The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the recipients of the BAFTA Television Fellowship, BAFTA Television Special Award and BAFTA Television Craft Special Award.<\/p>\n
Broadcaster and journalist Joan Bakewell will be honored with the BAFTA Television Fellowship in recognition of her ongoing, illustrious 50-year career in the industry. Over the decades, she\u2019s presented Late Night Line-Up<\/em> (1965-72) and Heart of the Matter<\/em> (1988\u20132000), and served as BBC Television Art\u2019s correspondent (1981-87). She also wrote and presented a four-part series for the BBC called Taboo<\/em> (2001). Bakewell currently presents Portrait Artist of the Year<\/em> for Sky Arts.<\/p>\n Nicola Shindler will be presented with the BAFTA Television Special Award for her outstanding contribution to the industry. In 1998, Shindler founded the award-winning RED Production company, which counts among its titles Queer as Folk<\/em>\u00a0(1999-2000),\u00a0Clocking Off<\/em>\u00a0(2000-2003),\u00a0Happy Valley<\/em>\u00a0(2014-2016),\u00a0Burn It\u00a0<\/em>(2003)\u00a0and\u00a0Harlan Coben\u2019s\u00a0Safe<\/em> (2018), as well as new series Trust Me<\/em> and\u00a0Years and Years<\/em>.<\/p>\n Both Bakewell and Shindler will be recognized at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, May 12.<\/p>\n Bakewell said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see so many women nominated this year and delighted to share this great BAFTA occasion with them.\u00a0I have been a broadcaster for many decades now and seen major changes along the way, not least the advancement of women both on the screen and in many roles behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n Shindler said:\u00a0\u201cI am incredibly honored to be the recipient of the BAFTA Television Special Award.\u00a0 When I set up RED Production Company 20 years ago, my goal was\u00a0to make drama that I wanted to watch and that always challenged the audience as well as entertained. It hasn\u2019t been easy, but I am proud of the shows we make at RED and how hard we work.\u00a0I have an amazing team, and have worked with a number of the most incredible people, who have made coming into work each day a joy. And I\u2019m not done! I continue to be\u00a0excited by new ideas\u00a0every day, and I can\u2019t wait to see what the next 20 years bring.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma Thomas will be recognized with a special award at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards on Sunday, April 28, for her services in script supervision.\u00a0Thomas has acted as a script supervisor on such programs as Goodnight Sweetheart<\/em> (1993-95), Birds of a Feather<\/em> (1989-98), Benidorm<\/em> (2007), Bad Education<\/em> (2012), Luther<\/em> (2010-11) and The Bill<\/em> (2008). She\u2019s also worked on international series The Bastard Executioner<\/em> (2015), Tyrant<\/em> (2016) and Guerrilla<\/em> (2017).<\/p>\n Thomas said: \u201cI have had the privilege to work\u00a0with a number of talented professionals\u00a0on a huge variety of programming and films throughout my career, and have been at the forefront of this ever-changing industry. It\u2019s a privilege to have been awarded the prestigious British Academy Television Craft Special Award in a year where so many women have been recognized by BAFTA in front of and behind the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n Amanda Berry, CEO of BAFTA, added:\u00a0\u201cThis year, BAFTA is thrilled to recognize three enormously successful women in the British Television industry. In their own fields, their contribution to some of the most talked-about television programs is truly outstanding. We are delighted to honor their exceptional achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the recipients of the BAFTA Television Fellowship, BAFTA Television Special Award and BAFTA Television Craft Special Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":9250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[282],"class_list":["post-9249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bafta"],"yoast_head":"\n