BBC, Sky Lead Winners at RTS Craft & Design Awards

Across 28 competitive categories, the BBC received 14 awards, with The English winning both Costume Design – Scripted and Design Titles, and The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II for both Director – Multicamera and Multicamera Work categories. 

Sky also gained several accolades, receiving six wins including two nods for Funny Woman in Production Design – Scripted and Make Up Design – Scripted.  

The RTS Outstanding Achievement Award was given to Justine Evans, Director of Photography at BBC Studios Natural History Unit, “for being an exceptional craftsperson and innovator of photography, with an unwavering courage to work in the toughest conditions across multiple expeditions.”  

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The RTS Special Award was presented to the BBC series, made by ITV Studios, Ralph & Katie, “for creating invaluable content that celebrates diversity and inclusion, providing an incredibly important representation of disabled people.” 

The awards were hosted by comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi at the London Hilton on Park Lane. 

Chair of the Awards, Ade Rawcliffe said: “The RTS Craft & Design awards provide the opportunity for our industry to come together to celebrate and honour the wide range of talent and craftsmanship in UK television. Having delighted UK audiences with their outstanding creative work this year, huge congratulations to all our RTS Craft and Design winners and nominees, in which their success is incredibly well-deserved.” 

RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023 winners 

Casting Award 

Catherine Willis Somewhere Boy Clerkenwell Films for Channel 4 

Costume Design – Non-scripted 

Plunge Creations / Bandicoot Scotland The Masked Singer (S4) Bandicoot Scotland for ITV 

Costume Design - Scripted  

Phoebe de Gaye The English Drama Republic / Eight Rooks for BBC 

Design - Programme Content Sequences  

Made in Colour Ukraine: The Children’s Story BBC Newsround for BBC 

Design – Titles 

Chris Billig, Stephen Fuller, Colin Hess & Danny Kamhaji The English Drama Republic / Eight Rooks for BBC 

Director - Multicamera  

Directing Team The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II BBC Studios for BBC 

Director - Non-scripted  

Marcel Mettelsiefen & Jordan Bryon Children of the Taliban Moon Dogs Films for Channel 4 

Director - Scripted  

Junior Okoli Jungle Nothing Lost for Prime Video 

Editing - Entertainment and Comedy  

Gareth Heal There She Goes: 414 Merman Television for BBC 

Editing - Non-scripted  

Chloe Lambourne LYRA Erica Starling Productions for Channel 4 

Editing - Scripted  

David Charap I Am Ruth Me+You Productions in association with Juggle Productions for Channel 4 

Editing – Sport 

Sam Bergson Hatton Noah Media Group in association with Sky Studios for Sky 

Effects - SFX  

Stefano Corridori SAS Rogue Heroes (S1) Kudos / Nebulastar for BBC 

Effects - VFX  

Effects Team His Dark Materials Bad Wolf for BBC 

Lighting for Multicamera 

Tim Routledge, James Scott & Morgan Evans Eurovision Song Contest 2023 BBC Studios for BBC 

Make Up Design - Non-scripted 

Nicola Coleman Fantasy Football League Avalon Television for Sky Max 

Make Up Design - Scripted  

Sue Michael Funny Woman Potboiler Productions and Rebel Park Productions in association with Sky Studios for Sky Max 

Multicamera Work  

Camera Team The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II BBC Studios for BBC 

Music Original Score - Non-scripted 

Simon Russell Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland KEO films and Walk on Air Films for BBC 

Music Original Score – Scripted 

Johnny Lloyd I Hate Suzie Too Bad Wolf for Sky Atlantic 

Photography - Non-scripted  

Marcel Mettelsiefen & Jordan Bryon Children of the Taliban Moon Dogs Films for Channel 4 

Photography - Scripted  

Annika Summerson BSC Then You Run (S1) Kudos / MadeFor for Sky 

Picture Enhancement  

Paul Harrison & Owen Hulme The Gallows Pole Element Pictures in association with Big Arty Productions for BBC in association with A24 

Production Design - Non-scripted 

Mathieu Weekes / Bizibot Productions The Traitors Studio Lambert for BBC 

Production Design - Scripted  

Jacqueline Smith Funny Woman Potboiler Productions and Rebel Park Productions in association with Sky Studios for Sky Max 

Production Management  

Production Management Team Eurovision Song Contest 2023 BBC Studios for BBC 

Sound - Non-scripted  

Claire Ellis, Will Chapman & Greg Gettens Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake Raw TV for Netflix 

Sound - Scripted  

Sound Team Great Expectations FX Productions / Hardy, Son & Baker / Scott Free Productions for BBC 

RTS Special Award 

BBC series Ralph & Katie, made by ITV Studios 

RTS Outstanding Contribution Award 

Director of photography Justine Evans, BBC Natural History Unit 

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