British Academy Television Craft Awards


The British Academy Television Craft Awards is an accolade presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, a charitable organisation established in 1947, which: "supports, promotes and develops the art forms of the moving image – film, television and video games – by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public."
Having previously been handed out with the British Academy Television Awards, the awards were established in 2000 as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the production categories.

Rules

To be eligible for nomination, programmes must be: broadcast in the UK between the eligibility period, on terrestrial, cable, satellite or digital channels; both a financial and creative contribution in the case of an international programme, and have its first broadcast in the UK; an entry for the television awards first. The top six programmes and/or individuals in each category are chosen by television voting members and Chapter members in three rounds, to make up the jury shortlist. The shortlist then goes forward to a jury, who decides the top four final nominees and the winners.

Ceremonies

In the following table, the years correspond to the year the ceremony took place, and are held for achievements of the previous year.

Categories

Current awards

As of 2021, the awards include twenty-one competitive categories:
A Special Award is also presented, at the discretion of the Television Committee, which "honour an individual or a team of craftspeople for outstanding creative contribution in the craft sector."

Discontinued awards