BAFTA in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has published the nominations for the BAFTA Cymru Awards 2023 in 22 categories spanning craft, performance and production. (See the full list below)

The winners to be announced at the Cymru Awards ceremony on 15 October.

Y Sŵn leads with seven nominations, while Stori’r laith has five nominations and Greenham four. There are three nominations for Chris a’r Afal Mawr.

The three nominations for Television Dramas are His Dark Materials, The Lazarus Project and The Pact.
There are five first time BAFTA Cymru nominees in the performance categories, including Graham Land, Katie Wix, Owain Arthur, Rakie Ayola and Taron Egerton.

As previously announced, the Siân Phillips Special Award, one of BAFTA Cymru’s highest accolades, has been awarded to Welsh actress Rakie Ayola.

BAFTA Cymru Chair, Angharad Mair said: “With film and production work created and made by Welsh talent reaching every part of the globe – celebrating, promoting and championing the hard work and creativity coming out of our country is more important than ever.

Over recent years, we’ve seen enormous growth in the creative sectors here in Wales and it’s also been incredible to see a rise in the number of Welsh locations and productions on screen globally and internationally.

The BAFTA Cymru Awards are here to celebrate excellence across the screen industries, and as Chair of BAFTA Cymru, I’m very proud and excited to see what excellent creative gems and moments this year’s Cymru Awards will bring. Congratulations to all the nominees and I look forward to celebrating with you during this special evening.”

For the 2023 edition, the ceremony will be held for the first time at the ICCW in Newport, with audiences at home about to follow the action as it unfolds on BAFTA’s YouTube. Beloved Welsh TV presenter Alex Jones is returning to host, and will be joined by a host of stars to help present the awards on the night.

The BAFTA Cymru Award sponsors and partners for 2023 have been confirmed as Acqua Panna, Bad Wolf, BBC Cymru Wales, Champagne Taittinger, Channel 4, Deloitte, EE, Eric James Transport Services, Gorilla, Lancôme, S4C, S.Pellegrino, Villa Maria.

 

NOMINATIONS:

ACTOR

GRAHAM LAND Dal Y Mellt – Vox Pictures / S4C

OWAIN ARTHUR The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power – Amazon Studios / Amazon Prime Video

RHYS IFANS House of The Dragon – HBO / 1:26 Pictures / Bastard Sword / GRRM Productions / Sky Atlantic

TARON EGERTON Black Bird – Apple Studios / Apple TV+

 

ACTRESS

EIRY THOMAS Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

KATY WIX Big Boys – Roughcut TV / Channel 4

RAKIE AYOLA The Pact – Little Door Productions / BBC One Wales

RUTH WILSON His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf / BBC iPlayer

 

BREAKTHROUGH CYMRU

EMILY MORUS-JONES Diomysus: More than Monogamy – BBC Wales & Emily Morus-Jones Production / BBC Three

ISSA FARFOUR Wales this Week and Wales at Six – ITV Cymru Wales

MARED JARMAN How This Blind Girl… – Boom Cymru / BBC Two

 

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

GWRACH Y RHIBYN – Boom Cymru / S4C

MABINOGIOGI – Boom Cymru / S4C

Y GOLEUDY – Boom Cymru / S4C

 

COSTUME DESIGN

JO THOMPSON Save The Cinema – Future Artists Entertainment Ltd / Sky Cinema

SARAH YOUNG Willow – Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney+

SIÂN JENKINS Dream Horse – Film 4 Productions / Topic Studios / Ffilm Cymru Wales / Ingenious Media / Raw TV / Popara Films / Warner Bros.

 

DIRECTOR: FACTUAL

CHLOE FAIRWEATHER Scouting for Girls: Fashion’s Darkest Secret – The Guardian / Wonderhood Studios / Sky Studios / Sky Documentaries

CLARE STURGES Charlie Mackesy: The boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me – Salon Charlie Ltd / BBC Two

DYLAN WYN RICHARDS Greenham – Teledu Tinopolis Cymru Cyf / S4C

GRUFFYDD SION REES Stori’r Iaith – Rondo Media / S4C

 

DIRECTOR: FICTION

ISABELLA EKLÖF Industry – Bad Wolf / BBC iPlayer

LEE HAVEN JONES Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

RICHARD STODDARD Brassic – Calamity Films / Sky Max

SALLY EL HOSAINI The Swimmers – Working Title / Netflix

 

EDITING FACTUAL

GWYN JONES Italia 90 – Four Weeks that Changed the World – Blast! Films / Sky Documentaries

JOHN GILLANDERS & DAFYDD HUNT Stori’r Iaith – Rondo Media / S4C

RHYS AP RHOBERT Greenham – Teledu Tinopolis Cymru Cyf / S4C

SION AARON Chris a’r Afal Mawr – Cwmni Da / S4C

 

EDITING FICTION

DAFYDD HUNT Yr Amgueddfa – Boom Cymru / S4C

JOHANNES HUBRICH The Lazarus Project – Urban Myth Films / Sky Max

KEVIN JONES Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

MALI EVANS Y Golau / The Light in the Hall – Triongl / Duchess Street / S4C

 

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

CHRIS A’R AFAL MAWR – Cwmni Da / S4C

GOGGLEBOCS CYMRU – Cwmni Da / Chwarel / S4C

LUKE EVANS: SHOWTIME! – Afanti / BBC Two

STEREOPHONICS LIVE IN CARDIFF: WE’LL KEEP A WELCOME – BBC Studios / BBC One

 

FACTUAL SERIES

A SPECIAL SCHOOL – Slam Media / BBC One Wales

GREENHAM – Teledu Tinopolis Cymru Cyf / S4C

STORI’R IAITH – Rondo Media / S4C

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF APRIL JONES – Blast! Films / Channel 4

 

FEATURE/TELEVISION FILM

DONNA – Truth Department / Films de Force Majeure

FIVE DATES – Wales Interactive / Good Gate Media

Y SŴN – Swnllyd

 

NEWS, CURRENT AFFAIRS & TOPICAL

BBC WALES INVESTIGATES; WELSH RUGBY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT – BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One wales

COUNTY LINES – ITV Cymru Wales / S4C

LLOFRUDDIAETH LOGAN MWANGI – Multistory Media Cymru / ITV Studios / S4C

Y BYD AR BEDWAR: COST CWPAN Y BYD QATAR – ITV Cymru Wales / S4C

 

PHOTOGRAPHY FACTUAL

CHRISTIAN CARGILL Heart Valley – The New Yorker / Dalmatian Films / BBC Two Wales

PAUL JOSEPH DAVIES Greenham – Teledu Tinopolis Cymru Cyf / S4C

SAM JORDAN-RICHARDSON Our Lives – Born Deaf Raised Hearing – On Par Productions / BBC One

 

PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING: FICTION

BJORN BRATBERG The Feast / Gwledd – Sgrech

BRYAN GAVIGAN Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

DAVID JOHNSON His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf /BBC iPlayer

SERGIO DELGADO The Pact – Little Door Productions / BBC One Wales

 

PRESENTER

CHRIS ROBERTS Chris a’r Afal Mawr – Cwmni Da / S4C

EMMA WALFORD & TRYSTAN ELLIS-MORRIS Prosiect Pum Mil – Boom Cymru / S4C

LISA JÊN Stori’r laith – Rondo Media / S4C

SEAN FLETCHER Stori’r Iaith – Rondo Media / S4C

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

DAFYDD SHURMER Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

DANIEL TAYLOR Dream Horse – Film 4 Productions / Topic Studios / Ffilm Cymru Wales / Ingenious Media / Raw TV / Popara Films / Warner Bros.

JOEL COLLINS His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf / BBC iPlayer

JONATHAN HOULDING Save The Cinema – Future Artists Entertainment Ltd / Sky Cinema

 

SHORT FILM

CARDIFF – The Festivals Company

HEART VALLEY – The New Yorker / Dalmatian Films / BBC Two Wales

INNER POLAR BEAR – Gritty Realism Productions

NANT – Strike Pictures – 4oD

 

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

BLOOD, SWEAT AND CHEER – Little Bird Films / BBC Three

BROTHERS IN DANCE : ANTHONY AND KEL MATSENA – BBC Studios / BBC Two Wales

JASON AND CLARA – IN MEMORY OF MAUDIE – ITV Cymru Wales / ITV1

SPIKE MILLIGAN: THE UNSEEN ARCHIVE – Yeti / Sky Arts

 

SOUND

SOUND TEAM Industry – Bad Wolf / BBC iPlayer

SOUND TEAM The Feast / Gwledd – Sgrech

SOUND TEAM The Rising – Sky Studios / De Mensen / Sky Max

 

TELEVISION DRAMA

CASUALTY – BBC Studios / BBC One

THE LAZARUS PROJECT – Urban Myth Films / Sky Max

PERSONA – Cwmni Da / S4C

 

WRITER

JOE BARTON The Lazarus Project – Urban Myth Films / Sky Max

PETE MCTIGHE The Pact – Little Door Productions / BBC One

ROGER WILLIAMS Y Sŵn – Swnllyd

RUSSELL T DAVIES Nolly – Quay Street Productions / ITVX

 

 

Pippa Considine

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