British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama

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BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
Location United Kingdom
Presented by British Society of Cinematographers
Currently held by Jody Lee Lipes for Dead Ringers (2023)
Website https://bscine.com/

The British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama is an award given annually by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). It was first given in 2011, with a set of nominees (usually between four and five) being presented ever since. [1]

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British cinematographer Gavin Finney is the only person to receive the award more than once, with two wins: in 2013 for The Fear , and in 2015 for Wolf Hall .

In 2024, the category was split into two according to the program's country of origin and television distribution format: UK Terrestrial and International/Streaming.

Winners and nominees

2010s

YearTitleEpisodeRecipient(s)Broadcaster
2011
[2]
Stolen Rob Hardy BBC One
The Night WatchDavid Katznelson BBC Two
Spiral Roger Simonsz Canal+
2012 Blackout Chris Ross BBC One
Parade's End Mike Eley BBC Two
The Hollow Crown "Henry IV" Ben Smithard
Game of Thrones "Blackwater"Sam McCurdy HBO
Titanic Adam Suschitzky ITV
2013
The Fear Gavin Finney Channel 4
Ripper Street "What Use Our Work?"PJ Dillon BBC One
Top Boy Christopher Ross Channel 4
The Borgias "The Gunpowder Plot"Paul Sarossy Showtime
2014
Quirke "Christine Falls"Tony Miller BBC One
Breathless Tim Palmer ITV
An Adventure in Time and Space John Pardue BBC Two
Legacy Felix Wiedemann
The Great Train Robbery "A Robber's Tale"George Richmond BBC One
2015 Wolf Hall "Entirely Beloved"Gavin Finney BBC Two
Penny Dreadful "And They Were Enemies"PJ Dillon Sky Atlantic
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"Stephan Pehrsson BBC One
Game of Thrones "Hardhome" Fabian Wagner HBO
2016
The Go-Between Felix Wiedemann BBC One
Game of Thrones "The Winds of Winter" Fabian Wagner HBO
An Inspector Calls Martin Fuhrer BBC One
The Living and the Dead "Episode 3"Matt Gray
The Dresser Ben Smithard BBC Two
2017
Taboo "Episode 4"Mark Patten BBC One
The Crown "Smoke and Mirrors" Adriano Goldman Netflix
The Witness for the Prosecution "Episode 1"Felix Wiedemann BBC One
Rillington Place "Tim" James Friend
The State "Episode 3"Gavin Finney Channel 4
2018 Patrick Melrose "Bad News" James Friend Sky Atlantic
The Crown "Beryl" Adriano Goldman Netflix
"Misadventure"Stuart Howell
A Very English Scandal Danny Cohen BBC One
Killing Eve "I Don't Want to Be Free"Julian Court BBC Three
2019
[3]
Chernobyl Jakob Ihre HBO / Sky Atlantic
Good Omens "Hard Times"Gavin Finney BBC Two
The Handmaid's Tale "Night"Colin Watkinson Hulu
His Dark Materials "Spies"Suzie Lavelle BBC One
The Witcher "The End's Beginning"Gavin Struthers Netflix

2020s

YearTitleEpisodeRecipient(s)Broadcaster
2020
[4]
Normal People "Episode 1"Suzie Lavelle BBC Three
The Crown "Fairytale" Adriano Goldman Netflix
The Queen's Gambit "End Game"Steven Meizler
Devs Rob Hardy FX on Hulu
Small Axe "Mangrove"Shabier Kirchner Prime Video / BBC One
2021
[5]
Landscapers "Episode 3" Erik Alexander Wilson HBO / Sky Atlantic
Fargo "East/West" Dana Gonzales FX
It's a Sin "Episode 1"David Katznelson Channel 4
The Pursuit of Love "Episode 1"Zac Nicholson BBC One
Your Honor "Part One" James Friend Showtime
2022
[6] [7]
The Tourist "Episode 1"Ben Wheeler BBC One
Andor "One Way Out" Adriano Goldman Disney+
House of the Dragon "The Heirs of the Dragon" Fabian Wagner HBO
Pachinko "Chapter Three" Florian Hoffmeister Apple TV+
Slow Horses "Bad Tradecraft"Danny Cohen
2023
[8]
Dead Ringers "One" Jody Lee Lipes Prime Video
A Small Light "What Can Be Saved"Stuart Howell National Geographic
Bodies "You're Already Dead"Joel Devlin Netflix
Foundation "In Seldon's Shadow"Cathal Watters Apple TV+
Great Expectations "Episode 3"Dan Atherton BBC One
2024
[9]
Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (UK Terrestrial)
Ludwig "Episode One"Annika Summerson BBC One
The Listeners "Episode One" Jody Lee Lipes
This Town "Episode Four"Ben Wheeler
Sweetpea "Sorry For Your Loss"Nick Morris Sky Atlantic
We Are Lady Parts "Funny Muslim Song"Diana Olifirova Channel 4
Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (International/Streaming)
Disclaimer "I" Emmanuel Lubezki, Bruno Delbonnel Apple TV+
Eric "Episode One"Benedict Spence Netflix
Ripley "V Lucio"Robert Elswit
Shōgun "Anjin" Christopher Ross FX
"Crimson Sky"Sam McCurdy

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