2018 British Academy Television Craft Awards


The 20th Annual British Academy Television Craft Awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was held on 22 April 2018. For the sixth 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 2017. The Crown lead the nominations with seven followed by Taboo with six.

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Special Award
Best Breakthrough TalentBest Director: Multi-Camera

  • Julia KnowlesWorld War One Remembered: Passchendaele
  • * James Morgan – Wild Alaska Live
  • * Nikki Parsons – Strictly Come Dancing
  • * Chris PowerAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • Best Director: FictionBest Director: Factual
  • Philippa LowthorpeThree Girls
  • * Jane Campion'
  • * Mackenzie CrookDetectorists
  • * Paul Wittington – Little Boy Blue
  • Charlie RussellChris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
  • * Anna Hall – Catching a Killer: The Search for Natalie Hemming
  • * Will Yapp – The Real Full Monty
  • * Xavier Alford – Drugsland: Heroin Love Story
  • Best Writer: DramaBest Writer: Comedy
  • Nicole TaylorThree Girls
  • * Charlie BrookerHang the DJ
  • * Steven KnightPeaky Blinders
  • * Peter MorganThe Crown
  • Reece Shearsmith and Steve PembertonInside No. 9
  • * Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper – This Country
  • * Paul Coleman, Peter Kay and Sian GibsonPeter Kay's Car Share
  • * Rob Delaney and Sharon HorganCatastrophe
  • Best Editing: FictionBest Editing: Factual
  • Three Girls - Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
  • * Line of Duty - Andrew John McClelland
  • * Peaky Blinders - Dan Roberts
  • * The Crown - Pia di Ciaula
  • Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me - Will Grayburn
  • * Blue Planet II - Matt Meech
  • * Blue Planet II - Nigel Buck
  • * David Bowie: The Last Five Years - Ged Murphy
  • * Louis Theroux: Dark States - Anna Price
  • Best Costume DesignBest Make Up & Hair Design
  • Game of Thrones - Michele Clapton
  • * Peaky Blinders - Alison McCosh
  • * The Crown - Jane Petrie
  • * Taboo - Joanna Eatwell
  • Taboo - Jan Archivald, Erika Ökvist, Audrey Doyle
  • * The Miniaturist - Chrissie Baker
  • * Gunpowder - Jacqueline Fowler
  • * Peaky Blinders - Loz Schiavo
  • Best Production DesignBest Original Music
  • Game of Thrones - Deborah Riley, Rob Cameron
  • * USS Callister - Joel Collins, Phil Sims
  • * The Crown - Martin Childs, Alison Harvey
  • * The State - Pat Campbell
  • King Charles III - Jocelyn Pook
  • * Born to be Free: Saving Russia’s Whales - Katya Mihailova
  • * Taboo - Max Richter
  • * Howards End - Nico Muhly
  • Best Photography: FictionBest Photography: Factual
  • The Crown - Adriano Goldman
  • * Against the Law - Johann Perry
  • * Taboo - Mark Patten
  • * USS Callister - Stephan Pehrsson
  • Blue Planet II - Camera Team
  • * The Detectives: Murder on the Streets - Daniel Vernon, Daniel Dewsbury
  • * Last Men in Aleppo - Fadi Al-Halabi, Hassan Kattan, Thaer Mohammed
  • * The Fight for Mosul - Olivier Sarbil
  • Best Titles & Graphic IdentityBest Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
  • SS-GB - William Barlett
  • * Blue Planet II - BDH Creative
  • * Have I Got News for You - Liquid TV
  • * ' - Morgan Beringer
  • Metalhead - Jean-Clement Soret, Russell McLean, Joel Collins
  • * Taboo - Adam Glasman, Rob Pizzey
  • * The Crown - Asa Shoul, Christopher Reynolds
  • * Emerald City - Thomas Horton
  • Best Sound: FictionBest Sound: Factual
  • The Crown - Sound Team
  • * Peaky Blinders - Forbes Noonan, Ben Norrington, Jim Goddard, Grant Bridgeman
  • * Sherlock - Sound Team
  • * Taboo - Sound Team
  • Blue Planet II - Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins
  • * David Bowie: The Last Five Years - Karl Mainzer, Rowan Jennings, Adam Scourfield, Sean O'Neil
  • * Mountain: Life at the Extreme - Graham Wild, George Fry, James Burchill
  • * The Grand Tour - Russell Edwards, Trisan Powell, Robert Entwistle, Marc Wojtanowski
  • * World War One Remembered: Passchendaele - Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Andy James, Mark McLoughlin
  • Best Entertainment Craft Team-
  • World War One Remembered: Passchendaele - Nigel Catmur, David Cole, Kate Dawkins, Kevin Duff
  • * One Love Manchester - Richard Valentine, Toby Alington, Simon Sanders
  • * Strictly Come Dancing - Jason Gilkison, Mark Kenyon, Patrick Doherty, David Newton
  • * The Voice UK - Dave Davey, David Tench, Dominic Tolfts, Kevin Duff
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    Programmes with multiple nominations

    NominationsProgramme
    7The Crown
    6Taboo
    5Blue Planet II
    5Peaky Blinders
    4Black Mirror
    3Three Girls
    3World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
    2Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
    2David Bowie: The Last Five Years
    2Game of Thrones
    2Strictly Come Dancing
    2This Country
    2Top of the Lake : China Girl

    Most major wins

    WinsShow
    2Game of Thrones
    2Three Girls
    2Blue Planet II
    2Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
    2The Crown
    2World War One Remembered: Passchendaele

    WinsNetwork
    9BBC One
    4BBC Two
    3HBO
    3Netflix
    3Sky Atlantic