Here’s your chance to give a talented woman in the entertainment industry some well-deserved recognition: Nominations for the 2017 Women in Film & TV UK Awards are now open. Anyone and everyone is welcome to make a nomination — including men — and not just WFTV members. If you’ve worked with a fantastic editor, director, or cinematographer who deserves props, now is your chance to help ensure she gets them. And if you think you’ve had an especially great couple of years in the biz, you can even nominate yourself.
There are 13 categories, including but not limited to the The Fremantle Media UK New Talent Award, which “recognizes a woman who can be seen as a significant emerging talent in film, TV, or digital media, within the last two years,” and The BBC News and Factual Award, which honors “outstanding achievement in news, factual programming, current affairs, or documentary work in film, TV, or digital media in the last two years.”
You can nominate someone through a simple process on WFTV’s website until midnight on Saturday, September 16. Winners will be recognized onstage at the 2017 WFTV Awards, set to be held December 1 in London.
Check out last year’s winners below, courtesy of WIFT.
The Barclays Business Award — Amanda Nevill
The BBC News and Factual Award — Laura Kuenssberg
The Creative Skillset Writing Award — Julia Davis
The Deluxe Director Award — Sarah Gavron
The ENVY Producer Award — Tania Alexander
The Film Finances Project Management Award — Tarn Harper
The FremantleMedia UK New Talent Award — Michaela Coel
The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award — Beryl Richards
The M.A.C Best Performance Award — Sarah Lancashire
The NEP UK Presenter Award — Gabby Logan
The Panalux Craft Award — Carolina Schmidtholstein
The Technicolor Creative Technology Award — Sara Bennett
The Argonon Contribution to the Medium Award — Nina Gold
The EON Lifetime Achievement Award — Beryl Vertue, CBE
