2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The 18th Annual British Academy Television Craft Awards were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 April 2017. For the fifth consecutive year, Stephen Mangan was the ceremony's host. The awards were held at The Brewery, City of London, and given in recognition of technical achievements in British television of 2016. Planet Earth II led the nominations with nine. The Crown, Planet Earth II, National Treasure and The Night Manager won two awards each.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Special Award
  • Bobby Warans
Best Breakthrough TalentBest Director - Fiction
Mahalia BeloEllen
Marc MundenNational Treasure
  • * Euros LynDamilola, Our Loved Boy
  • * Stephen DaldryThe Crown
  • * Susanne BierThe Night Manager
  • Best Director - FactualBest Director - Multi-Camera
    James BluemelExodus: Our Journey to Europe
  • * Anna HallBehind Closed Doors
  • * Daniel GordonHillsborough
  • * Peter BeardGender Clinic: Kids on the Edge
  • Chris PowerAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • * Nikki Parsons – Strictly Come Dancing
  • * Nikki Parsons – The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
  • * Pete Andrews – Wimbledon 2016
  • Best Writer - ComedyBest Writer - Drama
    Stefan GolaszewskiMum
  • * Julia DavisCamping
  • * Phoebe Waller-BridgeFleabag
  • * Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons, Rob GibbonsAlan Partridge's Scissored Isle
  • Sally WainwrightHappy Valley
  • * Levi David AddaiDamilola, Our Loved Boy
  • * Peter MorganThe Crown
  • * Simon NyeThe Durrells
  • Best Make Up and Hair DesignBest Production Design
    San Junipero Tanya Lodge
  • * Victoria – Nic Collins
  • * Tracey Ullman's Show – Vanessa White, Floris Schuller, Neill Gorton
  • * War & Peace – Jacqueline Fowler
  • War & PeaceChris Roope
  • * The CrownMartin Childs
  • * Rillington PlacePat Campbell
  • * The Night ManagerTom Burton, Barbara H. Skelding
  • Best Special, Graphic and Visual DesignBest Costume Design
    The CrownOne of Us, Molinare
  • * Playtest – Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Framestore, Glassworks, Baseblack
  • * Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – Real SFX, Milk VFX, Kevin Horsewood
  • * The Last Dragonslayer – Milk VFX, Chris Reynolds, Adam McInnes
  • * War & Peace – Bluebolt, Jens Doeldissen, Simone Grattarola
  • * The Night Manager – Bluebolt, Pau Costa Moeller
  • The CrownMichele Clapton
  • * The Durrells – Charlotte Holdich
  • * The Hollow Crown – Nigel Egerton
  • * San Junipero – Susie Coulthard
  • Best Photography – FactualBest Photography and Lighting – Fiction
    Planet Earth II John Aitchison, Rob Whitworth, Mark MacEwen
  • * Planet Earth II – John Shier, Jonathan Jones, Barrie Britton
  • * Planet Earth II – John Shier, Mateo Willis, Barrie Britton
  • * Planet Earth II – Tom Crowley, Mark MacEwen, John Brown
  • Rillington PlaceJames Friend
  • * The CrownAdriano Goldman
  • * National Treasure – Ole Birkeland
  • * Nosedive Seamus McGarvey
  • Best Editing – FactualBest Editing – Fiction
    Hillsborough – Andy Worboys
  • * Planet Earth II – Dave Pearce
  • * Planet Earth II – Matt Meech
  • * Exodus: Our Journey to Europe – Simon Sykes, Nick Fenton, Sunshine Jackson
  • The Night ManagerBen Lester
  • * Fleabag – Gary Dollner
  • * National Treasure – Luke Dunkley
  • * Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – Andrew John McClelland
  • Best Digital CreativityBest Entertainment Craft Team
    David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef DiveAlchemy VR
  • * Attenborough's Story of Life App – Matt Walker, Ben Gonshaw, Ewa Headley, Tristan Leaver
  • * HUM∀NS – Production team
  • * 2016 Summer ParalympicsSunset + Vine, Deltatre, Live Wire, Golden Egg Innovation
  • Bernie Davis, David Cole, Kevin Duff, Patrick DohertyRoyal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2016
  • * Kevin Duff, Howard Nock, Tony Freeman, Nick CollierThe Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
  • * Karen Bruce, Patrick Doherty, Mark Kenyon, Mark Busk-Cowley – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • * David Newton, Mark Kenyon, Jason Gilkison, Vicky Gill – Strictly Come Dancing
  • Best Sound – FactualBest Sound – Fiction
    Planet Earth II Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens
  • * Forces of Nature with Brian Cox – John Rogerson, Jay Price, Laurie Goode, Andy Paddon
  • * Planet Earth II – Kate Hopkins, Graham Wild
  • * Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016 – Sound Team
  • The Night ManagerAitor Berenguer, Howard Bargroff, Alex Sawyer, Adam Armitage
  • * Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – John Mooney, Douglas Sinclair, Howard Bargroff, Jon Salmon-Joyce
  • * The Missing – Sound Team
  • * War & Peace – Chris Ashworth, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Jeff Richardson
  • Best Original Television MusicBest Titles and Graphic Identity
    National TreasureCristobal Tapia de Veer
  • * PoldarkAnne Dudley
  • * Planet Earth IIHans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe
  • * War & PeaceMartin Phipps
  • Paralympics 2016Richard Norley, Lee Jacobs, Callum O'Reilly
  • * The Durrells – Alex Maclean
  • * The Night Manager – Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks
  • * The Crown – Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks