BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | |
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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]
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.
Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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2011 [2] | Stolen | Rob Hardy | BBC One | |
The Night Watch | David 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 | |
Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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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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