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

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 (usually between four and five) being presented ever since.
British cinematographer Gavin Finney is the only person to receive the award more than once, with two wins: in 2013 for The Fear, and in 2015 for Wolf Hall.
In 2024, the category was split into two according to the program's country of origin and television distribution format: UK Terrestrial and International/Streaming.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

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

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Normal People | "Episode 1" | Suzie Lavelle | BBC Three |
| 2020 | The Crown | "Fairytale" | Adriano Goldman | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | "End Game" | Steven Meizler | Netflix |
| 2020 | Devs | Devs | Rob Hardy | FX on Hulu |
| 2020 | Small Axe | "Mangrove" | Shabier Kirchner | Prime Video / BBC One |
| 2021 | Landscapers | "Episode 3" | Erik Alexander Wilson | HBO / Sky Atlantic |
| 2021 | Fargo | "East/West" | Dana Gonzales | FX |
| 2021 | It's a Sin | "Episode 1" | David Katznelson | Channel 4 |
| 2021 | The Pursuit of Love | "Episode 1" | Zac Nicholson | BBC One |
| 2021 | Your Honor | "Part One" | James Friend | Showtime |
| 2022 | The Tourist | "Episode 1" | Ben Wheeler | BBC One |
| 2022 | Andor | "One Way Out" | Adriano Goldman | Disney+ |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | "The Heirs of the Dragon" | Fabian Wagner | HBO |
| 2022 | Pachinko | "Chapter Three" | Florian Hoffmeister | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | "Bad Tradecraft" | Danny Cohen | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Dead Ringers | "One" | Jody Lee Lipes | Prime Video |
| 2023 | A Small Light | "What Can Be Saved" | Stuart Howell | National Geographic |
| 2023 | Bodies | "You're Already Dead" | Joel Devlin | Netflix |
| 2023 | Foundation | "In Seldon's Shadow" | Cathal Watters | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | "Episode 3" | Dan Atherton | BBC One |
| 2024 |
| Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) ||||
| 2024 | The Listeners | "Episode One" | Jody Lee Lipes | BBC One |
| 2024 | Sweetpea | "Sorry For Your Loss" | Nick Morris | Sky Atlantic |
| 2024 | Ludwig | "Episode One" | Annika Summerson | BBC One |
| 2024 | This Town | "Episode Four" | Ben Wheeler | BBC One |
| 2024 | We Are Lady Parts | "Funny Muslim Song" | Diana Olifirova | Channel 4 |
| Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (International/Streaming) ||||
| 2024 | Eric | "Episode One" | Benedict Spence | Netflix |
| 2024 | Disclaimer | "I" | Emmanuel Lubezki, Bruno Delbonnel | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Ripley | "V Lucio" | Robert Elswit | Netflix |
| 2024 | Shōgun | "Anjin" | Christopher Ross | FX |
| 2024 | Shōgun | "Crimson Sky" | Sam McCurdy | FX |