The British Academy Television Craft Awards is an accolade presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), 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 with their own, separate ceremony 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 (not previously entered for the film or children's awards). 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 (e.g. the 2000 awards are celebrated for television productions of 1999).
Year Date Venue Location Host 200030 April 195 Piccadilly Westminster Gabby Logan 200122 April Sadler's Wells Theatre Islington Liza Tarbuck 200212 May Savoy Hotel Westminster Harry Enfield 200311 MayThe DorchesterMayfairAlistair McGowan 200416 May 20058 MayJon Culshaw 200619 May 200722 April Jon Snow 200811 May Claudia Winkleman 200917 MayHilton Hotel, London Alexander Armstrong 201023 May Christine Bleakley 20118 MayThe BreweryCity of London Stephen Mangan 201213 May Alan Davies 201328 AprilStephen Mangan 201427 April 201526 April 201624 April 201723 April 201822 April 201928 April 202017 JulyVirtual 202124 May Gbemisola Ikumelo 202224 AprilThe BreweryCity of LondonMel Giedroyc 202323 April 202428 AprilStacey Dooley 202527 April 202626 April Maisie Adam
Categories Current awards As of 2021, the awards include twenty-one competitive categories:
Costume Design Director: Factual Director: Fiction Director: Multi-Camera Editing: Factual Editing: Fiction Emerging Talent: Factual Emerging Talent: Fiction Entertainment Craft Team Make-Up & Hair Design Original Music Photography: Factual Photography & Lighting: Fiction Production Design Scripted Casting Sound: Factual Sound: Fiction Special, Visual & Graphic Effects Titles & Graphic Identity Writer: Comedy Writer: Drama
A Special Award is also presented, at the discretion of the Television Committee, which "honour[s] an individual or a team of craftspeople for outstanding creative contribution in the craft sector."
Discontinued awards
Originality (from 1986 to 1999) Innovation (from 2000 to 2002) New Media Developer (from 2006 to 2007) Interactive Innovation (from 2006 to 2010) Digital Creativity (from 2011 to 2017)
References
External links
TV Craft section of BAFTA Awards Database