# British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage

The British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "an individual news programme"
The category has been through some name changes and has been merged a couple of times with other categories like Best Sport and Live Event and Best Current Affairs:
* In 1961 and 1962 an individual award named Best Current Events was presented, later in 1970 a category called Best Factual Current Affair was awarded.
* From 1978 to 1985 and also in 1992 it was presented as Best Actuality Coverage.
* From 1986 to 1991 it was presented as Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage.
* From 1993 to 1994 and then from 1998 to 2001 it was presented as Best News and Current Affairs Journalism.
* From 1995 to 1997 and then since 2002 it has been presented as Best News Coverage.

## Winners and nominees
### 1960s

| Year | Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Sportsview unit (BBC) |
| 1962 | Bill Allenby |

### 1970s

Best Factual Current Affair
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | News at Ten | News at Ten |
| 1970 | Man on the Moon Apollo 11 Moon Landing Special | David Nicholas, Geoffrey Hughes |
| 1970 | The Money Programme | Michael Bunce |
Best Actuality Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | A Day of Celebration | Anthony Craxton |
| 1978 | BBC Coverage of Wimbledon '77 | Sports Production Team |
| 1978 | Blow Out at Bravo | Grampian Production Team |
| 1978 | Jubilee '77 | Outside Broadcast Production Team |
| 1979 | The Open Golf Championship | AP Wilkinson |
| 1979 | Home from the Sea | John Vernon |
| 1979 | ITV Coverage of The World Cup | Sports Production Team |
| 1979 | Wimbledon '78 | AP Wilkinson |

### 1980s

Best Actuality Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Last Night of the Proms | Ian Engelmann |
| 1980 | Cosi Fan Tutte | Peter Hall, John Vernon |
| 1980 | Earl Mountbatten's Funeral | Mike Lumley |
| BBC News Coverage of Fastnet Boat Race ||
| 1981 | ITN Coverage of the Iranian Embassy Siege | David Goldsmith and the Production Team |
| 1981 | BBC Coverage of the Iranian Embassy Siege | News Production Team |
| 1981 | 80 Gracious Years | Jim Pople |
| 1981 | Embassy World Snooker Championship | Nick Hunter |
| 1981 | Wimbledon 1980 Men's Final | Jonathan Martin |
| 1982 | ITN Coverage of Poland | ITN Coverage of Poland |
| 1982 | International Snooker | Nick Hunter |
| 1982 | BBC Royal Wedding Coverage | Michael Lumley and the Production Team |
| 1982 | ITV Royal Wedding Coverage | Jim Pople, Stewart Purvis and the Production Team |
| 1983 | BBC Coverage of the Falklands | BBC Television News |
| News at Ten ||
| 1983 | ITN Coverage of the Falklands | ITN Production Team |
| Raising of the Mary Rose ||
| 1984 | ITN Coverage of the Lebanon Crisis | ITN Production Team |
| 1984 | Die Fledermaus | Humphrey Burton |
| 1984 | The Nation Decides | ITN Production Team |
| 1984 | 1983 London Marathon | John Shrewsbury |
| 1985 | Nine O'Clock News: Ethiopian Famine | Michael Buerk, Mohammed Amin |
| 1985 | Breakfast Time, Friday, October 12th - The Brighton Bomb | David Lloyd, Peter O'Kill, Sandy McCourt |
| 1985 | Channel 4 News | Stewart Purvis and the Production Team |
| 1985 | Coverage of the Brighton Bomb | BBC News Team |
Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | BBC Live Aid for Africa | BBC Live Aid for Africa |
| 1986 | Channel 4 News | Stewart Purvis and the Production Team |
| 1986 | News at Ten | Alastair Burnet and the Production Team |
| 1986 | Newsnight | Richard Tait |
| 1987 | Channel 4 News | Stewart Purvis |
| 1987 | Hospital Watch | Fiona Holmes, Caroline Van Den Brul |
| 1987 | News at Ten: Coverage of the American Bombing Raid on Libya | David Nicholas |
| 1987 | Newsnight | Richard Tait |
| 1987 | Nine O'Clock News: Coverage of the American Bombing Raid on Libya | Rick Thompson and the Production Team |
| 1987 | The Queen in China | Tim Marshall |
| 1987 | The Royal Wedding | Tim Marshall |
| 1988 | Special Edition Of Channel 4 News: Coverage of the Zeebrugge Disaster | Stewart Purvis |
| 1988 | BBC News Coverage of the Zeebrugge Disaster | Ron Neil |
| 1988 | Channel 4 News | Richard Tait, Stewart Purvis |
| 1988 | News at Ten | Nick Pollard |
| 1989 | Channel 4 News | Channel 4 News |
| 1989 | The Kirov Ballet Live in London | John Michael Phillips |
| 1989 | Nelson Mandela Concert | Mike Appleton, Tim Marshall, Neville Bolt |
| 1989 | Newsnight | John Morrison |

### 1990s

Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | BBC News: Tiananmen Square Massacre | Steve Selman |
| 1990 | BBC Berlin Wall Coverage | John Mahoney |
| 1990 | Nine O'Clock News: Kate Adie Secret Report from Chinese Hospital | Kate Adie |
| ITN Coverage of Romania ||
| 1991 | Channel 4 News | Channel 4 News |
| 1991 | Domingo, Carreras, Pavarotti in Concert | Brian Large |
| 1991 | ITN Coverage of Mrs Thatcher's Resignation | David Mannion |
| 1991 | World Cup 1990 | BBC Sport Production Team |
Best Actuality Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | ITN News Coverage of the Gulf War | Brent Sadler, Production Team |
| BBC News Coverage of the Gulf War ||
| 1992 | Pavarotti in Hyde Park | Christopher Swann, Andy Ward |
| 1992 | Newsnight: Soviet Coup Collapses | Tim Gardam |
Best News and Current Affairs Journalism
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Serbian Prison Camps Discovery | Penny Marshall, Ian Williams |
| 1993 | BBC Coverage of Sarajevo | Martin Bell |
| 1993 | BBC Coverage of the Barcelona Olympics | Martin Hopkins |
| 1993 | Newsnight | Tim Gardam |
| 1994 | Channel 4 News | Channel 4 News |
| 1994 | BBC1 Coverage of the Bosnian Massacre | Martin Bell |
| 1994 | BBC2 Newsnight Coverage of Kurdistan | George Alagiah |
| News at Ten Coverage of the Storming of the Moscow White House and the Civil War in Georgia ||
Best News Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | ITN1 Coverage of the Crisis In Rwanda | ITN1 Coverage of the Crisis In Rwanda |
| Channel 4 News Coverage of the Estonia Ferry Disaster ||
| Channel 4 News Coverage of the South African Elections ||
| 1995 | BBC1 News Coverage on Rwanda | John Simpson |
| 1996 | Channel 4 News Coverage of War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia | Channel 4 News Coverage of War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia |
| 1996 | BBC1 News Coverage on Bosnia | Martin Bell |
| 1996 | BBC2 Newsnight | Peter Horrocks |
| ITN Coverage of the War in Chechnya ||
| 1997 | BBC Newsnight: BSE Coverage | Peter Horrocks |
| Channel 4 News Coverage of the Refugee Crisis in Zaire and Rwanda ||
| 1997 | BBC Newsnight: Dunblane Massacre | Peter Horrocks |
| ITV News at Ten: Coverage of Dunblane ||
Best News and Current Affairs Journalism
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Panorama: Valentina's Story | Mike Robinson |
| 1998 | BBC Election Night Programme | Peter Horrocks |
| 1998 | Channel 4 Coverage of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales | Jim Gray |
| 1998 | ITV Coverage of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales | Nigel Dacre |
| 1999 | Dispatches: Inside the Animal Liberation Front | David Monaghan, Deborah Davies, Graham Hall |
| 1999 | Correspondent: ETA - Coming in from the Cold | Ewa Ewart, Fiona Murch, Orla Guerin |
| 1999 | ITN's Coverage of the Omagh Bomb and its Aftermath | Nigel Dacre and the Production Team |
| 1999 | Newsnight: Coverage Of the Northern Ireland Peace Process | Martha Kearney, Sian Kevill |

### 2000s

Best News and Current Affairs Journalism
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2000 | Coverage of the Kosovo Conflict | John Simpson and the BBC News Team | BBC One |
| 2000 | Coverage of the Kosovo Conflict | Sky News Production Team | Sky News |
| 2000 | The Paddington Crash | The Channel 4 News Team | Channel 4 |
| 2000 | Tonight with Trevor McDonald: Interview with the Lawrence Suspects | Jeff Anderson, James Goldston, Ingrid Kelly | ITV |
| 2001 | Out of Africa | Sorious Samura, Ron McCullagh | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | Mozambique Floods | BBC News Team | BBC News 24 |
| 2001 | Mozambique Floods - The Event and the Aftermath | Mozambique Floods - The Event and the Aftermath | ITV |
| 2001 | Panorama: Who Bombed Omagh? | Eamon Hardy, John Ware | BBC One |
Best News Coverage
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2002 | Sky News: September 11th/12th | Sky News: September 11th/12th | Sky News |
| 2002 | BBC News Coverage of The Fall of Kabul - 12/13 November | BBC News Coverage of The Fall of Kabul - 12/13 November | BBC News 24 |
| 2002 | Channel 4 News: Attack on America - 11 September | Channel 4 News: Attack on America - 11 September | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | ITV News: Attack on America - 11 September | ITV News: Attack on America - 11 September | ITV |
| 2003 | Soham – August 16/17 | Soham – August 16/17 | Sky News |
| 2003 | Collapse of the Paul Burrell Trial | Collapse of the Paul Burrell Trial | BBC News 24 |
| 2003 | Jenin and Bethlehem - What Chance of Peace? | Jenin and Bethlehem - What Chance of Peace? | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | The Death of the Queen Mother | The Death of the Queen Mother | ITV |
| 2004 | Channel 4 News - Fall of Saddam | Channel 4 News - Fall of Saddam | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Newsnight | Newsnight | BBC Two |
| 2004 | The Ten O'Clock News | The Ten O'Clock News | BBC One |
| 2004 | Sky News: Fall of Baghdad | Sky News: Fall of Baghdad | Sky News |
| 2005 | BBC Ten O'Clock News: Madrid Bombing | BBC Ten O'Clock News: Madrid Bombing | BBC One |
| 2005 | BBC News 24: Hutton | BBC News 24: Hutton | BBC News 24 |
| 2005 | Sky News: The Tsunami Disaster | Sky News: The Tsunami Disaster | Sky News |
| 2005 | Tsunami: Seven Days that Shook the World | ITV News Team | ITV |
| 2006 | BBC Ten O'Clock News - 7 July 2005: London Bombs | BBC Ten O'Clock News - 7 July 2005: London Bombs | BBC One |
| 2006 | Channel 4 News - The Attorney General Story | Jon Snow, Gary Gibbon, Robert Hamilton | Channel 4 |
| 2006 | ITV Evening News - The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | ITV Evening News - The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | ITV |
| 2006 | Sky News - 7 July Bombings | Sky News - 7 July Bombings | Sky News |
| 2007 | Granada Reports: Morecambe Bay | Granada Reports: Morecambe Bay | ITV |
| 2007 | BBC Ten O'Clock News - Terrorism Plot at Heathrow | Craig Oliver, Huw Edwards, Kate Robinson, Daniel Sandford | BBC One |
| 2007 | Channel 4 News - News from Iran | Jon Snow, Deborah Rayner, Ben Monro-Davies, Martin Collett | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | ITV Evening News - The Israel/Lebanon Crisis | Julian Manyon, Mark Austin, Geoff Hill, Rob Bowles | ITV |
| 2008 | Sky News - Glasgow Airport Attack | Sky News - Glasgow Airport Attack | Sky News |
| 2008 | BBC Ten O'Clock News: War in Afghanistan | Craig Oliver, Huw Edwards, Alastair Leithead, Thea Fairley | BBC One |
| 2008 | ITV Evening News: Zimbabwe - The Tyranny and the Tragedy | ITV Evening News: Zimbabwe - The Tyranny and the Tragedy | ITV |
| 2008 | Channel 4 News: Iraq - The Surge | Jim Gray, Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Ed Fraser | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | News at Ten - Chinese Earthquake | Bill Neely, John Ray, Rob Bowles, Lu Bo | ITV |
| 2009 | Channel 4 News | Jim Gray, Jonathan Miller, Ben De Pear, Soren Munk | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | Sky News - Canoe Man | Gerard Tubb | Sky News |
| Sky News ||

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2010 | ITV News at Ten - Haiti | Mark Austin, Bill Neely, David Harman, John Irvine | ITV |
| 2010 | BBC News Channel - The Haiti Earthquake | Kevin Bakhurst, Ben Brown, Matthew Price, Matt Frei | BBC News |
| 2010 | Channel 4 News - Haiti Earthquake | Channel 4 News - Haiti Earthquake | Channel 4 |
| 2010 | Sky News - Pakistan: Terror's Frontline | Sky News - Pakistan: Terror's Frontline | Sky News |
| 2011 | ITV News at Ten: The Cumbria Murders | ITV News at Ten: The Cumbria Murders | ITV |
| 2011 | BBC News at Ten: Handover of Power | Huw Edwards, James Stephenson | BBC One/BBC News |
| 2011 | Channel 4 News | Channel 4 News | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | Sky News: Egypt Crisis | Sky News: Egypt Crisis | Sky News |
| 2012 | Channel 4 News: Japan Earthquake | Channel 4 News: Japan Earthquake | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | BBC News at Ten: Siege of Homs | BBC News at Ten: Siege of Homs | BBC One |
| 2012 | ITV News at Ten: Battle of Misrata | ITV News at Ten: Battle of Misrata | ITV |
| 2012 | Sky News: Libya Rebel Convoy - Live | Sky News: Libya Rebel Convoy - Live | Sky News |
| 2013 | Hillsborough – The Truth at Last (Granada Reports) | Hillsborough – The Truth at Last (Granada Reports) | ITV |
| 2013 | BBC News at Ten: Syria | BBC News at Ten: Syria | BBC One |
| 2013 | Channel 4 News: Battle for Homs | Channel 4 News: Battle for Homs | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | ITV News at Ten: Woolwich Attacks | ITV News at Ten: Woolwich Attacks | ITV |
| 2014 | The Lee Rigby Trial: ITV Granada Reports | The Lee Rigby Trial: ITV Granada Reports | ITV/ITV Granada |
| 2014 | The Dale Cregan Verdict: North West Tonight Special | The Dale Cregan Verdict: North West Tonight Special | BBC One/BBC North West |
| 2014 | Channel 4 News: Egypt Military Coup | Channel 4 News: Egypt Military Coup | Channel 4 |
| 2015 | Sky News Live at Five: Ebola | Alex Crawford, Nick Ludlam,Thomas Moore, David Rees | Sky News |
| 2015 | BBC News at Ten | BBC News at Ten | BBC News/BBC One |
| 2015 | Channel 4 News – Inside Gaza: Children Under Fire | Jon Snow, Ben de Pear, Nevine Mabro | Channel 4 |
| 2015 | ITV News at Ten: Iraq Crisis | ITV News at Ten: Iraq Crisis | ITV |
| 2016 | Channel 4 News: Paris Massacre | Jon Snow, Lindsey Hilsum, Jonathan Rugman, Ben de Pear | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | BBC News at Six: Paris Attacks Special | BBC News at Six: Paris Attacks Special | BBC One |
| 2016 | ITV News at Ten: Refugee Crisis | ITV News at Ten: Refugee Crisis | ITV |
| 2016 | Sky News: From Turkey to Greece | Alex Crawford, Garwen McLuckie, Colin Brazier, Kirsty Walker | Sky News |
| 2017 | Victoria Derbyshire: Footballers' Abuse | Victoria Derbyshire, Louisa Compton, Jo Adnitt | BBC Two |
| 2017 | Channel 4 News: Brexit | Channel 4 News: Brexit | Channel 4 |
| 2017 | BBC North West Tonight: Hillsborough Inquests | BBC North West Tonight: Hillsborough Inquests | BBC One |
| 2017 | Sky News Tonight - Aleppo: The Death of a City | Sky News Tonight - Aleppo: The Death of a City | Sky News |
| 2018 | The Rohingya Crisis (Sky News) | The Rohingya Crisis (Sky News) | Sky News |
| 2018 | The Battle for Mosul (Sky News) | The Battle for Mosul (Sky News) | Sky News |
| 2018 | The Grenfell Tower Fire (Channel 4 News) | Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Jackie Long, Cathy Newman, Ben de Pear | Channel 4 |
| 2018 | The Grenfell Tower Fire (ITV News at Ten) | The Grenfell Tower Fire (ITV News at Ten) | ITV |
| 2019 | Cambridge Analytica Uncovered | Cambridge Analytica Uncovered | Channel 4 |
| 2019 | Bullying and Harassment in the House of Commons (Newsnight) | Bullying and Harassment in the House of Commons (Newsnight) | BBC Two |
| 2019 | Good Morning Britain: On A Knife Edge? | Good Morning Britain: On A Knife Edge? | ITV |
| ITV ||

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Hong Kong Protests | Hong Kong Protests | Sky News |
| 2020 | ITV News at Ten: Election Results | ITV News at Ten: Election Results | ITV |
| 2020 | Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal (Newsnight) | Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal (Newsnight) | BBC Two |
| BBC Two ||
| 2021 | Sky News: "Inside IDLIB" | Sky News: "Inside IDLIB" | Sky News |
| 2021 | BBC News at Ten: Prime Minister Admitted to Intensive Care | BBC News at Ten: Prime Minister Admitted to Intensive Care | BBC News/BBC One |
| 2021 | Channel 4 News: Deterring Democracy | Channel 4 News: Deterring Democracy | Channel 4 |
| 2021 | Newsnight: COVID Care Crisis | Newsnight: COVID Care Crisis | BBC Two |
| 2022 | ITV News at Ten: Storming of the Capitol | ITV News at Ten: Storming of the Capitol | ITV |
| 2022 | Channel 4 News: Black to Front | Channel 4 News: Black to Front | Channel 4 |
| 2022 | Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum | Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum | ITV |
| 2022 | Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame | Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame | Sky News |
| 2023 | Channel 4 News: "Live in Kyiv" | Channel 4 News: "Live in Kyiv" | Channel 4 |
| 2023 | BBC News at Ten: "Russia Invades Ukraine" | BBC News at Ten: "Russia Invades Ukraine" | BBC One |
| 2023 | Good Morning Britain: "Boris Johnson Interview" | Good Morning Britain: "Boris Johnson Interview" | ITV |
| 2024 | Channel 4 News: "Inside Gaza: Israel and Hamas at War" | Esme Wren, Federico Escher, Helene Cacace, Matt Frei, Secunder Kermani, Millicent Teasdale | Channel 4 |
| 2024 | Sky News: "Inside Myanmar - The Hidden War" | Sky News: "Inside Myanmar - The Hidden War" | Sky News |
| Sky News ||
* Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Production team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.