WFTV Awards

The Women in Film and Television UK or WFTV Awards are presented in an annual award programme hosted by the Women in Film and Television (UK) to the most talented women in UK film, TV and digital media.[1][2]

Annual ceremony

Since 2019, and except in the year 2020 due to COVID19, the ceremony takes place each year in December at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel. [1][2]

Awards categories (competitive)

Each year nominations are being accepted in thirteen categories in total covering all areas of the industry including directing, business, performance, project management and producing.[3][4]

Once the nomination window closes, independent juries of esteemed people within the film and TV industry will decide on the winners in each category.[4]

Category Award
Business * The Barclays Business Award - since 2015
News and factual * The BBC News and Factual Award - since 2015
Writing * The Creative Skillset Writing Award - since 2015
Director * The Deluxe Director Award - since 2015
Producer * The ENVY Producer Award - since 2015
Project management * The Film Finances Project Management Award - since 2015
New talent * The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award - since 2015
Achievement of the year * The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award - since 2015
Best performance * The M.A.C Best Performance Award - since 2015
Presenter * The NEP Visions Presenter Award - since 2015
* The NEP UK Presenter Award - since 2015
* The EIKON Presenter Award - since 2017
Craft * The Panalux Craft Award - since 2015
* The Technicolor Creative Technology Award - since 2015
Contribution to the Medium * The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award - since 2015
Lifetime achievement * The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award - since 2015

Ceremonies

Award Winners

2010

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Lisbeth Savill [5]
The BBC News and Factual Award Alex Crawford
The Skillset Creative Originality Award Beeban Kidron
The Ascent142 Best Director Award Andrea Arnold
The ENVY Producer Award Nira Park
The talkbackTHAMES New Talent Award Jo Ho
The ITV Achievement of the Year Award Beryl, Debbie & Sue Vertue
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Carey Mulligan
The Panalux Craft Award Nicola Berwick
The UK Film Council Writing Award Jane Goldman
The Littlestar Services Contribution to the Medium Award Sue Murphy
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Sheila Hancock

2011

2012

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn [6]
The BBC News and Factual Award Jackie Faulkner
The Creative Skillset Inspirational Woman Award Barbara Slater
The Deluxe Digital London Director Award Lynne Ramsay
The ENVY Producer Award Tracey Seaward
The International Film Guarantors Project Management Award Emma Zee
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Sally El Hosaini
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Clare Balding
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Olivia Colman
The Channel 4 Female Indie Of The Year Award Nicola Shindler
The Panalux Craft Award Caroline O’reilly
The Technicolor Writing Award Heidi Thomas
The Broadcast & Screen Contribution To The Medium Award Jana Bennett
The EON Production Lifetime Achievement Award Ruth Caleb

2013

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Danielle Lux [7]
The BBC News and Factual Award Anna Hall (filmmaker)
The Creative Skillset Inspirational Woman Award Ronke Phillips
The Deluxe Digital Cinema Director Award Clio Barnard
The ENVY Producer Award Pippa Harris
The Film Finances Project Management Award Rosa Romero
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Kelly Marcel
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Penny Woolcock
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Sheridan Smith
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mary Beard
The Panalux Craft Award Julie Ritson
The Technicolor Writing Award Sally Wainwright
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Penny Eyles
The EON Lifetime Achievement Award Angela Rippon

2014

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Jane Turton [8]
The BBC News and Factual Award Sara Hardy and Blue Ryan
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Lucy Kirkwood
The Deluxe Digital Cinema Director Award Joanna Hogg
The ENVY Producer Award Kate Swinden
The Film Finances Project Management Award Sue Quinn
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Daisy Jacobs
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Lyse Doucet
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Rosamund Pike
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
The Panalux Craft Award Consolata Boyle
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Kate Hopkins
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Julie Baines
The EON Lifetime Achievement Award Vanessa Redgrave

2015

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Marigo Kehoe [3]
The BBC News and Factual Award Tulip Mazumdar
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Sharon Horgan
The Deluxe Director Award Amma Asante
The ENVY Producer Award Leslee Udwin
The Film Finances Project Management Award Betty Williams
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Regina Moriarty
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Sandi Toksvig
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Charlotte Rampling
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Mishal Husain
The Panalux Craft Award Sarah Greenwood
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Gillian Dodders
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Kim Longinotto
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Joanna Lumley

2016

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Amanda Nevill [15]
The BBC News and Factual Award Laura Kuenssberg
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Julia Davis
The Deluxe Director Award Sarah Gavron
The ENVY Producer Award Tania Alexander
The Film Finances Project Management Award Tarn Harper
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Michaela Coel
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Beryl Richards
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Sarah Lancashire
The NEP Visions Presenter Award Gabby Logan
The Panalux Craft Award Carolina Schmidtholstein
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Sara Bennett
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Nina Gold
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Beryl Vertue, CBE

2017

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Jane Root [11][16]
The BBC News and Factual Award Elhum Shakerifar
The Creative Skillset Writing Award Nicole Taylor
The Deluxe Director Award Philippa Lowthorpe
The ENVY Producer Award Susan Hogg
The Film Finances Project Management Award Marianne Jenkins
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award Daisy May Cooper
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Waad Al-Kateab
The M.A.C Best Performance Award Gemma Whelan
The EIKON Presenter Award Nadiya Hussain
The Panalux Craft Award Susan Stein
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Nicola Shindler
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Celia Imrie

2018

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Lucy Ainsworth Taylor, Angela Barson [17]
The BBC News and Factual Award Deeyah Khan
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Selina MacArthur
The Panalux Craft Award Eunice Huthart
The ENVY Producer Award Gill Isles
The EIKON Presenter Award Sandi Toksvig
The Film Finances Project Management Award Arabella Gilbert
The Netflix New Talent Award Rungano Nyoni
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Jameela Jamil
The Deluxe Director Award Hettie Macdonald
The Screen Skills Writing Award Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Nicola Walker
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Norma Percy
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Juliet Stevenson

2019

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Barclays Business Award Jane Featherstone [18]
The BBC News and Factual Award Katya Adler
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award Emma Oxley
The Panalux Craft Award Judi Lee-Headman
The ENVY Producer Award Faye Ward
The EIKON Presenter Award Claudia Winkleman
The Film Finances Project Management Award Jo Burn
The Netflix New Talent Award Laurie Nunn
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Cherylee Houston
The Deluxe Director Award Jessica Hobbs
The Screen Skills Writing Award Lisa McGee
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award Samantha Morton
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Dorothy Byrne
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Floella Benjamin

2020

Event cancelled due to Covid restrictions, no awards presented

2021

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Premiere Business Award Angela Ferreira [19]
The BBC News and Factual Award Emily Maitlis & Sam McAllister
The Gravity Media Creative Technology Award Kate Davis
The MBS Equipment Co Craft Award Ilana Garrard
The ENVY Producer Award Anna Hall
The EIKON Presenter Award Stacey Dooley
The iMDB Project Management Award Alex Boyd
The Netflix New Talent Award Lisa Walters
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Nahrein Kemp
The Company 3 Director Award Jenny Ash
The Screen Skills Writing Award Michaela Coel
The Argonon Best Performance Award Wunmi Mosaku
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award Charlotte Moore
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Glenda Jackson

2022

Category Recipient(s) / Work Ref.
The Mercury Studios Business Award Akua Gyamfi [20]
The BBC News and Factual Award Ramita Navai
The Gravity Media Creative Technology Award Nainita Desai
The MBS Equipment Co Craft Award Nicola Daley ACS
The ENVY Producer Award Surian Fletcher-Jones
The EIKON Presenter Award Davina McCall
The iMDB Project Management Award Claire Newton
The Netflix New Talent Award Nicôle Lecky
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award Emma Butt
The Company 3 Director Award Nida Manzoor
The Screen Skills Writing Award Kayleigh Llewellyn
The Argonon Best Performance Award Claire Rushbrook
The Disney+ Contribution to the Medium Award Nadine Marsh Edwards
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award Sue Barker

Patrons

WFTV UK Patrons include:[1]

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