Sarah Lancashire is a British actress whose professional career began in 1986. [1] [2] Over a career spanning four decades, Lancashire has been nominated for at least 36 television and theatre awards, winning 20 of those 36.
Lancashire's first industry award nomination was for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Later, Lancashire earned notoriety for her roles in Coronation Street (1991–1996, 2000), Where The Heart Is (1997–1999), Clocking Off and Seeing Red (both in 2000), for which she cumulatively earned one National Television Award and two further nominations, a TV Quick Award and the Television and Radio Industries Club award for Drama Performer of the Year in 2000. In 2002 Lancashire received her first Golden Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. In 2004, after an eighteen-month career break, she directed of a single episode of The Afternoon Play [3] for which she earned a BAFTA TV Craft Award nomination. A return to West End theatre in the musical Betty Blue Eyes resulted in Lancashire receiving an Olivier Award nomination in 2012. Lancashire's role in the drama series Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2016) has earned her one win and one further nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lancashire has since won further accolades for her leading role in Happy Valley (2014, 2016–), including the 2017 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress.
In 2014 she was listed as one of the 30 most powerful women in the British Television and Radio Industries by the Radio Times . [4] In June 2017 Lancashire was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. [5]
The British Academy Television Awards are 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." [6] Lancashire received six nominations in acting categories between 2013 and 2024, winning three. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Last Tango in Halifax | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [7] |
2014 | Last Tango in Halifax | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [8] |
2015 | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Nominated | [9] |
2017 | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Won | [10] |
2023 | Julia | Best Actress | Nominated | |
2023 | Happy Valley | Best Actress & special recognition award | Won |
Having previously been handed out with the British Academy Television Awards, the BAFTA TV Craft awards were established in 2000 as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the production categories. [11]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | "Viva Las Blackpool" ( The Afternoon Play ) | Best New Director (fiction) | Nominated | [12] |
The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) is a British association of journalists dedicated to the topic of general media issues. [13] The Broadcasting Press Guild Awards have been awarded since 1974 to recognize outstanding programs and performances in British television and radio. The awards ceremony is considered an important media event in Britain. [14] [15]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Happy Valley Last Tango in Halifax | Best Actress | Nominated | [16] |
2017 | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Nominated | [17] |
The Critics' Choice Television Awards are accolades that are presented annually by the Coks Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) (US). [18] The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) was founded in 2011 as an offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. [19] According to the acting president of the BTJA, Joey Berlin, the Critics' Choice Television Awards were launched "to enhance access for broadcast journalists covering the television industry". [20]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | The Dresser | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Nominated | [21] |
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival was created by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between the people.". [22] The festival ends with the Golden Nymph Award ceremony. [23] The Golden Nymph statuettes are copies of the sculpture La nymphe Salmacis , the original of which is still exhibited at the Louvre museum in Paris. [23]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | The Cry | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series | Won | [24] |
2015 | Happy Valley | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Won | [25] |
The National Television Awards are a leading TV award event which is broadcast live on ITV, currently from The O2 Arena in London. Awards are decided based on millions of votes received via post, telephone and the internet. [26] The first award ceremony was held in 1995. [27]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Coronation Street | Most Popular Actress | Nominated | [28] |
1998 | Where the Heart Is | Most Popular Actress | Nominated | [29] |
2000 | Seeing Red | Most Popular Actress | Won | [30] |
2015 | Happy Valley | Best Drama Performance | Nominated | [31] |
2017 | Won | [32] | ||
2023 | Won | [33] |
The Royal Television Society was formed as The Television Society on 7 September 1927, [34] The society was granted its Royal title in 1966. [35] The Prince of Wales became patron of the Society in November 1997. [36] The Royal Television Society Programme Awards represent a "gold standard of achievement in the TV industry". Regional RTS branches also hold their own award ceremonies including the Royal Television Society North-West, the Royal Television Society Midlands and the Royal Television Society Yorkshire. [37]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Happy Valley | Best Actor (female) | Won | |
2023 | Herself | Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | [38] |
2024 | Happy Valley | Best Actor (female) | Pending |
Midlands
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | "Viva Las Blackpool" ( The Afternoon Play ) | Best New Talent | Won | [39] |
North-West
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Coronation Street | Best Actress | Won | [40] [41] |
2013 | Last Tango in Halifax | Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series | Nominated | [42] |
2014 | Happy Valley | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Won | [43] |
2016 | Happy Valley | Best Drama Performance (female) | Won | [44] |
Yorkshire
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Happy Valley | Onscreen performance | Won | [45] |
2016 | Happy Valley | Best Actor | Won | [46] |
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. [47] [48]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Happy Valley | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | [49] |
2017 | Happy Valley | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | [50] |
The Television and Radio Industries Club was formed in 1931 with the founding aim "to promote mutual understanding and good will amongst those engaged in the audio, visual, communication and allied industries." [51] The first TRIC Awards ceremony was held in April 1969. The awards are voted for by member of the industry rather than a judging panel or committee. [52]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Seeing Red Clocking Off | Drama Performer of the Year | Won | [53] |
The TV Choice Awards, previously known as the TV Quick Awards, are awarded annually based on a public vote by both the readership of TV Choice , a weekly television listings magazine, and the wider public. [54] The awards ceremony celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016. [55]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Seeing Red Clocking Off | Best Actress | Won | [56] |
2014 | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Won | [57] |
2016 | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Won | [58] |
Year | Award Ceremony | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Birmingham Screen Festival Awards | "Viva Las Blackpool" The Afternoon Play | Best Newcomer | Won | [59] |
2014 | C21 Drama Awards | Happy Valley | Best performance in a Drama Series | Won | [60] |
2014 | Crime Thriller Awards | Happy Valley | Best Actress | Nominated | [61] [62] |
2016 | TVTimes Awards | Happy Valley | Favourite Actress | Won | [63] |
The Laurence Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were first established in 1976 by the Society of London Theatre as the Society of West End Awards. In 1984, British actor Laurence Olivier gave his consent for the awards to be renamed in his honour and they became known as the Laurence Olivier Awards. [64] The Awards are judged by four separate panels for theatre, opera, dance, and Affiliate. [65]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Betty Blue Eyes | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | [66] |
The Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards are awards that celebrate achievements in local theatre, first held in 1981 and voted on by a panel of experts. [67] [68]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | The Beauty Game | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [69] |
The WhatsOnStage Awards, or alternatively, the WhatsOnStage "theatregoers' choice" prizes, formerly known as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com. [70] The awards recognise performers and productions of British theatre with an emphasis on London's West End. [71]
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Betty Blue Eyes | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominated | [72] |
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