
Sunday 27th April saw the 2014 BAFTA Television Craft Awards. With the ceremony hosted by Stephen Mangan, and with presenters including Arthur Darvill, Victoria Wood and Reece Shearsmith, it was a great celebration of all of the behind-the-scenes talent working in British television today. And it was proof of just how talented the industry in this country is, with no one show dominating the awards.

The Special Award went to Strictly Come Dancing, honouring the show for the entertainment it brings to millions, and the technical work that goes into it, from the challenges of directing a live multi-camera show, to the intricate costumes created every week, to the sound and lighting technicians who create new spectacles each series. The award was presented by dancer Anton du Beke and former contestant Kara Tointon, and accepted by series director Nikki Parsons on behalf of the production team.
Breakthrough Talent - Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith, Run
Costume Design – Caroline McCall, Downton Abbey
Digital Creativity – The production team, D-Day: As It Happens
Director - Fiction – Otto Bathurst, Peaky Blinders
Director - Factual – Nick Holt, The Murder Trial
Director - Multi-Camera – Phil Heyes, The X Factor
Editing - Factual – Mark Towns, Educating Yorkshire (Episode One)
Editing - Fiction – Steve Singleton, The Fall
Entertainment Craft Team - Patrick Doherty, Kevin Duff, Kim Gavin and Andrew Milligan, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Make Up And Hair Design – Vickie Lang, An Adventure in Space and Time
Original Television Music – Ólafur Arnalds, Broadchurch
Photography - Factual – Marcus Robinson, Rebuilding the World Trade Center
Photography And Lighting - Fiction – George Steel, Peaky Blinders
Production Design – Mark Geraghty, Ripper Street
Sound - Factual – Rowan Jennings, Karl Mainzer and Adam Scourfield, David Bowie – Five Years
Sound - Fiction – Adrian Bell, Lee Crichlow, Robert Farr and Ian Wilkinson, Dancing on the Edge
Special Award – Strictly Come Dancing
Special, Visual & Graphic Effects – Milk VFX, Real SFX and The Model Unit, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Writer - Comedy – Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd
Writer - Drama – Dominic Mitchell, In the Flesh