BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2023 programme

As President of BAFTA, I’d like to welcome you to this evening’s Awards, celebrating the best in creative and technical excellence in the screen arts over the past year.

As well as celebrating today’s success, BAFTA is uniquely placed to inspire creativity and provide opportunities for the next generation to tell their own stories, and

I am proud that supporting talented people from all backgrounds to unlock their potential remains central to the organisation’s mission. Whether through its career development initiatives such as BAFTA Elevate, which is currently focussed on discovering and supporting aspiring producers from under-represented backgrounds, or through its ongoing bursary and scholarship programmes, which provide financial support to those starting out on their creative journey.

I share BAFTA’s belief that great storytelling can be lifechanging and I fully support its ongoing commitment to secure a more representative, inclusive and innovative future for the film, games and television industries.

HRH The Prince of Wales, kg kt President of BAFTA

WELCOME

Welcome to BAFTA’ s...

...celebration of an incredible year in television craft, performance and storytelling. This year we received a record number of entries across the BAFTA Television Craft Awards and BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises, demonstrating the tremendous strength and depth of this industry.

The extraordinary breadth of nominated work is evidence of a screen industry in rude health. And our Awards recognise exceptional achievements that we hope will inspire the next generation. Look no further than the BAFTA Elevate and Breakthrough cohorts, some of whom are among the many first-time nominees recognised this evening. We urge you to seek out and enjoy their outstanding work.

Recognising excellence in television is central to BAFTA’s mission as an arts charity. We seek to inspire current and future creatives and ensure they are given every opportunity to thrive in the film, games and television industries, regardless of their background and life experience. In all activity, from the Awards to our year-round talent development programme, and with the support of our members and committees, we strive to level the playing field.

We all believe in the power of film, games and television to entertain, inform, engage and transform. Whether celebrating those at the top of their form or nurturing the talent of the future, BAFTA’s support can make a difference.

Huge congratulations to our brilliant nominees. We hope you all enjoy this night of celebration.

Jane Millichip Krishnendu Majumdar Chief Executive Chair of BAFTA

Here’s to a night of memorable moments

From our ships’ stages to the TV screen, we’re passionate about amazing entertainment. Good luck to all the nominees and here’s to crowning the winner of the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award.

I am so pleased to welcome you...

...here today as we celebrate P&O Cruises’ new partnership with the BAFTA Television Awards and also honour the very best talent. We could not be more delighted to be working with BAFTA as we bring together two iconic British brands, both steeped in heritage and with huge synergies in entertainment and experience.

Just like television, a P&O Cruises holiday provides escapism from the everyday. They both provide memorable moments of adventure, relaxation and entertainment.

This evening’s P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award is the only category to be voted for by members of the viewing public. This award pays tribute to the impact of television in the UK and its power to delight, inform and bring the nation together. I am sure it will be a very special reminder of an exceptional moment.

The Television Awards’ categories and nominees represent a huge variety of programming, which truly showcase the best of the best, both in front of and behind the camera.

On behalf of P&O Cruises, thank you to all our very worthy nominees, to everyone who voted for the Memorable Moment Award, to those who create the incredible programmes, series, dramas and so much more that entertain us all year round and get the nation talking. Our thanks, of course, to BAFTA’s Television Committee and to our wonderful jury of experts who selected the Memorable Moment Award shortlist.

Here’s to a long and successful partnership.

Paul Ludlow President, P&O Cruises

DOUBL DOUBL

comedy duo rob beckett and romesh ranganathan are bringing their good humour and natural bon ami to this year’s ceremony as joint hosts.

While Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are not a traditional television doubleact, in the same way that the legendary Morecambe and Wise, French and Saunders or Vic and Bob are, they nevertheless make quite the comedy duo.

As demonstrated in five seasons of the BAFTA-nominated Rob & Romesh Vs (2019-), Ranganathan’s dry humour and acerbic realism complements Beckett’s more joyful exuberance and quick-witted optimism, making for entertaining television.

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Together, the challenges they have faced include training with the England football team, taking on various Olympic sports with Team GB, fashion modelling, drag performing, creating art and learning ballet, to name a few. Despite the nonstop ribbing, their friendship clearly shines through.

It’s an onscreen chemistry born out of their off-screen friendship that developed on the standup comedy circuit. They have known each other for more than a decade, coming through the comedy club system at the same time, often meeting at various open mic gigs when starting out. That must seem like

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PORTRAIT: BAFTA/Rachell Smith

PHOTOS: BAFTA/Charlie Clift

a lifetime ago now, given how the British public has embraced their comedy and their ever broadening output. Their obvious talent saw them break into television around the same time too, becoming regular guests on such panel shows as 8 Out of 10 Cats..., Have I Got News for You and A League of Their Own – the latter hosted by Ranganathan since 2020. As two of the UK’s top comics, both have also naturally featured on Taskmaster, albeit in different seasons – Ranganathan competed in season one (2015), with Beckett going on to win its third season (2016).

More recently, Ranganathan has been host of The Weakest Link (2021-) and has co-written sitcom Romantic Getaway (2023) with comic Katherine Ryan, which they also both star in. Ranganathan has steadily been

Romesh Ranganathan (top), with his BAFTA, and Rob Beckett (above) captured at the 2021 Television Awards

building up his acting credentials, including supporting roles in comedy series King Gary (2020-2021) and feature film Cinderella (2021). His stand-up special, The Cynic, filmed in his hometown of Crawley, was recently released on Netflix. It’s supported by a 30-minute making of... documentary, too.

Beckett, meanwhile, hosted celebrity couples challenge series Unbreakable (2022), served as a judge on celebrity drag competition Queens for the Night (2022) and has a weekly slot on BBC Radio Two (2022-). His touring podcast with fellow comic Josh Widdicombe, Parenting Hell, is one of the biggest in the UK, with 3.5 million downloads a month. A bestselling book based on the podcast was released at the end of 2022.

This evening, the dynamic duo are taking on BAFTA’s Television Awards – they already have form with live shows, having successfully co-hosted the Royal Variety Performance in 2019. They also both have experience of attending BAFTA’s Awards: Beckett has been a citation reader at the Games Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2018 as well as the Television Awards in 2021; while Ranganathan has won twice, for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan in 2020 and The Ranganation in 2021. Hosting an Awards show is clearly well within their skillset. Let’s just cross our fingers they’re not helping with the dinner service after the show –we all remember the comedy of errors that was Rob & Romesh Vs Restaurants.

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comedian, actor and writer meera syal’s exceptional work entertaining the nation – including as hm the queen’s favourite, granny kumar – earns her bafta’s highest recognition.

If television is escapism, then the 1970s’ view of the world that a young Meera Syal saw was not the most nurturing, with such provocative shows as The Black and White Minstrel Show, Til Death Us Do Part and Love Thy Neighbour. “Oh my god, it was such a car crash. You would be shocked at what passed as entertainment,” gasps the 61-year-old writer, comedian and actor. “This was my childhood.”

Growing up in an Indian Punjabi family, Syal moved from Essington in Staffordshire, a mining town in the Midlands, to nearby Bloxwich. “Of course you become a performer. You’re changing masks all the time just to fit into whatever environment you’re in,” she laughs. Her emotional journey under-

pins her illustrious career. Whether it was writing the script for Bhaji on the Beach (1993) or appearing in the recent Roar (2022), Syal’s power lies in her crucial decision to reject being the butt of the jokes or be rendered voiceless when she has such a unique and vibrant sense of perspective. Now she boasts an MBE, a CBE and BAFTA’s highest honour, the Fellowship.

“The way that the world makes sense to me, and how to claim

Attending the joint BAFTA Film and Television Awards in 1995, held at the London Palladium

THE FELLOWSHIP: MEERA SYAL cbe

WORDS: Kemi Alemoru | PORTRAIT: BAFTA/Rachell Smith

IMAGES: BAFTA/Doug McKenzie; BAFTA/Jamie Simonds; BAFTA/Sarah Dunn

“The way that the world makes sense to me, and how to claim my place in it, is to tell my stories.”

Read the full interview: bafta.org/about/awards-brochures

In conversation with Nikki Bedi before a special screening of When Harry Met Sally... (1989), chosen by Syal as part of BAFTA's Female Firsts celebrations in 2018

my place in it, is to tell my stories,” she notes. “It changes the way people see you. They don’t see you as ‘other’ if they can stand in your shoes.”

Syal became inspired by the likes of Victoria Wood who used the power of observation to shine a light on the ludicrous experiences of northern workingclass women. Imbued with a hunger to do the same, she joined the ensemble cast for BBC’s The Real McCoy (1991-1996) and then, through one of that show’s writers, Anil Gupta, the BAFTA-nominated Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2000).

“I found a tribe, I found my people,” she explains. “It was so joyous because we had this shorthand for a dual cultural heritage that no one really had explored.”

Goodness Gracious Me’s Sanjeev Bhaskar joined Syal on her next venture, The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006), where he played the grandson of Syal’s blunt grandmother, ‘Ummi’ Sushila. The comedy was a runaway hit, becoming one of HM The Queen’s favourite shows. “She was really lovely about the show and she clearly had watched it because she could quote bits of it,” Syal explains. “I think she was drawn to an older woman being the naughtiest person in the room.”

The show won an International Emmy in 2003 and earned five BAFTA nominations, including one each for Syal and Bhaskar for Entertainment Performance. It was during this period that the pair fell in love and married. “Actors say don’t marry another actor but it’s such a weird, unpredictable, insecure and complex job that it’s nice to have someone who absolutely gets it and supports you,” she says.

Syal’s thankful for her journey so far and that she has so many projects she’s proud of on her impressive curriculum vitae. With the advent of streaming, and with projects that have proven the success of autonomy for creators from workingclass and underrepresented ethnic groups, she’s also hopeful for the future. “We’re getting there but there’s still a lot of work to do,” she says. “We can build pressure together and change things.”

With husband Sanjeev Bhaskar at the Television Awards in 2013

THE SPECIAL AWARD : DAVID OLUSOGA obe

the broadcaster, writer and historian receives one of bafta’s highest honours in recognition of his groundbreaking career.

“It feels very moving to be recognised by the industry in which I’ve spent most of my adult life,” says Professor David Olusoga, reflecting on his BAFTA Special Award. That a boy born in Lagos and raised on a Gateshead council estate has become one of the UK’s leading television historians, broadcasters and filmmakers is testament to Olusoga’s brilliance. Television, though, took a back seat to education early on. By the age of 25, Olusoga had collected a history degree from the University of Liverpool and a master’s from Leicester. A career in academia beckoned. Fortunately for millions of sofa

historians, Olusoga decided to take a postgraduate broadcast journalism course in Leeds and then worked in BBC radio for a few years.

“I didn’t come from a background with ambitions of working in elitist areas like TV,” he says. “I had no contacts, friends or family in television, but the one thing I did have was lots and lots of ideas.”

Collecting the BAFTA for Specialist Factual with the rest of the Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners production team in 2016

WORDS: Matthew Bell | PORTRAIT: Robert Wilson/The Times | IMAGES: BAFTA/Stephen Butler; BAFTA/Iona Wolff; BAFTA; BAFTA/James Gourley

“I had no contacts, friends or family in television, but the one thing I did have was lots and lots of ideas.”

Eventually, a BBC commissioner gave one of them the green light, Ebony Towers: The Black Intelligentsia (2003), followed by Namibia: Genocide & the Second Reich (2005), which Olusoga produced and directed. The story of a forgotten genocide in the then German South West African colony, it was, he says, “the most inspiring moment of the first half of my career”.

Television has truly embraced history over the past few decades, which Olusoga describes as “one of the great passions of the British people”. This includes such popular viewing as Who Do You Think You Are?, Olusoga’s own A House Through Time (20182021) and his hard-hitting BAFTA-winning film Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners (2015).

In the latter, Olusoga turned complex, forensic academic history into two hours of gripping television. “You can write

Right: Taking part in an online BAFTA Q&A for Our NHS: A Hidden History in 2021; Opposite page, top: Preparing for a portrait for The Times, in the run up to the 2021 Television Awards; Bottom: With Sir Trevor McDonald at the Television Awards in 2016

an academic paper, and I’ve written many, but you won’t reach millions of people,” he explains.

Unremembered – Britain’s Forgotten War Heroes (2019) equally left its own indelible mark. Olusoga executive produced this documentary about African soldiers who served and died for Britain in World War I but were denied the honour of an individual grave. “It led to a formal apology by the British Government for one of the biggest historical scandals that I, as a historian, had ever encountered – that’s the power of television,” argues Olusoga.

Looking back over two decades on the box, he says: “I became a historian, not because of my history classes at school but because of seeing it on television... It never occurred to me that I might be able to do for others what television did for me, which was life changing. It’s a humbling thought.

“Whenever people stop me in the street and say how much my programmes have meant to them, I think about myself on a council estate in the 80s. I feel blessed to have been able to play a part in a medium that has that power.” The professor is far from finished with television either.

“I can’t imagine sitting on the sidelines and watching television and not being involved in it,” Olusoga concludes. “I’m afraid I will be bothering commissioners for quite a long time.”

Read the full interview: bafta.org/about/awards-brochures

“I can’t imagine sitting on the sidelines and watching television and not being involved in it.”

COVER STORY: EVERY ONE IS

Unique

this awards programme is a one of a kind. here’s why...

You may not have realised it but this programme is unique. No two covers are the same. Created by an innovative new software called HP Spark, it features elements randomly selected from our Awards key artwork to create something new. The artwork (above) captures the array of crafts recognised at these Awards, as well as the iconic architecture of the ceremony venue, London’s Royal Festival Hall.

The singular elements of the cover combine to form the full artwork, which represents the originality and creativity of individuals combining to invigorate the wider industry. With a more diverse pool of talent, the more varied, provocative and engaging that creativity will be, cultivating greater representation and inspiring more unheard voices to make great works.

Art by Abigail Bills

Improving inclusivity and diversity is a priority for BAFTA and we can help level the playing field for talented people to succeed in the screen industries, regardless of their background. As an arts academy representing film, games and television, we are also in a unique position to share resources and learnings across sectors and positively impact the future of our industries. As our Awards illustrate each year, the landscape is ever-evolving, and

BAFTA’s work must be too, taking stock of the progress we’ve made and where we need to do more.

Film, games and television expand our understanding of the world, while sharing stories, making connections and learning from others is a fundamental part of the human equation.

Tonight is about recognising the great storytellers of our time and inspiring the voices of the future. Let’s celebrate them all.

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CLIMATE Change

when it comes to the environment, we all have a part to play, bafta included.

We are in the midst of an environmental crisis, and we all have a responsibility to act fast to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

The innovators and creative pathfinders BAFTA celebrates tonight are on the cutting edge of creating a new and better way of making and distributing big and small screen content. Sustainability isn’t just about change, it’s about improvement – it’s about excellence.

BAFTA’s Awards ceremonies are also striving to match this standard of excellence. From food to branding materials, we want to ensure all our ceremonies are as sustainable as possible. Not only does the new venue, The Royal Festival Hall,

Sustainability isn’t just about change, it’s about improvementit’s about excellence.

PHOTOS: BAFTA/Carlo Paloni; BAFTA/Scott Garfitt

allow us to hold both ceremony and dinner in one place, it also means we can reuse a lot of the unseen (but essential) materials that support the stage, sets and other event areas.

We have also committed to: reusing the set at future Awards; using greener Stage V generators to reduce air pollution; investing in local suppliers and crew to limit emissions from travel; switching to LED lighting; and crafting the dinner from seasonal and locally-sourced produce, with any food waste re-used in agriculture.

There’s a long way to go, but standing still isn’t an option.

The BAFTA albert consortium was created to help the film and TV industry lead the way in tackling the most important issue of our time. Launched as a carbon calculator in 2011, albert has become a hub for the screen industries worldwide to make their content pipelines sustainable and to inspire and educate audiences. Together, with albert, we can create a better industry and build a brighter future.

Find out how to play your part at: wearealbert.org

who ’ s albert ? we are

Light IN A NEW

these little seen portraits from the bafta photographic archive were beautifully captured by oliver mayhall, in the run up to last year’s television awards, and by elisabeth hoff, at the ceremony itself. from the serious to the more playful, these distinct images offer new perspectives on some of the uk’s brightest television stars.

Lydia West – Leading Actress nominee for It's A Sin

IMAGES | BAFTA/Oliver Mayhall; BAFTA/Elisabeth Hoff

Chris McCausland – Citation reader for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Jodie Comer – winner of Leading Actress for Help

Ncuti Gatwa – Male Performance in a Comedy Programme nominee for Sex Education

Sopé Dìrísù – star of the BAFTAnominated Gangs of London and EE Rising Star Award nominee

From Left: Marcus Luther, Lee Riley and Mica Ven – from Gogglebox, winner of Reality & Constructed Factual

Olly Alexander – Leading Actor nominee for It's A Sin

Holly Walsh and Tanya Moodie – writer and star of Motherland, which won Walsh a BAFTA for Scripted Comedy

Jamie Demetriou – Male Performance in a Comedy Programme winner for Stath Lets Flats

Clara Amfo – Part of the team that won Live Event for The Earthshot Prize 2021

Suranne Jones – Single Drama nominee for I Am Victoria

Katie Piper – Citation reader for Current Affairs

Rose Ayling-Ellis – audience award winner for her silent dance with Giovanni Pernice on Strictly Come Dancing

Tom Daley – Citation reader for Entertainment Performance

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in october 2022, bafta welcomed its first new ceo in more than 20 years. jane millichip reflects on the past, the present and the promise for the uk’s world-renowned academy and arts charity.

PORTRAITS: BAFTA/Sophia Spring; IMAGES: BAFTA/Carlo Paloni; Kate Green/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA; BAFTA/Scott Garfitt; Lia Toby/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA

“If we can use the oxygen of awards publicity to encourage the public to go to the cinema, engage in gaming or watch TV, that’s a job well done.”

Over its 76 year history, BAFTA has grown from a bespoke arts organisation to a world-leading academy and awards body, a charity with a remit to support, develop and promote the screen arts, and a membership organisation for practitioners in film, games and television. It also has sustainability, technology and hospitality businesses under its roof.

This is a legacy that new CEO, Jane Millichip, holds in high regard: “I am keenly aware that I stand on the shoulders of the brilliant staff and non-exec advisers, past and present, who have poured their hearts and souls into BAFTA. And it’s a real honour to lead BAFTA on this next stage of the journey.”

Millichip started her career in magazine journalism, and, after writing about everything from

cars to football to media, she transitioned into television in the late 90s. Since then she has worked in production, distribution and commissioning, in the UK and New Zealand, and last year exited Sky after nine years, during which she built Sky’s production company portfolio and distribution business, later becoming chief content officer for Sky Studios. “Ultimately, storytelling is the thread that weaves through my career, as a journalist, producer and here at BAFTA,” says Millichip. “We all hope to eke out the truth about the human condition whether through news or narrative form.”

Acknowledging great storytellers through the peer recognition of the BAFTA awards system is key to its mission. “Acknowledgment of excellence

Enjoying the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022

is a significant part of our purpose, and our awards also serve to inspire future filmmakers, game designers and TV creators,” says Millichip. “And if we can also use the oxygen of publicity from our awards to encourage the public to go to the cinema, engage in a progressive gaming community or watch watercooler, game-changing TV, that’s a job well done.”

Connecting the Awards to BAFTA’s charitable remit is vital for Millichip. “Core to our work as a charity is that we create programmes that provide access, development, connections, mentoring and funding for those in society who might otherwise face barriers to entry and progression, either through systemic biases or socioeconomic challenges.”

She continues: “It’s important that this work feeds into our awards system, which, following a significant review in 2020, aims to level the playing

“It’s essential we remain relevant and representative for all.”

field for all films and creators, regardless of marketing budget, background or life experience. It’s essential we remain relevant and representative for all.”

As for the future of BAFTA, can Millichip offer any thoughts on what awaits on the horizon?

“Where to begin? There’s so much to do. We will continue to rally, advocate and cheerlead for our creative community in film, games and television, both within the industry and with the wider public. We will continue to provide opportunity for the underrepresented, to provide guidance on best practice in our industries and to acknowledge great work through our Awards. We will push for carbon reduction through our sustainability arm, albert, with a progressive carbon calculation and certification programme. Oh yes, and we are working on our editorial greening initiative, Planet Placement, to encourage storytellers to adopt environmentally positive narratives.

“As I said, there’s a lot to do.”

Opposite from top: With Baz

Luhrmann for his A Life In Pictures; Introducing the BAFTA Academy Circle with Joanna Scanlan; With BAFTA Young

Presenter Maryam Drammeh at the BAFTA Children & Young People Awards

Over the past few years, BAFTA has been re-evaluating and rationalising its children’s activity. We know from their participation in our existing programme – which includes Young Game Designers (YGD), Young Presenters and our UK-wide schools and festival roadshows – that there is an incredible appetite for the screen arts among children and young people. Learning about the crafts that go into making their favourite films, games and TV can be inspiring, and we hope will eventually translate into future industry careers.

Helping young people develop the life skills they might need for any career is crucial for their

own personal growth, which will also benefit society.

“We want to open their eyes to opportunity and potential,” says Lisa Prime, BAFTA’s head of children and young people. “Although we can’t expect every child to want to work in the screen industries, those who do will be at a significant disadvantage without a strong foundation in creativity. It’s an important skill: it’s good for developing transferable skills and thought processes, mental wellbeing and self-expression. Inspiring future career opportunities in the screen industries is at the heart of what we do, but we’d be failing a lot of children if it wasn’t about more than that.”

bafta’s children & young people programme is about more than inspiring the talent of the future...

IMAGES: BAFTA/Scott Garfitt; BAFTA/Amy Muir; BAFTA/Trevaughn Omari; BAFTA/Quetzal Maucci

BAFTA has now split its YGD and Young Presenters competitions into two age groups, allowing older teens a better opportunity to ask the experts for advice. We’ve introduced a full weekend of activities around YGD and the Children & Young People’s Awards, providing unique opportunities to interact with BAFTAnominated talent. Our regional school visits have involved local screen talent, demonstrating that you don’t have to live in London

to work in film, games or television. We’re also developing a new initiative for the 10-18 age group called Young Creators. “There was a gap in our programme for teens,” states Prime, “so we’ve tried to be better at joining up the dots... Being imaginative, telling our own stories, that’s all part of being human, isn’t it? Giving children and young people the tools to do that is a big part of what we do now.”

Clockwise from top left: Young Presenter Samaira Iqbal with Ben Shires at the Young Creators Day; Forth Valley College students take part in a BAFTA Scotland Key Skills Session; The YGD Showcase; The Children & Young People Festival; Opposite: Young Presenters 2022

THE BREAKTHROUGH CLUB

this year marks the 10th anniversary of one of bafta’s leading initiatives, breakthrough, supporting emerging talent to take the next rung up the ladder.

Above: The current 2022 UK cohort; Below: the original 2013 cohort

Creating something original that resonates with others is hard enough. But doing that again and again is even harder. It was to help overcome barriers that impact progression that BAFTA’s Breakthrough initiative was launched.

Over the course of a year, successful applicants receive bespoke support and advice, as well as mentorship and BAFTA membership, with all the unique perks that this provides. The initiative covers all three screen arts (film, games and television)

“They are all creatively talented people who deserve further attention.”

PHOTOS: BAFTA/Sophia Spring; BAFTA/Jessie Craig; BAFTA/Jessica Chou; BAFTA/Ian Derry; BAFTA

and actively encourages applications from talented practitioners from different backgrounds and experience. This year Breakthrough celebrates 10 years of activity, having supported more than 240 incredibly talented individuals over the course of the past decade.

“Breakthrough has always been about recognising that people sometimes struggle to translate their breakthrough moment into a long career,” says Tim Hunter, BAFTA’s executive director of learning, inclusion policy and membership. “It can be tricky – you get all this attention around being a new voice, but then how do you translate that into other opportunities? We wanted to support those people to do that, as well as make sure they are diverse and from different backgrounds... They are all creatively talented people who deserve further attention.”

The initiative has evolved over the years, and having originally launched in the UK in 2013 is now active in the US and India, too. The crafts represented have also expanded. In the early years, applications were dominated by performers and producers, perhaps because they are more experienced at pitching their abilities to others.

As the initiative has grown within the screen industries’ consciousness, so too have the recommendations, with represented crafts now including editors, writers, quality analysts, cinematographers, hair and make-up artists, programmers, technical artists and more.

“Breakthrough was more about making introductions at the start,” explains Hunter. “Now we offer more pastoral care, with support for such things as networking skills, resilience,

confidence building. We realised not everybody is as equally able to take the opportunities that Breakthrough presents. They may have imposter syndrome or be a naturally shy person who finds networking difficult.

“Our offer is very bespoke: we sit down with each of them individually at the beginning and ask them what their particular

barriers to progression are. It’s about more than just being in the right room with the right people. We want them to think of BAFTA as their mentor, who can offer a supportive hand as well as open our contacts book to help propel their careers to the next level.”

bafta breakthrough is supported by netflix

Top: Four of the stars from 2015; Above: The 2022 India cohort; Opposite: The 2022 US cohort

TO Ready

Above: BAFTA’s chair of the Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee, Ade Rawcliffe, helps launch the 2022-2024 initiative; Below: The current BAFTA Elevate cohort: producers

IMAGES: BAFTA/Oliver Mayhall

bafta elevate is not about hitting targets or silencing critics. it’s about giving some incredibly talented and experienced creatives a platform to secure gainful employment.

There’s nothing quite like BAFTA Elevate, an industrylevel professional development and leadership programme created to help support individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. Since its launch five years ago, the initiative has spotlighted 17 women directors, 18 writers, 21 actors and, most recently, 20 producers. It’s an extraordinary array of talent, who have between five and 20 years of craft experience each, but have faced barriers to progression.

“Elevate is the only programme of its kind that supports people at that level,” explains Mariayah Kaderbhai, BAFTA’s head of programmes. It gives them real tangible skills, as well as career and personal development. It’s also an invaluable peer-to-peer network for participants.”

The area of focus chosen for support is decided after extensive research, including conversations with industry experts, organisations, production companies, broadcasters and others, who pinpoint various

factors that need addressing, as well as pulling from the rich data BAFTA gathers from the BFI Diversity Standards’ inclusion in our Awards eligibility. We look at everything from what barriers exist and what stage of career is impacted to areas of representation that are in greater need of attention and support. Elevate also involves key consultants, advocates and mentors who help shape the programme for the cohort.

The ultimate aim is to get all of the Elevate participants, past and present, more opportunities for work. Kaderbhai sums it up best: “Look at the current cohort. Look at the previous cohort. Look at their work. Employ them. Interview them. Pay it forward. They are a ready-to-hire group, who have a level of experience that should mean they are in consistent work. Give them the opportunity. It only makes for a far more inclusive, interesting and imaginative workforce.”

For more: bafta.org/supporting-talent/bafta-elevate

“Elevate is unique in terms of anything else that’s out there.”

friday night live

Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen, Ben Elton

Phil McIntyre Television, Boffola Pictures/Channel 4

the graham norton show

Production Team

So Television/BBC One

taskmaster

Alex Horne, Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor

Avalon/Channel 4

would i lie to you ?

Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Adam Copeland, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman

Zeppotron/BBC One

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

afghanistan : no country for women ( exposure )

Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Eamonn Matthews, Mark Summers, Ali Watt

Quicksilver Media/ITV1

children of the taliban

Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Bryon, Juan Camilo Cruz, Stephen Ellis, Sayed Aman Sadat, Farzad Fetrat

Moondogs Films/Channel 4

the crossing ( exposure )

Handa Majed, David Modell, Ella Newton, Jamie Welham, Nechirvan Mando, Ben Ferguson

DM Productions/ITV1

mariupol : the people ’ s story ( panorama )

Robin Barnwell, Guy Creasey, Hilary Andersson, Darren Kemp, Tom Stone, Serhiy Solodko

Top Hat Productions, Hayloft Productions/BBC One

CURRENT AFFAIRS

the chase

Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott, Helen Tumbridge, Caroline Sale, John L Spencer, Hester Davies

Potato/ITV1

the repair shop : a royal visit

Production Team

Ricochet/BBC One

scam interceptors

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

bad sisters

Sharon Horgan, Dearbhla Walsh, Faye Dorn, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Johann Knobel Merman, ABC Signature/ Apple TV+

the responder

Chris Carey, Laurence Bowen, Tony Schumacher, Tim Mielants, Rebecca Ferguson, Toby Bruce

Dancing Ledge/BBC One

sherwood

James Graham, Lewis Arnold, Rebecca Hodgson, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer House Productions/BBC One

somewhere boy

Pete Jackson, Petra Fried, Emily Harrison, Gavin O’Grady, Alex Winckler

Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4

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big zuu

Big Zuu’s Big Eats

Boom Cymru/Dave

claudia winkleman

The Traitors

Studio Lambert/BBC One

lee mack

The 1% Club

Magnum Media/ITV1

mo gilligan

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

Expectation, Momo G/ Channel 4

rosie jones

Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard CPL Productions/Channel 4

sue perkins

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal Rumpus Media, Croydon Films/Netflix

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

ant & dec ’ s saturday night takeaway

Production Team

Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios/ITV1

later ... with jools

holland : jools ’ 30 th birthday bash

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC Two

the masked singer

Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay, Lucy Eagle

Bandicoot Scotland/ITV1

strictly come dancing

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

Given in honour of Lew Grade

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

jeremy kyle show : death on daytime

Kira Phillips, Barry Ronan, Rosina Andreou, Graeme McAulay, Abi Walker, Charlie MacDonald

Blast! Films/Channel 4

libby , are you home yet ?

Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Danielle Jones, Celia Jennison

Candour Productions/Sky Crime

vatican girl : the disappearance of emanuela orlandi

Production Team Raw TV/Netflix

worlds collide : the manchester bombing

Production Team Label1/ITV1

FACTUAL SERIES

big zuu ’ s big eats

Alex Gilman, Sam Grace, Chris Faith, Zuhair Hassan, Errol Ettienne, Rohan Minhas Boom Cymru/Dave

joe lycett vs beckham : got your back at xmas

Production Team

Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited/Channel 4

the martin lewis money show live

Martin Lewis, Mike Blair, Clare Miller, Jaime Corby, Richard Jack, Ravinder Dehele

MultiStory Media/ITV1

the misadventures of romesh ranganathan

Production Team

Rumpus Media/BBC Two

FEATURES

daisy may cooper

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One

diane morgan

Cunk on Earth

Broke & Bones/BBC Two

lucy beaumont

Meet the Richardsons

Second Act Productions/Dave

siobh Á n mcsweeney

Derry Girls

Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4

natasia demetriou

Ellie & Natasia

Nit Television/BBC Three

taj atwal

Hullraisers

Fable Pictures/Channel 4

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

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Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Gangs of London

Julia Predators

Brassic

House of the Dragon

I Hate Suzie Too

The White Lotus

Libby, Are You Home Yet?

the bear

Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Hiro Murai

FX Productions/Disney+

dahmer - monster : the jeffrey dahmer story

Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, David McMillian, Reilly Smith, Carl Franklin Ryan Murphy Productions/ Netflix

oussekine

wednesday

Production Team

MGM Television/Netflix

Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier, Juliette Lassalle, Antoine Chevrollier, Pauline Dauvin, Kevin Deysson

pachinko

Soo Hugh, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Theresa Kang, Richard Middleton Media Res, Blue Marble Pictures/ Apple TV+

Itinéraire Productions/Disney+ the white lotus

Mike White, David Bernad, Mark Kamine, John Valerio, Heather Persons

HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

ben whishaw

This Is Going to Hurt

SISTER, Terrible Productions/ BBC One

chaske spencer

The English Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two

cillian murphy

Peaky Blinders

Caryn Mandabach Productions/ BBC One

gary oldman

Slow Horses See Saw Films/Apple TV+

martin freeman

The Responder Dancing Ledge/BBC One

taron egerton

Black Bird

Apple Studios/Apple TV+

LEADING ACTOR

ENRICHED WITH HYALURONIC ACID

billie piper

I Hate Suzie Too Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic

imelda staunton

The Crown Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix

kate winslet

I Am Ruth Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4

maxine peake

Anne World Productions/ITV1

sarah lancashire

Julia Lionsgate Television, Mad Ben Productions, Modern O Productions, Inc., 3 Arts Entertainment, HBO Max/Sky Atlantic

vicky mcclure

Without Sin Left Bank Pictures/ITVX

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concert for ukraine

Guy Freeman, Richard Valentine, Anouk Fontaine, Tom Cuckson, Laura Djanogly, Jen Bollom

Livewire Pictures/ITV1

platinum jubilee : party at the palace

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

the state funeral of hm queen elizabeth ii

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE

daniel radcliffe

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Funny Or Die, Tango Entertainment/ The Roku Channel

jon pointing

Big Boys

Roughcut TV/Channel 4

joseph gilgun

Brassic Calamity Films/Sky Max

lenny rush

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One

matt berry

What We Do in the Shadows

FX Productions/Disney+

stephen merchant

The Outlaws

Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment/ BBC One

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

mood

Nicôle Lecky, Margery Bone, Lisa Walters, Dawn Shadforth, Stroma Cairns

Bonafide Films/BBC Three

a spy among friends

Alexander Cary, Nick Murphy, Chrissy Skinns, Patrick Spence, Damian Lewis

ITV Studios, Sony Pictures Television/ITVX

the thief , his wife and the canoe

David Nath, Richard Laxton, Chris Lang, Alison Sterling Story Films/ITV1

this is going to hurt

Adam Kay, Jane Featherstone, Naomi de Pear, James Farrell, Holly Pullinger, Lucy Forbes

SISTER, Terrible Productions/ BBC One

bbc news at ten : russia invades ukraine

Production Team

BBC News/BBC One

channel 4 news : live in kyiv

Production Team

ITN/Channel 4

good morning britain : boris johnson interview

Production Team ITV Studios/ITV1

freddie flintoff ’ s field of dreams

Andrew Mackenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Cath Tudor, Drew Hill

South Shore/BBC One

rupaul ’ s drag race uk

RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Bruce McCoy, Matt Green, Tony Grech-Smith

World of Wonder/BBC Three

the traitors

Production Team

Studio Lambert/BBC One

we are black and british

Narinder Minhas, Becky Clarke, Lindsay Davies, Rebecca Nunn, Ryan Samuda, Jessica Mitchell

Cardiff Productions, The Open University/BBC Two

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

am i being unreasonable ?

Daisy May Cooper, Selin Hizli, Jonny Campbell, Pippa Brown, Jack Thorne

Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One

big boys

Jack Rooke, Jim Archer, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Bertie Peek

Roughcut TV/Channel 4

derry girls

Lisa McGee, Liz Lewin, Caroline Leddy, Michael Lennox, Brian J Falconer, Jessica Sharkey

Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4

ghosts

Production Team

Monumental Television, Them There/BBC One

SCRIPTED COMEDY

always , asifa

Shiva Raichandani, Alex Balcombe Raisilience/Together TV

biscuitland

Jess Thom, Matthew Pountney, Christine Robertson, Jon Rolph

Fremantle, North Bridge Media/ All 4

how to be a person

Anna Hashmi, Sindha Agha, Samira Mian, Anne Perri, Tobi Kyeremateng

The Corner Shop/E4

kingpin cribs

Lucy Johnstone, Benjamin Zand, Joshua Reynolds, Flaminia Giambalvo, Rory Murphy, Fiona Clark

Zandland Films/YouTube –Channel 4 Documentaries

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME

chernobyl : the lost tapes

James Jones, Darren Kemp, Rupert Houseman, Serhiy Solodko, Joanna Marshall, Sasha Odynova

Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

our falklands war : a frontline story

Guy King, Saskia Rusher, Simon McMahon, Zac Beattie, Guy Meachin, Libby Taylor The Garden Productions/ BBC Two

escape from kabul airport

Jamie Roberts, William Grayburn, Dan Reed

AMOS Pictures, HBO, ARTE/BBC Two

the real mo farah

Leo Burley, Hannah Richards, Rick Barker, Marvyn Benoit, Shona Thompson, Zad Rogers

Atomized Studios, Red Bull Studios/BBC One

Given in honour of Robert Flaherty

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

i am ruth

Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Josh Hyams, Kate Winslet, Richard Yee, David Charap

Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4

the house

Paloma Baeza, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels, Charlotte Bavasso, Christopher O’Reilly Nexus Studios/Netflix

life and death in the warehouse

Joseph Bullman, Helen Black, Tracie Simpson, Aysha Rafaele, Tim Hodges, Steve Lawes BBC Studios/BBC Three

SINGLE DRAMA

casualty

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

eastenders

Production Team

BBC Studios/BBC One

emmerdale

Production Team

ITV Studios/ITV1

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA

aids : the unheard tapes

Leanne Klein, Morgana Pugh, Mark Henderson, Graham Taylor, Charlotte Howard-van Gool

Wall to Wall Media/BBC Two

the green planet

Michael Gunton, Rupert Barrington, Paul Williams, Peter Bassett, Rosie Thomas, Elisabeth Oakham

BBC Studios Natural History Unit, PBS, Bilibili, ZDF, China Media Group CCTV-9, France Télévisions, The Open University/BBC One

how to survive a dictator with munya chawawa

Production Team

Rumpus Media/Channel 4

russia 1985-1999: traumazone

Adam Curtis, Sandra Gorel, Rose Garnett, Grigor Atanesian BBC Film/BBC iPlayer

Given in honour of Huw Wheldon

SPECIALIST FACTUAL

birmingham 2022 commonwealth games

Production Team BBC Sport, Sunset+Vine/ BBC One

uefa women ’ s euro 2022

Production Team Whisper, BBC Sport/ BBC One

wimbledon 2022

Production Team BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services/ BBC One

SPORTS COVERAGE

adeel akhtar

Sherwood House Productions/ BBC One

jack lowden

Slow Horses See-Saw Films/Apple TV+

josh finan

The Responder Dancing Ledge/BBC One

salim daw

The Crown Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix

samuel bottomley

Somewhere Boy

Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4

will sharpe

The White Lotus HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTOR

adelayo adedayo

The Responder

Dancing Ledge/BBC One

anne - marie duff

Bad Sisters Merman, ABC Signature/ Apple TV+

fiona shaw

Andor

Lucasfilm/Disney+

lesley manville

Sherwood

House Productions/BBC One

jasmine jobson

Top Boy

Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix

saffron hocking

Top Boy

Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix

All nominations correct at time of press

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BRUT RÉSERVE

SOPHISTICATION AND BALANCE

derry girls

The finale, the people of Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly for peace Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4

heartstopper

Nick and Charlie’s first kiss See-Saw Films/Netflix

platinum jubilee : party at the palace

Paddington meets the Queen BBC Studios/BBC One

stranger things

Lucas, Dustin and Steve rescue Max from the demonic Vecna by playing her favourite song –Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’

Monkey Massacre Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment/Netflix

the real mo farah

Sir Mo Farah revealing he was illegally trafficked to the UK Atomized Studios, Red Bull Studios/BBC One

the traitors

The final roundtable Studio Lambert/BBC One

As voted for by the public

MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD

THE JURIES

comedy entertainment programme

Claire Zolkwer (Chair)

Victoria Ashbourne

Gerard Barry

Gary Chippington

Andy Culpin

Isabel Forte

Eddie Kadi

Shappi Khorsandi

Simon London

Derek McLean

Jessie Swanson

current affairs

Rajiv Nathwani (Chair)

Hugh Davies

Jasmine Dotiwala

Lewis Goodall

Daniel Gordon

Moya Lothian-McLean

Dan Louw

Laura Martin-Robinson

Sophia Smith Galer

Emma Wakefield

daytime

Carl Callam (Chair)

Carl Akkouh

Amina Badresingh

Fi Cotter Craig

Rina Dayalji

Cam de la Huerta

Sally Debonnaire

Kulvinder Goodman

Tim Hancock

Jasmyn McGuile

Caroline O’Neill

Adrian Padmore

Joff Powell

drama series

Emma Butt (Chair)

Colin Barr

Karen Bryson

Emma Collins

Roger Goldby

Jermain Julien

Jen Kenwood

Chris May

Oona Menges

Kath Pollard

Miranda Walker

entertainment performance

Adeel Amini (Chair)

Madeline Addy

Mehreen Baig

Josephine Brassey

Dino Charalambous

Liz Clare

Ed de Burgh

Luti Fagbenle

Dinkesh Miesuria

Aaron Morgan

Shona Norval

Ruchika Tagore

entertainment programme

Hilary Rosen (Chair)

Wiliam Edwards

Nazleen Karim

Melanie Leach

Jo Maney

Michael Mannes

Caitlin Moran

Clare Pizey

Javone Prince

Mat Steiner

Tom Whitrow

Vanessa Woodard

factual series

Dan Isaacs (Chair)

Ravinder Chahal

Richard Cook

Scarlette Douglas

Ursula Macfarlane

Julia Nottingham

Lisa Perrin

Archie Powell

Mark Radice

Tanya Shaw

Sanjay Singhal

Alex Thomas

features

Lara Akeju (Chair)

Anna Abenson

Shani Dhanda

Sidra Khan

Claudia Lewis

Nadine Nohr

Gillane Seaborne

Reva Sharma

Nick Shearman

Ranj Singh

female performance in a comedy programme

Marc Samuelson (Chair)

Olivia Colman

Petra Fried

Saurabh Kakkar

Lucy Lumsden

Ania Magliano

Ambika Mod

Simon Neal

John Pocock

Jack Rooke

Alice Seabright

international

Ade Rawcliffe (Chair)

Sheun Adelasoye

Ariyon Bakare

Ruth Berry

Martha Brass

Peter Carlton

Jules Hussey

George Kay

Sarah Monteith

Isobel Nicholson

Jesse Quinones

Joel Wilson

leading actor

Krishnendu Majumdar (Chair)

Levi David Addai

Arsher Ali

Prano Bailey-Bond

Claes Bang

Candice Carty-Williams

Steven Cree

Boyd Hilton

Amanda Jenks

Nichola Martin

Kate Ogborn

Colin Salmon

leading actress

Beryl Richards (Chair)

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Philippa Braithwaite

Charithra Chandran

Sophia Di Martino

Angela Grosvenor

Alex Hamilton

Brady Hood

Elwen Rowlands

Amit Shah

live event coverage

Pete Andrews (Chair)

Ayo Akinwolere

Carol Baffour-Awuah

Chris Bairstow

Harry Bell

Craig Chaplin

Geraldine Dowd

Helen Kuttner

James Russell

Laura Watts

male performance in a comedy programme

Paul Gilbert (Chair)

Stephen K Amos

Nicky Bligh

Dominic Brigstocke

Ryan J Brown

Sophie Clarke-Jervoise

Paul Coleman

Ria Lina

Rhian Petty

Joe Sims

mini - series

Katie Player (Chair)

Baff Akoto

Janet Awe

Chris Clark

Mickey Down

Mark Freeland

David Gyasi

Laura Hastings-Smith

Amy Neil

Victoria Smurfit

Freddie Stabb

Nikki Wilson

news coverage

Christine Healy (Chair)

John Deering

Poppy Dixon

Daniel Garrahan

Masood Khan

Paul Ziad Nassar

Joanna Potts

Sarah Ryder

Kofi Smiles

Laura Trimble

Katie Vanneck-Smith

Lucy West

Layla Wright

reality & constructed factual

Dan Maynard (Chair)

Matt Baker

Georgia Brown

Doug Bryson

Zeenat Butt

Sam Campbell

Jo Coffey

Scarlett Ewens

Daran Little

Emile Nawagamuwa

Kelly Sweeney

scripted comedy

Becky Cadman (Chair)

Anna Blue

Carly Brown

Cash Carraway

Errol Ettienne

Lynsey Evans

Nerys Evans

Ludo Graham

Ben Riley

Frog Stone

Iain Wimbush

short form

Anne Morrison (Chair)

George Cowin

Ada Enechi

Chris Fry

Anna Hall

Katie Lamborn

Ben Mallaby

Ed Moustafa

Amit Sharma

Ellora Torchia

Sarah Vignoles

single documentary

Denise Seneviratne (Chair)

Todd Austin

Heenan Bhatti

Ninder Billing

Belle Borgeaud

Nia Dryhurst

Jeremy Lee

Tom Porter

Andrew Miller

David Sumnall

Emma Westcott

single drama

Dan Isaacs (Chair)

Thomas Benski

Nicole Charles

Dan Jackson

Kristin Jones

Ruth Kenley-Letts

Simon Maloney

Sumrah Mohammed

Sian Robins-Grace

Adjani Salmon

Ed Sinclair

Tom Winchester

soap & continuing drama

Rajiv Nathwani (Chair)

Barry Agnew

Jordan Barrett

Lauren Evans

Simon Gibney

Mandip Gill

Stephen Greenhorn

Joe Mace

Jon Peake

Kate Phillips

Sohail Shah

specialist factual

Nicky Sargent (Chair)

Meriel Beale

Sara Brailsford

Harjeet Chhokar

Neil Crombie

Bettany Hughes

Samantha Lawrence

Marcus Plowright

Tamsin Summers

sports coverage

Miles Jacobson (Chair)

Sue Agyeman

Sue Anstiss

Martin Bayfield

Mihir Bose

James Davidson

Stephanie Hilborne

Alex Holden

Suzi Perry

Stewart Sugg

Iwan Thomas

Ben Turner

supporting actor

Sara Putt (Chair)

Gary Davy

Leonie Elliott

Jessica Gardner

Gillian Hawser

Lauren Lyle

Darcia Martin

Tim Renkow

Delyth Scudamore

Richard Signy

supporting actress

Christine Healy (Chair)

Josh Cole

Izabella Curry

Julie Gardner

Michael Hooley

Amrit Kaur

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Niles

Ukweli Roach

Jo Southwell

p & o cruises memorable moment award

Sara Putt (Chair)

Scott Bryan

Lewis Corner

Rhianna Dhillon

Caroline Frost

Boyd Hilton

Michael Hogan

Jake Kanter

Jazmin Kopotsha

Mark Lawson

Rod McPhee

Louise Pentland

Kerri-Ann Roper

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directing team

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II BBC Studios/BBC One

jane petrie

The Essex Serpent

See-Saw Films/Apple TV+

DIRECTOR: FACTUAL

felicity morris

The Tinder Swindler

Raw TV, Gaspin Media, AGC Studios/Netflix

DIRECTOR: FICTION

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EDITING: FACTUAL

rupert houseman

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

EDITING: FICTION

selina macarthur

This Is Going to Hurt

SISTER, Terrible Productions/ BBC One

EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL

william stefan smith

Top Boy

Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix

charlie melville (Producer/Director)

John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf

South Shore Productions, Lola/ITV1

EMERGING TALENT: FICTION

category sponsor

ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUAL

jessica jones

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

72 Films/Netflix

pete jackson (Writer)

Somewhere Boy

Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4

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ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION

nic Ô le lecky , bryan senti , kwame ‘ kz ’

kwei - armah jr

Mood

Bonafide Films/BBC Three

catherine land , david bishop , patrick doherty , richard sillitto , david newton , joe phillips

Strictly Come Dancing

BBC Studios/BBC One

MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN

amanda knight , barrie gower , rosalia culora

House of the Dragon

HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM

Productions/Sky Atlantic

PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL

marcel mettelsiefen , jordan bryon

Children of the Taliban

Moondogs Films/Channel 4

PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION

chas appeti

Jungle

Nothing Lost/

Amazon Prime Video

PRODUCTION DESIGN

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SOUND: FICTION

becky sloan , joe pelling

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared

Blink Industries/All 4

SCRIPTED CASTING

category sponsor

alastair sirkett , doug cooper , martin seeley , paula fairfield , tim hands , adele fletcher

House of the Dragon

HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/ Sky Atlantic

SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS

nina gold , martin ware

This Is Going to Hurt

SISTER, Terrible Productions/ BBC One

SOUND: FACTUAL

peter bridges , matthew charles , conrad fletcher , julian gough , andy james , andy payne

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

BBC Studios/BBC One

angus bickerton , nikeah forde , asa shoul , mike dawson , mpc , pixomondo

House of the Dragon

HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/ Sky Atlantic

TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY

peter anderson studio

Bad Sisters

Merman, ABC Signature/ Apple TV+

WRITER: COMEDY

lisa mcgee

Derry Girls

Hat Trick Productions/ Channel 4

WRITER: DRAMA

adam kay

This Is Going to Hurt

SISTER, Terrible Productions/ BBC One

Alison Barnett has been an unseen creative force behind some of the UK’s best television.

Her 40 years of exceptional service to television includes the likes of Edge of Darkness (1985), Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), Spooks (2003-2011), Bleak House (2005), Life on Mars (2006-2007), Broadchurch (2013-2017), Grantchester (2014-2017) and many more. In 2005, she joined Kudos to become one of the UK’s first heads of production, having previously climbed the ranks from studio floor assistant to production manager. Along the way, she’s been part of more than 80 BAFTA-nominated shows and 14 winning productions.

While this BAFTA award is hers, she’s quick to praise her team:

“I’m so thrilled that BAFTA has recognised the production office... We’re out of sight, out of mind, but without us everything would fall apart.... You have to wake up in the morning and think, ‘I’m going to work hard but I’m going to enjoy it.’ That’s my life, it’s my makeup and I hope I instil that in others.”

THE SPECIAL AWARD: ALISON BARNETT

OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMY

officers

hrh the prince of wales kg kt President of BAFTA

barbara broccoli cbe Vice-President, Film

david gardner obe Vice-President, Games

dame pippa harris dbe Vice-President, Television board of trustees

krishnendu majumdar Chair of BAFTA

sara putt Deputy Chair of BAFTA and Chair, Television Committee

anna higgs Chair, Film Committee

ade rawcliffe Chair, Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee

tara saunders Chair, Games Committee

bal samra Co-optee and Chair, Commercial Committee and Chair, Governance and Appointments Committee

paul taiano obe Co-optee and Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee

co - optees

Kathryn Busby

Sir Lloyd Dorfman cbe

Patrick Keegan

Elliot Knight

Andrew Miller mbe

Siobhan Reddy honorary advisors

Medwyn Jones

Marc Samuelson executive

jane millichip Chief Executive Officer

committees

elected members of the television committee

Sara Putt Chair

Nicky Sargent Deputy Chair

Emma Butt

Becky Cadman

Christine Healy

Dan Isaacs

Ade Rawcliffe

Beryl Richards*

Hilary Rosen

Claire Zolkwer

elected members of the games committee

Tara Saunders Chair

Des Gayle Deputy Chair

Jodie Azhar

Nick Button-Brown*

Elizabeth Mercuri

Anisa Sanusi

Catherine Woolley

elected members of the film committee

Anna Higgs Chair

Alexandra Derbyshire* Deputy Chair

Geraldine Atlee

Nainita Desai

Alexa Jago

Julie La’Bassiere

Jason Solomons

Clare Stewart

Emily Stillman

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* Children’s Representatives

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Edward Hubbard, Lewis Peet, Katie Warren, Tia Wedderburn

productions

Harry Balmforth, Hattie Barker,

Ella Coveney, Daniel Dalton, Kristen Helmick, Tayjib Kerstan, Rachel Lucas, Georgia Maskery, Joe Okell, Jamie Rowland

events

Penney Chu, Olivia Comer, Sophie Griffiths, Holly Haycock, Elena Shortland, Natalie Stone

executive director of partnerships & fundraising

Louise Robertson

head of partnerships

Natalie Moss partnerships

Amy Elton, Emma Tarcy, Olivia Young, Shaya Kathirgamanathan

executive director of pr & communications

Donna Mathews

pr & communications

Mya Bailey, David Dougherty, Caoimhe Foran, Lorna Gibson, Dingile Kasote, Luka Kenyon, Paul MacMahon, Daisy Margolis, Natalie Paszkowski, Catie Poust, Lisa Wehrstedt, Nick Williams accounts

Michelle Diep

HOST

YOUR NEXT EVENT

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195 Piccadilly is a world-class venue, providing five floors of innovative stateof-the-art facilities for special events.

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@bafta195

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PROGRAMME CREDITS

editor

Toby Weidmann

design & cover art

Abigail Bills

ad sales

Emma Tarcy photography director

Claire Rees

junior producer , photography

Jordan Anderson photography coordinator

Jeska Hayter

cover design

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Executive portraits: BAFTA/ Scott Garfitt (HRH The Prince of Wales); BAFTA/Sophia Spring (Jane Millichip), Harry Richards Photography (Krishnendu Majumdar)

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