WFTV Awards

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The Women in Film and Television UK or WFTV Awards are presented in an annual award programme hosted by the Women in Film and Television (UK) to the most talented women in UK film, TV and digital media. [1] [2]

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Annual ceremony

Since 2019, and except in the year 2020 due to COVID19, the ceremony takes place each year in December at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel. [1] [2]

Awards categories (competitive)

Each year nominations are being accepted in thirteen categories in total covering all areas of the industry including directing, business, performance, project management and producing. [3] [4]

Once the nomination window closes, independent juries of esteemed people within the film and TV industry will decide on the winners in each category. [4]

CategoryAward
Business* The Barclays Business Award - since 2015
News and factual* The BBC News and Factual Award - since 2015
Writing* The Creative Skillset Writing Award - since 2015
Director* The Deluxe Director Award - since 2015
Producer* The ENVY Producer Award - since 2015
Project management* The Film Finances Project Management Award - since 2015
New talent* The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award - since 2015
Achievement of the year* The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award - since 2015
Best performance* The M.A.C Best Performance Award - since 2015
Presenter* The NEP Visions Presenter Award - since 2015
* The NEP UK Presenter Award - since 2015
* The EIKON Presenter Award - since 2017
Craft* The Panalux Craft Award - since 2015
* The Technicolor Creative Technology Award - since 2015
Contribution to the Medium* The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award - since 2015
Lifetime achievement* The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award - since 2015

Ceremonies

Award Winners

2010

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardLisbeth Savill [5]
The BBC News and Factual Award Alex Crawford
The Skillset Creative Originality Award Beeban Kidron
The Ascent142 Best Director Award Andrea Arnold
The ENVY Producer Award Nira Park
The talkbackTHAMES New Talent Award Jo Ho
The ITV Achievement of the Year Award Beryl, Debbie & Sue Vertue
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Carey Mulligan
The Panalux Craft Award Nicola Berwick
The UK Film Council Writing Award Jane Goldman
The Littlestar Services Contribution to the Medium Award Sue Murphy
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Sheila Hancock

2011

2012

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardNicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn [6]
The BBC News and Factual AwardJackie Faulkner
The Creative Skillset Inspirational Woman Award Barbara Slater
The Deluxe Digital London Director Award Lynne Ramsay
The ENVY Producer Award Tracey Seaward
The International Film Guarantors Project Management AwardEmma Zee
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Sally El Hosaini
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Clare Balding
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Olivia Colman
The Channel 4 Female Indie Of The Year Award Nicola Shindler
The Panalux Craft AwardCaroline O’reilly
The Technicolor Writing Award Heidi Thomas
The Broadcast & Screen Contribution To The Medium Award Jana Bennett
The EON Production Lifetime Achievement Award Ruth Caleb

2013

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardDanielle Lux [7]
The BBC News and Factual Award Anna Hall (filmmaker)
The Creative Skillset Inspirational Woman AwardRonke Phillips
The Deluxe Digital Cinema Director Award Clio Barnard
The ENVY Producer Award Pippa Harris
The Film Finances Project Management AwardRosa Romero
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Kelly Marcel
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Penny Woolcock
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Sheridan Smith
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mary Beard
The Panalux Craft AwardJulie Ritson
The Technicolor Writing Award Sally Wainwright
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium AwardPenny Eyles
The EON Lifetime Achievement Award Angela Rippon

2014

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardJane Turton [8]
The BBC News and Factual AwardSara Hardy and Blue Ryan
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Lucy Kirkwood
The Deluxe Digital Cinema Director Award Joanna Hogg
The ENVY Producer AwardKate Swinden
The Film Finances Project Management AwardSue Quinn
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent AwardDaisy Jacobs
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Lyse Doucet
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Rosamund Pike
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
The Panalux Craft Award Consolata Boyle
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Kate Hopkins
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium AwardJulie Baines
The EON Lifetime Achievement Award Vanessa Redgrave

2015

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardMarigo Kehoe [3]
The BBC News and Factual Award Tulip Mazumdar
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Sharon Horgan
The Deluxe Director Award Amma Asante
The ENVY Producer Award Leslee Udwin
The Film Finances Project Management AwardBetty Williams
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent AwardRegina Moriarty
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Sandi Toksvig
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Charlotte Rampling
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mishal Husain
The Panalux Craft AwardSarah Greenwood
The Technicolor Creative Technology AwardGillian Dodders
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Kim Longinotto
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Joanna Lumley

2016

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardAmanda Nevill [15]
The BBC News and Factual Award Laura Kuenssberg
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Julia Davis
The Deluxe Director Award Sarah Gavron
The ENVY Producer AwardTania Alexander
The Film Finances Project Management AwardTarn Harper
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Michaela Coel
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year AwardBeryl Richards
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Sarah Lancashire
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Gabby Logan
The Panalux Craft AwardCarolina Schmidtholstein
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Sara Bennett
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Nina Gold
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Beryl Vertue, CBE

2017

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardJane Root [11] [16]
The BBC News and Factual AwardElhum Shakerifar
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Nicole Taylor
The Deluxe Director Award Philippa Lowthorpe
The ENVY Producer AwardSusan Hogg
The Film Finances Project Management AwardMarianne Jenkins
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Daisy May Cooper
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Waad Al-Kateab
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Gemma Whelan
The EIKON Presenter Award Nadiya Hussain
The Panalux Craft AwardSusan Stein
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Nicola Shindler
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Celia Imrie

2018

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business AwardLucy Ainsworth Taylor, Angela Barson [17]
The BBC News and Factual Award Deeyah Khan
The Technicolor Creative Technology AwardSelina MacArthur
The Panalux Craft Award Eunice Huthart
The ENVY Producer Award Gill Isles
The EIKON Presenter Award Sandi Toksvig
The Film Finances Project Management AwardArabella Gilbert
The Netflix New Talent Award Rungano Nyoni
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Jameela Jamil
The Deluxe Director Award Hettie Macdonald
The Screen Skills Writing Award Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Nicola Walker
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Norma Percy
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Juliet Stevenson

2019

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Barclays Business Award Jane Featherstone [18]
The BBC News and Factual AwardKatya Adler
The Technicolor Creative Technology AwardEmma Oxley
The Panalux Craft AwardJudi Lee-Headman
The ENVY Producer AwardFaye Ward
The EIKON Presenter Award Claudia Winkleman
The Film Finances Project Management AwardJo Burn
The Netflix New Talent Award Laurie Nunn
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Cherylee Houston
The Deluxe Director Award Jessica Hobbs
The Screen Skills Writing Award Lisa McGee
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Samantha Morton
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Dorothy Byrne
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Floella Benjamin

2020

Event cancelled due to Covid restrictions, no awards presented

2021

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Premiere Business AwardAngela Ferreira [19]
The BBC News and Factual Award Emily Maitlis & Sam McAllister
The Gravity Media Creative Technology AwardKate Davis
The MBS Equipment Co Craft AwardIlana Garrard
The ENVY Producer AwardAnna Hall
The EIKON Presenter Award Stacey Dooley
The iMDB Project Management AwardAlex Boyd
The Netflix New Talent AwardLisa Walters
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year AwardNahrein Kemp
The Company 3 Director AwardJenny Ash
The Screen Skills Writing Award Michaela Coel
The Argonon Best Performance Award Wunmi Mosaku
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Charlotte Moore
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Glenda Jackson

2022

CategoryRecipient(s) / WorkRef.
The Mercury Studios Business AwardAkua Gyamfi [20]
The BBC News and Factual AwardRamita Navai
The Gravity Media Creative Technology AwardNainita Desai
The MBS Equipment Co Craft AwardNicola Daley ACS
The ENVY Producer AwardSurian Fletcher-Jones
The EIKON Presenter Award Davina McCall
The iMDB Project Management AwardClaire Newton
The Netflix New Talent Award Nicôle Lecky
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year AwardEmma Butt
The Company 3 Director AwardNida Manzoor
The Screen Skills Writing AwardKayleigh Llewellyn
The Argonon Best Performance AwardClaire Rushbrook
The Disney+ Contribution to the Medium AwardNadine Marsh Edwards
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Sue Barker

Patrons

WFTV UK Patrons include: [1]

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