| BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Society of Cinematographers |
| Currently held by | Ben Wheeler for The Tourist (2022) |
| Website | https://bscine.com/ |
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 being presented ever since.[1]
British cinematographer Gavin Finney is the only person to receive the award more than once, with two wins (2013 and 2015).
| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [2] |
Stolen | Rob Hardy | BBC One | |
| The Night Watch | David Katznelson | BBC Two | ||
| Spiral | Roger Simonsz | Canal+ | ||
| 2012 | Blackout | Chris Ross | BBC One | |
| Parade's End | Mike Eley | BBC Two | ||
| The Hollow Crown | "Henry IV" | Ben Smithard | ||
| Game of Thrones | "Blackwater" | Sam McCurdy | HBO | |
| Titanic | Adam Suschitzky | ITV | ||
| 2013 |
The Fear | Gavin Finney | Channel 4 | |
| Ripper Street | "What Use Our Work?" | PJ Dillon | BBC One | |
| Top Boy | Christopher Ross | Channel 4 | ||
| The Borgias | "The Gunpowder Plot" | Paul Sarossy | Showtime | |
| 2014 |
Quirke | "Christine Falls" | Tony Miller | BBC One |
| Breathless | Tim Palmer | ITV | ||
| An Adventure in Time and Space | John Pardue | BBC Two | ||
| Legacy | Felix Wiedemann | |||
| The Great Train Robbery | "A Robber's Tale" | George Richmond | BBC One | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | "Entirely Beloved" | Gavin Finney | BBC Two |
| Penny Dreadful | "And They Were Enemies" | PJ Dillon | Sky Atlantic | |
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" | Stephan Pehrsson | BBC One | |
| Game of Thrones | "Hardhome" | Fabian Wagner | HBO | |
| 2016 |
The Go-Between | Felix Wiedemann | BBC One | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Winds of Winter" | Fabian Wagner | HBO | |
| An Inspector Calls | Martin Fuhrer | BBC One | ||
| The Living and the Dead | "Episode 3" | Matt Gray | ||
| The Dresser | Ben Smithard | BBC Two | ||
| 2017 |
Taboo | "Episode 4" | Mark Patten | BBC One |
| The Crown | "Smoke and Mirrors" | Adriano Goldman | Netflix | |
| The Witness for the Prosecution | "Episode 1" | Felix Wiedemann | BBC One | |
| Rillington Place | "Tim" | James Friend | ||
| The State | "Episode 3" | Gavin Finney | Channel 4 | |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | "Bad News" | James Friend | Sky Atlantic |
| The Crown | "Beryl" | Adriano Goldman | Netflix | |
| "Misadventure" | Stuart Howell | |||
| A Very English Scandal | Danny Cohen | BBC One | ||
| Killing Eve | "I Don't Want to Be Free" | Julian Court | BBC Three | |
| 2019 [3] |
Chernobyl | Jakob Ihre | HBO / Sky Atlantic | |
| Good Omens | "Hard Times" | Gavin Finney | BBC Two | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | "Night" | Colin Watkinson | Hulu | |
| His Dark Materials | "Spies" | Suzie Lavelle | BBC One | |
| The Witcher | "The End's Beginning" | Gavin Struthers | Netflix | |
| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [4] |
Normal People | "Episode 1" | Suzie Lavelle | BBC Three |
| The Crown | "Fairytale" | Adriano Goldman | Netflix | |
| The Queen's Gambit | "End Game" | Steven Meizler | ||
| Devs | Rob Hardy | FX on Hulu | ||
| Small Axe | "Mangrove" | Shabier Kirchner | Prime Video / BBC One | |
| 2021 [5] |
Landscapers | "Episode 3" | Erik Alexander Wilson | HBO / Sky Atlantic |
| Fargo | "East/West" | Dana Gonzales | FX | |
| It's a Sin | "Episode 1" | David Katznelson | Channel 4 | |
| The Pursuit of Love | "Episode 1" | Zac Nicholson | BBC One | |
| Your Honor | "Part One" | James Friend | Showtime | |
| 2022 [6][7] |
The Tourist | "Episode 1" | Ben Wheeler | BBC One |
| Andor | "One Way Out" | Adriano Goldman | Disney+ | |
| House of the Dragon | "The Heirs of the Dragon" | Fabian Wagner | HBO | |
| Pachinko | "Chapter Three" | Florian Hoffmeister | Apple TV+ | |
| Slow Horses | "Bad Tradecraft" | Danny Cohen | ||