Broadcast Digital Awards – shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2021 has been unveiled – including three categories designed to uncover the best programmes made under lockdown.
Some 18 shows are competing across Best Lockdown Programme – Comedy, Entertainment & Scripted, Documentary and Popular Factual after The Ranganation, Springtime on the Farm and Dim Ysgol won in similar categories at the Broadcast Awards in May.
Last year, Firecracker was named the first Best Multiplatform Production Company and the category returns this year with six indies competing - Air TV, Barcroft Studios, Fulwell73 Productions, Monkey Kingdom, Strawberry Blond TV and Sunset+Vine.
The winners will be unveiled at a live event on 6 October in The Brewery, after the awards were streamed online last year.
Best Comedy Programme
Brassic, Calamity Films for Sky One
Famalam, BBC Studios for BBC Three
Meet the Richardsons at Christmas, Second Act Productions for Dave
Scot Squad, The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland
The Emily Atack Show, Monkey Kingdom for ITV
The Young Offenders, Vico Films for BBC Three
Best Content Partnership or AFP
Beats by Dr.Dre | Informal, Untold Studios for YouTube
Mission: Accessible, Rockerdale for Channel 4 (4Studio)
Romeo & Juliet, National Theatre in association with Sabel Productions/Cuba Pictures for Sky Arts
The Open University Playlist, The Open University for BBC Ideas
The Third Day, Sky Studios/Plan B Entertainment/Punchdrunk /HBO for Sky Arts
Virgin Media’s V Festival 2020, Twofour for ITV2
Best Digital Children’s Content
Bitesize Daily/Lockdown Learning, BBC Education for BBC iPlayer/Red Button
FYI Investigates – Brazil: Children Caught in the Crossfire, Fresh Start Media Productions for Sky News/Sky Kids
It’s Pony, Blue Zoo Animation for Nickelodeon
JoJo & Gran Gran, BBC Children’s Productions for CBeebies
Maddie, Space and You, Wonder Television for CBeebies
What’s on Your Head?, Gold Wala for CBeebies
Best Digital Support for a Programme
Hollyoaks, Lime Pictures for Channel 4
It’s a Sin, 4Studio/4Creative/Spirit Digital for Channel 4
Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam, Avanti for BBC Four
Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, World of Wonder Productions for BBC Three
Springwatch 2020, BBC Studios Natural History Unit for BBC Two
The Masked Singer, Bandicoot TV/StoryHunter for ITV
Best Digital Support for a Strand, Channel or Genre
Blue Peter’s 6 Badges of Summer, BBC Children’s In House Productions/ BBC Children’s Website Team for CBBC
Campaign Against Living Miserably: Masks, Dave for Dave
Channel 4 News, ITN for Channel 4
Comedians in Quarantine, Comedy Central for Comedy Central
Fans Reunited, BT Sport for BT Sport
Sky News Investigates, Sky News for Sky News
Best Documentary Programme
Art of Persia, BBC Studios for BBC Four
Catch Her If You Can, BBC Original Journalism Unit for BBC One
Locked In: Breaking the Silence, Marble Films (Bristol) for BBC Four
Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, Twofour for BBC Three
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, Lion Television in association with At Land Productions for Netflix
Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn, Summer Films for BBC Three
Best Drama Programme
A Discovery of Witches, Bad Wolf for Sky One
Gangs of London, Pulse Films/Sister for Sky Atlantic
I Hate Suzie, Bad Wolf for Sky Atlantic
In My Skin, Expectation Entertainment for BBC Three
Romeo & Juliet, National Theatre in association with Sabel Productions/Cuba Pictures for Sky Arts
Save Me Too, World Productions for Sky Atlantic
Best Entertainment Programme
Dating No Filter, Monkey Kingdom for Sky
Don’t Hate the Playaz, Monkey Kingdom for ITV2
Life & Rhymes, CPL Productions/Licklmore for Sky Arts
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, Expectation for Dave
Rob & Romesh Vs…, CPL Productions for Sky One
The Rap Game UK, Naked TV for BBC Three/BBC iPlayer
Best Factual Channel
More 4
Sky Documentaries
Sky History
Yesterday
Best Lockdown Programme - Comedy, Entertainment & Scripted
A League of their Own, CPL Productions for Sky One
Don’t Hate the Playaz, Monkey Kingdom for ITV2
How’s Your Head, Hun?, World of Wonder Productions for BBC Three
InterConnected: Salvation Calling, BBC Writersroom for BBC Writersroom Website
Lockdown Juice, Talkback (a Fremantle label) for ITV2
There’s Something About Movies, CPL Productions for Sky One
Best Lockdown Programme – Documentary
999: On The Frontline, Curve Media for More 4
Crowd1 – Unmasking the Pyramid Kings, BBC Africa Eye for BBC World/BBC iPlayer/BBC Africa YouTube
If I Can’t Have You: The Jodi Arias Story, Arrow Media for Investigation Discovery
JonBenet Ramsey: What Really Happened?, Arrow Media for Investigation Discovery
Life in a Day 2020, RSA Films in association with Flying Object for YouTube
O.J. and Nicole: An American Tragedy, Arrow Media for Investigation Discovery
Best Lockdown Programme - Popular Factual
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies in 2020, Firecracker Films for W
Life Drawing Live!: Drawing the Nation Together, Avanti for BBC Four
My Mate’s a Muslim, Gold Wala for BBC Three
My Place on Earth, BBC Studios Natural History Unit for BBC Earth
The Big Scottish Book Club, IWC Media for BBC Scotland
Tom Kerridge Barbecues, Blink Films for Food Network
Best Original Web Channel
LADbible TV
Mashed
RE:TV
Simon’s Cat
Springwatch Facebook
Truly
Best Popular Factual Programme
Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Boomerang for Dave
Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, Wall to Wall Media for BBC Three
Teen First Dates, Twenty Twenty TV for E4
The Great British Dig, Strawberry Blond for More 4
The Rap Game UK, Naked for BBC Three
Together We Rise, Warner Music Entertainment for YouTube
Best Programme Acquisition
Canada’s Drag Race, World of Wonder Productions for BBC Three
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America, AMC for BBC Four
Spiral, Son et Lumiere for BBC Four
Twin, Nordisk Film for BBC Four
We Are Who We Are, HBO/Sky Series with The Apartment and Wildside (both part of Fremantle) and Small Forward for BBC Three
Why Women Kill, CBS Studios/Imagine Television Studios for Alibi
Best Short Form Scripted
CripTales, BBC Studios for BBC Four
New Creatives: Aisle 17, Molly Jones/Scott Parkin/Rural Media for New Creatives for BBC iPlayer/Social Media
Pls Like, Baby Cow Productions/ Left Bank Pictures for BBC Three
Pru, Fully Focused Community Trust for BBC Three
Sparklers, Big Deal Films for BBC iPlayer
The B@it, Mother’s Best Child for Channel 4 (4Studio)
Best Short-Form Documentary
I Was There, LADstudios for LADbible TV
Inside Cinema, Little Dot for BBC iPlayer
Off Limits: Do We Have a Problem with Afro Hair?, Sky News for Sky News on Snapchat, Sky News YouTube Channel, Sky News App/Website
The Boy Who Climbed the Shard, Parable for Channel 4 (4Studio)
The Myth of Race, Daniel Nils Roberts for the OU for BBC Ideas
TUNE| The Story of Bits and Pieces, Multiplatform Productions for BBC Scotland
Best Short-Form Format
Generation Change: Black Lives Matter, MTV for MTV
Lesbians: Random Acts, Rosemary Baker (independent) for All 4
Minutes With, LADstudios for LADbible TV
Pete and Sam’s Reality News, Monkey Kingdom for E4
Served! with Jade Thirlwall, MTV for MTV
Your Wi-Fi Router, Peninsula Films for Pulped.com/YouTube
Best Specialist Channel
BBC Four
CBeebies
Crime+Investigation
History Hit
Sky Arts
Sky News
Best Sports or Live Event Coverage
A Day in the Live, Electric Robin/Fly on the Wall for YouTube
England v France – The Final of the Autumn Nations Cup, Sunset+Vine for Amazon Prime Video
ENO’s Drive & Live: La Bohème, Somethin’ Else for Sky Arts
MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix 2020, North One for BT Sport 2
Super League Triathlon London Arena Games 2021, Aurora Media Worldwide for 35 Broadcasters Worldwide incl BBC Red Button/Eurosport
The Third Day: Autumn, Sky Studios/Plan B Entertainment/Punchdrunk/HBO for Sky Arts
Channel of the Year
BBC Scotland
BBC Three
CBeebies
Dave
More 4
Sky News
Channel of the Year (Non PSB Group)
Comedy Central
Crime+Investigation
Dave
Gold
Sky Atlantic
Gamechanger Programme of the Year
Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Boomerang for Dave
Life & Rhymes , CPL Productions/Licklmore for Sky Arts
Meet the Richardsons at Christmas, Second Act Productions for Dave
The Third Day: Autumn, Sky Studios/Plan B Entertainment/Punchdrunk/HBO for Sky Arts
Ultimate Goal – Inspiring Diversity in Sport, ZigZag Productions for Insight TV/BT Sport
We Hunt Together, BBC Studios for Alibi
Multichannel Production Company of the Year
Air TV
Barcroft Studios
Fulwell73 Productions
Monkey Kingdom
Strawberry Blond TV
Sunset+Vine
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