The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the nominations for the 2019 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. These awards reward the very best in television craft and television programs broadcast in the UK in 2018. The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, May 12, with the British Academy Television Craft Awards taking place two weeks earlier on Sunday, April 28, at The Brewery, London.
Leading the way with 14 nominations was Killing Eve, followed by A Very English Scandal which scored a dozen nods, and Patrick Melrose with six.
Killing Eve’s nominations spanned Costume Design, Director Fiction, Editing Fiction, Original Music, Photography & Lighting Fiction, Production Design, Sound Fiction, Titles and Graphic Identity, Writer Drama, Drama Series, Leading Actress (2), Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.
A Very English Scandal is in the running for achievements in: Costume Design, Director Fiction, Editing Fiction, Make-up & Hair Design, Original Music, Production Design, Sound Fiction, Writer Drama, Leading Actor, Mini Series, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
And Patrick Melrose scored noms in the following six categories: Original Music, Photography & Lighting Fiction, Production Design, Writer Drama, Leading Actor and Mini Series.
Additionally the nominations for the public-voted Must-See Moment are:
- Bodyguard: Julia Montague Assassinated;
- Coronation Street: Gail’s Monologue on the Suicide of Aidan Connor;
- Doctor Who: Rosa Parks, The Doctor and Her Companions Make Sure Historical Moments Remain
- Killing Eve: Eve Stabs Villanelle;
- Peter Kay’s Car Share: The Finale;
- Queer Eye: Tom Completes His Transformation
Members of the public can now vote for their favorite Must-See Moment online here.
Here’s a full rundown of nominees:
Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards: Nominations
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW Ben Wicks, Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Aoife Bower – Expectation Entertainment / Dice Productions / Channel 4
THE LAST LEG Andrew Beint, Ben Knappett, Lisa Kirk, Cimran Shah – Open Mike / Channel 4
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland – CPL Productions / Sky One
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips, Adam Copeland – Zeppotron / BBC One
CURRENT AFFAIRS
FOOTBALL’S WALL OF SILENCE (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS) Production Team – Al Jazeera/ Channel 4/ Al Jazeera English
IRAN UNVEILED: TAKING ON THE AYATOLLAHS (EXPOSURE) Production Team – Hardcash Productions / ITV
MASSACRE AT BALLYMURPHY Callum Macrae, Gwion Owain, Mark Williams, Charlie Hawryliw – Outsider Television / Channel 4
MYANMAR’S KILLING FIELDS (DISPATCHES) Production Team – Evan Williams Productions / Mongoose Pictures / Channel 4
DRAMA SERIES
BODYGUARD Production Team – World Productions / BBC One
INFORMER Jonny Campbell, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, Julian Stevens – Neal Street Productions / BBC One
KILLING EVE Production Team – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
SAVE ME Production Team – World Productions / Sky Atlantic
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
ANTHONY McPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
DAVID MITCHELL Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
LEE MACK Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
RACHEL PARRIS The Mash Report – Zeppotron / BBC Two
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM–(Entertainment Program is given in honor of Lew Grade)
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Tom Locking, Helen Kruger Bratt – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Charlie Irwin, Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Nigel Hall – Thames / Syco Production / ITV
MICHAEL McINTYRE’S BIG SHOW Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Christian Fletcher, Michael McIntyre – Hungry McBear Media / BBC One
STRICTLY COME DANCING – Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
FACTUAL SERIES
24 HOURS IN A&E Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 4
LIFE AND DEATH ROW: THE MASS EXECUTION Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
LOUIS THEROUX’S ALTERED STATES Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Two
PRISON Richard Melman, Paddy Wivell, Kathy Myers, Jack Wood – Spring Films / Channel 4
FEATURES
GORDON, GINO AND FRED’S ROAD TRIP Production Team – Studio Ramsay / ITV
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF Production Team – Love Productions / Channel 4
MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING Production Team – Owl Power / BBC Two
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Colette Flight, Sarah Feltes, Anna Kirkwood, David Vincent – Wall to Wall Media / BBC One
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
DAISY MAY COOPER This Country – BBC Studios / BBC Three
JESSICA HYNES There She Goes – Merman / BBC Four
JULIA DAVIS Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
LESLEY MANVILLE Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
INTERNATIONAL
54 HOURS: THE GLADBECK HOSTAGE CRISIS Regina Ziegler, Kilian Riedhof, Holger Karsten Schmidt – Ziegler Film / ARD Degeto / BBC Four
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker – MGM / Channel 4
REPORTING TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR: THE FOURTH ESTATE (STORYVILLE) Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman, Justin Wilkes, Dan Cogan – Radical Media / BBC Two
SUCCESSION Production Team – HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus / Gary Sanchez Productions / Sky Atlantic
LEADING ACTOR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
CHANCE PERDOMO Killed By My Debt – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
HUGH GRANT A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
LUCIAN MSAMATI Kiri – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4
LEADING ACTRESS
JODIE COMER Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
KEELEY HAWES Bodyguard – World Productions / BBC One
RUTH WILSON Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
SANDRA OH Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
LIVE EVENT
OPEN HEART SURGERY: LIVE Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 5
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
THE ROYAL WEDDING: PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
STAND UP TO CANCER Suzi Aplin, Andrew Charles Smith, Murray James, Gabe Turner – Fulwell 73 / Channel 4
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
ALEX MACQUEEN Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
JAMIE DEMETRIOU Stath Lets Flats – Roughcut TV / Channel 4
PETER MULLAN Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios / BBC Two
MINI-SERIES
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL Russell T. Davies, Stephen Frears, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Dan Winch – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
KIRI Jack Thorne, George Ormond, Toby Bentley, Euros Lyn – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4
MRS WILSON Ruth Kenley-Letts, Richard Laxton, Anna Symon, Ruth Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
PATRICK MELROSE Production Team – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
NEWS COVERAGE
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (NEWSNIGHT) Production Team – BBC / BBC Two
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA UNCOVERED Production Team – ITN / Channel 4
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: ON A KNIFE EDGE Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: THOMAS MARKLE EXCLUSIVE Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
DRAGONS’ DEN Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC Two
I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS Murray Boland, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh, Louise Bartmann – CPL Productions / Channel 4
THE REAL FULL MONTY: LADIES’ NIGHT Production Team – Spun Gold TV / ITV
SCRIPTED COMEDY
DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Michael Lennox, Caroline Leddy, Liz Lewin – Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4
MUM – Stefan Golaszewski, Richard Laxton, Kenton Allen, Georgie Fallon – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
SALLY4EVER Production Team – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
STATH LETS FLATS Production Team – Roughcut TV / Channel 4
SHORT FORM PROGRAM
BOVRIL PAM (SNATCHES FROM WOMEN’S LIVES) Vanessa Caswill, Vicky Jones, Debbie Christie – BBC Studios /BBC Four
THE MIND OF HERBERT CLUNKERDUNK Spencer Jones, Jon Riche, David Simpson – Tiger Aspect / BBC iPlayer
MISSED CALL Production Team – Field Day Productions / Little Dot Studios / Real Stories
WONDERDATE Lydia Hampson, Tim Key, Jonathan van Tulleken – Two Brothers Pictures / BBC iPlayer
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY–(Single Documentary is given in honor of Robert Flaherty)
DRIVEN: THE BILLY MONGER STORY Caroline Hawkins, Charlie Russell, Will Grayburn – Oxford Scientific Films / BBC Three
GUN NO. 6 James Newton, Zac Beattie, Georgina Cammalleri, Rupert Houseman – The Garden Productions / BBC Two
MY DAD, THE PEACE DEAL AND ME Production Team – Dragonfly / BBC One
SCHOOL FOR STAMMERERS Jill Worsley, Rachel Bloomfield – Shiver / ITV
SINGLE DRAMA
BANDERSNATCH (BLACK MIRROR) Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, David Slade, Russell McLean – House of Tomorrow / Netflix
CARE Donna Molloy, Colin McKeown, Jimmy McGovern, David Blair – LA Productions / BBC One
KILLED BY MY DEBT Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
THROUGH THE GATES (ON THE EDGE) Lisa Walters, Georgia Christou, Stella Coraddi – Blacklight TV / Channel 4
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
HOLLYOAKS Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Colette Chard, Kevin Rundle – Lime Pictures / Channel 4
SPECIALIST FACTUAL—(Specialist Factual is given in honor of Huw Wheldon)
BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS David Soutar, Joe Pearlman, Leo Pearlman, Heather Greenwood – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
GRAYSON PERRY: RITES OF PASSAGE Grayson Perry, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, James House – Swan Films / Channel 4
SUFFRAGETTES WITH LUCY WORSLEY Production Team – Brook Lapping / BBC One
SUPERKIDS: BREAKING AWAY FROM CARE Production Team – Expectation / Channel 4
SPORT
2018 SIX NATIONS: SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
2018 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL: ENGLAND v SWEDEN Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
ENGLAND’S TEST CRICKET – COOK’S FAREWELL Production Team – Sky Sports / Sky Sports Cricket
WINTER OLYMPICS Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC Two
SUPPORTING ACTOR
ALEX JENNINGS Unforgotten – Mainstreet Pictures / ITV
BEN WHISHAW A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
KIM BODNIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
STEPHEN GRAHAM Save Me – World Productions / Sky Atlantic
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BILLIE PIPER Collateral – The Forge Entertainment / BBC Two
FIONA SHAW Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
KEELEY HAWES Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
MONICA DOLAN A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
BODYGUARD Julia Montague Assassinated – World Productions/BBC One
CORONATION STREET Gail’s Monologue on the Suicide of Aidan Connor – ITV Studios/ITV
DOCTOR WHO Rosa Parks, The Doctor and Her Companions Make Sure Historical Moments Remain – BBC Studios/BBC One
KILLING EVE Eve Stabs Villanelle– Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE The Finale – Goodnight Vienna Productions/BBC One
QUEER EYE Tom Completes His Transformation – Scout Productions / ITV Entertainment LLC / Netflix
British Academy Television Craft Awards – Nominations
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
AKEMNJI NDIFORNYEN (Composer, Producer and Writer) Famalam – BBC Studios / BBC Three
DAWN SHADFORTH (Director) Trust (Silenzio)– Minim / BBC Two
GEORGIA CHRISTOU (Writer) Through the Gates (On the Edge) – BlackLight Television / Channel 4
LIZZIE KEMPTON (Director) Manchester Bomb: Our Story – Blakeway North / BBC Three
COSTUME DESIGN sponsored by CARAT London
CHARLOTTE HOLDICH The Long Song – Heyday Television/BBC One
MARIANNE AGERTOFT The City and The City – Mammoth Screen/BBC Two
PHOEBE DE GAYE Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
SUZANNE CAVE A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures/BBC One
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
BEN ANTHONY Grenfell – Minnow Films / BBC One
DAVID SOUTAR, JOE PEARLMAN Bros: After the Screaming Stops – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
JAMES ROGAN Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation – On the Corner / BBC One
PADDY WIVELL Prison – Spring Films / Channel 4
DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
HARRY BRADBEER Killing Eve (Episode 1) – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
MAHALIA BELO The Long Song – Heyday Television / BBC One
STEPHEN FREARS A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
THOMAS VINCENT Bodyguard (Episode 1) – World Productions / BBC One
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
BARBARA WILTSHIRE Inside No.9 Live: Dead Line – BBC Studios / BBC Two
BRIDGET CALDWELL The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC Studios / BBC One
JULIA KNOWLES, HELEN SCOTT, SIMON STAFFURTH The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – BBC Studios / BBC One
LIZ CLARE The Voice UK – ITV Studios / Talpa / ITV
EDITING: FACTUAL
BEN BROWN Grenfell – Minnow Films / BBC One
EMMA LYSAGHT Louis Theroux: Altered States (Choosing Death) – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Two
MATT LOWE Drowning in Plastic – Raw TV / BBC One
WILL GILBEY Bros: After the Screaming Stops – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
EDITING: FICTION
GARY DOLLNER Killing Eve (Episode 1) – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
PIA DI CIAULA A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
STEVE SINGLETON Bodyguard (Episode 1) – World Productions / BBC One
TONY KEARNS Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) – House of Tomorrow / Netflix
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam
DAVE DAVEY, DAVID TENCH, DOMINIC TOLFTS, KEVIN DUFF The Voice UK – ITV Studios / Talpa / ITV
LISA ARMSTRONG, JASON GILKISON, MARK KENYON, RICHARD SILLITTO Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios / BBC One
NIGEL CATMUR, DAVID COLE, KATE DAWKINS, KEVIN DUFF The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC Studios / BBC One
TIM TELLING, TOM NEENAN, STEVE ANDREWS, BEN BLEASE The Mash Report – Zeppotron / BBC Two
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN sponsored by MAC Cosmetics
DANIEL PHILLIPS A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
KONNIE DANIEL Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
NICOLE STAFFORD The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
VICKIE LANG Vanity Fair – Mammoth Screen / ITV
ORIGINAL MUSIC
CHO YOUNG-WUK The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
DAVID HOLMES, KEEFUS CIANCIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
MURRAY GOLD A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
HAUSCHKA Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL sponsored by The Farm
ALASTAIR McCORMICK, PETER KEITH, RYAN ATKINSON Earth’s Natural Wonders: Surviving Against the Odds – BBC Studios / BBC Scotland / BBC One
JAIMIE GRAMSTON Michael Palin in North Korea – ITN Productions / Channel 5
LINDSAY McCRAE Dynasties: Emperor – BBC Studios / BBC One
DANIEL DEWSBURY, STUART BERNARD, JONNY ASHTON The Mighty Redcar – 72 Films / BBC Two
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION sponsored by ScreenSkills High-End Television Skills Fund
BALAZS BOLYGO Collateral – The Forge Entertainment / BBC Two
JAMES FRIEND Patrick Melrose – Two Cities /SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
JULIAN COURT Killing Eve (Episode 7) – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
WOO-HYUNG KIM The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by Microsoft
HELEN SCOTT A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
KRISTIAN MILSTED Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
MARIA DJURKOVIC, TATIANA MACDONALD The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
TOM BURTON Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
SOUND: FACTUAL
DOUG DREGER, ROWAN JENNINGS Michael Palin in North Korea – ITN Productions / Channel 5
KATE DAVIS, STEVE ONOPA, MARK SIMMS Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Classic Albums) – BBC Music / Eagle Rock Entertainment / BBC Two
SOUND TEAM Later Live…with Jools Holland – BBC Studios / BBC Two
TIM OWENS, GRAHAM WILD, KATE HOPKINS Dynasties: Chimpanzees – BBC Studios / BBC One
SOUND: FICTION
SOUND TEAM A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
SOUND TEAM The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
SIMON FARMER, DAN JOHNSON, MARC LAWES Bodyguard – World Productions / BBC One
SOUND TEAM Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
ADAM McINNES, JOHN SMITH, KEVIN HORSEWOOD Troy: Fall of a City – Wild Mercury / Kudos / BBC One
DUNCAN MALCOLM, JEAN-CLEMENT SORET, CLAYTON McDERMOTT Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) – House of Tomorrow / Netflix
KENT HOUSTON, FREEFOLK, ASA SHOUL The Alienist (Episode 1) – Paramount / TNT / Netflix
SIMON FRAME, MARTIN OBERLANDER, ADAM INGLIS Britannia – Sky Atlantic
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
ALAN SMITH, MARK ROALFE The 2018 Winter Olympics – BBC Sport / Nexus Studios / Y&R / BBC One
ALLISON BROWNMOORE, ANTHONY BROWNMOORE, JOE NOWACKI Take Your Pills – Blue Spill / Netflix
MATT WILLEY Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
STEVE SMALL, KRISTIAN ANDREWS, NIKKI KEFFORD-WHITE Black Earth Rising – Forgiving Earth / BBC Two
WRITER: COMEDY
DAISY MAY COOPER, CHARLIE COOPER This Country – BBC Studios / BBC Three
PETER KAY, SIAN GIBSON, PAUL COLEMAN Peter Kay’s Car Share: The Finale – Goodnight Vienna Productions / BBC One
STEFAN GOLASZEWSKI Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
WRITING TEAM Cunk on Britain – House of Tomorrow / BBC Two
WRITER: DRAMA
DAVID NICHOLLS Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
LENNIE JAMES Save Me – World Productions / Sky Atlantic
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
RUSSELL T. DAVIES A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
