2016 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The 17th Annual British Academy Television Craft Awards were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 24 April 2016, with Stephen Mangan hosting the event for the fourth year in a row. The awards were held at The Brewery, City of London, and given in recognition of technical achievements in British television of 2015.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below.
Best Breakthrough TalentBest Director - Fiction/Entertainment
Michaela CoelChewing Gum
Shane MeadowsThis Is England '90
  • * Aisling WalshAn Inspector Calls
  • * Ben Taylor – Catastrophe
  • * Jakob VerbruggenLondon Spy
  • Best Director - FactualBest Director - Multi-Camera
    Dave NathThe Murder Detectives
  • * Adam Jessel – Professor Green: Suicide and Me
  • * James Newton – The Detectives
  • * Ursula MacfarlaneCharlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris
  • Richard Valentine, Coky GiedroycThe Sound Of Music Live!
  • * Chris PowerAnt and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • * John AndersonCoronation Street
  • * John Watts – Rugby World Cup Final: New Zealand V Australia
  • Best Writer - ComedyBest Writer - Drama
    Rob Delaney, Sharon HorganCatastrophe
  • * Jesse Armstrong, Sam BainPeep Show
  • * Julia Davis, Barunka O'ShaughnessyHunderby
  • * Writing Team – Peter Kay's Car Share
  • Russell T DaviesCucumber
  • * Mike BartlettDoctor Foster
  • * Neil CrossLuther
  • * Peter StraughanWolf Hall
  • Best Make Up and Hair DesignBest Production Design
    The DresserJenny Shircore
  • * Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – Emilie Gauthier, Joyce Dean
  • * Penny Dreadful – Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Ferdinando Merolla
  • * Wolf Hall – Roseann Samuel
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellDavid Roger
  • * Fortitude – Gemma Jackson
  • * This Is England '90 – Janey Levick
  • * DickensianMichael Ralph
  • Best Original Television MusicBest Costume Design
    The HuntSteven Price
  • * PoldarkAnne Dudley
  • * Thunderbirds Are GoBen Foster, Nick Foster
  • * BroadchurchÓlafur Arnalds
  • The DresserFotini Dimou
  • * Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – Barbara Kidd
  • * Wolf Hall – Joanna Eatwell
  • * Poldark – Marianne Agertoft
  • Best Photography – FactualBest Photography and Lighting – Fiction
    Camera TeamThe Hunt
  • * Andrew Muggleton – Handmade: Metal
  • * Ben Steele – The Children Who Beat Ebola
  • * Pete Hayns, Mark Payne-Gill, Luke Barnett – Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family
  • London SpyLaurie Rose
  • * Wolf Hall – Gavin Finney
  • * The Frankenstein Chronicles – Ian Moss
  • * Fortitude – John Conroy
  • Best Editing – FactualBest Editing – Fiction
    The Murder DetectivesBen Brown
  • * Great Barrier Reef with David AttenboroughDominic Lester
  • * Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook ParisJames Clarkson Lyon
  • * My Son the Jihadi – Simon McMahon
  • Wolf HallDavid Blackmore
  • * An Inspector Calls – Alex Mackie
  • * Humans – Daniel Greenway
  • * This Is England '90 – Matthew Gray
  • * London Spy – Victoria Boydell
  • Best Digital CreativityBest Entertainment Craft Team
    HumansDevelopment Team
  • * I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! – Athena Witter, Barry Hayter, Teresa Pegrum, Liam Dalley
  • * The Last Hours of Laura K – Gabriel Bisset-Smith, Rachel De-Lahay, Kenny Emson, Ed Sellek
  • * Two Billion MilesMike Smith, Felix Renicks, Kieron Bryan, Harry Horton
  • The Sound Of Music Live!Zac Nicholson, Tomas Burton, Edward K. Gibbon, Jacquetta Levon
  • * A League of Their Own – Andrew Norgate, Aiden Spackman, Kevin Day, Kevin Duff
  • * The Apprentice – James Clarke, Mark Owen, John Featherstone, Ian Hughes
  • * Strictly Come Dancing – Jason Gilkison, Mark Kenyon, Tony Revell, Dave Newton
  • Best Sound – FactualBest Sound – Fiction
    VE Day 70: The Nation RemembersAndy James, Andy Payne, Andy Groves, Julian Pasqua
  • * The Naked Choir with Gareth MaloneDaniel Jones, Gareth Malone, Conrad Fletcher, Mat Wood
  • * Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough – John Rogerson, Richard Addis, Ryan Twyman, Freddie Claire
  • * La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas – Matt Skilton, Mike Hatch, Tony Burke
  • Wolf HallSound Team
  • * The Enfield Haunting – Adrian Rhodes, Simon Farmer, Jamie Roden, Antony Bayman
  • * The Sound Of Music Live! – Kevin Duff, Andy Deacon, Sally Hesketh, Ben Milton
  • * Fortitude – Rudi Buckle, Phil Barnes, Blair Jollands, Howard Bargroff
  • * London Spy – Scott Jones, Robert Brazier, Joseph Stracey, Ian Voigt
  • * Doctor Foster – Stuart Hilliker, Jim Goddard, Billy Quinn, Tom Deane
  • Best TitlesBest Special, Visual and Graphic Effects
    FortitudeMOMOCO
  • * Murder in SuccessvilleEdward Tracy
  • * Luther – Nic Benns, Miki Kato
  • * The Last Kingdom – Paul McDonnell, Ben Hanbury, Hugo Moss
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellMilk VFX
  • * The Last Kingdom – BlueBolt
  • * Fungus the Bogeyman – DNeg TV, Chris Rodgers
  • * Doctor Who – Milk VFX, Millennium FX, Real SFX, Molinare
  • Special Award