2018 British Academy Television Craft Awards

Last updated
19th British Academy Television Craft Awards
Date2 April 2018
Site The Brewery, London
Hosted by Stephen Mangan
Highlights
Best DirectionPhilippa Lowthorpe (Fiction)
Charlie Russell (Factual)
Three Girls (Fiction)
Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me (Factual)
Most awards This Country / Three Girls (2)
Most nominations The Crown (7)

The 19th Annual British Academy Television Craft Awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was held on 22 April 2018. [1] For the sixth consecutive year, Stephen Mangan was the ceremony's host. The awards were held at The Brewery, City of London, and given in recognition of technical achievements in British television of 2017. The Crown lead the nominations with seven followed by Taboo with six.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Special Award

Best Breakthrough TalentBest Director: Multi-Camera
Best Director: FictionBest Director: Factual
  • Charlie Russell Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
    • Anna Hall Catching a Killer: The Search for Natalie Hemming
    • Will Yapp The Real Full Monty
    • Xavier Alford Drugsland: Heroin Love Story
Best Writer: DramaBest Writer: Comedy
Best Editing: FictionBest Editing: Factual
Best Costume DesignBest Make Up & Hair Design
Best Production DesignBest Original Music
Best Photography: FictionBest Photography: Factual
Best Titles & Graphic IdentityBest Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
Best Sound: FictionBest Sound: Factual
  • Blue Planet II (for "Coral Reefs") - Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins
    • David Bowie: The Last Five Years - Karl Mainzer, Rowan Jennings, Adam Scourfield, Sean O'Neil
    • Mountain: Life at the Extreme (Himalaya) - Graham Wild, George Fry, James Burchill
    • The Grand Tour - Russell Edwards, Trisan Powell, Robert Entwistle, Marc Wojtanowski
    • World War One Remembered: Passchendaele - Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Andy James, Mark McLoughlin
Best Entertainment Craft Team
  • World War One Remembered: Passchendaele - Nigel Catmur, David Cole, Kate Dawkins, Kevin Duff

Programmes with multiple nominations

Programmes that received multiple nominations
NominationsProgramme
7 The Crown
6 Taboo
5 Blue Planet II
Peaky Blinders
4 Black Mirror
3 Three Girls
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
2Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Game of Thrones
Strictly Come Dancing
This Country
Top of the Lake : China Girl

Most major wins

Shows that received multiple awards
WinsShow
2 Game of Thrones
Three Girls
2 Blue Planet II
Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
The Crown
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
Wins by Network
WinsNetwork
9 BBC One
4 BBC Two
3 HBO
Netflix
Sky Atlantic

See also

Related Research Articles

The British Academy Television Craft Awards is an accolade presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a charitable organisation established in 1947, which: "supports, promotes and develops the art forms of the moving image – film, television and video games – by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public."

The 2018 British Academy Television Awards took place on 13 May 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

The 2019 British Academy Television Awards were held on 12 May 2019 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The nominations were announced on 28 March 2019, whilst the nominees for the "Virgin TV's Must-See Moment" were announced on 27 March 2019. The 2019 British Academy Television Craft Awards were held on 28 April 2019.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Writer: Drama is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Writer: Comedy is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Director: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Director: Fiction is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Director: Multi-Camera is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Entertainment Craft Team is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Production Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for a programme to be eligible to this category it "should contain a significant amount of original design."

The BAFTA Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. It was first awarded in 1978. According to the BAFTA website, for a programme to be eligible to this category, it "should contain a significant amount of original design."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Make-Up & Hair Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, the eligibility of this category is "limited to artists directly responsible for the make up and hair design in the programme."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Music is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. It was first awarded in 1981, according to the BAFTA website, a programme will be eligible to this category if "more than 50% of its music is original composition created specifically for it."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, this category is "for special, visual and graphic effects and recognises achievement in all of these crafts."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Titles & Graphic Identity is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, this category is "to recognise originality and excellence within the title sequence and graphic identity of a programme.", also stating that "the same title sequence may not be entered more than once. The same programme may be entered in consecutive years, but only if it has new titles."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Fiction is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for this category the "eligibility is limited to the director of photography."

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Emerging Talent: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "designed to recognise potential, awarding those who have begun to capture the attention of their peers through demonstrating exceptional talent and ambition within their craft for the first time in factual programming."

References

  1. "Nominations Announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2018". Bafta. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.