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
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