The nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards have been announced today (April 28). Michael Sheen recieved his third nomination in the BAFTA TV as the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant in Quiz. The three-part series also got a nod in the editing category. Check out the nominees below:
Supporting Actor
Kunal Nayyar – Criminal: UK – Idiotlamp Productions/Netflix
Malachi Kirby – Small Axe – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One – WINNER
Michael Sheen – Quiz – Left Bank Pictures/ITV
Micheal Ward – Small Axe – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
Rupert Everett – Adult Material – Fifty Fathoms Productions/Channel 4
Tobias Menzies – The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/NetflixEditing – Fiction
Chris Dickens, Steve McQueen – Small Axe – Turbine Studios, Lammas Park/BBC One
Editing Team – I May Destroy You – Various Artists, FALKNA/BBC One – WINNERS
Nathan Nugent – Normal People (episode 5) – Element Pictures/BBC Three
Pia Di Ciaula – Quiz – Left Bank Pictures/ITV
The winners of the Television Craft Awards and the Virgin Media BAFTAs will be announced on Monday May 24 and Sunday June 6, respectively. This post will be updated once the winners are out.
Good luck to Michael Sheen and team Quiz!
The nominees of the Broadcast Awards 2021 have been announced today (April 15) and two productions starring Michael Sheen made it to the shortlist: Quiz recieved a nod as Best Drama Series, whilst Staged season one was nominated as Best Lockdown Programme – Entertainment, Comedy and Scripted. See the nominees below:
Best Drama Series or Serial
Des
I Hate Suzie
I May Destroy You – WINNER
Normal People
Quiz
The End of the F**king WorldBest Lockdown Programme – Entertainment, Comedy and Scripted
A League of Their Own
Home Alone with Joel Dommet
Isolation Stories
Staged
The Ragnanation – WINNER
Unsaid Stories
The winners will be announced on May 27 at a virtual ceremony. You can register here to watch it.
Good luck to everyone involved in both shows!
The nominations for the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2021 have been announced this morning. Quiz recieved three nods: Best Drama 1-4 Episodes, Best Actor (Matthew Macfadyen), and Best Writer (James Grahan), while the first season of Staged was nominated for Best Comedy and Best Actor (David Tennant). See the nominees below:
Best Comedy
Friday Night Dinner, Series 6 (Big Talk Productions for Channel 4)
Inside No. 9, Series 5 (BBC Studios for BBC Two)
Staged, Series 1 (Infinity Hill/ GCB Films for BBC One) – WINNER
This Country, Series 3 (BBC Studios for BBC Three)
The Trip, Series 4 (Greece) (Revolution Films for Sky One)Best Actor
Shaun Parkes (Mangrove, Small Axe)
Matthew Macfadyen (Quiz)
Paul Mescal (Normal People)
David Tennant (Des/Staged) – WINNERBest Writer
James Graham (Quiz)
Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) – WINNER
Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9)
Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Alastair Siddons (Small Axe)Best Drama Series 1-4 episodes
Des (New Pictures for ITV)
Quiz (Left Bank Pictures for ITV and AMC) – WINNER
Roald and Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (Hartswood Films for Sky One)
The Salisbury Poisonings (Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC One)
This year the award ceremony will be online and will take place on Friday March 12. The winners will be announced and will accept their awards via Twitter.
Congratulations to everyone involved in both productions!
Michael Sheen make an appearance at the virtual edition of WJEC Eduqas Moving Images Awards from the set of Prodigal Son in New York, in which he presented the Best Short Movie award. Watch his segment here (courtesy of The Sheendex):
The full ceremony is available here:
Check out some screencaptures from his presentation:
Michael Sheen has been announced as one of the presenters of this year’s Moving Image Awards, which will take place online on Monday February 15. He joins other names like Edgard Wright, Jo Whiley and Anna Smith:
Hollywood star, and award-winning actor Michael Sheen has been added to the line-up of guest presenters at this year’s Moving Image Awards.
Joining him will be a stellar cast including Peter Lord (Aardman Animations), TV comedian Sarah Pascoe, and broadcasting legend Jo Whiley – so make sure you have your calendars marked (Monday 15th February, 2021) and popcorn at the ready!
Commenting on the event , Rebecca Ellis, WJEC’s Film Studies Subject Officer, said: “This year, we have the privilege of welcoming some very special guest presenters alongside our fabulous event host Anna Smith (BBC, SKY, Girls on Films Podcast). We are thrilled that Michael Sheen and Peter Lord CBE are amongst our fantastic guests awarding student work this year.’
The ceremony has gained recognition from teachers and lecturers of film and media courses at institutions across the UK, as well as leading figures in the film industry.
About the awards:
The Moving Image Awards, designed in partnership with the British Film Institute, recognises and rewards the UK’s most talented young film-makers. Every year, students undertaking WJEC qualifications in Film and Media are invited to submit their work for consideration by our panel of judges.
Today the nominees of the 6th edition of I Talk Telly Awards were announced. Lockdown series Staged got two nods: Best New Comedy and Best Comedy Partnership for Michael Sheen and David Tennant. See the nominees below:
Best New Comedy
Breeders
Code 404
The Duchess
Feel Good
King Gary
Mandy
Staged – WINNER
Trying
Best Comedy Partnership
Adrian Scarborough & Julia Davis for Gavin & Stacey
Charlie Cooper & Daisy May Cooper for This Country
Charlotte Richie & Kiell Smith Bynoe for Ghosts
Daisy Haggard & Martin Freeman for Breeders
David Tennant & Michael Sheen for Staged – WINNERS
Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson for Dial M For Middlesbrough
Jon Richardson & Lucy Beaumont for Meet the Richardsons
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton for Inside No. 9
You can vote here until November 21 at 11:59 PM GMT. The winners will be announced on December 6.
UPDATE: Click here to watch Michael Sheen and David and Georgia Tennant talk about Staged victory in the I Talk Telly Awards.
Yesterday, November 4, Michael Sheen was one of the presenters of this year’s Spirit of Fire Awards, created by The Fire Fighters Charity to celebrate the achievements of their beneficiaries and supporters. He made an appearance during the online ceremony to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to former County Durham and Darlington firefighter Harold Binyon.
Watch it in the video below from 1:12:35:
Also, check out some screencaptures from it on our photo gallery:
Rhian Mannings, founder of 2 Wish Upon a Star charity, has recieved a Special Recognition award at this year’s Pride of Britain Awards. After losing both her baby son and her husband within five days, she launched the charity to provide “immediate and ongoing bereavement support for families, individuals and professionals affected by the sudden and traumatic death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under.”
Rhian and her family were invited for a brunch when she was surprised by Michael Sheen, who appeared masked to hand her the award. Fighting back tears, he told her it was “an honor” to do it.
You can watch and/or download this moving moment here. Many thanks to @SXJ_XWX for uploading it!
Check out a photo and screencaptures from the pre-recorded award on our photo gallery:
The nominees of the British Academy Cymru Awards 2020 were announced earlier today. The Amazon Prime mini-series Good Omens recieved a nod in the Sound category, while Wales: Land of the Wild, the BBC documentary narrated by Michael Sheen, recieved two, for Factual Series and Original Music. Check out the nominees:
Factual Series
Cornwall: The Fishing Life
Wales: Land of the Wild / Cymru Wyllt
Warriors: Our Homeless World Cup
Ysgol Ni: Maesincla – WINNER
Original Music (sponsored by Cardiff Council)
Mark Thomas for Last Summer
Jonathan Hill for The Long Song – WINNER
John Hardy Music for Steel Country
Karl Jenkins & Jody Jenkins for Wales: Land of the Wild / Cymru Wyllt
Sound
Alex Ashcroft for The Last Tree
Production Team for Good Omens – WINNER
Production Team for Sex Education
The ceremony will be broadcast on BAFTA’s Facebook and YouTube channels at 7 PM GMT on October 25 2020 and will be hosted by Alex Jones, the television presenter. This post will be updated once the winners are announced.
Congratulations to the teams behind both productions!
As previously announced, Michael Sheen appeared in this year’s socially distanced edition of the BAFTA TV Awards. He and David Tennant relived their characters in Staged and presented the Best Mini-series award, which went to the HBO production Chernobyl.
Watch the clip below: