Planet Earth II and Taboo were among the programmes honoured at last night’s Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards.
The BBC’s Planet Earth II received the Design and Craft Innovation Award and the broadcaster’s Taboo and World War One Remembered: Passchendaele both picked up three awards.
Taboo costume designer, Joanna Eatwell received the prize for Costume Design - Drama; Erika Okvist, Jan Archibald and Audrey Doyle won the Make Up Design - Drama category and the sound team collected the award for Sound - Drama.
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele, which marked the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, secured the Judges’ Award, which recognised the incredibly complex and ambitious nature of the BBC live event series, while Nigel Catmur collected the award for Lighting for Multicamera and the sound team the award for Sound - Entertainment & Non Drama.
Netflix’s The Crown was also a winner on the night with its digital effects team, One of Us, taking home the Effects - Digital prize and Joel Collins and James Foster securing the win in the Production Design - Drama category for Black Mirror: Nosedive.
In music, Dru Masters picked-up the Music - Original Score gong for Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC One); while the Music - Original Title award went to Martin Phipps for ITV’s royal drama Victoria.
Other ITV shows to take home prizes included Love Island and Britain’s Got Talent. Love Island’s editing team picked up the Editing - Entertainment & Comedy award while Florian Wieder won the Production Design - Entertainment & Non Drama category.
White Gold (BBC Two) and Three Girls (BBC One) also picked-up two prizes each, with Caroline Pitcher receiving the award for Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama and Damon Beesley picking up the Director - Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy category for White Gold.
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle collected the Editing - Drama prize and Matt Gray BSC received the Photography - Drama & Comedy award for Three Girls.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to sound supervisor Tony Revell, his career has spanned more than 30 years working on shows including Top of the Pops, Only Fools and Horses, The Eurovision Song Contest and Strictly Come Dancing.
In sport, Matt Roberts, Kevin Evans, Jordan Buckingham and Scott Deaming collected the Editing - Sport award for their work on the UEFA Champions League final 2017 - Real Madrid v Juventus (BT Sport); while the Multicamera Work - Sport accolade went to Helen Kuttner, Tim Moses, Mark Dennis and the Camera Team for the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships.
Also in the multicamera category, Richard Valentine and Matt Ingham picked up the Multicamera Work award for One Love Manchester (BBC One).
The awards ceremony took place yesterday in London.
The winners:
Costume Design - Drama
Joanna Eatwell Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Nominees:
Rosalind Ebbutt Victoria - Series 1 Mammoth Screen for ITV
James Keast Guerrilla Fifty Fathoms for Sky Atlantic and Showtime
Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama
Caroline Pitcher White Gold Fudge Park Productions for BBC Two
Nominees:
Vicky Gill & The Costume Team Strictly Come Dancing 14 BBC Studios - Entertainment for BBC One
Heather MacVean The Keith and Paddy Picture Show Talkback for ITV
Design - Programme Content Sequences
Made In Colour Finding My Family - Partition Made in Colour for CBBC
Nominees:
Made In Colour Inside My Head Made in Colour for CBBC
Marc Knapton / The Brewery The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl BBC Studios / Pacific Quay Productions for BBC Two
Design - Titles
Huge Designs - Hugo Moss, Paul McDonnell & Ben Hanbury Fearless Mammoth Screen for ITV
Nominees:
Patrick Hall Broken LA Productions for BBC One
Alex MacLean The Durrells II Sid Gentle for ITV
Design - Trails & Packaging
Rob Heath, John Cryer, Shizuka Hata & Rachel Warr Film Fear Platform Post & 4Creative for Film4
Nominees:
BBC Marketing Team Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Richard Gort, Julian Gibbs, Reuben Armstrong & The Intro Team Mexican F1 Grand Prix – Channel 4 Formula 1 2016 Intro / Whisper Films for Channel 4
Director - Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy
Damon Beesley White Gold Fudge Park Productions for BBC Two
Nominees:
Peter Kay Peter Kay’s Car Share Goodnight Vienna Productions for BBC One
Tom Marshall Chewing Gum Retort for E4
Director - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama
Dan Edge & Lauren Mucciolo Last Days Of Solitary Mongoose Pictures and Frontline PBS for BBC Four
Nominees:
Arthur Cary & Jonathan Taylor American Justice Minnow Films for BBC Two
Marcus Plowright American High School Swan Films for BBC Three
Director - Drama
Julian Jarrold The Witness for the Prosecution Mammoth Screen & Agatha Christie Productions for BBC One
Nominees:
Philippa Lowthorpe Three Girls BBC Studios in association with Studio Lambert for BBC One
Euros Lyn Damilola, Our Loved Boy Minnow Films for BBC One
Editing - Documentary/Factual
Sam Santana Bring Me Back To Life The Garden Productions for Channel 4
Nominees:
Editing Team The Trial: A Murder in the Family Dragonfly Film and Television for Channel 4
Production Team Planet Earth II BBC Studios, The Natural History Unit for BBC One
Editing - Drama
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Three Girls BBC Studios in association with Studio Lambert for BBC One
Nominees:
Patrick Hall Broken LA Productions for BBC One
Johnny Rayner Murdered for Being Different BBC Studios for BBC Three
Editing - Entertainment & Comedy
Editing Team Love Island - Series 3 ITV Studios / Motion Content Group for ITV2
Nominees:
Matt Brown Peter Kay’s Car Share Goodnight Vienna Productions for BBC One
William Webb White Gold Fudge Park Productions for BBC Two
Editing - Sport
Matt Roberts, Kevin Evans, Jordan Buckingham & Scott Deaming UEFA Champions League final 2017 - Real Madrid v Juventus for BT Sport
Nominees:
Andy Collins Silverstone Grand Prix - Opener Whisper Films for Channel 4
Timothy Lee, Lukas Musil, Marc Connor & James Wilson 2017 UEFA Champions League Final IMG Productions for BT Sport
Effects - Digital
The Digital Effects Team, One Of Us The Crown Left Bank Pictures for Netflix
Nominees:
BDH Creative Digital Effects Team The Secrets Of Your Food BDH Creative / BBC Science for BBC Two
Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Framestore, Glassworks & Painting Practice Black Mirror: Playtest House of Tomorrow for Netflix
Effects - Special
Real SFX Sherlock Hartswood Films / Masterpiece for BBC One
Nominees:
Chris Reynolds The Crown Left Bank Pictures for Netflix
Lighting for Multicamera
Nigel Catmur World War One Remembered: Passchendaele - For The Fallen BBC Studios for BBC One and BBC Two
Nominees:
Andy Hibbert Peter Kay’s Car Share Goodnight Vienna Productions for BBC One
Gurdip Mahal, Rob Bradley & Bill Peachment Let It Shine BBC Studios for BBC One
Make Up Design - Drama
Erika Okvist, Jan Archibald & Audrey Doyle Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Nominees:
Nic Collins Victoria - Series 1 Mammoth Screen for ITV
Jenna Wrage & Harriet Thompson Murdered for Being Different BBC Studios for BBC Three
Make Up Design - Entertainment & Non Drama
Siobhán Harper-Ryan The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital Raw TV for BBC Two
Nominees:
Lulu Hall The Windsors - Christmas Special & Series 2 Noho Film & Television for Channel 4
Nadine O’Toole & Reza Karim The Keith and Paddy Picture Show Talkback for ITV
Multicamera Work
Richard Valentine & Matt Ingham One Love Manchester BBC Studios for BBC One
Nominees:
Camera Team World War One Remembered: Passchendaele BBC Studios for BBC One and BBC Two
Nikki Parsons & The Camera Team Strictly Come Dancing 14 BBC Studios - Entertainment for BBC One
Multicamera Work - Sport
Helen Kuttner, Tim Moses, Mark Dennis & Camera Team 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships Sunset+Vine (Host Broadcaster)
Nominees:
Pete Andrews, Micky Payne, Bill Morris & Dave White The Boat Races 2017 BBC and CTV for BBC One
Matthew Griffiths, Chrissie Collins, Sam Maynard & Andrew Jackson Six Nations Wales v England BBC Sport and Telegenic for BBC One
Music - Original Score
Dru Masters Damilola, Our Loved Boy Minnow Films for BBC One
Nominees:
Rupert Gregson-Williams The Crown Left Bank Pictures for Netflix
Natalie Holt Three Girls BBC Studios in association with Studio Lambert for BBC One
Music - Original Title
Martin Phipps Victoria - Series 1 Mammoth Screen for ITV
Nominees:
Dan Jones SS-GB Sid Gentle Films for BBC One
Max Richter Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Photography - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama
Production Team Planet Earth II BBC Studios, The Natural History Unit for BBC One
Nominees:
Arthur Cary & Jonathan Taylor American Justice Minnow Films for BBC Two
Dan Edge & Tim Grucza Last Days Of Solitary Mongoose Pictures and Frontline PBS for BBC Four
Photography - Drama & Comedy
Matt Gray BSC Three Girls BBC Studios in association with Studio Lambert for BBC One
Nominees:
Carlos Catalan Broadchurch - Series 3 Kudos / Imaginary Friends / Sister Pictures for ITV
Gavin Finney The State Archery Pictures for Channel Four
Picture Enhancement
Dan Gill Hospital - Series 2 Label 1 for BBC Two
Nominees:
Ross Baker The Missing - Series 2 New Pictures for BBC One and Starz
Patrick Hall Broken LA Productions for BBC One
Production Design - Drama
Joel Collins & James Foster Black Mirror: Nosedive House of Tomorrow for Netflix
Nominees:
Grenville Horner Man in an Orange Shirt Kudos for BBC Two
Sonja Klaus Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Production Design - Entertainment & Non Drama
Florian Wieder Britain’s Got Talent Thames SYCO for ITV
Nominees:
Antony Cartlidge Murder In Successville Tiger Aspect / Shiny Button Productions for BBC Three
Mo Holden The Windsors - Christmas Special & Series 2 Noho Film & Television for Channel 4
Sound - Drama
Sound Team Taboo Scott Free London and Hardy, Son and Baker for BBC One and FX
Nominees:
Brian Nelson & Gary Desmond Broken LA Productions for BBC One
Sound Team Sherlock - Series 4 Hartswood Films / Masterpiece for BBC One
Sound - Entertainment & Non Drama
Sound Team World War One Remembered: Passchendaele BBC Studios for BBC One and BBC Two
Nominees:
Gary Kelly Ambulance - Series 2 Dragonfly Film & Television for BBC One
Production Team Planet Earth II BBC Studios, The Natural History Unit for BBC One
Design & Craft Innovation
Planet Earth ll BBC Studios, The Natural History Unit for BBC One
“The award this year goes to a documentary series that was simply gorgeous to look at – watching it was to marvel at how those images could even exist. It brought us a world of wildlife drama bigger and better than ever before, clearer, brighter and more comprehensive.
From their home in Bristol, the brilliant programme makers behind this show have, for over half a century, pioneered the use of ground-breaking technical and creative innovation to open our eyes to the wonders of the natural world.
But technology can only take us so far. Like all great programmes, it needs dedicated, talented professionals across the whole production. One reviewer summed it up perfectly when they said… “It has become predictable to heap superlatives upon the BBC Natural History Unit and wax lyrical about Attenborough’s status. But both institutions should be treasured while we’re lucky enough to still have them.””
Judges’ Award
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele BBC Studios for BBC One and BBC Two
“The Judges’ Award goes to a live event that whilst being incredibly complex and ambitious was nevertheless delivered with a flawless brilliance. It was a true collaboration of content and technology working seamlessly as one to enable the history of the First World War to be brought to a live television audience in an innovative and original way.
From the incredible projection mapping to the detailed and emotive storytelling, together with orchestras, military bands, choral music, never seen before archive, global stars, and not least a team of hugely talented people.
These elements all came together to tell the tragic story of one of the most horrific battles of the First World War in the place where it happened, a century on… A truly memorable and engaging piece of television.”
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tony Revell
”This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award deservedly goes to a sound supervisor who for more than 30 years has been at the very top of his game. From Top of the Pops to Only Fools and Horses, from The Eurovision Song Contest to Strictly Come Dancing, on every type of programme imaginable, his contribution to television has been, and continues to be immense.
It’s in LIVE situations where he raises the bar, sets the standard for others to follow, whether its BBC’s Millennium Night Celebrations, over 48 hours of live global television, or Children in Need, Comic Relief, The Voice, Eurovision, and of course Strictly… in fact the list of his achievements is so long we’d be here until tomorrow.
In short then, he is a hugely talented, and yet incredibly modest man, whose impressive career is one to be proud of. He is quite simply one of the good guys, and if the rumours are true that he is retiring at the end of the year, then it’ll be a great loss to the industry.”
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