2006 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The British Academy Television Craft Awards of 2006 are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and were held on 19 May 2006 at The Dorchester, Mayfair, the ceremony was hosted by Jon Culshaw for the second year in a row.

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best DirectorBest Writer
Brian Percival – Much Ado About Nothing
Peter Kosminsky – The Government Inspector
  • Andrew Davies – Bleak House
  • Russell T Davies – Doctor Who
  • Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant – Extras
    • Best Breakthrough TalentBest Original Television Music
    Lee Phillips – How to Start Your Own Country
  • Dan Edge – Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace
  • Misha Manson-Smith – High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
  • Edward Thomas – Doctor Who
    		• Elizabeth I – Rob LaneCasanova – Murray GoldThe Girl in The Café – Nicholas HooperThe Government Inspector – Jocelyn Pook
    Best New Media DeveloperBest Make-Up and Hair Design
    How To Start Your Own Country/Citizen TV – Lee Phillips, Julian Pearson, Patrick CameronAll New Cosmetic Surgery Live – Morgan Holt, Genevieve Dersley, Pasa MustafaDr Who: Attack Of The Graske – Jo Pearce, Andrew WhitehouseLost Untold – Janine Smith, Mark Limb, Tracy BlacherHelp – Vanessa White, Neill GortonCasanova – Christine AllsoppElizabeth I – Fae HammondBleak House – Daniel Phillips
    Best Costume DesignBest Production Design
    Bleak House – Andrea GalerTo the Ends of the Earth – Rosalind EbbuttThe Queen's Sister – James KeastElizabeth I – Mike O'NeillBleak House – Simon ElliottRome – Joseph BennettElizabeth I – Eve StewartTo the Ends of the Earth – Donal Woods
    Best Photography and Lighting - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Photography - Factual
    The Girl in the Café – Chris SeagerTo the Ends of the Earth – Ulf BrantasTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky – John DalyBleak House – Kieran McGuiganTsunami: 7 Hours On Boxing Day – Paul OtterA Picture of Britain – Fred FabreReal Families: My Skin Could Kill Me – Chris HollandMichael Palin And The Mystery Of Hammershoi – Neville Kidd
    Best Editing - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Editing - Factual
    Bleak House – Paul KnightCasanova – Nick ArthursTo the Ends of the Earth – Philip KlossThe Ghost Squad – Adam RechtThe Year London Blew Up: 1974 – Paul BinnsBorn in the USSR: 21 Up – Kim Horton49 Up – Kim HortonJamie's School Dinners – Sunshine Jackson
    Best Sound - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Sound - Factual
    Colditz – Sound TeamTo the Ends of the Earth – Paul Hamblin, Rory Farnan, Craig Butters, Clive DerbyshireBleak House – Sound TeamSpooks – Sound TeamTsunami: 7 Hours On Boxing Day – Ben Baird, Gregor Lyon, Brian HowellHolocaust: A Music Memorial Film From Auschwitz – Ben Baird, Mike HatchThe Genius Of Beethoven – Ben Baird, Andy Rose, Tony MeeringLife in the Undergrowth – Sound Team
    Best Visual EffectsBest Titles
    Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II – Red Vision, Mike Tucker, Gareth EdwardsWalking with Monsters – Framestore TeamRome – Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Joe PavloSupervolcano – LolaLife in the Undergrowth – Mick ConnaireHustle – Berger and WyseJamie's School Dinners – Matt UtberRome – Angus Wall

    Special awards

    Interactive Innovation

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