with John Yorke and Deborah Frances-White
It’s about time someone put the originators and architects of great storytelling front and centre. And we rose to the challenge and launched the British Screenwriters’ Awards.
This year at the London Screenwriters Festival we will run the fourth British Screenwriters Awards, honouring outstanding writing from newcomers and established screenwriters in both film and television.
The awards are co-osted by comedienne Deborah Frances-White of the Guilty Feminist fame, and producer and former head of drama for both BBC and C4, John Yorke.
You can be sure it will be a star studded night to remember, a chance to mingle with the brightest names in screenwriting, to get your photo taken on the red carpet and to enjoy the after party fun and games.
The Nominations for 2017
Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing
- 100 Streets by Leon Butler
- Eddie The Eagle by Sean Macaulay
- The Girl with all the Gifts by Mike Carey
- The Pass by John Donnelly
- Prevenge by Alice Lowe
- Under The Shadow by Babak Anvari
Best British Children’s Television
- The Amazing World of Gumball by the writing team
- Class Dismissed by the writing team
- Counterfeit Cat by the writing team
- Eve by the writing team
- The Worst Witch by the writing team
Outstanding Newcomer for British Television Writing
- Apple Tree Yard by Amanda Coe and Louise Doughty
- Damilola, Our Beloved Boy by Levi David Addai
- Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- The Hollow Crown by Ben Power
- NW by Rachel Bennette (Based on novel by Zadie Smith)
Best British TV Drama Writing
- Three Girls by Nicole Taylor
- The Crown by Peter Morgan
- Little Boy Blue by Jeff Pope
- The Moorside by Neil McKay
- National Treasure by Jack Thorne
Best Crime Writing on Television (Series/Single Drama)
- Broadchurch by Chris Chibnall
- Born to Kill by Kate Ashfield, Tracey Malone and Kate Gartside
- Broken by Jimmy McGovern, Shaun Duggan, Colette Kane and Nick Leather
- Line of Duty by Jed Mercurio
- The Missing by Harry Williams and Jack Williams
- Unforgotten by Chris Lang
Best Comedy Writing on Television
- Camping by Julia Davis
- This Country by Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper
- The Durrells by Simon Nye and Gerald Durrell
- Flowers by Will Sharpe
- People Just Do Nothing by Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp and Allan Mustafa
- Upstart Crow by Ben Elton
Best British Feature Film Writing
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie by Jennifer Saunders
- American Honey by Andrea Arnold
- Free Fire by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley
- T2 by John Hodge (Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh)
- A United Kingdom by Guy Hibbert (Based on the novel by Susan Williams)
Lifetime Achievement Award To Be Announced On The Evening
The Nominations for 2016 (winners in bold)
Outstanding Newcomer for British Television Writing
- Doctor Foster by Mike Bartlett
- Black Work by Matt Charman
- The Night Manager by David Farr
- Partners in Crime by Zinnie Harris / Claire Wilson
Best British TV Drama Writing
- Jericho by David Ramage / Steve Thompson / Chris Dunlop / Caroline Henry
- This is England 90 by Shane Meadows / Jack Thorne
- Peaky Blinders by Steven Knight
- Penny Dreadful by John Logan / Andrew Hinderaker
- Murdered By My Father by Vinay Patel
Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing
- Kill Your Friends by John Niven
- Carol by Phyllis Nagy
- The Danish Girl by Lucina Coxon
- My Name is Emily by Simon Fitzmaurice
- Macbeth by Jacob Koskoff / Michael Lesslie / Todd Louiso
Best Crime Writing on Television (Series/Single Drama)
- Lucky Man by James Allen / Rachel Anthony / Neil Biswas / Stephen Gallagher / Ben Schiffer / Alan Westaway
- No Offence by Paul Abbott / Paul Tomalin / Jimmy Dowdall / Mark Greig / Jack Lothian
- Luther by Neil Cross by
- The Night Manager by David Farr
- Marcella by Marston Bloom / Mark Greig / Ben Harris / Hans Rosenfeldt
Best Comedy Writing on Television
- Chewing Gum by Michaela Coel
- Stag by Jim Field Smith / George Kay
- Siblings by Keith Akushie / Daran Johnson / Joe Parham / Lucien Young
- Car Share by Peter Kay / Paul Coleman / Sian Gibson / Tim Reid
- Catastrophe by Rob Delaney / Sharon Horgan
Best British Children’s 
Television
- Hetty Feather by the Writing Team
- Thunderbirds are Go by the Writing Team
- The Dumping Ground by the Writing Team
- Dangermouse by the Writing Team
- Sarah and Duck by Benjamin Thomas Cook / Sarah Gomes Harris
Best British Feature Film Writing
- Brooklyn by Nick Hornby
- Legend by Brian Helgeland
- The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
- Suffragette by Abi Morgan
- 45 Years by Andrew Haigh
Lifetime Achievement Award TBA on the night
- Simon Fitzmaurice
Create50 Awards
The Impact 50 Best Screenplay
- More by Phil Charles
- Sing Mummy by Tracey Parsons
- Silent Ruin by Chris Vanderhorst
- Without Sin by Kerry Dye
- Meet Anne by Tyler Pierreson
Twisted 50 Best Story
- Five Days by Susan Bodnar
- Shenanigans by Chris Jeal
- The Sugar Loaf and The Red Shoes by Marie Gethins
- The Beholder by Stephanie Wessell
- The Audition Altar by Leo Robertson
The Nominations in 2015 were (winners in bold)
Outstanding New Talent in British Television Writing
- ‘Not Safe for Work’ by DC Moore
- ‘Prey’ by Chris Lunt
- ‘Cyberbully’ by David Lobatto / Ben Chanan
- ‘Our World War’ by Joe Barton / Marco Crivellari
Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing
- ‘71’ by Gregory Burke
- ‘The Falling’ by Carol Morley
- ‘Suite Francaise’ by Matt Charman / Saul Dibb
- ‘X+Y’ by James Graham
Best British TV Drama Writing
- ‘Humans’ by Joe Barton, Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent and Emily Ballou
- ‘The Missing’ by Harry Williams and Jack Williams
- ‘Call the Midwife’ by Heidi Thomas
- ‘Sherlock’ by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
Best British Feature Film Writing
- ‘Ex Machina’ by Alex Garland
- ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ by David Nicholls
- ‘Paddington’ by Paul King
- ‘Kajaki’ by Tom Williams
Best British Children’s Television
- ‘Wolfblood’ by Debbie Moon, Sophie Petzal, James Whitehouse and Hannah George, Catrin Clarke, Paul Mousley, Neil Jones and Lee Walters
- ‘Katie Morag’ by Sergio Casci, Martin McCardie, Stuart Hepburn, Linda Cameron
- ‘Harriet’s Army’ by Guy Burt
- ‘Eve’ by Emma Reeves, Andrew Yerlett, Joe Williams, Ann Marie Di Mambro, Vivien Adam and Kirstie Swain
Best British Crime Writing
- ‘Peaky Blinders’ by Steven Knight
- ‘The Fall’ by Allan Cubitt
- ‘The Game’ by Toby Whithouse, Sarah Dollard and Debbie O’Malley
- ‘Broadchurch’ by Chris Chibnall
The Create50 Awards ‘Moments of Courage and Kindness’
- ‘Late Request’ by Phil Peel
- ‘Psukhe’ by Vera Mark
- ‘As Lao Tzu Says’ by Alexis Howell-Jones
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Steven Moffat by Mark Gatiss.
The Nominations in 2014 were (winners in bold)
Outstanding Newcomer for British Television Writing
- ‘Murdered By My Boyfriend’ by Regina Moriarty (BBC3)
- ‘Raised By Wolves’ by Caitlin Moran and Caroline Moran (Channel 4)
- ‘In the Flesh’ by Dominic Mitchell, John Jackson and Fintan Ryan (BBC3)
- ‘My Mad Fat Diary’ by Tom Bidwell, Rae Earl and Laura Neal (Channel 4)
Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing
- ‘Saving Mr Banks’ by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith
- ‘The Riot Club’ by Laura Wade
- ‘Starred Up’ by Jonathan Asser
- ‘Pride’ by Stephen Beresford
Best British TV Drama Writing
- ‘The Honourable Woman’ by Hugo Blick (BBC2)
- ‘Happy Valley’ by Sally Wainwright (BBC1)
- ‘Sherlock’ by Stephen Moffatt and Mark Gatiss (BBC1)
- ‘Utopia’ by Dennis Kelly (Channel 4)
Best British Feature Film Writing
- ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Clio Barnard
- ‘Philomena’ by Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan
- ‘Locke’ by Steven Knight
- ‘The Double’ by Richard Ayaode and Avi Korine
Appearing in this session
Deborah Frances-White – Screenwriter & Comedian
Credits include: The Guilty Feminist
Deborah's hit podcast 'The Guilty Feminist' has had 18 million downloads in 18 months.
John Yorke – MD Angel Station
Credits include: Wolf Hall, Shameless, Life On Mars
John Yorke is Managing Director of Angel Station where he works as a drama producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of storytelling.
