Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards: Nominations (winners to be revealed on Friday 31 July)
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
- THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Graham Norton, Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Steve Smith – So Television/BBC One
- THE LAST LEG Production Team – Open Mike Productions/Channel 4
- THE RANGANATION Production Team – Zeppotron/BBC Two
- TASKMASTER Alex Horne, Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor – Avalon Television/Dave
CURRENT AFFAIRS
- GROWING UP POOR: BRITAIN’S BREADLINE KIDS (DISPATCHES) Production Team – True Vision East/Channel 4
- THE HUNT FOR JIHADI JOHN Anthony Wonke, Richard Kerbaj, Peter Lovering, Jane Root – Nutopia, Livedrop Media, HBO/Channel 4
- IS LABOUR ANTI-SEMITIC? (PANORAMA) Leo Telling, John Ware, Neil Grant, Rachel Jupp – BBC/BBC One
- UNDERCOVER: INSIDE CHINA’S DIGITAL GULAG (EXPOSURE) Robin Barnwell, David Henshaw, Guy Creasey, Gesbeen Mohammad – Hardcash Productions/ITV
DRAMA SERIES
- THE CROWN Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Benjamin Caron, Michael Casey – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
- THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD Production Team – Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions/Channel 4/Netflix
- GENTLEMAN JACK Sally Wainwright, Faith Penhale, Laura Lankester, Phil Collinson – Lookout Point, HBO/BBC One
- GIRI/HAJI Production Team – Sister Pictures/BBC Two
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
- FRANKIE BOYLE Frankie Boyle’s New World Order – Zeppotron/BBC Two
- GRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show – So Television/BBC One
- LEE MACK Would I Lie to You – Zeppotron/BBC One
- MO GILLIGAN The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan – Expectation, Momo G/Channel 4
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
- THE GREATEST DANCER Amelia Brown, Phil Harris, Nigel Hall, Louise Hutchinson – Thames, Syco Entertainment/BBC One
- THE RAP GAME UK Tom O’Brien, Simon Andreae, Tom Whitrow – Naked TV/BBC Three
- STRICTLY COME DANCING Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
- THE VOICE UK Production Team – ITV Studios, Talpa/ITV
FACTUAL SERIES
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Emily Lawson, Bruce Fletcher, Jemma Chisnall, Mark Raphael – 72 Films/Channel 4
- DON’T F**K WITH CATS: HUNTING AN INTERNET KILLER Mark Lewis, Felicity Morris, Michael Harte, Dimitris Doganis –Raw TV/Netflix
- LEAVING NEVERLAND Dan Reed – Amos Pictures/Channel 4
- OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR WITH VICKY MCCLURE Production Team – Curve Media/BBC One
FEATURES
- JOE LYCETT’S GOT YOUR BACK Production Team – Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited/Channel 4
- THE MISADVENTURES OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN Emily Hudd, Morgan Roberts, Christopher Cottam – Rumpus Media/BBC Two
- MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse, Lisa Clark, Will Yapp – Owl Power/BBC Two
- SNACKMASTERS Production Team – Optomen/Channel 4
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
- GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Famalam – BBC Studios/BBC Three
- PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE Fleabag – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- SARAH KENDALL Frayed – Merman Television Ltd, Guesswork Television/Sky One
- SIAN CLIFFORD Fleabag – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
INTERNATIONAL
- EUPHORIA Sam Levinson, Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Drake – The Reasonable Bunch, A24, Little Lamb, DreamCrew, Tedy Productions, HBO/Sky Atlantic
- SUCCESSION Production Team – HBO Entertainment in association with Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries and Gary Sanchez Productions/Sky Atlantic
- UNBELIEVABLE Production Team – CBS Television Studios, Timberman-Beverly Productions, Katie Couric Media, Escapist Fare, Sage Lane Productions/Netflix
- WHEN THEY SEE US Production Team – Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Harpo Films, Array Filmworks/Netflix
LEADING ACTOR
- CALLUM TURNER The Capture – Heyday Television, NBC Universal/BBC One
- JARED HARRIS Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
- STEPHEN GRAHAM The Virtues – Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
- TAKEHIRO HIRA Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two
LEADING ACTRESS
- GLENDA JACKSON Elizabeth is Missing – STV Productions/BBC One
- JODIE COMER Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
- SAMANTHA MORTON I Am Kirsty – Me and You Productions/Channel 4
- SURANNE JONES Gentleman Jack – Lookout Point, HBO/BBC One
LIVE EVENT
- BLUE PLANET LIVE Production Team – BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Open University, BBC Learning/BBC One
- ELECTION 2019 LIVE: THE RESULTS Production Team – ITV News, ITN/ITV
- GLASTONBURY 2019 Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC Two
- OPERATION LIVE Production Team – The Garden Productions/Channel 5
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
- GUZ KHAN Man Like Mobeen – Tiger Aspect Productions, Cave Bear Productions/BBC Three
- JAMIE DEMETRIOU Stath Lets Flats – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
- NCUTI GATWA Sex Education – Eleven Film/Netflix
- YOUSSEF KERKOUR Home – Jantaculum, Channel X/Channel 4
MINI-SERIES
- A CONFESSION Jeff Pope, Paul Andrew Williams, Tom Dunbar, Johnny Capps – ITV Studios, Urban Myth Films/ITV
- CHERNOBYL Production Team – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
- THE VICTIM Rob Williams, Niall MacCormick, Sarah Brown, Jenny Frayn – STV Productions/BBC One
- THE VIRTUES Shane Meadows, Jack Thorne, Mark Herbert, Nickie Sault – Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
NEWS COVERAGE
- HONG KONG PROTESTS Production Team – Sky News/Sky News
- ITV NEWS AT TEN: ELECTION RESULTS Production Team – ITV News, ITN/ITV
- PRINCE ANDREW & THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL (NEWSNIGHT) Production Team – BBC News/BBC Two
- VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE: MEN WHO LOST LOVED ONES TO KNIFE CRIME – BBC News/BBC Two
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
- CELEBRITY GOGGLEBOX Tania Alexander, Leon Campbell, Stephen Lambert, Chris Hooker – Studio Lambert/Channel 4
- HARRY’S HEROES: THE FULL ENGLISH Production Team – Talkback/ITV
- RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team – Studio Lambert/BBC Two
- RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK Production Team – World of Wonder Productions/BBC Three
SCRIPTED COMEDY
- CATASTROPHE Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Jim O’Hanlon, Toby Welch – Avalon Television, Birdbath, Merman/Channel 4
- DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Michael Lennox, Sam Pinnell – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
- FLEABAG Production Team – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- STATH LETS FLATS Jamie Demetriou, Tom Kingsley, Seb Barwell, Ash Atalla – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
- ANYWHERE BUT WESTMINSTER John Domokos, John Harris – The Guardian/The Guardian
- BRAIN IN GEAR Gbemisola Ikumelo, Fergal Costello, Inez Gordon – BBC Studios/BBC iPlayer
- SOON GONE: A WINDRUSH CHRONICLE Roy Williams, Tinge Krishnan, Carol Harding – Douglas Road Productions, The Young Vic/BBC Four
- TONI_WITH_AN_I (BORN DIGITAL: FIRST CUTS) Marco Alessi, Ksenia Harwood, Mary Antony – Plimsoll Productions, BFI/BBC Four
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
- THE ABUSED Barbie MacLaurin, Napoleon Stratogiannakis, Malcolm Brinkworth, Benedict Adams – Brinkworth Productions/Channel 5
- DAVID HAREWOOD: PSYCHOSIS AND ME Emma Hindley, Wendie Ottewill, Olivia Isaacs, David Harewood – Films of Record, Open University/BBC Two
- THE FAMILY SECRET Anna Hall, Sally Ogden, Luke Rothery, Brian Woods – True Vision Yorkshire/Channel 4
- THE LAST SURVIVORS Arthur Cary, Morgan Matthews, Katherine Anstey, Joby Gee – Minnow Films/BBC Two
SINGLE DRAMA
- BREXIT: THE UNCIVIL WAR Production Team – House Productions, Baffin Media/Channel 4
- ELIZABETH IS MISSING Andrea Gibb, Aisling Walsh, Sarah Brown, Chrissy Skinns – STV Productions/BBC One
- THE LEFT BEHIND Alan Harris, Joseph Bullman, Aysha Rafaele, Tracie Simpson – BBC Studios/BBC Three
- RESPONSIBLE CHILD Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Sean Buckley, Nick Holt – Kudos, 72 Films/BBC Two
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
- CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
- CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios/ITV
- EMMERDALE Production Team – ITV Studios/ITV
- HOLBY CITY Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
SPECIALIST FACTUAL***
- 8 DAYS: TO THE MOON AND BACK Production Team – BBC Studios, PBS/BBC Two
- SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET Production Team – BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent Penguin Pictures, ZDF, France Télévisions, CCTV9/BBC One
- THATCHER: A VERY BRITISH REVOLUTION Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit/BBC Two
- YORKSHIRE RIPPER FILES: A VERY BRITISH CRIME STORY Liza Williams, Jasmine McNabb, Nancy Bornat, Leanne Klein – Wall to Wall Media/BBC Four
SPORT
- 2019 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL: ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA Phil Heslop, David Francis, Mark Demuth, Paul McNamara – ITV Sport/ITV
- ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL Production Team – Sky Sports, Sunset+Vine, ICC TV/Sky Sports Cricket
- FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 SEMI FINAL: ENGLAND V USA Frank Callaghan, Stu Hutchinson, Pete Burton – Input Media/BBC One
- WIMBLEDON 2019 MEN’S FINAL Production Team – BBC Sport/BBC One
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- JOE ABSOLOM A Confession – ITV Studios, Urban Myth Films/ITV
- JOSH O’CONNOR The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
- STELLAN SKARSGARD Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
- WILL SHARPE Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- HELEN BEHAN The Virtues Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
- HELENA BONHAM CARTER The Crown – Left Bank Pictures Sony Pictures/Netflix
- JASMINE JOBSON Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
- NAOMI ACKIE The End of the F***ing World – Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions/Channel 4
VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
- CORONATION STREET The Death of Sinead Osbourne – ITV Studios/ITV
- FLEABAG Confessional Scene – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- GAME OF THRONES Arya Kills the Night King – Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television, HBO/Sky Atlantic
- GAVIN AND STACEY Nessa Proposes to Smithy – Fulwell 73, Tidy Productions and Baby Cow Production for BBC One
- LINE OF DUTY John Corbett’s Death – World Productions/BBC One
- LOVE ISLAND Michael recouples after Casa Amor – ITV Studios, Motion Content Group ITV2
* Entertainment Programme is given in honour of Lew Grade
** Single Documentary is given in honour of Robert Flaherty
*** Specialist Factual is given in honour of Huw Wheldon
British Academy Television Craft Awards Nominations (winners to be revealed Friday 17 July)
Mad Dog 2020 Casting – Official TV Craft Partner
Supported by our category sponsors
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
- AISLING BEA (Writer) This Way Up – Merman TV/Channel 4
- ANEIL KARIA (Director) Pure (ep 3) – Drama Republic/Channel 4 & Top Boy (ep 10) – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
- LAURIE NUNN (Writer) Sex Education – Eleven Film/Netflix
- SEAN BUCKLEY (Writer) Responsible Child – Kudos, 72 Films/BBC Two
COSTUME DESIGN
- CAROLINE MCCALL His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf/BBC One
- JOANNA EATWELL Beecham House – Bend It TV/ITV
- MICHELE CLAPTON Game of Thrones – Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television/HBO/Sky Atlantic
- ODILE DICKS-MIREAUX Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
- ARTHUR CARY The Last Survivors – Minnow Films/BBC Two
- DAN REED Leaving Neverland – AMOS Pictures/Channel 4
- MARK LEWIS Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer – Raw TV/Netflix
- ROBIN BARNWELL Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag (Exposure) – Hardcash Productions/ITV
DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
- HARRY BRADBEER Fleabag – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- JOHAN RENCK Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- SHANE MEADOWS The Virtues – Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
- TOBY HAYNES Brexit: The Uncivil War – House Productions/Channel 4
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA sponsored by Jackshoot
- BRIDGET CALDWELL The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC Studios/BBC One
- JANET FRASER CROOK Glastonbury 2019 – BBC Studios/BBC Two
- MATTHEW GRIFFITHS Six Nations 2019 – Wales v England – BBC Sport/BBC One
- PAUL MCNAMARA ITV Racing: Cheltenham Festival – ITV Sport/ITV
EDITING: FACTUAL
- ANDY R. WORBOYS Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein – Lightbox/BBC Two
- JULES CORNELL Leaving Neverland – AMOS Pictures/Channel 4
- KIM HORTON 63 Up – MultiStory Media/ITV
- MICHAEL HARTE Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer – Raw TV/Netflix
EDITING: FICTION
- DAN CRINNION Killing Eve (Episode 4) – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
- ELEN PIERCE LEWIS Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two
- GARY DOLLNER Fleabag – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- JINX GODFREY, SIMON SMITH Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam
- AMBER RIMELL, BRONSKI, MISTY BUCKLEY, TIM ROUTLEDGE Glastonbury 2019 (Stormzy) – BBC Studios, Tawbox/BBC Two
- DAVID BISHOP, VICKY GILL, ANDY TAPLEY, PATRICK DOHERTY Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios/BBC One
- MARK BUSK-COWLEY, STEVE KRUGER, IAIN STIRLING, JAMES TINSLEY Love Island – ITV Studios, Motion Content Group/ITV 2
- NIGEL CATMUR, PATRICK DOHERTY, KEVIN DUFF, ANDREW STOKES The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC Studios/BBC One
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN sponsored by MAC Cosmetics
- DANIEL PARKER, BARRIE GOWER Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- INMA AZORIN The Trial of Christine Keeler – Ecosse Films, Great Meadow Productions/BBC One
- KIRSTIN CHALMERS Catherine the Great – New Pictures, Origin Pictures/Sky Atlantic
- LOZ SCHIAVO Peaky Blinders – Caryn Mandabach Productions, Tiger Aspect/BBC One
ORIGINAL MUSIC
- ADRIAN JOHNSTON Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two
- ANDREW PHILLIPS War in the Blood – Minnow Films/BBC Two
- DAVID HOLMES, KEEFUS CIANCIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
- HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR Chernobyl- Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL sponsored by The Farm
- BERTIE GREGORY, HOWARD BOURNE, JOHN SHIER Seven Worlds, One Planet – BBC Studios/BBC One
- DOUG ANDERSON, ROGER HORROCKS, GAVIN THURSTON Our Planet (Coastal Seas) – Silverback Films/Netflix
- JAMIE MCPHERSON, HECTOR SKEVINGTON-POSTLES, BARRIE BRITTON Our Planet (Frozen Worlds) – Silverback Films/Netflix
- PATRICK SMITH, NEIL HARVEY Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein – Lightbox/BBC Two
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION sponsored by ScreenSkills
- ADRIANO GOLDMAN The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
- JAKOB IHRE Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- JOE ANDERSON Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
- SUZIE LAVELLE His Dark Materials (Episode 3) – Bad Wolf, BBC Studios, HBO/BBC One
PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by Microsoft
- LAURENCE DORMAN, LINDA WILSON Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
- LUKE HULL, CLAIRE LEVINSON-GENDLER Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- MARTIN CHILDS, ALISON HARVEY The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
- SAMANTHA HARLEY, MIRI KATZ Sex Education – Eleven Film/Netflix
SCRIPTED CASTING sponsored by Spotlight
- DES HAMILTON Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
- LAUREN EVANS Sex Education – Eleven Film/Netflix
- NINA GOLD, ROBERT STERNE Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- YOKO NARAHASHI, SHAHEEN BAIG, LAYLA MERRICK-WOLF Giri/Haji – Sister/BBC Two
SOUND: FACTUAL sponsored by Shure
- GRAHAM WILD, KATE HOPKINS Seven Worlds, One Planet – BBC Studios/BBC One
- GRAHAM WILD, KATE HOPKINS, TIM OWENS Our Planet (One Planet) – Silverback Films Production/Netflix
- NICK FRY, STEVE SPEED, JAMES EVANS, NICK ADAMS Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Box to Box Films/Netflix
- SOUND TEAM Battle of the Brass Bands – Two Four/Sky Arts
SOUND: FICTION
- DILLON BENNETT, JON THOMAS, GARETH BULL, JAMES RIDGEWAY His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf, BBC Studios, HBO/BBC One
- IAN WILKINSON, LEE WALPOLE, FRASER BARBER, STUART HILLIKER A Christmas Carol – FX Productions in association with the BBC, Minim UK Productions, Scott Free, and Hardy Son & Baker/BBC One
- SOUND TEAM Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- SOUND TEAM The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
- BEN TURNER, CHRIS REYNOLDS, ASA SHOUL The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
- FRAMESTORE, PAINTING PRACTICE, REAL SFX, RUSSELL DODGSON His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf, BBC Studios/HBO/BBC One
- LINDSAY MCFARLANE, CLAUDIUS CHRISTIAN RAUCH, JEAN-CLÉMENT SORET, DNEG Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- MILK VISUAL EFFECTS, GARETH SPENSLEY, REAL SFX Good Omens – Amazon Studios, BBC Studios, Narrativia, The Blank Corporation/Amazon Prime Video
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
- ALEX MACLEAN The Durrells – Sid Gentle Films/ITV
- ELASTIC Catherine the Great – New Pictures, Origin Pictures/Sky Atlantic
- ELASTIC, PAINTING PRACTICE His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf, BBC Studios, HBO/BBC One
- LIGHT CREATIVE Ghosts – Monumental Television, Them There/BBC One
WRITER: COMEDY
- DANNY BROCKLEHURST Brassic – Calamity Films/Sky 1
- JAMIE DEMETRIOU Stath Lets Flats – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
- PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE Fleabag – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
- SAM LEIFER, TOM BASDEN Plebs – Rise Films/ITV2
WRITER: DRAMA
- CHARLIE COVELL The End of the F***ing World – Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions/Channel 4
- CRAIG MAZIN Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
- JESSE ARMSTRONG Succession – HBO Entertainment, Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions/Sky Atlantic
- SHANE MEADOWS, JACK THORNE The Virtues – Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4