BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

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BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Awarded forExcellence in the debut from a British writer, director or producer
Location London
Country United Kingdom
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded1998
Currently held by Charlotte Wells for Aftersun (2022)
Website http://www.bafta.org/

The BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer is presented annually at the British Academy Film Awards in London. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. The Outstanding Debut award recognises the work of writers, directors and producers whose first films have been released in cinemas during the award's qualification window. It is presented in honour of screenwriter and producer Carl Foreman. [1]

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Jury Process

Unlike many of the other BAFTA Awards, which are decided by a membership vote, the Outstanding Debut Award's nominees and winner are decided by a jury of industry experts who view and consider eligible films over the course of the year. The jury can choose to nominate any combination of debut writer, director or producer involved in a film. [1]

The jury has been chaired by Prof. Anthony Mellows (1999–2009), Simon Relph (2009–2012), Stephen Woolley (2012–2016), [2] Tanya Seghatchian (2017-2019), [3] Briony Hanson (2020-2022), [4] and Clare Stewart (2023 onwards). [5]

Like the chairs, jurors normally take part for several years. Several previous winners have served as jurors including Asif Kapadia, Mark Jenkin, and Babak Anvari, as well as nominees including Joe Cornish, Dexter Fletcher, Nira Park, Alice Birch, Rose Glass, Elhum Shakerifar and Clio Barnard . Other notable jury members have included Naomi Ackie, David Arnold, Peter Bradshaw, Moira Buffini, Iain Canning, Justin Edgar, Jane Goldman, Elizabeth Karlsen, Ray Panthaki, Peter Straughan, Matthew Warchus, James Watkins, Ruth Wilson, and Penny Woolcock [6]

History

The first version of the award was established by the Foreman Williams Jones Foundation in 1991. Scholarships were awarded to promising British students to study filmmaking in the United States.

The present version of the award was initiated by the Foundation in 1997 and was conducted jointly by the Foundation and by BAFTA until 2009. It was established to encourage British filmmaking by recognising the most promising British newcomer in the selected disciplines of screenwriting, producing or directing (or in more than one of these disciplines). The first award of the present version was made in respect of 1998. In 2009, the name of the award was changed, and it is now solely administered by BAFTA. The award continues to be presented in honour of Carl Foreman.[ citation needed ]

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1990s

YearWorkRecipient
Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film
1998
(52nd)
 Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski
The Governess Sandra Goldbacher
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Matthew Vaughn
Twenty Four Seven Shane Meadows
1999
(53rd)
[7]
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay
East is East Ayub Khan-Din
Human Traffic Justin Kerrigan
Waking Ned Kirk Jones

2000s

YearWorkRecipient
2000
(54th)
[8] [9]
Last Resort Pawel Pawlikowski
Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry
Lee Hall
Saving Grace Mark Crowdy
Some Voices Simon Cellan Jones
Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their first Feature Film
2001
(55th)
[10]
Jump Tomorrow Joel Hopkins, Nicola Usborne
Gosford Park Julian Fellowes
Late Night Shopping Jack Lothian
The Parole Officer Steve Coogan, Henry Normal
South West 9Richard Parry
Strictly Sinatra Ruth Kenley-Letts
2002
(56th)
[11]
The Warrior Asif Kapadia
AKA Duncan Roy
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry Simon Bent
Lost in La Mancha Lucy Darwin
2003
(57th)
[12]
Kiss of Life Emily Young
American Cousins Sergio Casci
Girl with a Pearl Earring Peter Webber
To Kill a King Jenny Mayhew
2004
(58th)
[13]
A Way of Life Amma Asante
AfterLife Andrea Gibb
Dear Frankie Shona Auerbach
Layer Cake Matthew Vaughn
Shaun of the Dead Nira Park
2005
(59th)
[14]
Pride & Prejudice Joe Wright
Everything Richard Hawkins
Festival Annie Griffin
Shooting Dogs David Belton
Tsotsi Peter Fudakowski
2006
(60th)
[15]
Red Road Andrea Arnold
Black Sun Gary Tarn
London to Brighton Paul Andrew Williams
Pierrepoint Christine Langan
Rollin' with the Nines Julian Gilbey
2007
(61st)
[16]
Control Matt Greenhalgh
Taking Liberties Chris Atkins
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Mia Bays
Brick Lane Sarah Gavron
The Killing of John Lennon Andrew Piddington
2008
(62nd)
[17]
Hunger Steve McQueen (writer/director)
Mamma Mia! Judy Craymer (producer)
Man on Wire Simon Chinn (producer)
Of Time and the City Roy Boulter; Sol Papadopoulos (producer)
Son of Rambow Garth Jennings (writer)
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
2009
(63rd)
[18]
Moon Duncan Jones (writer/director)
Exam Stuart Hazeldine (writer/director/producer)
Mugabe and the White African Lucy Bailey (director); Andrew Thompson (director); Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock (producer); David Pearson (producer)
Nowhere Boy Sam Taylor-Wood (director)
Shifty Eran Creevy (writer/director)

2010s

YearWorkRecipient
2010
(64th)
[19]
Four Lions Chris Morris (writer/director)
The Arbor Clio Barnard (director); Tracy O'Riordan (producer)
Exit Through the Gift Shop Banksy (director); Jaimie D'Cruz (producer)
Monsters Gareth Edwards (writer/director)
Skeletons Nick Whitfield (writer/director)
2011
(65th)
[20]
Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine (director); Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)
Attack the Block Joe Cornish (director)
Black Pond Tom Kingsley (director); Will Sharpe (director); Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine Richard Ayoade (director)
2012
(66th)
[21]
The Imposter Bart Layton (director); Dimitri Doganis (producer)
I Am Nasrine Tina Gharavi (writer/director)
McCullin David Morris (director); Jacqui Morris (director/producer)
The Muppets James Bobin (director)
Wild Bill Dexter Fletcher (writer/director); Danny King (writer)
2013
(67th)
[22]
Kelly + Victor Kieran Evans (director/writer)
For Those in Peril Paul Wright (director/writer); Polly Stokes (producer)
Good Vibrations Colin Carberry (writer); Glenn Patterson (writer)
Saving Mr. Banks Kelly Marcel (writer)
Shell Scott Graham (director/writer)
2014
(68th)
[23]
Pride Stephen Beresford (writer); David Livingstone (producer)
'71 Gregory Burke (writer); Yann Demange (director)
Kajaki Paul Katis (director/producer); Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)
Lilting Hong Khaou (director/writer)
Northern Soul Elaine Constantine (director/writer)
2015
(69th)
[24]
Theeb Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director); Rupert Lloyd (producer)
Ex Machina Alex Garland (director)
Second Coming Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director)
The Survivalist Stephen Fingleton (writer/director)
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister (director/producer); Elhum Shakerifar (producer)
2016
(70th)
[25]
Under the Shadow Babak Anvari (writer/director); Emily Leo (producer); Oliver Roskill (producer); Lucan Toh (producer)
The Girl with All the Gifts Mike Carey (writer/director); Camille Gatin (producer)
The Hard Stop George Amponsah (director); Dionne Walker (producer)
Notes on Blindness Pete Middleton (director); James Spinney (director); Jo-Jo Ellison (producer)
The Pass John Donnelly (writer); Ben A Williams (director)
2017
(71st)
[26]
I Am Not a Witch Rungano Nyoni (writer/director); Emily Morgan (producer)
The GhoulGareth Tunley (writer/director/producer); Jack Healy Guttman (producer); Tom Meeten (producer)
Jawbone Johnny Harris (writer/producer); Thomas Napper (director)
Kingdom of UsLucy Cohen (director)
Lady Macbeth Alice Birch (writer); William Oldroyd (director); Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly (producer)
2018
(72nd)
[27]
Beast Michael Pearce (writer/director); Lauren Dark (producer)
Apostasy Daniel Kokotajilo (writer/director)
A Cambodian Spring Chris Kelly (writer/director/producer)
PiliLeanne Welham (writer/director); Sophie Harman (producer)
Ray & Liz Richard Billingham (writer/director); Jacqui Davies (producer)
2019
(73rd)
[28]
Bait Mark Jenkin (writer/director); Kate Byers (producer); Lynn Waite (producer)
For Sama Waad Al-Khateab (director/producer); Edward Watts (director)
Maiden Alex Holmes (director)
Only You Harry Wootliff (writer/director)
Retablo Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director)

2020s

YearWorkRecipient
2020
(74th)
[29]
His House Remi Weekes (writer/director)
Limbo Ben Sharrock (writer/director); Irune Gurtubai (producer)
Moffie Jack Sidney (writer/producer)
Rocks Theresa Ikoko (writer); Claire Wilson (writer)
Saint Maud Rose Glass (writer/director); Oliver Kassman (producer)
2021
(75th)
[30]
The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel (writer/director) [also written by Boaz Yakin ]
After Love Aleem Khan (writer/director)
Boiling Point James Cummings (writer); Hester Ruoff (producer) [also written by Philip Barantini and produced by Bart Ruspoli]
Keyboard FantasiesPosy Dixon (writer/director); Liv Proctor (producer)
Passing Rebecca Hall (writer/director)
2022
(76th)
 Aftersun Charlotte Wells (writer/director)
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley (writer/director); Hélène Sifre (producer)
Electric MaladyMarie Lidén (director)
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Katy Brand (writer)
RebellionElena Sánchez Bellot (director); Maia Kenworthy (director)
2023
(77th)
[31]
Earth Mama Savanah Leaf (writer/director/producer); Shirley O'Connor (producer); Medb Riordan (producer)
Blue Bag LifeLisa Selby (director); Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (director/producer); Alex Fry (producer)
Bobi Wine: The People's President Christopher Sharp (director) [also directed Moses Bwayo]
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker (writer/director)
Is There Anybody Out There?Ella Glendining (director)

See also

From 1952–1984, a separate Newcomer Award for performers was presented. For a full list of winners and nominees in this category, see BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.

Since 2006, a separate Newcomer Award for performers presented annually as Rising Star Award. For a full list of winners and nominees in this category, see BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Notes

  1. 1 2 http://static.bafta.org/files/rule-book-bafta-film-awards-1112-1017.pdf BAFTA Film Awards Guidelines
  2. ↑ http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/film-awards-brochure-2012,2878,BA.html Film Awards Brochure 2012
  3. ↑ "EE British Academy Film Awards in 2019 programme by BAFTA - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "EE British Academy Film Awards in 2022 programme by BAFTA - Issuu". issuu.com. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "EE BAFTA Film Awards in 2023 programme by BAFTA - Issuu". issuu.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "2023 Official Awards Brochure". www.bafta.org. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "American Beauty shines at Baftas". BBC News . 9 April 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gladiator, Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations". The Guardian . 31 January 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gladiator conquers the Baftas". BBC News . 25 February 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "'Lord of the Rings' dominates BAFTAs, wins best film award". The Irish Times . 22 February 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Hernandez, Eugene (24 February 2003). "Top BAFTA Awards For "The Pianist"". Indiewire . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rings rule at Bafta film awards". BBC News . 16 February 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film". The Scotsman . 13 February 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Hernandez, Eugene (20 February 2006). ""Brokeback Mountain" Wins 4 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Picture". Indiewire . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Baftas 2007: The winners". BBC News . 11 February 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Dawtrey, Adam (10 February 2008). "'Atonement' tops BAFTA Awards". Variety . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Turner, Mimi (8 February 2009). "'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 7 BAFTA nods". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  18. ↑ King, Susan (21 February 2010). "'Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. ↑ Brown, Mark (14 February 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. ↑ Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list - in full". Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. ↑ Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News . 17 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  23. ↑ Brown, Mark (8 February 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  24. ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (14 February 2016). "'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards". Variety . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  25. ↑ Grater, Tom. "Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout". Screendaily . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes". BBC . 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  27. ↑ Nordine, Michael (10 February 2019). "BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes". Indiewire . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards". BBC . 2 February 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  29. ↑ Shoard, Catherine (12 April 2021). "Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  30. ↑ Shoard, Catherine (13 March 2022). "Baftas 2022: The Power of the Dog wins best picture and director". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards" (Press release). BAFTA. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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