Sky receives 14 nominations for the British Academy Television and Television Craft Awards

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

Zai Bennett, Managing Director, Content, Sky UK and Ireland, said: 

“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.” 

The nominations are: 

FACTUAL SERIES

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

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INTERNATIONAL

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

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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 

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MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME 

• JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic  - Calamity Films/Sky Max 

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SINGLE DOCUMENTARY 

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

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SUPPORTING ACTOR 

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

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DIRECTOR FACTUAL 

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

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EDITING FACTUAL 

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

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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 

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PHOTOGRAPHY FACTUAL 

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

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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 

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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 

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Winners of the BAFTA Television Craft awards will be presented on Sunday 23 April. The BAFTA Television Awards will be presented on Sunday 14 May, broadcast on BBC One.  

All above nominated shows are available to watch on Sky and NOW. 

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Images for all the above shows are available on SEAC.