Marian Mohamed, the director of the documentary Defending Digga D, has won the ‘Emerging Talent: Factual’ award in the BAFTA TV Craft Awards.
More new talent up next! Congratulations to Marian Mohamed, director of Defending Digga D, who takes the Emerging Talent: Factual BAFTA. #BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/AU9l0IoCFN
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 24, 2021
The ceremony was hosted by writer and Famalam actor Gbemisola Ikumelo (“Famalam”) and broadcast live on BAFTA’s social media platforms on Monday (May 24).
Marian took home the award for her work on a documentary about west London rapper Digga D’s life following his release from prison last year.
Other notable names and shows to win include Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ and Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ which both have a long list of accolades since their release. Coel took home awards for director, editing, writer, and fiction with Steve McQueen winning in five other categories.
The BAFTA Television Awards will be shown on BBC One on June 6th.
Check out the full winner’s list below.
BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION CRAFT AWARDS 2021 WINNERS
EMERGING TALENT: FICTION – Sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
Georgi Banks-Davies (Director) “I Hate Suzie” – Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic
EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL
Marian Mohamed (Director) “Defending Digga D” – Lambent Productions/BBC Three
COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran, “Small Axe” – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
Teresa Griffiths, “Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line” – Erica Starling Productions & Ronachan Films/BBC Two
DIRECTOR: FICTION – Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Michaela Coel, Sam Miller, “I May Destroy You” – Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
Marcus Viner “ENO’s Drive & Live”: “La Bohème – Somethin’ Else,” ENO/Sky Arts
EDITING: FACTUAL – Sponsored by Adobe
Claire Guillon, ‘Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line” – Erica Starling Productions, Ronachan Films/BBC Two
EDITING: FICTION – Sponsored by Adobe
Editing Team, “I May Destroy You” – Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM – Sponsored by Hotcam
Mark Busk-Cowley, Roy Callow, Steve Kruger, Andy Milligan, James Tinsley, Mathieu Weekes, “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” – ITV Studios/ITV
MAKE-UP & HAIR DESIGN
Jojo Williams, “Small Axe” – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Harry Escott, “Roadkill” -The Forge Entertainment/BBC One
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL – Sponsored by The Farm
Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team, John Livesey, “The Great Mountain Sheep Gather” – Windfall Films/BBC Four
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION – Sponsored by ScreenSkills High-end Television Skills Fund
Shabier Kirchner “Small Axe” – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Sponsored by Microsoft
Helen Scott, “Small Axe” -Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
SCRIPTED CASTING – Sponsored by Spotlight
Gary Davy “Small Axe” – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
SOUND: FACTUAL
Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan, “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” – Box to Box Films/Netflix
SOUND: FICTION
Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgway, Dillon Bennett, Eilam Hoffman, “His Dark Materials” (episode 7) – Bad Wolf/BBC One
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May, Brian Fisher, “His Dark Materials” – Bad Wolf/BBC One
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
Nic Benns, Miki Kato, “Fear City: New York vs The Mafia” – A RAW and Brillstein Entertainment Partners Production/Netflix
WRITER: COMEDY
Sophie Willan, “Alma’s Not Normal” – Expectation Entertainment/BBC Two
WRITER: DRAMA
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” – Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One
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