British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama

BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Society of Cinematographers
Currently held by	Ben Wheeler for The Tourist (2022)
Website	https://bscine.com/

The British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama is an award given annually by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). It was first given in 2011, with a set of nominees being presented ever since.^[1]

British cinematographer Gavin Finney is the only person to receive the award more than once, with two wins (2013 and 2015).

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Title	Episode	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2011 [2]	Stolen		Rob Hardy	BBC One
	The Night Watch		David Katznelson	BBC Two
	Spiral		Roger Simonsz	Canal+
2012	Blackout		Chris Ross	BBC One
	Parade's End		Mike Eley	BBC Two
	The Hollow Crown	"Henry IV"	Ben Smithard
	Game of Thrones	"Blackwater"	Sam McCurdy	HBO
	Titanic		Adam Suschitzky	ITV
2013	The Fear		Gavin Finney	Channel 4
	Ripper Street	"What Use Our Work?"	PJ Dillon	BBC One
	Top Boy		Christopher Ross	Channel 4
	The Borgias	"The Gunpowder Plot"	Paul Sarossy	Showtime
2014	Quirke	"Christine Falls"	Tony Miller	BBC One
	Breathless		Tim Palmer	ITV
	An Adventure in Time and Space		John Pardue	BBC Two
	Legacy		Felix Wiedemann
	The Great Train Robbery	"A Robber's Tale"	George Richmond	BBC One
2015	Wolf Hall	"Entirely Beloved"	Gavin Finney	BBC Two
	Penny Dreadful	"And They Were Enemies"	PJ Dillon	Sky Atlantic
	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell	"Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"	Stephan Pehrsson	BBC One
	Game of Thrones	"Hardhome"	Fabian Wagner	HBO
2016	The Go-Between		Felix Wiedemann	BBC One
	Game of Thrones	"The Winds of Winter"	Fabian Wagner	HBO
	An Inspector Calls		Martin Fuhrer	BBC One
	The Living and the Dead	"Episode 3"	Matt Gray
	The Dresser		Ben Smithard	BBC Two
2017	Taboo	"Episode 4"	Mark Patten	BBC One
	The Crown	"Smoke and Mirrors"	Adriano Goldman	Netflix
	The Witness for the Prosecution	"Episode 1"	Felix Wiedemann	BBC One
	Rillington Place	"Tim"	James Friend
	The State	"Episode 3"	Gavin Finney	Channel 4
2018	Patrick Melrose	"Bad News"	James Friend	Sky Atlantic
	The Crown	"Beryl"	Adriano Goldman	Netflix
		"Misadventure"	Stuart Howell
	A Very English Scandal		Danny Cohen	BBC One
	Killing Eve	"I Don't Want to Be Free"	Julian Court	BBC Three
2019 [3]	Chernobyl		Jakob Ihre	HBO / Sky Atlantic
	Good Omens	"Hard Times"	Gavin Finney	BBC Two
	The Handmaid's Tale	"Night"	Colin Watkinson	Hulu
	His Dark Materials	"Spies"	Suzie Lavelle	BBC One
	The Witcher	"The End's Beginning"	Gavin Struthers	Netflix

2020s

Year	Title	Episode	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2020 [4]	Normal People	"Episode 1"	Suzie Lavelle	BBC Three
	The Crown	"Fairytale"	Adriano Goldman	Netflix
	The Queen's Gambit	"End Game"	Steven Meizler
	Devs		Rob Hardy	FX on Hulu
	Small Axe	"Mangrove"	Shabier Kirchner	Prime Video / BBC One
2021 [5]	Landscapers	"Episode 3"	Erik Alexander Wilson	HBO / Sky Atlantic
	Fargo	"East/West"	Dana Gonzales	FX
	It's a Sin	"Episode 1"	David Katznelson	Channel 4
	The Pursuit of Love	"Episode 1"	Zac Nicholson	BBC One
	Your Honor	"Part One"	James Friend	Showtime
2022 [6][7]	The Tourist	"Episode 1"	Ben Wheeler	BBC One
	Andor	"One Way Out"	Adriano Goldman	Disney+
	House of the Dragon	"The Heirs of the Dragon"	Fabian Wagner	HBO
	Pachinko	"Chapter Three"	Florian Hoffmeister	Apple TV+
	Slow Horses	"Bad Tradecraft"	Danny Cohen

See also

• British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

References

1. "Best Cinematography in a Television Drama - Winners" (PDF). British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. "Rob Hardy welcomed into The American Society of Cinematographers". Cinematography World. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
3. BC Staff (February 17, 2020). "WINNERS CROWNED AT 2020 BSC AWARDS". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
4. BC Staff (April 9, 2021). "Talent and triumph at the BSC Awards: celebrating the winners". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
5. Mutter, Zoe (March 1, 2022). "BSC Awards 2022: making history and celebrating the industry's finest". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
6. "2022 nominations for the BSC's Cinematography in a Television Drama Award announced". British Cinematographer. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
7. Parkinson, Helen (11 February 2023). "BSC Awards 2023: A night of cinematic splendour". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 3 March 2023.