The British Academy Television Craft Awards is an accolade presented by the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...
(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 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
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Mechanical
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,
satellite
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or
digital
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Businesses
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*Digital Research (DR or DRI), a software ...
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).
Categories
Current awards
As of 2021, the awards include twenty-one competitive categories:
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Costume Design
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Director: Factual
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Director: Fiction
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Director: Multi-Camera
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Editing: Factual
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Editing: Fiction
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Emerging Talent: Factual
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Emerging Talent: Fiction
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Entertainment Craft Team
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Make-Up & Hair Design
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Original Music
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Photography: Factual
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Photography & Lighting: Fiction
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Production Design
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Scripted Casting
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Sound: Factual
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Sound: Fiction
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Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
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Titles & Graphic Identity
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Writer: Comedy
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Writer: Drama
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
* 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
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TV Craft section of BAFTA Awards Database
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Craft
A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale pr ...
Craft
A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale pr ...
British television awards
Awards established in 2000
2000 establishments in the United Kingdom