British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for this category the "eligibility is limited to the director of photography."[1]

British Academy Television Craft Award
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded1992
Currently held byMarcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Byron for Children of the Taliban (2023)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

Several categories were presented to recognize photography and lighting in television programming:

  • From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Cameramen was presented.
  • From 1978 to 1982 Best Television Cameramen was presented.
  • In 1978 Best Special Lighting Effects was presented.
  • From 1978 to 1980 Best Television Lighting was presented.
  • From 1981 to 1994 Best Video Lighting was presented.

In 1992, those categories transformed in two, Best Film or Video Photography - Factual and Best Film or Video Photography - Fiction/Entertainment until 1994 when they would be renamed for the last time, resulting in Best Photography: Factual and Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction respectively.

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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Best Film or Video Photography - Factual

Year Title Recipient(s)
1992 Cutting Edge: Casualties Diane Tammes
ITN Coverage of The Gulf Oil Fires John Boyce
ITN Coverage of The Cruise Missile Attack on Baghdad Phil Bye
ITN Coverage of The Gulf War Nigel Thomson
1993 Pole to Pole Nigel Meakin
Elizabeth R Philip Bonham Carter
Survival: A Brush with Nature (Special) Dieter Plage
Song of the Night Colin Waldeck
1994 Life in the Freezer
Children’s Hospital Martin Lightening
True Stories: The Unforgiving Jacek Petrycki
ITN Coverage of The Storming of the Moscow White House and The Civil War in Georgia Jon Steele, Eugene Campbell

Best Photography: Factual

Year Title Recipient(s)
1995 Beyond the Clouds Phil Agland
The Nick Paul Berriff
In the Wild: Dolphins with Robin Williams
From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring Chris Hartley, Dave Bennett, Rob Pascall
1996 True Stories: The Betrayed Jacek Petrycki
Wildlife: Great White Shark - The True Story of Jaws (Special) Paul Atkins, Peter, Scoones, Doug Allen
Secret Asia: The Dying Rooms Peter Hugh, Brian Woods
The Homecoming Jacek Petrycki
1997 True Stories: Crime of the Wolf Sergei Astakhov, Alexander Ustinov
Great Ormond Street
The House Chris Cox, Paul Otter
American Visions Allan Palmer
1998 Wildlife: Polar Bear (Special) Doug Allan, Martin Saunders
Full Circle with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin
True Stories: The Grave Richard Ranken
Wildlife: Eagle (Special) Michael W Richards
1999 42 Up George Jesse Turner
Arena: The Brian Epstein Story Luke Cardiff
Born To Be Wild: Operation Lemur with John Cleese Mike Eley, Warwick Sloss, Gavin Thurston
The Human Body Chris Hartley, David Barlow, Tim Shepherd, Rob Franklin

2000s

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Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2000 Wildlife "Tiger (Special)" Chip Houseman, Hugh Miles BBC One
Shanghai Vice Phil Agland Channel 4
Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine Ned Johnston PBS
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure Nigel Meakin BBC One
2001 Arena "Wisconsin Death Trip" Eigil Bryld BBC Two
Endurance: Shackleton and the Antarctic Tom Hurwitz, Scott Ransom, Sandi Sissel Channel 4
Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore David Baillie, Jeremy Pollard, Sion Michel BBC Two
Andes to Amazon
2002 The Blue Planet BBC One
Fire, Plague, War and Treason "The Great Plague" Simon Bray Channel 4
Wild Africa BBC Two
Wildlife "Grizzly - Face to Face (Special)" Jeff Turner BBC One
2003 Sahara with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin BBC One
Edwardian Country House Chris Hartley Channel 4
The Life of Mammals BBC One
The Natural World "In Search of Killer Ants" Martin Dohrn BBC Two
2004 Ancient Egyptians "The Battle of Meggido" Peter Greenhalgh Channel 4
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Jeff Baynes BBC Two
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World "The Hoover Dam" Mike Spragg
Colosseum Peter Greenhalgh BBC One
2005 Venice "Death" Fred Fabre BBC Two
British Isles – A Natural History BBC One
Himalaya with Michael Palin Nigel Meakin, Peter Meakin
Bears: Spy in the Woods Michael W Richards, Geoffrey Bell
2006 Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day Paul Otter BBC One
A Picture of Britain Fred Fabre BBC One
Real Families "My Skin Could Kill Me" Chris Holland ITV
Michael Palin and The Mystery of Hammershoi Neville Kidd BBC Four
2007 Simon Schama's Power of Art Tim Cragg BBC Two
Breaking Up with The Joneses Ursula MacFarlane, Saskia Wilson Channel 4
Galapagos BBC Two
Planet Earth BBC One
2008 Tribe "Nenets" Wayne Derrick BBC Two
The Natural World "Wye – Voices from The Valley" Charlie Hamilton-James, James McPherson BBC Two
Dispatches "China’s Stolen Children (Special)" Jezza Neumann Channel 4
The Seven Sins of England Mark Wolf
2009 A History of Scotland Neville Kidd BBC One
The Victorian Sex Explorer Roger Chapman Channel 4
Amazon with Bruce Parry Matt Norman BBC Two
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan Andrew Thompson Sky One

2010s

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Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2010 Yellowstone "Winter" Camera Team BBC Two
Dispatches "The Slumdog Children of Mumbai" Nick Read Channel 4
How Earth Made Us BBC Two
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain Neil Harvey
Life "Insects" Rod Clarke, Kevin Flay BBC One
2011 Human Planet "Arctic – Life in the Deep Freeze" Will Edwards, Doug Allan, Matt Norman BBC One
David Attenborough's First Life Pete Hayns, Paul Williams BBC Two
Human Planet "Oceans – Into the Blue" Simon Enderby, Robin Cox, Richard Wollocombe BBC One
"Jungles – People of the Trees" Gavin Thurston, Robin Cox, Pete Hayns
2012 Frozen Planet "To the Ends of the Earth" Camera Team BBC One
Crack House Sean Bobbitt BBC One
Earthflight "Europe" Richard Cook, Christian Moullec, Michael W Richards
True Stories "Gypsy Blood" Leo Maguire Channel 4
2013 Amish: A Secret Life Steve Robinson BBC Two
Kingdom of Plants 3D Tim Cragg, Robert Hollingworth, Tim Shepherd Sky 3D
Return to the Falklands Rupert Binsley BBC One
Supersized Earth Julius Brighton, Paul O'Callaghan
2014 Rebuilding the World Trade Center Marcus Robinson Channel 4
Africa "Congo" Camera Team BBC One
Dispatches "Syria: Across the Lines" Olly Lambert Channel 4
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams Andy Jackson BBC Four
2015 Dispatches "Children on the Frontline" Marcel Mettelsiefen Channel 4
Life and Death Row "Execution" Ben Anthony, Luke Menges BBC Three
Life Story "First Steps" Camera Team BBC One
Photographing Africa Richard Jones, Max Hug Williams, Harry Hook BBC Four
2016 The Hunt BBC One
Handmade "Metal" Andrew Muggleton BBC Four
Dispatches "The Children Who Beat Ebola" Ben Steele Channel 4
Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family Pete Hayns, Mark Payne-Gill, Luke Barnett Sky One
2017
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Planet Earth II "Cities" John Aitchison, Rob Whitworth, Mark MacEwen BBC One
Planet Earth II "Deserts" John Shier, Jonathan Jones, Barrie Britton BBC One
"Mountains" John Shier, Mateo Willis, Barrie Britton
"Jungles" Tom Crowley, Mark MacEwen, John Brown
2018
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Blue Planet II "One Ocean" Camera Team BBC One
Dispatches "The Fight for Mosul" Olivier Sarbil Channel 4
The Detectives "Murder on the Streets" Daniel Vernon, Daniel Dewsbury BBC Two
Storyville "Last Men in Aleppo" Fadi Al-Halabi, Hassan Kattan, Thaer Mohammed BBC One
2019
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Dynasties "Emperor" Lindsay McCrae BBC One
Michael Palin in North Korea Jaimie Gramston Channel 5
Earth's Natural Wonders "Surviving Against the Odds" Camera Team BBC One
The Mighty Redcar Daniel Dewsbury, Stuart Bernard, Jonny Ashton BBC Two

2020s

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Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2020
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Seven Worlds, One Planet Bertie Gregory, Howard Bourne, John Shier BBC One
Our Planet "Coastal Seas" Doug Anderson, Roger Horrocks, Gavin Thurston Netflix
"Frozen Worlds" Jamie McPherson, Hector Skevington-Postles, Barrie Britton
Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein Patrick Smith, Neil Harvey BBC Two
2021
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The Great Mountain Sheep Gather Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team, John Livesey BBC Four
Tiny World Richard Kirby, Sue Gibson, Max Kölbl, Robert Hollingworth Apple TV+
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia Tim Cragg Netflix
Marina Abramović Takes Over TV Will Edwards and Michael O'Halloran Sky Arts
2022
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Liverpool Narcos James Incledon Sky Documentaries
Tiny World "Reef" Doug Anderson, Alex Vail Apple TV+
Earth At Night In Color John Shier, Dawson Dunning Apple TV+
My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years in Afghanistan Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi ITV
2023
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Children of the Taliban Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Byron Channel 4
Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive Steve Jamison Netflix
Predators Sue Gibson, Robin Cox, Florian Schulz, Will Nicholls Sky Nature
The Green Planet "Tropical Worlds" Tim Shepherd, Oliver Mueller, Todd Kewley, Jessica Mitchell, Sam Lewis BBC One
2024
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The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG Benedict Sanderson BBC Two
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory Bertie Gregory, Tom Walker, Anna Dimitriadis Disney+
The Man Who Played with Fire Jean-Louis Schuller Sky Documentaries
Dublin Narcos Narayan Van Maele, Patrick Smith
  • Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Camera Team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rules and Guidelines" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'The Crown', 'The Night Manager', 'National Treasure' — Full List". Deadline. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Nominations Announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2018". Bafta. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominations announced: Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2019". www.bafta.org. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  5. ^ "Bafta TV Awards: Richard Ayoade to host socially-distanced delayed ceremony". bbc. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "'Chernobyl' Leads 2020 BAFTA TV Craft Awards". bbc. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards". www.bafta.org. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Ritman, Alex (22 March 2023). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  11. ^ Ravindran, Manori (23 April 2023). "'House of the Dragon,' 'This Is Going to Hurt' Lead Winners at BAFTA TV Craft Awards". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. ^ Szalai, Georg (March 20, 2024). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'The Crown,' 'Black Mirror' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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