The British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama is an award given annually by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). It was first given in 2011, with a set of nominees (usually between four and five) being presented ever since.
British cinematographer Gavin Finney is the only person to receive the award more than once, with two wins: in 2013 for The Fear, and in 2015 for Wolf Hall.
In 2024, the category was split into two according to the program's country of origin and television distribution format: UK Terrestrial and International/Streaming.
Winners and nominees 2010s Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster2011 Stolen Rob Hardy BBC One The Night Watch David Katznelson BBC Two Spiral Roger Simonsz Canal+2012 Blackout Chris Ross BBC One Parade's End Mike Eley BBC Two The Hollow Crown "Henry IV" Ben Smithard Game of Thrones "Blackwater" Sam McCurdy HBO Titanic Adam Suschitzky ITV2013 The Fear Gavin Finney Channel 4 Ripper Street "What Use Our Work?" PJ Dillon BBC One Top Boy Christopher Ross Channel 4 The Borgias "The Gunpowder Plot" Paul Sarossy Showtime2014 Quirke "Christine Falls" Tony Miller BBC One Breathless Tim Palmer ITV An Adventure in Time and Space John Pardue BBC Two Legacy Felix Wiedemann The Great Train Robbery "A Robber's Tale" George Richmond BBC One2015 Wolf Hall "Entirely Beloved" Gavin Finney BBC Two Penny Dreadful "And They Were Enemies" PJ Dillon Sky Atlantic Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" Stephan Pehrsson BBC One Game of Thrones "Hardhome" Fabian Wagner HBO2016 The Go-Between Felix Wiedemann BBC One Game of Thrones "The Winds of Winter" Fabian Wagner HBO An Inspector Calls Martin Fuhrer BBC One The Living and the Dead "Episode 3" Matt Gray The Dresser Ben Smithard BBC Two 2017 Taboo "Episode 4" Mark Patten BBC One The Crown "Smoke and Mirrors" Adriano Goldman Netflix The Witness for the Prosecution "Episode 1" Felix Wiedemann BBC One Rillington Place "Tim" James Friend The State "Episode 3" Gavin Finney Channel 42018 Patrick Melrose "Bad News" James Friend Sky Atlantic The Crown "Beryl" Adriano Goldman Netflix "Misadventure" Stuart Howell A Very English Scandal Danny Cohen BBC One Killing Eve "I Don't Want to Be Free" Julian Court BBC Three2019 Chernobyl Jakob Ihre HBO / Sky Atlantic Good Omens "Hard Times" Gavin Finney BBC Two The Handmaid's Tale "Night" Colin Watkinson Hulu His Dark Materials "Spies" Suzie Lavelle BBC One The Witcher "The End's Beginning" Gavin Struthers Netflix
2020s Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster2020 Normal People "Episode 1" Suzie Lavelle BBC Three The Crown "Fairytale" Adriano Goldman Netflix The Queen's Gambit "End Game" Steven Meizler Devs Rob Hardy FX on Hulu Small Axe "Mangrove" Shabier Kirchner Prime Video / BBC One2021 Landscapers "Episode 3" Erik Alexander Wilson HBO / Sky Atlantic Fargo "East/West" Dana Gonzales FX It's a Sin "Episode 1" David Katznelson Channel 4 The Pursuit of Love "Episode 1" Zac Nicholson BBC One Your Honor "Part One" James Friend Showtime2022 The Tourist "Episode 1" Ben Wheeler BBC One Andor "One Way Out" Adriano Goldman Disney+ House of the Dragon "The Heirs of the Dragon" Fabian Wagner HBO Pachinko "Chapter Three" Florian Hoffmeister Apple TV+ Slow Horses "Bad Tradecraft" Danny Cohen 2023 Dead Ringers "One" Jody Lee Lipes Prime Video A Small Light "What Can Be Saved" Stuart Howell National Geographic Bodies "You're Already Dead" Joel Devlin Netflix Foundation "In Seldon's Shadow" Cathal Watters Apple TV+ Great Expectations "Episode 3" Dan Atherton BBC One2024 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) The Listeners "Episode One" Jody Lee Lipes BBC One Sweetpea "Sorry For Your Loss" Nick Morris Sky Atlantic Ludwig "Episode One" Annika Summerson BBC One This Town "Episode Four" Ben Wheeler We Are Lady Parts "Funny Muslim Song" Diana Olifirova Channel 4 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (International/Streaming) Eric "Episode One" Benedict Spence Netflix Disclaimer "I" Emmanuel Lubezki, Bruno Delbonnel Apple TV+ Ripley "V Lucio" Robert Elswit Netflix Shōgun "Anjin" Christopher Ross FX "Crimson Sky" Sam McCurdy
See also British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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