2021 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The 22nd Annual British Academy Television Craft Awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and were held on 24 May 2021. The nominees were announced on 28 April 2021. The ceremony was hosted by Gbemisola Ikumelo.

Rule changes

In October 2020, BAFTA announced several changes in some categories the craft awards and the general ceremony

Winners and nominees

Winners are first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Emerging Talent: FictionBest Emerging Talent: Factual

  • Georgi Banks-Davies – I Hate Suzie
  • *Harry Tulley – Anthony
  • *Stephen S. Thompson – Sitting in Limbo
  • *William Stefan Smith – On the Edge: BBW
  • Marian Mohamed – Defending Digga D
  • *Ashley Francis-Roy – Damilola: The Boy Next Door & The Real Eastenders
  • *Jessica Kelly – The Schools that Chain Boys
  • *Kandise Abiola – Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story
  • Best Costume DesignBest Director: Factual
  • Jacqueline Durran – Small Axe
  • *Rosa Dias – Sex Education
  • *James Keast – Belgravia
  • *Amy Roberts – The Crown
  • Teresa Griffiths – Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line
  • *Xavier Alford – Locked in: Breaking the Silence
  • *James Bluemel – Once Upon a Time in Iraq
  • *Deeyah Khan – America's War on Abortion
  • Best Director: FictionBest Director: Multi-Camera
  • Michaela Coel and Sam Miller – I May Destroy You
  • *Lenny Abrahamson – Normal People
  • *Benjamin Caron – The Crown
  • *Steve McQueen – Small Axe
  • Marcus Viner – ENO's Drive & Live: La Bohème
  • *Bridget Caldwell – The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
  • *Ken Burton – Rugby League Challenge Cup Final
  • *Nikki Parsons – Strictly Come Dancing
  • Best Editing: FactualBest Editing: Fiction
  • Claire Guillon – Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line
  • *Adam Finch – Putin: A Russian Spy Story
  • *Anna Price – Once Upon a Time in Iraq
  • *Will Grayburn – Once Upon a Time in Iraq
  • Editing Team – I May Destroy You
  • *Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen – Small Axe
  • *Nathan Nugent – Normal People
  • *Pia Di Ciaula – Quiz
  • Best Entertainment Craft TeamBest Make Up and Hair Design
  • Mark Busk-Cowley, Roy Callow, Steve Kruger, Andy Milligan, James Tinsley, Mathieu Weekes – I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
  • *Andrew Milligan, Mark Busk-Cowley, Gurdip Mahal, Rob Ashard, Claudine Taylor – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • *David Bishop, Andy Payne, Lucy Foster – Last Night of the Proms
  • *David Bishop, Darren Lovell, David Newton, Richard Sillitto, Andy Tapley, Catherine Land – Strictly Come Dancing
  • Jojo Williams – Small Axe
  • *Bethany Swan – I May Destroy You
  • *Cate Hall – The Crown
  • *Louise Coles, Sarah Nuth, Lorraine Glynn, Erin Ayanian – The Great
  • Best Original MusicBest Photography: Factual
  • Harry Escott – Roadkill
  • *Cristobal Tapia de Veer – The Third Day
  • *H. Scott Salinas – Baghdad Central
  • *Martin Phipps – The Crown
  • Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team, John Livesey – The Great Mountain Sheep Gather
  • *Richard Kirby, Sue Gibson, Max Kölbl, Robert Hollingworth – Tiny World
  • *Tim Cragg – Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
  • *Will Edwards and Michael O'Halloran – Marina Abramović Takes Over TV
  • Best Photography & Lighting: FictionBest Production Design
  • Shabier Kirchner – Small Axe
  • *Ed Rutherford – Little Birds
  • *Rob Hardy – Devs
  • *Suzie Lavelle – Normal People
  • Helen Scott – Small Axe
  • *Joel Collins – His Dark Materials
  • *Matt Gant and Megan Bosaw – Gangs of London
  • *Samantha Harley and Alexandra Slade – Sex Education
  • Best Scripted CastingBest Sound: Factual
  • Gary Davy – Small Axe
  • *Kate Rhodes James – Baghdad Central
  • *Lauren Evans – Sex Education
  • *Shaheen Baig – The Third Day
  • Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan – Formula 1: Drive to Survive
  • *Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild, Paul Ackerman, Tom Mercer – Earth At Night In Color
  • *Richard Kondal, Alex Outhwaite, Adrian Sandu – Hitsville: The Making of Motown
  • *Sound Team – Springwatch 2020
  • Best Sound: FictionBest Special, Visual and Graphic Effects
  • Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgway, Dillon Bennett, Eilam Hoffman – His Dark Materials
  • *Niall O'Sullivan, Steve Fanagan, Niall Brady – Normal People
  • *Paul Cotterell, James Harrison, Ronald Bailey, Lewis Morison – Small Axe
  • *Sound Team – The Crown
  • Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May, Brian Fisher – His Dark Materials
  • *Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Chris Reynolds, Asa Shoul, Framestore, Untold Studios – The Crown
  • *Michael Illingworth, Oliver Milburn, Danny Hargreaves, Oliver Ogneux, Laura Usaite, Pedrom Dadgostar – War of the Worlds
  • *Milk Visual Effects, DNEG TV, Freefolk, Goodbye Kansas Studios, Greg Fisher, Dave Houghton – Cursed
  • Best Titles and Graphic IdentityBest Writer: Comedy
  • Nic Benns and Miki Kato – Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
  • *Matt Curtis – Devs
  • *Peter Anderson Studio – Dracula
  • *Peter Anderson Studio – Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
  • Sophie Willan – Alma's Not Normal
  • *Charlie Brooker – Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
  • *Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper – This Country
  • *Writing Team – Ghosts
  • Best Writer: Drama-
  • Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
  • *Alastair Siddons and Steve McQueen – Small Axe
  • *Lucy Kirkwood – Adult Material
  • *Lucy Prebble – I Hate Suzie
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