Today the shortlist has been revealed for the 18th annual Edinburgh TV Awards which this year will be hosted by Mo Gilligan, himself nominated for Best Breakthrough Talent.
The awards will take place during the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday 22nd August and is one of the highlights of the TV Festival calendar.
New categories for this year are Online Channel of the Year, UK Broadcaster VOD of the Year and Small Indie of the Year and on the night, award-winning actor, director, singer, musician, screenwriter and author, Hugh Laurie CBE will receive the Edinburgh TV Festival’s Outstanding Achievement Award.
Speaking about hosting the awards, Mo Gilligan said “I’m proud to host the Edinburgh TV Awards this year and excited to help celebrate the industry’s exceptional talent.”
CEO and Festival Director, Lisa Campbell, said “Our new categories reflect the rise of start-up and smaller indies and the increasing importance of online content. Meanwhile, the competition is tougher than ever in the programme categories with some of the biggest, beautifully-crafted, talked-about shows of the year battling it out. Good luck to all our nominees!”
The TV Moment of the Year category, voted for exclusively via the Festival app saw Danny Dyer’s unique take on Brexit on ITV’s Good Evening Britain, claim victory in last year’s awards. This year’s TV Moment of the Year category will open in July and remain open until Thursday, 22nd August, the day of the Edinburgh TV Awards ceremony.
Last year, Channel 5 picked up the coveted Channel of the Year gong, while the Production Company of the Year went to CPL Productions.
The nominees for this year are...
Channel of the Year Award
BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Four
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
Best Specialist Channel
Crime+Investigation
HISTORY
BBC Four
Sky Arts
MTV
Comedy Central UK
UK Broadcaster VOD of the Year
BBC iPlayer
All 4
ITV Hub
Online Channel of the Year
BBC Three
Barcroft TV
Real Stories, Little Dot Studios
Production Company of the Year
CPL Productions
ITN Productions
Merman Television Limited
Studio Lambert
Two Brothers Pictures
World Productions
Small Indie of the Year
Blakeway North
Kalel Productions
Lambent Productions
Mighty Productions Ltd
Renowned Films
Spelthorne Community Television
Best International Drama
The Bridge
The Good Fight
The Handmaid's Tale
The Haunting of Hill House
Killing Eve
Narcos: México
Best UK Drama
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Bodyguard
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Line of Duty
Patrick Melrose
Sex Education
Best Documentary Programme
The Abused
Bros: After the Screaming Stops
Dynasties
Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me
Louis Theroux’s Altered States
Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation
Best Popular Factual Series
60 Days on the Street
The Great British Bake Off
Harry’s Heroes: The Full English
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Race Across the World
SAS: Who Dares Wins
Best Entertainment Series
The Big Narstie Show
Britain’s Got Talent
Gogglebox
The Greatest Dancer
Hunted
The Last Leg
Best Comedy Series
After Life
Catastrophe
Derry Girls
Famalam
Fleabag
Stath Lets Flats
Best Breakthrough Talent
Lola Petticrew
Mo Gilligan
Nabhaan Rizwan
Ncuti Gatwa
Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Tamara Lawrance
This year's Edinburgh TV Festival runs from Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd August and you can book tickets here
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