House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, and This is Going to Hurt led the BAFTA Television Craft Awards with three wins apiece. House of the Dragon was honored for Make-Up & Hair Design (Amanda Knight, Barrie Gower and Rosalia Culora), Sound: Fiction (Alastair Sirkett, Doug Cooper, Martin Seeley, Paula Fairfield, Tim Hands and Adele Fletcher), and Special, Visual & Graphic Effects (Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Asa Shoul, Mike Dawson, MPC and Pixomodo).
Also at today’s (4/23) awards ceremony in London, This is Going to Hurt topped three categories: first-time winner Adam Kay won a BAFTA for Writer: Drama, for the series based upon his memoir as a junior doctor; Selina MacArthur, also a first-time winner, won for Editing Fiction; and Nina Gold and Martin Ware won for Scripted Casting.
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II won in two categories: Peter Bridges, Matthew Charles, Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James and Andy Payne for Sound: Factual; and Directing Team for Director: Multi-Camera.
BAFTA continues to shine a spotlight on the very best emerging talent in the industry. The Emerging Talent: Fiction award went to writer Pete Jackson for Somewhere Boy, and Emerging Talent: Factual saw producer/director Charlie Melville win for John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf.
Other first-time BAFTA winners were: Felicity Morris, Director: Factual for The Tindler Swindler; William Stefan Smith, Director: Fiction for Top Boy; Lisa McGee, Writer: Comedy for Derry Girls; Jane Petrie, Costume Design for The Essex Serpent; Jessica Jones, Original Music: Factual for Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story; Nicôle Lecky, Bryan Senti, Kwame ‘KZ’ Kwei-Armah JR, Original Music: Fiction for Mood; Chas Appeti, Photography & Lighting: Fiction for Jungle; and Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling, Production Design for Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared.
Editing: Factual was won by Rupert Houseman for Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes; Entertainment Craft Team was won by Catherine Land, David Bishop, Patrick Doherty, Richard Sillitto, David Newton and Joe Phillips for Strictly Come Dancing; Photography: Factual was won by Marcel Mettelsiefen and Jordan Bryon for Children of the Taliban; and Peter Anderson Studio won Titles and Graphic Identity for Bad Sisters.
The Television Craft Special Award was presented by Adrian Lester to Alison Barnett in recognition of her pioneering role as one of the very first female heads of production in the UK television industry. Alison Barnett is the first head of production to receive a BAFTA honorary award.
Next up are the BAFTA Television Awards slated for Sunday, May 14.
Here’s a full rundown of Television Craft winners:
BAFTA Television Craft Awards
COSTUME DESIGN
JANE PETRIE The Essex Serpent – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
FELICITY MORRIS The Tinder Swindler – Raw TV, Gaspin Media, AGC Studios/Netflix
DIRECTOR: FICTION
WILLIAM STEFAN SMITH Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
DIRECTING TEAM The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
EDITING: FACTUAL
RUPERT HOUSEMAN Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries
EDITING: FICTION
SELINA MACARTHUR This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL
CHARLIE MELVILLE (Producer/Director) John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf – South Shore Productions, Lola/ITV1
EMERGING TALENT: FICTION
PETE JACKSON (Writer) Somewhere Boy – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM
CATHERINE LAND, DAVID BISHOP, PATRICK DOHERTY, RICHARD SILLITTO, DAVID NEWTON, JOE PHILLIPS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios/BBC One
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
AMANDA KNIGHT, BARRIE GOWER, ROSALIA CULORA House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUAL
JESSICA JONES Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story –72 Films/Netflix
ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION
NICOLE LECKY, BRYAN SENTI, KWAME KZ KWEI-ARMAH JR Mood – Bonafide Films/BBC Three
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL
MARCEL METTELSIEFEN, JORDAN BRYON Children of the Taliban – Moondogs Films/Channel 4
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION
CHAS APPETI Jungle – Nothing Lost Productions/Amazon Prime Video
PRODUCTION DESIGN
BECKY SLOAN, JOE PELLING Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared – Blink Industries/All 4
SCRIPTED CASTING
NINA GOLD, MARTIN WARE This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
SOUND: FACTUAL
PETER BRIDGES, MATTHEW CHARLES, CONRAD FLETCHER, JULIAN GOUGH, ANDY JAMES, ANDY PAYNE The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
SOUND: FICTION
ALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, MARTIN SEELEY, PAULA FAIRFIELD, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
ANGUS BICKERTON, NIKEAH FORDE, ASA SHOUL, MIKE DAWSON, MPC, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
WRITER: COMEDY
LISA MCGEE Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
WRITER: DRAMA
ADAM KAY This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowers’ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, “His artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, “Kris first caught my attention when he released his record ‘Heroes + Misfits’ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More