The BBC leads again with 11 wins at the RTS Craft and Design Awards 2021

Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC led the way with 11 wins, two of which were for Bad Wolf’s hit drama series Industry for HBO and BBC, for Casting and Photography – Drama & Comedy categories.

Channel 4 took home seven awards, with RED Production Company’s It’s a Sin and Working Title Television’s We are Lady Parts taking the spotlight with three wins each. Peter Hoar won the Director – Drama for his series It’s a Sin, which was also presented with the Editing – Drama and Production Design – Drama awards. Whilst We Are Lady Parts swept up awards for Editing – Entertainment and Comedy, Make-Up Design – Entertainment and Non-Drama, and Production Design – Entertainment and Non-Drama.

The RTS Special Award was presented to ITV for Lifted Entertainment’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, for their rapid and successful adaptation due to the pandemic to relocate their large team to Wales, and for consistently performing as one of the biggest entertainment shows throughout its 20 series.

The Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Sally Debonnaire, Global Director of Production at ITV Studios, for setting a platinum standard for TV production over the past 30 years in her work on critically acclaimed series including iconic titles Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Grand Designs, The Apprentice, Top Gear and Frozen Planet.

Chair of the Awards Ade Rawcliffe said: “We are thrilled to be returning to celebrate in person this year, coming together to recognise the incredible talents of crafts people across a range of categories from Casting and Editing to Effects and Makeup Design.

“Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, all of whom have excelled in the face of numerous challenges to produce stand-out, quality programming, and continuing to show why UK television crews are held in such global high regard.”

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The winners (in bold) and nominees

• Casting Award

Julie Harkin & Rae Hendrie Industry Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

Aisha Bywaters We Are Lady Parts Working Title Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4

Louise Cross The Pembrokeshire Murders World Productions for ITV

• Costume Design – Drama

Susie Coulthard Brave New World UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group; Amblin Television for Sky One

Caroline McCall His Dark Materials Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

Rachel Walsh The Serpent (Ep 5-8) Mammoth Screen for BBC

• Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

Yves Barre Inside No. 9 (Series 6) BBC Studios for BBC

Tim Simpson, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton & Derek McLean The Masked Singer 2 Bandicoot Scotland for ITV

Yves Barre Urban Myths: Les Dawson’s Parisienne Adventure Red Production Company for Sky Arts

• Design - Programme Content Sequences

Miles Donovan, Pete Mellor & Chris Sayer 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room Wish / Art Films for BBC and Apple TV+

Revenant Flooded Tombs of the Nile National Geographic

Bigger Bang VFX Searching for Secrets Co-Produced by Bigger Bang and Saloon Media in association with Blue Ant Media for Smithsonian Channel

• Design – Titles

Peter Anderson Studio Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Hartswood Films for Sky One

Revenant Inside America’s Secret Missions National Geographic

Liquid TV Murder They Hope Shiny Button for UKTV

• Design - Trails & Packaging

Sky Creative, gotgotneed, Coffee & TV Lions Series: South Africa 2021 Sky Creative / gotgotneed / Coffee & TV for Sky Sports

Claire Grey, Devon Short & Jon Turner Woman’s Hour - Expect the Unexpected Kilogramme / BBC Creative for BBC

Sky Creative Sky History Idents Sky Creative for Sky History

• Director - Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy

Luke Snellin Feel Good Objective Fiction for Netflix

Ella Jones Back to Life (Series 2) Two Brothers Pictures / BBC in association with Showtime & All3Media International

Tom Kingsley Ghosts Monumental Television / Them There for BBC

• Director - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama

Adam Wishart 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room Wish / Art Films for BBC and Apple TV+

Deeyah Khan America’s War on Abortion (Exposure) Fuuse Films for ITV

Benedict Sanderson The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime Minnow Films for BBC

• Director – Drama

Peter Hoar It’s A Sin RED Production Company for Channel 4 and HBO Max in association with All3Media International

Steve McQueen Small Axe Turbine Studios / Lammas Park for BBC

Lewis Arnold Time BBC Studios for BBC

• Director Multicamera

Paul Dugdale Glastonbury Festival: Live at Worthy Farm Driift / BBC Studios Productions for BBC

Julia Knowles, Nikki Parsons, Helen Scott & Simon Staffurth The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh BBC Studios for BBC

Bridget Caldwell The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance BBC Studios for BBC

• Editing - Documentary/Factual

Sam Bergson, Brad Manning & Otto Burnham The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime Minnow Films for BBC

Eddie Haselden Doctors of War: Saving Lives ITN Productions for Channel 5

Brett Irwin & Esther Gimenez Uprising Rogan Productions / Lammas Park / Turbine Studios for BBC

• Editing – Drama

Sarah Brewerton It’s A Sin RED Production Company for Channel 4 and HBO Max in association with All3Media International

Dan Roberts The Third Day: Summer (Episode 3) Sky Studios/Plan B Entertainment / Punchdrunk / HBO for Sky Atlantic

Sacha Szwarc Time BBC Studios for BBC

• Editing - Entertainment and Comedy

Robbie Morrison We Are Lady Parts Working Title Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4

Mike Holliday & Will Peverett Ghosts Monumental Television / Them There for BBC

Steve Ackroyd Frank of Ireland A Merman Television production for Channel 4 and Amazon Studios

• Editing – Sport

Mike Osborne, Kevin Evans & Liam Scarlino BT Sport Champions League Final 2021 – Closing Music Sequence with London Grammar BT Sport

Nicholas Perry & Tom Butt BBC Sport 2020 Tokyo Closer BBC

Robin Nurse and The Whisper Production Team Top Gun: Maverick Promo for The British Grand Prix: C4F1 Whisper for Channel 4

• Effects

Thomas Horton, Josie Henwood, Scott Pritchard & Alex Maldonado Brave New World UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group; Amblin Television for Sky One

Vine VFX The Serpent Mammoth Screen for BBC

Effects Team His Dark Materials Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

• Lighting for Multicamera

Gurdip Mahal The Ranganation (Series 3) Zeppotron for BBC

Chris Rigby Jools’ Annual Hootenanny BBC Studios for BBC

Chris Rigby The Graham Norton Show SoTv for BBC

• Make Up Design – Drama

Amanda Ross-McDonald, Clinton Smith & Ashley Powell The Watch BBC Studios for BBC

Jacqueline Fowler His Dark Materials Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

Nora Robertson Stephen Hat Trick Mercurio Television (HTM Television) for ITV

• Make Up Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

Claire Carter We Are Lady Parts Working Title Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4

Nicola Coleman Famalam (Series 3) BBC Studios for BBC

• Multicamera Work

Camera Team SAS Who Dares Wins (Series 6) Minnow Films for C4

Chris Miller The Ranganation (Series 3) Zeppotron for BBC

Driift, Paul Dugdale & Camera Team Glastonbury Festival Presents: Live At Worthy Farm Driift, BBC Studios Productions for BBC

• Music - Original Score

Harry Escott Uprising Rogan Productions / Lammas Park / Turbine Studios for BBC

Matthew Herbert The Beast Must Die New Regency Television International & Scott Free for BritBox UK

Cristobal Tapia de Veer The Third Day: Summer Sky Studios / Plan B Entertainment / Punchdrunk / HBO for Sky Atlantic

• Music - Original Title

Matthew Herbert The Beast Must Die New Regency Television International & Scott Free for BritBox UK

Darren Francis Devil Among Us October Films for Investigation Discovery

Carly Paradis The Pembrokeshire Murders World Productions for ITV

• Photography - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama

Mark Davey ITV News at Ten ITN for ITV News

The Camera Team The Year Earth Changed BBC Studios Natural History Unit for Apple TV+

Daniel Dewsbury & Patrick Smith Ian Wright: Home Truths Brook Lapping for BBC

• Photography - Drama & Comedy

Milos Moore Industry Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

Diana Olifirova We Are Lady Parts Working Title Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4

Adam Etherington A Discovery of Witches Bad Wolf for Sky One

• Picture Enhancement

Nulight Studios, Adam Inglis & Tom Payne Earth at Night in Colour Offspring Films in association with Apple for Apple TV+

Perry Gibbs The Serpent Mammoth Screen for BBC

Dan Gill 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room Devon Atlantic/Wish/Art Films for BBC and Apple TV+

• Production Design – Drama

Luana Hanson It’s A Sin RED Production Company for Channel 4 and HBO Max in association with All3Media International

Jacqueline Smith All Creatures Great and Small Playground Television UK for Channel 5 and Masterpiece

Joel Collins His Dark Materials Bad Wolf for BBC & HBO

• Production Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

Simon Walker We Are Lady Parts Working Title Television, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4

Felicity Hickson Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes Anti-Worlds Film & Television for BBC

Patrick Watson Apocalypse Wow Tuesday’s Child for ITV2

• Sound – Drama

Tom Corbett, Oscar Bloomfield-Crowe, Darren McQuade & Ivor Talbot Worzel Gummidge Saucy Nancy Leopard Pictures for BBC

Sound Team The Spanish Princess: Part 2 Playground / New Pictures for Starzplay

Nigel Albermaniche, Niv Adiri & Jules Woods The Third Day Sky Studios / Plan B Entertainment / Punchdrunk / HBO for Sky Atlantic

• Sound - Entertainment & Non Drama

Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans & Hugh Dwan Formula 1: Drive to Survive, (Series 3) Box to Box Films for Netflix

Kate Hopkins, Graham Wild & Paul Ackerman Earth at Night in Colour Offspring Films in association with Apple for Apple TV+

Sound Team Life in a Day 2020 RSA Films, Flying Object for YouTube

• RTS Special Award

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Lifted Entertainment for ITV

• Outstanding Achievement Award

Sally Debonnaire

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