British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual

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British Academy Television Craft Award
Country United Kingdom
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded1992
Currently held by Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Byron for Children of the Taliban (2023)
Website http://www.bafta.org/

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." [1]

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Several categories were presented to recognize photography and lighting in television programming:

In 1992, those categories transformed in two, Best Film or Video Photography - Factual and Best Film or Video Photography - Fiction/Entertainment until 1994 when they would be renamed for the last time, resulting in Best Photography: Factual and Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction respectively.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Best Film or Video Photography - Factual

YearTitleRecipient(s)
1992 Cutting Edge: CasualtiesDiane Tammes
ITN Coverage of The Gulf Oil FiresJohn Boyce
ITN Coverage of The Cruise Missile Attack on BaghdadPhil Bye
ITN Coverage of The Gulf War Nigel Thomson
1993 Pole to Pole Nigel Meakin
Elizabeth R Philip Bonham Carter
Survival: A Brush with Nature (Special)Dieter Plage
Song of the NightColin Waldeck
1994Life in the Freezer
Children’s HospitalMartin Lightening
True Stories: The UnforgivingJacek Petrycki
ITN Coverage of The Storming of the Moscow White House and The Civil War in Georgia Jon Steele, Eugene Campbell

Best Photography: Factual

YearTitleRecipient(s)
1995Beyond the CloudsPhil Agland
The NickPaul Berriff
In the Wild: Dolphins with Robin Williams
From A to B: Tales of Modern MotoringChris Hartley, Dave Bennett, Rob Pascall
1996True Stories: The BetrayedJacek Petrycki
Wildlife: Great White Shark - The True Story of Jaws (Special)Paul Atkins, Peter, Scoones, Doug Allen
Secret Asia: The Dying RoomsPeter Hugh, Brian Woods
The HomecomingJacek Petrycki
1997True Stories: Crime of the WolfSergei Astakhov, Alexander Ustinov
Great Ormond Street
The House Chris Cox, Paul Otter
American VisionsAllan Palmer
1998Wildlife: Polar Bear (Special)Doug Allan, Martin Saunders
Full Circle with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin
True Stories: The GraveRichard Ranken
Wildlife: Eagle (Special)Michael W Richards
1999 42 Up George Jesse Turner
Arena: The Brian Epstein StoryLuke Cardiff
Born To Be Wild: Operation Lemur with John CleeseMike Eley, Warwick Sloss, Gavin Thurston
The Human Body Chris Hartley, David Barlow, Tim Shepherd, Rob Franklin

2000s

YearTitleEpisodeRecipient(s)Broadcaster
2000 Wildlife "Tiger (Special)"Chip Houseman, Hugh Miles BBC One
Shanghai VicePhil Agland Channel 4
Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and IrvineNed Johnston PBS
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure Nigel Meakin BBC One
2001 Arena "Wisconsin Death Trip"Eigil Bryld BBC Two
Endurance: Shackleton and the AntarcticTom Hurwitz, Scott Ransom, Sandi Sissel Channel 4
Australia: Beyond the Fatal ShoreDavid Baillie, Jeremy Pollard, Sion Michel BBC Two
Andes to Amazon
2002 The Blue Planet BBC One
Fire, Plague, War and Treason"The Great Plague"Simon Bray Channel 4
Wild Africa BBC Two
Wildlife "Grizzly - Face to Face (Special)"Jeff Turner BBC One
2003 Sahara with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin BBC One
Edwardian Country House Chris Hartley Channel 4
The Life of Mammals BBC One
The Natural World "In Search of Killer Ants"Martin Dohrn BBC Two
2004 Ancient Egyptians"The Battle of Meggido"Peter Greenhalgh Channel 4
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Jeff Baynes BBC Two
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World "The Hoover Dam"Mike Spragg
Colosseum Peter Greenhalgh BBC One
2005 Venice "Death"Fred Fabre BBC Two
British Isles – A Natural History BBC One
Himalaya with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin, Peter Meakin
Bears: Spy in the Woods Michael W Richards, Geoffrey Bell
2006 Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing DayPaul Otter BBC One
A Picture of Britain Fred Fabre BBC One
Real Families"My Skin Could Kill Me"Chris Holland ITV
Michael Palin and The Mystery of HammershoiNeville Kidd BBC Four
2007 Simon Schama's Power of Art Tim Cragg BBC Two
Breaking Up with The JonesesUrsula MacFarlane, Saskia Wilson Channel 4
Galapagos BBC Two
Planet Earth BBC One
2008 Tribe "Nenets"Wayne Derrick BBC Two
The Natural World "Wye – Voices from The Valley"Charlie Hamilton-James, James McPherson BBC Two
Dispatches "China’s Stolen Children (Special)"Jezza Neumann Channel 4
The Seven Sins of EnglandMark Wolf
2009 A History of Scotland Neville Kidd BBC One
The Victorian Sex ExplorerRoger Chapman Channel 4
Amazon with Bruce Parry Matt Norman BBC Two
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan Andrew Thompson Sky One

2010s

YearTitleEpisodeRecipient(s)Broadcaster
2010 Yellowstone "Winter"Camera Team BBC Two
Dispatches "The Slumdog Children of Mumbai"Nick Read Channel 4
How Earth Made Us BBC Two
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain Neil Harvey
Life "Insects"Rod Clarke, Kevin Flay BBC One
2011 Human Planet "Arctic – Life in the Deep Freeze"Will Edwards, Doug Allan, Matt Norman BBC One
David Attenborough's First Life Pete Hayns, Paul Williams BBC Two
Human Planet "Oceans – Into the Blue"Simon Enderby, Robin Cox, Richard Wollocombe BBC One
"Jungles – People of the Trees"Gavin Thurston, Robin Cox, Pete Hayns
2012 Frozen Planet "To the Ends of the Earth"Camera Team BBC One
Crack HouseSean Bobbitt BBC One
Earthflight "Europe"Richard Cook, Christian Moullec, Michael W Richards
True Stories"Gypsy Blood"Leo Maguire Channel 4
2013 Amish: A Secret LifeSteve Robinson BBC Two
Kingdom of Plants 3D Tim Cragg, Robert Hollingworth, Tim Shepherd Sky 3D
Return to the FalklandsRupert Binsley BBC One
Supersized EarthJulius Brighton, Paul O'Callaghan
2014 Rebuilding the World Trade CenterMarcus Robinson Channel 4
Africa "Congo"Camera Team BBC One
Dispatches "Syria: Across the Lines"Olly Lambert Channel 4
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork DreamsAndy Jackson BBC Four
2015 Dispatches "Children on the Frontline" Marcel Mettelsiefen Channel 4
Life and Death Row "Execution"Ben Anthony, Luke Menges BBC Three
Life Story "First Steps"Camera Team BBC One
Photographing AfricaRichard Jones, Max Hug Williams, Harry Hook BBC Four
2016 The Hunt BBC One
Handmade"Metal"Andrew Muggleton BBC Four
Dispatches "The Children Who Beat Ebola"Ben Steele Channel 4
Big Cats: An Amazing Animal FamilyPete Hayns, Mark Payne-Gill, Luke Barnett Sky One
2017
[2]
Planet Earth II "Cities"John Aitchison, Rob Whitworth, Mark MacEwen BBC One
Planet Earth II "Deserts"John Shier, Jonathan Jones, Barrie Britton BBC One
"Mountains"John Shier, Mateo Willis, Barrie Britton
"Jungles"Tom Crowley, Mark MacEwen, John Brown
2018
[3]
Blue Planet II "One Ocean"Camera Team BBC One
Dispatches "The Fight for Mosul"Olivier Sarbil Channel 4
The Detectives "Murder on the Streets"Daniel Vernon, Daniel Dewsbury BBC Two
Storyville "Last Men in Aleppo"Fadi Al-Halabi, Hassan Kattan, Thaer Mohammed BBC One
2019
[4]
Dynasties "Emperor"Lindsay McCrae BBC One
Michael Palin in North Korea Jaimie Gramston Channel 5
Earth's Natural Wonders"Surviving Against the Odds"Camera Team BBC One
The Mighty Redcar Daniel Dewsbury, Stuart Bernard, Jonny Ashton BBC Two

2020s

YearTitleEpisodeRecipient(s)Broadcaster
2020
[5] [6]
Seven Worlds, One Planet Bertie Gregory, Howard Bourne, John Shier BBC One
Our Planet "Coastal Seas"Doug Anderson, Roger Horrocks, Gavin Thurston Netflix
"Frozen Worlds"Jamie McPherson, Hector Skevington-Postles, Barrie Britton
Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein Patrick Smith, Neil Harvey BBC Two
2021
[7]
The Great Mountain Sheep GatherJohnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team, John Livesey BBC Four
Tiny World Richard Kirby, Sue Gibson, Max Kölbl, Robert Hollingworth Apple TV+
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia Tim Cragg Netflix
Marina Abramović Takes Over TVWill Edwards and Michael O'Halloran Sky Arts
2022
[8] [9]
Liverpool NarcosJames Incledon Sky Documentaries
Tiny World "Reef"Doug Anderson, Alex Vail Apple TV+
Earth At Night In Color John Shier, Dawson Dunning Apple TV+
My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years in AfghanistanPhil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi ITV
2023
[10] [11]
Children of the Taliban Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Byron Channel 4
Hold Your Breath: The Ice DiveSteve Jamison Netflix
PredatorsSue Gibson, Robin Cox, Florian Schulz, Will Nicholls Sky Nature
The Green Planet "Tropical Worlds"Tim Shepherd, Oliver Mueller, Todd Kewley, Jessica Mitchell, Sam Lewis BBC One
2024
[12]
The Detectives: Taking Down an OCGBenedict Sanderson BBC Two
Animals Up Close with Bertie GregoryBertie Gregory, Tom Walker, Anna Dimitriadis Disney+
The Man Who Played with FireJean-Louis Schuller Sky Documentaries
Dublin NarcosNarayan Van Maele, Patrick Smith

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