| British Academy Television Craft Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First awarded | 1981 |
| Currently held by | Nicôle Lecky, Bryan Senti, Kwame KZ Kwei-Armah Jr. for Mood Jessica Jones for Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2023) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Music 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. It was first awarded in 1981, according to the BAFTA website, a programme will be eligible to this category if "more than 50% of its music is original composition created specifically for it."
In 2023, the category was split into two categories: Original Music: Fiction and Original Music: Factual.
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Chernobyl | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Sky Atlantic |
| Killing Eve | David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia | BBC One | |
| Giri/Haji | Adrian Johnston | BBC Two | |
| War in the Blood | Andrew Phillips | ||
| 2021 |
Roadkill | Harry Escott | BBC One |
| The Third Day (for "Sunday – The Ghost") | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | Sky Atlantic | |
| Baghdad Central | H. Scott Salinas | Channel 4 | |
| The Crown | Martin Phipps | Netflix | |
| 2022 |
Landscapers | Arthur Sharpe | Sky Atlantic |
| Line of Duty | Carly Paradis | BBC One | |
| The Outsiders | Jonathan "Elevated" Olorunfemi | YouTube | |
| Loki | Natalie Holt | Disney+ |
- Best Original Music - Fiction
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Mood | Nicôle Lecky, Bryan Senti, Kwame KZ Kwei-Armah Jr. | BBC Three |
| The English | Federico Jusid | BBC Two | |
| Slow Horses | Daniel Pemberton, Mick Jagger | Apple TV+ | |
| The Responder | Matthew Herbert | BBC One | |
| 2024 |
Heartstopper | Adiescar Chase | Netflix |
| Silo | Atli Örvarsson | Apple TV+ | |
| Nolly | Blair Mowat | ITVX | |
| Loki | Natalie Holt | Disney+ |
- Best Original Music - Factual
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story | Jessica Jones | Netflix |
| House of Maxwell | Andrew Phillips | BBC Two | |
| The Elon Musk Show | Max de Wardener | ||
| The Tinder Swindler | Jessica Jones | Netflix | |
| 2024 |
Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story | Ed Harcourt | Sky Documentaries |
| Wild Isles | George Fenton | BBC One | |
| A Time to Die | Simon Rogers | ITV | |
| Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland | Simon Russell | BBC Two |
See also
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
References
- "Rules and Guidelines" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- "Key updates to the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards" (PDF). BAFTA. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'The Crown', 'The Night Manager', 'National Treasure' — Full List". Deadline. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Nominations Announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2018". Bafta. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Nominations announced: Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2019". www.bafta.org. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- "Bafta TV Awards: Richard Ayoade to host socially-distanced delayed ceremony". bbc. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "'Chernobyl' Leads 2020 BAFTA TV Craft Awards". bbc. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "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.
- Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (March 20, 2024). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'The Crown,' 'Black Mirror' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2024.