channel 4 THE MANDALORIAN Luke Skywalker arrives Lucasfilm/Disney+ NIGELLA’S COOK, EAT, REPEAT Mee-cro-wah-vay BBC Studios Unscripted Productions/BBC Two
AS VOTED F OR BY TH E P UBLIC
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020 Thames, Syco/ITV
V I R G I N M E DI A’S MU ST-SE E MOM E NT
BRIDGERTON Penelope is revealed as Lady Whistledown Netflix Originals, Shondaland/Netflix
All nominations correct at time of press.
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THE JU R I ES
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME Adeel Amini chair Joshua Buckingham Philippa Collie Cousins Charlie Coombes Abigail Dankwa Angela Ferreira Tilusha Ghelani Danny Horan Abby Kumar Dorsa Nam Kalpna Patel-Knight John Williams Pat Younge
CURRENT AFFAIRS Elizabeth McIntyre chair Barbara Blake Hannah Lucy Hetherington Minreet Kaur Dinah Lord Callum Macrae David Modell Eamon O’Connor Kelechi Okafor Tania Rakhmanova Marc Williamson
DAYTIME Sara Putt chair Rachel Ashdown Mike Benson Nel Chandra Stuart Heritage Gemma John-Lewis Ella Kelly Alf Lawrie Catherine Lynch Emma Read Amanda Ross Federico Ruiz Jo Scarratt-Jones
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FACTUAL SERIES
DRAMA SERIES Beryl Richards chair Malcolm Campbell Jenna Coleman Kate Crowe Gwyneth Hughes Michael Jackson Malachi Kirby Berna Levin Sohrab Noshirvani Neus Ollé Tom Wentworth
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE Daniel Maynard chair Mirella Breda Shalom Brune-Franklin Sarah Crowe Melissa Hameed Sian Harries Jane Rogerson David Simpson Ranj Singh Alex Winckler
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME Richard Boden chair Paul C Brunson Sam Campbell Jacqui Hayden Ria Hebden Anita Lowenstein Dent Daniela Neumann Steve Sidwell Emma Taylor Russell Thomas Phil Tredinnick Stephen Yemoh
Paul Gilbert chair Darren Cathan Dominic Crossley-Holland Susanne Curran Dan Hillman Alison Jackson Eve Kay Adam Kemp Adeyemi Michael Marian Mohamed Elspeth O’Hare Catryn Ramasut Steve Robinson
FEATURES Liz Trubridge chair Tom Barry Nicholas Bullen Sue Collins Mobashir Dar Mark Downie Alasdair McClure Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Claire Poyser Martyn Smith Emma Tutty
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME Becky Cadman chair Tom Allen Murray Boland Madeleine Brettingham Sophie Duker Steph Harris Kadiff Kirwan Tanya Moodie Carla Stronge Sarah Tyekiff Iain Wimbush
LIVE EVENT
INTERNATIONAL Sarah Asante chair Asim Ali Zac Beattie Jules Cornell Mackenzie Crook Alexandra Finlay Julie Gardner Armando Iannucci Felicity Morris Yôko Narahashi Becky Read Emma Yap
LEADING ACTOR John Strickland chair Sonia Allam Robert Bullock Asa Butterfield Charlie Covell Lola Dauda Peter Hoar Faith Penhale Lauren Ridloff Steve Singleton Luke Thompson Indira Varma Phoebe Waller-Bridge
LEADING ACTRESS Ade Rawcliffe chair Basi Akpabio Genevieve Barr OT Fagbenle Alan Harris Tim McInnerny Robert McKillop Aysha Rafaele Callum Scott Howells
Maxine Watson chair Harry Bell Ninder Billing Mike Kaufman Danielle Kranendonk Ala Lloyd Dermot O’Leary Nikki Parsons Vicky Ranson Tim van Someren
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME Hilary Rosen chair Nathan Bryon Nicola Coughlan Naomi de Pear Jamie Demetriou Brian Dooley Rob Gibbons Benjamin Green Hannah Mackay Ruth Madeley
NEWS COVERAGE Katie Player chair David Brindley Harjeet Chhokar Ingrid Falck Edward Faulks Veronica Kan-Dapaah Deeyah Khan Olivia Lichtenstein Paul Merton Gian Quaglieni Hayley Reynolds Kate Teckman Emma Westcott
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL MINI-SERIES Krishnendu Majumdar chair Lydia Adetunji Mahalia Belo Edith Bowman Lynn Horsford Amanda Jenks Robert Jones Philip Martin Sarah Solemani Stephen S Thompson Jack Thorne Derek Wax Pier Wilkie
Lara Akeju chair Marvyn Benoit Ben Bhatia Rob Coldstream Martin Dance Coco Jackson Nicole Kleeman Derren Lawford Shelley Rai Emily Shields Helen Veale Amanda Wilson
SCRIPTED COMEDY Paul Gilbert chair Alison Cain Jack Carroll Rab Christie Sara Murray Sophie Petzal Rachael Prior-Foley Esther Springer Mark Talbot Sue Vertue
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Nicky Sargent chair Jon Blair Libby Burke Wilde Fiona Clark Fergal Costello Ella Glendining Bruce Goodison Ksenia Harwood Selina Lim Stephen O’Connell André Singer Abena Taylor-Smith Yero Timi-Biu
Maxine Watson chair Ade Adepitan Rimla Akhtar Ron Chakraborty Thomas Drachkovitch Sharon Fuller Antonia Howard-Taylor Sara Missaghian Steve Norris Kevin Ramsey Olivia Slot Stuart Smith
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY Fatima Salaria chair Jenny Ash Mobeen Azhar Heenan Bhatti Richard Butchins Kelly Close David DeHaney Anna Hall Lucy Pilkington James Rogan Bushra Siddiq Jes Wilkins
SINGLE DRAMA Hannah Wyatt chair Steve Ackroyd Kae Alexander Amir Amirsolimani Liesel Evans Mat Fraser Dan Isaacs Sam Miller Tom Miller Damien Molony Sarah Monteith Priscilla Parish
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SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA Daniel Maynard chair Ayela Butt Rachel Corp Annabelle Davis Philip Edgar-Jones Ramy El-Bergamy Sara J Johnson Daniel Kilkelly Mirren Mack Fiona McDermott Toby Moses Nicholas Pinnock Alison Slade
SPECIALIST FACTUAL Lucy Willis chair Denys Blakeway Arthur Cary Adam Chapman Raksha Dave Chris Durlacher Jim Greayer Alice Harper Cherish Oteka Sarah Sarkhel David Upshal Dominique Walker
SUPPORTING ACTOR Claire Zolkwer chair CJ Beckford Roanna Benn Ben Chanan Sophie Gardiner Ollie Gilbert Julie Hesmondhalgh Ruth Kenley-Letts Kiran Sonia Sawar Nicole Taylor Bernard Telsey Lydia West
SUPPORTING ACTRESS Pippa Harris chair Sheila Atim Richard Fee Laura Mackie China Moo-Young Himesh Patel Talulah Riley Golda Rosheuvel Hugo Speer Zephryn Taitte Damien Timmer Sally Wainwright
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British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2021 THE WINNERS The winners of the British Academy Television Craft Awards, held on 24 May 2021, are listed over the next few pages...
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COSTUME DESIGN JACQUELINE DURRAN Small Axe (Lovers Rock) Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL TERESA GRIFFITHS Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line Erica Starling Productions & Ronachan Films/ BBC Two
DIRECTOR: FICTION Sponsored by
MICHAELA COEL, SAM MILLER I May Destroy You Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA MARCUS VINER ENO’s Drive & Live: La bohème Somethin’ Else, ENO/Sky Arts
EDITING: FACTUAL Sponsored by
CLAIRE GUILLON Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line Erica Starling Productions, Ronachan Films/ BBC Two
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