Broadcast Awards shortlist 2019 Announced

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees, with a special mention to the following:

Best Comedy Programme  (Sponsored by Pinewood TV Studios)

• Mum - Big Talk Productions in association with The Money Men for BBC Two
• The Windsors Royal Wedding Special - Noho Film and Television for Channel 4

Best Documentary Programme

• Grenfell - Minnow Films for BBC One

Best Documentary Series (Sponsored by Canon)

• Hospital Series 3 - Label1 for BBC Two
• Life and Death Row - BBC Studios for BBC Two
• Prison - Spring Films for Channel 4

Best Drama Series or Serial (Sponsored by axisVFX)

• Save Me - World Productions for Sky Atlantic

Best Entertainment Programme (Sponsored by NEP UK)

• The Big Narstie Show - Expectation and Dice Productions for Channel 4

Best Independent Production Company

(Sponsored by Barclays)

• CPL Productions
• The Forge
• Fulwell 73
• Sid Gentle Films
• Spun Gold
• World Productions

Best News/Current Affairs Programme (Sponsored by h Studio at The Hospital Club)

• Dispatches: Myanmar’s Killing Fields - Evan Williams Productions and Mongoose Pictures for Channel 4

Best Original Programme (Sponsored IMG Studios)

• Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Owl Power for BBC Two
• Peng Life - Renowned Films for Channel 4
• The Big Narstie Show - Expectation and Dice Productions for Channel 4
• The Mighty Redcar - 72 Films for BBC Two

Best Popular Factual Programme

• The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan - Rumpus Media for BBC Two

Best Pre-School Programme

• Waffle the Wonder Dog - Darrall MacQueen for CBeebies

Best Single Drama

(Sponsored by Elstree Studios)

• Eric, Ernie and Me - Objective Fiction for BBC Four

Best Specialist Factual Programme

• The Football Club: Artist in Residence - Storyvault Films for Channel 4
• Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage - Swan Films for Channel 4

International Programme Sales

• All Together Now - Endemol Shine Group for Remarkable Television
• Catastrophe - Avalon Distribution for Avalon Television with Birdbath Productions and Merman

Channel of The Year

(Sponsored by Encompass)

• BBC One
• BBC Two
• BBC Three
• Channel 4
• Channel 5
• ITV

The Broadcast Awards 2019 will be held at Grosvenor House, London on Wednesday 6th February 2019.

Good luck to all the nominees.