Bafta Craft hat-trick for C4 drama Boy A

Published Monday 12 May 2008 at 11:25 by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 drama Boy A picked up the most gongs at this year’s Bafta Craft awards, walking away with three.

The drama, which starred Andrew Garfield, won in the categories of editing fiction and photography and lighting. John Crowley picked up the award for best director of fiction for his work on the show, winning over Marc Munden for The Mark of Cain on Channel 4 and Adrian Shergold for Persuasion on ITV.

Meanwhile, BBC1’s Cranford, which had been nominated in seven categories, only walked away with two awards, winning in the production design and sound categories.

Heidi Thomas, who penned the costume drama, lost out in the writer category to Steven Moffat, who scooped a gong for Doctor Who. He also beat Tony Marchant, nominated for The Mark of Cain and Jimmy McGovern, nominated for The Street.

ITV’s My Boy Jack won one award, with Morna Ferguson and Lorraine Glynn taking the gong for best make-up and hair design, beating Cranford, Oliver Twist and Rome.

BBC1’s Oliver Twist was successful elsewhere however, with Amy Roberts picking up the award for best costume design for her work on the programme, seeing off competition from shows including Cranford and Miss Marie Lloyd - Queen of the Music Hall.

Roberts won in the same category in 2006 for her work on The Virgin Queen.

Elsewhere, Stephen Poliakoff’s Capturing Mary won in the category of original television music and Channel 4’s Skins won in the categories of interactive creative contribution and titles.

The Bafta Craft awards, which recognise talent behind the camera, were held at the Dorchester in London last night.

A full list of winners and nominees can be found at www.bafta.org