# WFTV Awards

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

## 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.

## 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.
Once the nomination window closes, independent juries of esteemed people within the film and TV industry will decide on the winners in each category.
| 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 |
| Presenter | * The NEP UK Presenter Award - since 2015 |
| Presenter | * The EIKON Presenter Award - since 2017 |
| Craft | * The Panalux Craft Award - since 2015 |
| Craft | * 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

| | Event | Date |
| 20th | 2010 WFTV Awards | 10 December 2010 |
| 21st | 2011 WFTV Awards | |
| 22nd | 2012 WFTV Awards | 7 December 2012 |
| 23rd | 2013 WFTV Awards | 6 December 2013 |
| 24th | 2014 WFTV Awards | 5 December 2014 |
| 25th | 2015 WFTV Awards | 4 December 2015 |
| 26th | 2016 WFTV Awards | 2 December 2016 |
| 27th | 2017 WFTV Awards | 1 December 2017 |
| 28th | 2018 WFTV Awards | |
| 29th | 2019 WFTV Awards | |
| | Event | Date |
| 17th | 2007 WFTV Awards | 7 December 2007 |
| 18th | 2008 WFTV Awards | 5 December 2008 |
| 19th | 2009 WFTV Awards | 4 December 2009 |

## Award Winners
### 2010

| Category | Recipient(s) / Work |
| The Barclays Business Award | Lisbeth Savill |
| 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 |

### 2012

| Category | Recipient(s) / Work |
| The Barclays Business Award | Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Danielle Lux |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Jane Turton |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Marigo Kehoe |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Amanda Nevill |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Jane Root |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Lucy Ainsworth Taylor, Angela Barson |
| 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 |
| The Barclays Business Award | Jane Featherstone |
| 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 |
| The Premiere Business Award | Angela Ferreira |
| 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 |
| The Mercury Studios Business Award | Akua Gyamfi |
| 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:
* Gurinder Chadha
* Elizabeth Karlsen
* Sandi Toksvig