Articles about Bafta
Backstage at the Baftas
“Extraordinary” writing, creative perseverance and stories about real people were celebrated as Top Boy, The Sixth Commandment and Happy Valley led the way at the Bafta Television Awards 2024. DQ was backstage to hear from some of the winners.
Acts of courage
Bafta-winning writer and actor Kat Sadler opens up about the real experiences that inspired her dark comedy Such Brave Girls, conquering stage fright and why she put her life on hold to chase her television ambitions.
Craft masters
Black Mirror episode Demon 79 and Apple TV+ dramas Silo and Slow Horses each collected two prizes at the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2024. DQ runs through the scripted winners and speaks to some of the recipients about their work.
Crafting The Sixth Commandment
Ahead of the Bafta Television Craft Awards, nominated writer Sarah Phelps unpacks the success of true crime drama The Sixth Commandment and explains why audiences are craving shared experiences and how she writes her way out of trouble.
Breakthrough Baftas
A host of first-time winners were crowned at this year’s Bafta Television Craft Awards. DQ was there to speak to winners including Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee, This is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay and some of the creatives behind House of the Dragon.
An unseen craft
Alison Barnett, the winner of this year’s Bafta Television Craft Special Award, is an industry pioneer as one of the very first female heads of production in the UK. She tells DQ about her prolific career, breaking barriers and filming again after the pandemic.
Time to celebrate
In My Skin and Time took home the big prizes at yesterday evening’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, where DQ was on hand backstage to hear from some of this year’s winners.
The art of craft
We Are Lady Parts and Landscapers stole the show at the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2022. Winners including writers Nida Manzoor and Kayleigh Llewellyn, costume designer KC Williams and editor Sarah Brewerton reflect on their celebrated work.
Coel rules the Baftas
I May Destroy You writer and star Michaela Coel hailed the work of the show’s intimacy coordinator after picking up two prizes at last night’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards 2021, where DQ was on hand to hear from Coel and other winners.
Big wins for Small Axe
Steve McQueen’s anthology Small Axe took home five awards at this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards, which also recognised series including I May Destroy You, His Dark Materials and I Hate Suzie.
Job Description: Casting directors
Ahead of the British Academy Television Craft Awards next week, nominees in the scripted casting category tell DQ about their work identifying and hiring actors for drama series including Small Axe, Sex Education and Baghdad Central.
Hair to die for
Killing Eve’s hair and make-up designer Lucy Cain provides insights into her role on the award-winning series and the practical challenges she faced along the way.
Backstage pass
Killing Eve and Patrick Melrose claimed the major drama prizes at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards 2019. DQ was backstage to hear from the winners.
Creative sparks
A Very English Scandal, Patrick Melrose and Killing Eve were among the shows that won at the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2019. DQ went backstage to speak to some of the winners in the drama categories.
Craft masters
For one night a year, the cream of the behind-the-scenes talent working in the British television industry is recognised at a star-studded celebration. DQ hears from the winners at the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2018.
Writers’ rising stock
Cult author Bret Easton Ellis works with new SVoD platform Fullscreen on The Deleted, Russell T Davies picks up a Bafta writing award and Scott Shepherd pens a new series for Televisa. Oh, and the Russians are coming…
DQ talks casting with Game of Thrones’ Nina Gold
Award-winning casting director Nina Gold tells Michael Pickard about discovering the stars of Game of Thrones and the importance of trusting your instincts.
Morgan and Thorne doing it write
Peter Morgan has taken home an RTS writing award for The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, while Jack Thorne has received Bafta nominations for three separate projects.