“Fleabag” and “Killing Eve” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “I Am Not a Witch” filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, activist and “The Good Place” actress Jameela Jamil, and stage and screen vet Juliet Stevenson have all been honored by Women in Film & Television UK (WFTV). The org for women’s advancement in media presented their annual awards today at a lunch in London, per Deadline.
Waller-Bridge received the ScreenSkills Writing Award. She wrote series “Fleabag” and “Crashing.” The former is based on her one-woman play of the same name. Waller-Bridge also penned several episodes of spy thriller “Killing Eve.” Next, she’s working on HBO pilot “Run” with frequent collaborator Vicky Jones. It’s about a family woman who drops everything and flees with her ex after receiving the text “RUN.”
WFTV presented Nyoni with the Netflix New Talent Award. “I Am Not a Witch,” a contemporary fable about a girl who must choose between living at a witch camp or being transformed into a goat, marks her solo feature directorial debut. Nyoni won a BAFTA for the film.
Jamil took home the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award. Best known as the name-dropping Tahani on afterlife comedy “The Good Place,” she’s also vocal in the fight for body positivity and acceptance. Jamil’s upcoming projects include Coky Giedroyc’s coming-of-age story “How to Build a Girl” and the animated series “Mira, Royal Detective.” She’s also set to host TBS’ game show “The Misery Index.”
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award went to Stevenson. Her more recent credits include a stage production of “Hamlet,” ensemble drama “London Unplugged,” and Polly Steele’s meditation on mothers and daughters, “Let Me Go.” Stevenson is a four-time BAFTA nominee. Her best-known projects include “Truly Madly Deeply” and “Bend It Like Beckham.”
WFTV’s other awardees included Nicola Walker and Hettie Macdonald. The former received the Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award for her turn in “The Split,” a BBC drama about a family of women divorce lawyers. The latter, who most recently helmed the Hayley Atwell-starring “Howards End” miniseries, nabbed the Deluxe Director Award.
“Sifting through the huge numbers of nominations for our awards, it quickly becomes apparent just how many extraordinarily talented women there are working in film and TV today,” said WFTV Chair Liz Tucker. “Today we celebrate their achievements, which I hope will give inspiration across the industry to all women battling to make a difference.”
“One of the most striking aspects of our unique awards is the huge diversity of our winners,” added Ade Rawcliffe, WFTV Board member and Head of Diversity for ITV Commissioning. “What our annual awards ceremony clearly shows is the huge achievements women from all backgrounds can make when they are given the right opportunities.”
Check out all the WFTV honorees below, courtesy of Deadline.
The Barclays Business Award
Lucy Ainsworth Taylor and Angela Barson
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award
Selina MacArthur
The Panalux Craft Award
Eunice Huthart
The ENVY Producer Award
Gill Isles
The EIKON Presenter Award
Sandi Toksvig
The Film Finances Project Management Award
Arabella Gilbert
The Netflix New Talent Award
Rungano Nyoni
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award
Jameela Jamil
The Deluxe Director Award
Hettie Macdonald
The ScreenSkills Writing Award
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award
Nicola Walker
The BBC News and Factual Award
Deeyah Khan
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award
Norma Percy
The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award
Juliet Stevenson
