An impressive 13 NFTS graduates and tutors worked on this year's BAFTA TV Award Winning programmes. Happy Valley, edited by NFTS Head of Editing, Richard Cox beat off stiff competition from The Crown to win Best Drama and Best Actress (Sarah Lancashire) at last night’s Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards. Richard works frequently with Happy Valley writer and director, Sally Wainwright who recently delivered an inspiring masterclass to NFTS students where Richard described her as “one of the best, if not the best TV writers and directors around!”
If you are a keen editor and would love to be taught by Richard, applications are still open for our Editing MA – more information at www.nfts.co.uk/editing
There was also success for the NFTS Editing department in the Best Factual Series category which was won by Exodus: Our Journey to Europeand credits no fewer than three NFTS Editing MA graduates, Simon Sykes, Nick Fenton and Sunshine Jackson.
‘Best Soap and Continuing Drama’ went to Emmerdale, which credits NFTS Directing Fiction alumna, Diana Patrick. Diana has been directing episodes of the long running series since 1998.
The ‘Leading Actor’ award went to Adeel Akhtar who starred in single drama, Murdered by My Father, which credits NFTS Cinematography graduate, Felix Wiedemann as DoP.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the 'Female Performance in a Comedy Programme' category for Fleabag, which credits NFTS Production Design graduate, Clare Winkworth as Graphic Designer and Sound Recording graduate, Howard Peryer as Sound Maintenance.
National Treasure won the BAFTA for Best Mini Series and credits NFTS graduates, Paul Davies as Supervising Sound Editor and Katherine Pearl as Post-Production Co-Ordinator.
Tom Hollander won Best Supporting Actor for The Night Manager, which credits Sarah Byers, Matchmove Artist; Maria Salcher, Assistant Production Co-ordinator and Juan Montoto Ugarte as Sound Assistant.
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations with NFTS credits:
Best Drama Series
The Crown: Script Editor, Edward Hemming; Editor, Una Ni Dhonghaile; Digital Compositor, Victor Tomi; Sound FX Editor, Alex Ellerington; Additional VFX Supervisor, Jorge Canada Escorihuela; Rerecording Mixers, Stuart Hilliker & Martin Jensen; Additional Music Composer, Evan Jolly
The Durrells: Additional Music, Jon Wygens
War and Peace: Composer, Martin Phipps; Rerecording Mixer, Stuart Hilliker; Boom Operator, Vytautas Kizala; Sound FX Editor, Alex Ellerington; Matchmove Artist, Sarah Byers
Happy Valley: Edited by NFTS Head of Editing, Richard Cox
Best Factual Series
24 Hours in Police Custody: Assistant Editors, Manuela Lupini and Pawel Slawek
Exodus: Our Journey to Europe: Editors, Simon Sykes; Nick Fenton and Sunshine Jackson
Best Mini-Series
The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses: Art Department Assistant, Jamie Burrows
National Treasure: Supervising Sound Editor, Paul Davies; Post-Production Co-ordinator, Katherine Pearl
Witness for the Prosecution: DoP Felix Wiedemann
Best Reality & Constructed Factual
First Dates (Series 7): Composer, Miguel d’Oliveira
The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds: Director, Jackie Waldock
Best Scripted Comedy
Fleabag: Graphic Designer, Clare Winkworth; Sound Maintenance, Howard Peryer
Best Specialist Factual
Attenborough's Life That Glows: Screenwriter, NFTS Head of Natural History, Paul Reddish
Best Single Drama
Aberfan: The Green Hollow: Sound Effects Editor, Vicente Villaescusa
Murdered by My Father: DoP, Felix Wiedemann
NW: Sound Effects Editor, Matis Rei
Best Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty: Director, Matthew Evans; Writer, Laura Poliakoff
Eastenders: Writer, Laura Poliakoff
Emmerdale: Director, Diana Patrick
Applications are open for a wide range of our MA and Diploma courses from Editing to Cinematography – more information here.
