Sky Receive 14 nominations at the BAFTA Television Awards

Chernobyl_ The Lost Tapes

This morning the 2023 BAFTA Television and Television Craft Awards nominees were announced. Sky received 14 nominations in total for the 2, with shows recognised across drama, comedy and factual programming.

A total of 128 programmes received nominations today from a record-breaking number of entries across Television and Craft. BBC leads the other contenders with 81 nominations, with Channel 4, Netflix, ITV, Apple TV+ and Disney+.

Zai Bennett, Managing Director, Content, Sky UK and Ireland, commented “At Sky we’re all about bringing the very best content to our customers, whether that’s a brand new documentary, an unmissable drama, a beautifully shot nature series or something totally different. We’re really pleased to see so many of our genres acknowledged in the 14 BAFTA TV award nominations we’ve received this morning, particularly the three nods to Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes. Our congratulations to everyone who worked on all the nominated shows.

SKY’s nominations are:
FACTUAL SERIES

LIBBY, ARE YOU HOME YET? – Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Danielle Jones, Celia Jennison – Candour Productions/Sky Crime

INTERNATIONAL

THE WHITE LOTUS – Mike White, David Bernad, Mark Kamine, John Valerio, Heather Persons – HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

LEADING ACTRESS
BILLIE PIPER I Hate Suzie Too – Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic

SARAH LANCASHIRE Julia– Lionsgate Television, Mad Ben Productions, Modern O Productions, Inc., 3Arts Entertainment, HBO Max /Sky Atlantic

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic – Calamity Films/Sky Max

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES– James Jones, Darren Kemp, Rupert Houseman, Serhiy Solodko, Joanna Marshall, Sasha Odynova – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

ING ACTOR

WILL SHARPE The White Lotus – HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

DIRECTOR FACTUAL

JAMES JONES Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

EDITING FACTUAL

RUPERT HOUSEMAN Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
AMANDA KNIGHT, BARRIE GOWER, ROSALIA CULORA House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic

HELEN SPEYER Gangs of London – Pulse Films, SISTER/Sky Atlantic

PHOTOGRAPHY FACTUAL

SUE GIBSON, ROBIN COX, FLORIAN SCHULZ, WILL NICHOLLS Predators – Always True to Nature/Sky Nature

SOUND: FICTION

ALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, MARTIN SEELEY, PAULA FAIRFIELD, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic

SPECIAL, VISUAL AND GRAPHIC EFFECTS
ANGUS BICKERTON, NIKEAH FORDE, ASA SHOUL, MIKE DAWSON, MPC, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic

British Academy Television Awards takes place on 14th May, with the BAFTA Television Craft Awards to take place 23rd April.


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