2012 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The British Academy Television Craft Awards of 2012 are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and were held on 13 May 2012 at The Brewery, London, the ceremony was hosted by Alan Davies.

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Director - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Director - Factual
Hugo Blick – The Shadow Line
David Clews – Educating Essex
  • Vanessa Berlowitz, Chadden Hunter, Kathryn Jeffs – Frozen Planet –
  • Sacha Mirzoeff – Protecting Our Children
  • Charlie Russell – Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
    • Best Director - Multi-CameraBest Writer
    Phil Heyes – The X Factor
  • Richard Valentine – Dancing on Ice
  • Ben Kellett – Mrs. Brown's Boys
  • Claire Popplewell – The Royal Wedding
    		• Steven Moffat – Sherlock
  • Neil McKay – Appropriate Adult
  • Abi Morgan – Birdsong
  • Jack Thorne – The Fades
    • Best Original Television MusicBest Breakthrough Talent
    Top Boy – Brian EnoDownton Abbey – John LunnFrozen Planet – George FentonGreat Expectations – Martin PhippsKwadjo Dajan – Appropriate Adult
  • Tom Basden – Fresh Meat
  • Stefan Golaszewski – Him and Her
  • Clare Johns – Panorama: The Truth About Adoption
    • Best Costume DesignBest Production Design
    Birdsong – Charlotte WalterCall the Midwife – Amy RobertsDownton Abbey – Susannah BuxtonThe Mystery of Edwin Drood – James KeastGreat Expectations – David RogerAppropriate Adult – Pat CampbellDownton Abbey – Judy Farr, Donal WoodsBlack Mirror – Joel Collins, Daniel May
    Best Make-Up and Hair DesignBest Visual Effects
    The Crimson Petal and the White – Jacqueline FowlerBirdsong – Emma ScottGreat Expectations – Kirstin ChalmersThis Is England '88 – Catherine ScobleGreat Expectations – BlueBoltDoctor Who – The MillInside the Human Body – Philip Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan UptonWonders of the Universe – Burrell Durrant Hifle
    Best Photography and Lighting - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Photography - Factual
    Great Expectations – Florian HoffmeisterThe Crimson Petal and the White – Lol CrawleyThe Hour – Chris SeagerTop Boy – Tat RadcliffeFrozen Planet – Camera TeamCrack House – Sean BobbittEarthflight – Richard Cook, Christian Moullec, Michael W RichardsTrue Stories: Gypsy Blood – Leo Maguire
    Best Editing - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Editing - Factual
    Sherlock – Charlie PhillipsBirdsong – Kristina HetheringtonThe Crimson Petal and the White – Luke DunkleyGreat Expectations – Victoria BoydellFrozen Planet – Nigel Buck, Andy Netley, Dave PearceAgony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet – Ian DaviesJapan's Tsunami Caught On Camera – Sean MackenzieTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die – Gary Scott
    Best Sound - Fiction/EntertainmentBest Sound - Factual
    Sherlock – Howard Bargroff, Jeremy Child, John Mooney, Doug SinclairBirdsong – Sound TeamGreat Expectations – Richard Dyer, Paul Hamblin, Stefan Henrix, Matt Skelding
  • * The Hour – Rudi Buckle, Jamie Caple, Marc Lawes, Nigel Squibbs
    		• Frozen Planet – Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham WildThe Choir: Military Wives – Daniel Jones, Sam MathewsonRostropovich: The Genius Of The Cello – Tom O'Pray, Paul Paragon, Sam Santana
  • The Royal Wedding: Service In Westminster Abbey – Sound Team
    • Best Entertainment Craft TeamBest Digital Creativity
    The Cube – Paul Bussey, Nick Collier, Luke Halls, Annabel RafteryDerren Brown The Experiments: The Secret of Luck – Simon Ainge, Nick Foster, Zebedee Helm, Rachel JuryTop Gear – Konrad Begg, Phil Churchward, Ben Joiner, Iain MayThe X Factor – Dave Davey, Robert Edwards, Matt Jeffreys, Julien RigalLive from The Clinic – Adam Gee, Sandra Gorel, Steph Harris, Dan JonesDreams of Your Life – Lottie Davies, Alex Fleetwood, AL Kennedy, Margaret RobertsonMisfits – Matt Jarvis, Chloe Moss, Daniel Twomey, Richard WilsonThis Morning – Helen Pendlebury, Adam Vandermark, Gemma Varley, Athena Witter

    Special awards

    • '''Aidan Farrell'''