# 2008 British Academy Television Craft Awards

The British Academy Television Craft Awards of 2008 are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and were held on 11 May 2008 at The Dorchester, Mayfair, the ceremony was hosted by Claudia Winkleman.

## Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Director - Fiction | Best Director - Factual |
| John Crowley – Boy A Otto Bathurst – Five Days Marc Munden – The Mark of Cain Adrian Shergold – Persuasion | Jezza Neumann – Dispatches (Episode: "China’s Stolen Children (Special)") Joseph Bullman – The Seven Sins of England Annabel Gillings – Earth: The Power of the Planet (Episode: "Atmosphere") Livia Russell – Grand Designs |
| Best Writer | Best Breakthrough Talent |
| Steven Moffat – Doctor Who (Episode: "Blink") Tony Marchant – The Mark of Cain Jimmy McGovern – The Street Heidi Thomas – Cranford | Jezza Neumann – Dispatches (Episode: "China’s Stolen Children (Special)") Mark O'Rowe – Boy A Patrick Reams – A Very British Sex Scandal Writing Team – Skins |
| Best Original Television Music | Best Make-Up and Hair Design |
| Capturing Mary – Adrian Johnston Boy A – Paddy Cunneen Cranford – Carl Davis Doctor Who – Murray Gold | My Boy Jack – Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn Cranford – Alison Elliott Oliver Twist – Anne ‘Nosh’ Oldham Rome – Maurizio Silvi |
| Best Costume Design | Best Production Design |
| Oliver Twist – Amy Roberts Cranford – Jenny Beavan Fanny Hill – Lucinda Wright Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of The Music Hall – Lucinda Wright | Cranford – Donal Woods Life On Mars – Matthew Gant Britz – Pat Campbell My Boy Jack – Dave Arrowsmith |
| Best Photography and Lighting - Fiction/Entertainment | Best Photography - Factual |
| Boy A – Rob Hardy Spooks – Damian Bromley Joe's Palace – Danny Cohen Skins – Nick Dance | Tribe (Episode: "Nenets") – Wayne Derrick Natural World (Episode: "Wye – Voices From The Valley") – Charlie Hamilton-James, James McPherson Dispatches (Episode: "China’s Stolen Children (Special)") – Jezza Neumann The Seven Sins of England – Mark Wolf |
| Best Editing - Fiction/Entertainment | Best Editing - Factual |
| Boy A – Lucia Zucchetti Five Days – Sarah Brewerton The Mighty Boosh – Mark Everson Cranford – Frances Parker | Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives – Folko Boermans The Apprentice – Tris Harris The Seven Sins of England – Ollie Huddlestone, Michael Harrowes Dispatches (Episode: "China’s Stolen Children (Special)") – Jezza Neumann, Brian Woods, Reg Clarke |
| Best Sound - Fiction/Entertainment | Best Sound - Factual |
| Cranford – Paul Hamblin, Graham Headicar, Andre Schmidt, Peter Brill Spooks – Rudi Buckle, James Feltham, Darren Banks, Ben Norrington Life On Mars – Dave Sansom, James Feltham, Darren Banks, Alex Sawyer Doctor Who – Sound Team | War Oratorio – Paul Paragon, Mike Hatch, Ben Baird Michael Palin's New Europe – George Foulgham, John Pritchard Trawlermen: Pick of The Catch – George Foulgham, Lisa McMahon Seven Ages of Rock – Sound Team |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Titles |
| Fight for Life – Jellyfish Pictures Primeval – Matt Fox, Christian Manz, James Farrington Doctor Who (Episode: "Voyage of the Damned") – The Mill Rome – VFX Team | Skins – Tal Rosner Primeval – Peter Anderson Rugby Union – Adam Wells, Christopher Wilcock, Mark Hyde Life On Mars – Why Not Associates |
| Best Interactive Innovation - Content | Best Interactive Innovation - Service/Platform |
| Spooks Interactive – Nathan Mayfield, Thom Saunders, Anthony Mullins KateModern – Miles Beckett, Luke Hyams, Gavin Rowe Emmerdale Online Channel – Anthony Mullins, Nathan Mayfield, Thom Saunders Skins – Peter Spiers, Lindsay Nuttall | BBC iPlayer – Tony Ageh, Anthony Rose, Ian Hunter Bebo Open Media Platform – Development Team KateModern – Development Team |
| Best Interactive Creative Contribution |
| Skins – Chloe Moss, Holly Hughes, Max Gogarty BBC Archives – Grant Bremner, Julie Rowbotham, Kate Wheeler Doctor Who Comic Maker – Tom Collins Big Art Mob – Alfie Dennen, Adam Gee, Clifford Singer |

### Special awards

* David Croft
* Jimmy Perry