P R E S S R E L E A S E
28 February 2012
RTS ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST FOR
THE PROGRAMME AWARDS 2011
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, today announced the nominees for theRTS Programme Awards 2011.
Chaired by David Liddiment, the Awards honour excellence in key genres of television programming, from children's fiction to comedy performance, history to soaps, covering both national and regional output. Held annually, the RTS Programme Awardsaim to recognise the work of exceptional actors, presenters, writers and production teams, as well as celebrating the programmes themselves.
The Awards will be hosted by actor and comedian, Rob Brydon, at a ceremony on Tuesday20 March at the GrosvenorHouse Hotel, London.
Shortlisted categories:
Actor (Female)
Vicky McClure – This Is England '88– WarpFilms for Channel 4
Ruth Negga – Shirley– Prospect Cymru (A DCD Media Company) for BBC Two
Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult– ITV Studios for ITV1
Actor (Male)
Daniel Rigby – Eric & Ernie– Blue Door Adventures/BBC Wales for BBC Two
John Simm – Exile – Abbott Vision/Red Production Company for BBC One
Dominic West – Appropriate Adult– ITV Studios for ITV1
Arts
Arena: Produced By George Martin– BBC/Grounded Productions for BBC Two
Graffiti Wars– TwoFour for Channel 4
The Impressionists– ZCZ Films for BBC Two
Children's Drama
Sarah Jane Adventures (Series 5)– BBC Wales for CBBC
Tracy Beaker– BBC Productions for CBBC
Children's Programme
Horrible Histories (Series 3)– Lion Television for CBBC
Newsround – My Autism & Me– BBC Productions for CBBC
The Amazing World Of Gumball – The Quest– Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media
& Studio Soi for Cartoon Network Europe
Comedy Performance
Darren Boyd – Spy– Hat Trick Productions for Sky 1 HD
Tom Hollander – Rev. – Big Talk Productions for BBC Two
Russell Tovey & Sarah Solemani – Him & Her– Big Talk Productions for BBC Three
Daytime Programme
Antiques Road Trip– STV Productions for BBC Two
Deal Or No Deal Live– Remarkable Television, an Endemol company for Channel 4
OperationHospital Food With James Martin– Splash Media for BBC One
Documentary Series
24 Hours In A&E– The Garden Productions for Channel 4
Educating Essex– Twofour for Channel 4
Fighting On The Frontline– Minnow Films for Channel 4
Drama Serial
The Crimson Petal & The White– Origin Pictures/Cité Amérique for BBC Two
The Promise– Daybreak Pictures for Channel 4
Top Boy– A Cowboy Films/Easter Partisan Production for Channel 4
Drama Series
Luther 2 – BBC Productions/BBC America for BBC One
Scott And Bailey– Red Production Company for ITV1
The Fades– BBC Productions/BBC America for BBC Three
Entertainment
Derren Brown – The Experiments– Objective Productions for Channel 4
Million Pound Drop– Endemol Productions for Channel 4
The Graham Norton Show– SO Television for BBC One
Entertainment Performance
James Corden – A League Of Their Own– CPL Productions for Sky 1 HD
Keith Lemon – Celebrity Juice– Talkback for ITV2
Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly – I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here; Red Or Black; Push The Button; Britain’s Got Talent
ITV Studios/Syco TV/Thames/Gallowgate Studios for ITV1
History
The Life Of Muhammad– Crescent Films for BBC Two
If Walls Could Talk – The History Of The Home– SilverRiver Productions
for BBC Four
Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb –Windfall Films for Channel 4
International Award
Modern Family– Twentieth Century Fox Television/Levitan-Lloyd Productions
acquired by Sky 1 HD
The Killing – Series 1– DR/ZDF Enterprises for BBC Four
The Slap– Matchbox Pictures for BBC Four
Nations And Regions Programme
Frankenstein’s Wedding…Live in Leeds– BBC Cymru Wales/BBC North
for BBC Three
The Scheme –Friel Kean Films for BBC One
Wil a Cêt– Cwmni Da for S4C
Popular Factual And Features
An Idiot Abroad 2– Risk Productions for Sky 1 HD
Hugh's Big Fish Fight– Keo Films for Channel 4
The Great British Bake Off– Love Productions for BBC Two
Presenter
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – Hugh's Big Fish Fight– Keo Films for Channel 4
Gareth Malone – The Choir: Military Wives– Twenty Twenty for BBC Two
Karl Pilkington – An Idiot Abroad 2– Risk Productions for Sky 1 HD
Science & Natural History
Frozen Planet– A BBC/Discovery Channel/Antena 3 Television S.A./ZDF/Skai/
Open University Co-Production in association with Discovery Canada for BBC One
Mummifying Alan: Eygpt's Last Secret– Blink Film & Television for Channel 4
Stargazing Live– BBC Productions for BBC Two
Scripted Comedy
Fresh Meat– Objective Productions/Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Phoneshop– Retort for E4
Rev.– Big Talk Productions for BBC Two
Single Documentary
Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die– Keo North for BBC Two
The Life And Loss Of Karen Woo– Century Films for ITV1
True Stories: Hell And Back Again– Roast Beef Productions for More4
Single Drama
Eric & Ernie– Blue Door Adventures/BBC Wales for BBC Two
Random– Hillbilly Films for Channel 4
United– World Productions for BBC Two
Soap And Continuing Drama
Coronation Street– ITV Studios for ITV1
EastEnders– BBC Productions for BBC One
Emmerdale– ITV Studios for ITV1
Writer - Comedy
Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong – Fresh Meat– Objective Productions/Lime Pictures
for Channel 4
Robert Popper – Friday Night Dinner– Popper Pictures/Big Talk Productions
for Channel 4
James Wood & Tom Hollander – Rev.– Big Talk Productions for BBC Two
Writer - Drama
Peter Bowker – Eric & Ernie– Blue Door Adventures/BBC Wales for BBC Two
Neil McKay – Appropriate Adult– ITV Studios for ITV1
Steven Moffat – Doctor Who (Series 6)– BBC Wales for BBC One
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Notes to editors:
About The Royal Television Society:
The Royal Television Society is Britain’s leading forum for television and related media. Membership is open to everyone with an interest in the medium.
The RTS was granted its Royal title in 1966 and HRH The Prince of Wales became Patron of the Society in 1997. The RTS brings together people to exchange ideas, debate and explore key issues. The RTS Awards are an internationally recognised hallmark for quality and originality.
For over 80 years, the RTS has provided the UK’s main platform for debate about the future of television. Its lectures, events and publications make a substantial contribution to raising standards and developing practice. The RTS organises dinners with influential speakers, lectures, monthly sessions on current issues, and the world famous biennial Cambridge Convention sets the agenda for the future.
Television, the leading UK monthly on television issues and broadcasting policy, is distributed free to members. Separate RTS Awards events cover Programme Making, Television Journalism, Craft and Design, Education, Students and Innovation.
Many of the Society’s dinners and conventions are oversubscribed. Patron and individual membership entitles members to priority applications and advanced booking.
There are 13 regional centres in the UK, and a Republic of Ireland Centre located in Dublin. Each Centre provides a mix of programme, technical, and craft events.
The Society is an educational charity, embracing all aspects of television, including the creative community, broadcasting, equipment manufacture, professional consultancy, journalism, design, research and development, cable, satellite, video and interactivity. The Society relies for its future on the contributions of individual members and corporate Patrons. Individual membership is available from £65.00 per year.
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