Britain’s Leading TV and Related Media Forum The Royal Television Society Announces Shortlist for Craft & Design Awards Nominations

• The Windsors Royal Wedding Special, The End of the F***ing World and A Very English Scandal, leading the pack - each with nominations across four categories.

• The prestigious awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen (Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) on the 26th November at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

• The RTS Craft & Design Awards recognise excellence in broadcast television in 29 categories from Directing to Make Up Design.

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has shortlisted the nominations for its 2018 Craft & Design Awards, with The Windsors Royal Wedding Special, The End of the F***ing World and A Very English Scandal, leading the pack - each with nominations across four categories.

The prestigious awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen (Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) on the 26th November at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

Lee Connolly, Chair, Craft & Design Awards says “The standard this year has been extremely high, with the list of nominations demonstrating the talent and outstanding quality of UK television over the last year. The jury had some very tough decisions to make, and we are very much looking forward to awarding the winners on November 26th.”

The RTS Craft & Design Awards recognise excellence in broadcast television in 29 categories from Directing to Make Up Design. The full list of nominations are as follows:

Costume Design - Drama

• Fotini Dimou King Lear Playground Television (UK) / Sonia Friedman Productions for BBC Two

• Joanna Eatwell The Miniaturist The Forge Entertainment for BBC One

• Marianne Agertoft The City and The City Mammoth Screen for BBC Two

Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

• Heather MacVean The Keith and Paddy Picture Show Talkback for ITV

• Howard Burden Zapped (Series 2) Baby Cow Productions / Black Dog Productions / Itchy Coo Productions for Dave

• June Nevin The Windsors Royal Wedding Special Noho Film and Television for Channel 4

Design - Programme Content Sequences

• Axis Animation Kiss Me First Kindle Entertainment & Balloon Entertainment for Channel 4

• Made in Colour Empire Windrush: Newsround Special CBBC Productions for CBBC

• Moonraker Visual Effects Team One Strange Rock Nutopia / Protozoa Pictures & Overbrook Entertainment Production for National Geographic

Design - Titles

• Huge Design Ordeal by Innocence Mammoth Screen for BBC One

• Nic Benns, Miki Kato, Karl Watkins & Svenja Frahm Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Sony Pictures Television for Channel 4

• Sasan Roohi, Amber Sutera, Peter Aldridge & Michael Pearson Deep State Endor Productions for Fox NG (Europe & Africa)

Design - Trails & Packaging

• BBC Sport, BBC Creative, Blinkink 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia BBC Sport / BBC Creative / Blinkink for BBC

• BBC Sport, Y&R and Nexus Studios The 2018 Winter Olympics BBC Sport, Y&R and Nexus Studios for BBC

Director - Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy

• Adam Miller The Windsors Royal Wedding Special Noho Film and Television for Channel 4

• Andrew Chaplin Gameface Objective Media for E4

• Michael Lennox Derry Girls Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4

Director - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama

• Deeyah Khan White Right: Meeting the Enemy Fuuse Films for ITV

• Francis Hanly Arena: Stanley and His Daughters A BBC Arena Co-Production with 1212 Productions for BBC Four

• James Rogan Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation On The Corner in association with Rogan Productions for BBC One

Director - Drama

• Jonathan Entwistle The End of the F***ing World Clerkenwell Films & Dominic Buchanan Productions for Netflix/Channel4

• Nick Murphy Save Me World Productions for Sky Atlantic

• Stephen Frears A Very English Scandal Blueprint Pictures for BBC One

Director - Multicamera

• David Kester Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV

• Liz Clare The Voice UK (Series 7) ITV Studios & Talpa for ITV

• Nikki Parsons Strictly Come Dancing (Series 15) BBC Studios for BBC One

Editing - Documentary/Factual

• Ben Brown Grenfell Minnow Films for BBC One

• Paul Carlin, Paul Dosaj & Kevin Konak The Detectives: Murder On The Streets Minnow Films for BBC Two

• Production Team Blue Planet II BBC Studios / The Natural History Unit / The Open University / BBC America / Tencent / WDR / France Televisions and CCTV9 for BBC One

Editing - Drama

• Adam Trotman Come Home Red Production Company for BBC One

• Mike Jones The End of the F***ing World Clerkenwell Films & Dominic Buchanan Productions for Netflix/Channel4

• Pia Di Ciaula A Very English Scandal Blueprint Pictures for BBC One

Editing - Entertainment and Comedy

• Charlie Fawcett Gameface Objective Media for E4

• Lucien Clayton Derry Girls Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4

• Mark Williams The Windsors Royal Wedding Special Noho Film and Television for Channel 4

Editing - Sport

• BT Sport Champions League Final Liverpool v Real Madrid: Opening Music Sequence BT Sport

• Nicholas Perry, David Bouchard & John Nicholson Winter Olympics BBC Sport for BBC

• Scott Ferry-Collins, Jim Wiseman & Tim Hampel Monaco Grand Prix Feature / Formula 1 2018 Whisper Films for Channel 4

Effects

• Moonraker Visual Effects Team One Strange Rock Nutopia / Protozoa Pictures & Overbrook Entertainment Production for National Geographic

• One Of Us, Chris Reynolds The Crown Left Bank Pictures for Netflix

• Tanvir Hanif, Fifth Wall VFX & Becci Blood Katy CBBC Productions for CBBC

Lighting for Multicamera

• Dave Davey Britain’s Got Talent Thames / Syco for ITV

• Martin Kempton Upstart Crow (Series 2) BBC Studios for BBC Two

• Nigel Catmur Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance BBC Studios for BBC One

Make Up Design - Drama

• Daniel Phillips A Very English Scandal Blueprint Pictures for BBC One

• Naomi Donne King Lear Playground Television (UK) / Sonia Friedman Productions for BBC Two

• Sjaan Gillings Flowers (Series 2) Hootenanny and Sister Pictures for Channel 4

Make Up Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

• Lulu Hall The Windsors Royal Wedding Special Noho Film and Television for Channel 4

• Vanessa White The Dali and The Cooper - Urban Myths Me and You Productions for Sky Arts

• Vanessa White, Floris Schuller & Neill Gorton Tracey Breaks the News BBC Studios and Allan McKeown presents for BBC One

Multicamera Work

• Camera Team The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle BBC Studios for BBC One

• Nick Wood and The Camera Team Not Going Out Avalon for BBC One

• Richard Boden, Barbara Hicks & Tony Keene Upstart Crow BBC Studios for BBC Two

Multicamera Work - Sport

• Micky Payne The London Marathon BBC TV Sport Production for BBC

• Simon Wheeler BDO World Darts Championships IMG Productions for Channel 4

Music - Original Score

• Graham Coxon The End of the F***ing World Clerkenwell Films & Dominic Buchanan Productions for Netflix/Channel4

• Murray Gold A Very English Scandal Blueprint Pictures for BBC One

• Tandis Jenhudson Civilisations Nutopia for BBC Two

Music - Original Title

• Murray Gold Come Home Red Production Company for BBC One

• Oli Julian Motherland Delightful Industries for BBC Two

• Tandis Jenhudson Civilisations Nutopia for BBC Two

Photography - Documentary/Factual & Non Drama

• Andrew Muggleton Retreat: Meditations from a Monastery Tigerlily Productions / BBC Four

• Camera Team Blue Planet II BBC Studios / Natural History Unit / The Open University / BBC America / Tencent / WDR / France Televisions and CCTV9 for BBC One

• Glen Milner Handmade in Hull BBC Studios / Pacific Quay Productions for BBC Four

Photography - Drama & Comedy

• Cathal Watters Peaky Blinders (Series 4) Caryn Mandabach Productions / Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two

• Justin Brown The End of the F***ing World Clerkenwell Films & Dominic Buchanan Productions for Netflix/Channel4

• Stuart Biddlecombe Hidden A Severn Screen Production in association with All3Media International for BBC Wales and S4C

Picture Enhancement

• Adam Dolniak The UN Sex Abuse Scandal Ronachan Films for Channel 4

• Dan Coles Flowers (Series 2) Hootenanny and Sister Pictures for Channel 4

• Gareth Spensley King Lear Playground Television (UK) / Sonia Friedman Productions for BBC Two

Production Design - Drama

• Grant Montgomery Gunpowder Kudos in association with Thriker Films for BBC One

• Martin Childs & Alison Harvey The Crown Left Bank Pictures for Netflix

• Simon Rogers The City and The City Mammoth Screen for BBC Two

Production Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

• Dave Ferris Zapped (Series 2) Baby Cow Productions / Black Dog Productions / Itchy Coo Productions for Dave

• Peter Bingemann Britain’s Got Talent Thames / Syco for ITV

• Production Design team Love Island Series 4 ITV Studios Ltd / Motion Content Group for ITV2

Sound - Drama

• Dan Johnson, Simon Farmer, Jamie Caple & Mark Lawes Bodyguard World Productions/ BBC

• Dylan Voigt, Nigel Edwards, Ben Norrington & Seb Shorter Deep State Endor Productions for Fox NG (Europe & Africa)

• Nigel Squibbs, John Mooney, Filipa Principe & Tony Gibson Patrick Melrose Little Island Productions / Two Cities / Sunnymarch / Showtime for Sky

Sound - Entertainment & Non Drama

• Andy Hodges, Sam Staples & Renato Ferrari Top Gear (Series 25) Envy Post Productions / BBC Studios for BBC Two

• Doug Dreger, Greg Gettens & Kim Tae Hak Retreat: Meditations from a Monastery Tigerlily Productions for BBC Four

• The Sound Alliance BBC Proms 2018 BBC Studios for BBC Two and Four

Lifetime Achievement Award

• The winner of this award will be announced on the night.

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