The nominations for the BAFTA Cymru Awards, honouring excellence and celebrating talent across film and television in Wales, have been announced. The glittering awards ceremony will be held in Newport at the ICCW in October with 21 categories up for grabs on the night.
The top nominated film/programmes are:
- Six nominations for Men Up
- Five nominations for Doctor Who, Pren Ar Y Bryn and Steeltown Murders
- Four nominations for Wolf
There are also three nominations for documentary Siân Phillips Yn 90, three for feature film Chuck Chuck Baby, and Rhod Gilbert's documentary A Pain In the Neck has two.
The performance categories feature four first-time BAFTA Cymru nominees including, Aimee-Ffion Edwards for Dreamland, Alexandra Roach for Men Up, Ncuti Gatwa for Doctor Who and Philip Glenister for Steeltown Murders.
Further first-time nominees include Jess Howe, nominated in director factual for Strike! The Women Who Fought Back, Megan Gallagher nominated in writer for Wolf, Matthew Barry nominated in writer for Men Up and Stifyn Parry, nominated in presenter for Paid â Dweud Hoyw.
Angharad Mair, BAFTA Cymru chair, said: "Congratulations to this year’s BAFTA Cymru nominees, who on and off-screen have demonstrated exceptional craft and creativity through a very impressive range of work. Today’s BAFTA Cymru nominations are a list of must-watch films, TV shows and performances and underscore the importance of nurturing Welsh creative talent and fast-growing screen industries so brilliant content can continue to be made in the future. BAFTA is proud to champion and support the Welsh screen industries, through the BAFTA Cymru Awards and our learning programmes and events year-round, so we look forward to celebrating all the nominees and winners, and recognising their efforts, at the BAFTA Cymru Awards next month."
Rebecca Hardy, head, BAFTA Cymru, adds: “I am inspired by the exceptional creativity and skill demonstrated across all 21 categories in this year’s BAFTA Cymru Awards. The nominees are testament to the hard work and commitment to their craft and the strength of the Welsh screen arts. BAFTA Cymru is proud to champion our talented creative community here in Wales as well as supporting the next generation to secure our place on the global screen industries map.”
BAFTA Cymru Nominations for 2024
Actor
- NCUTI GATWA Doctor Who - Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One
- PHILIP GLENISTER Steeltown Murders - Severn Screen / BBC One Wales
- RHODRI MEILIR Pren ar y Bryn - Fiction Factory / S4C
- SION DANIEL YOUNG Slow Horses - See-Saw Films in association with Apple / Apple TV+
Actress
- AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS Dreamland - Merman Television / Sky Atlantic
- ALEXANDRA ROACH Men Up - Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One
- ANNES ELWY Bariau - Rondo Media / S4C
- NIA ROBERTS Pren ar y Bryn - Fiction Factory / S4C
Breakthrough Cymru
- ALAW LLEWELYN ROBERTS Bariau - Rondo Media / S4C
- BETHAN MARLOW The Date - Candid Broads Productions
- DAISY BROWN Slammed: The Eighties - BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales
- JANIS PUGH Chuck Chuck Baby - Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures
Children's programm
- I WAS BULLIED - Yeti Television / CBBC
- NEWYDDION NI - BBC Cymru / S4C
- SER STEILIO - Yeti Television / S4C
Costume design
- DAWN THOMAS-MONDO Steeltown Murders - Severn Screen / BBC One Wales
- HAYLEY NEBAUER Black Cake – Hulu / CBS UK Productions Ltd / Kapital Entertainment / Disney+
- FFION ELINOR Pren Ar Y Bryn - Fiction Factory Films / S4C
Director: Factual
- CARYL EBENEZER Siân Phillips Yn 90 - Rondo Media / S4C
- CHLOE FAIRWEATHER The Kidnap of Angel Lynn - Wonderhood Studios / Channel 4
- JENNY CASTERTON The Crash Detectives - BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales
- JESS HOWE Strike! The Women Who Fought Back - Frank Films / BBC One Wales
Director: Fiction
- ASHLEY WAY Men Up - Quay Street Productions / Boom Cymru / BBC One
- EUROS LYN Heartstopper - See-Saw Films / Netflix
- LEE HAVEN JONES Passenger - Sister Pictures / ITV/ Britbox / ITV1
- MARC EVANS Steeltown Murders - Severn Screen / BBC One Wales
Editing
- DYLAN GOCH Firebombers - Zwwm / BBC One Wales
- JOHN RICHARDS Men Up - Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One
- SARA JONES The Way - Red Seam in association with Little Door Productions / BBC One
- TIM HODGES Doctor Who - Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One
Entertainment programme
- CÂN I GYMRU 2024 - Afanti Media / S4C
- CHRISTMAS WITH KATHERINE JENKINS - Afanti Media / BBC Two
- IAITH AR DAITH (WELSH ON THE ROAD) - Boom Cymru / S4C
- MAX BOYCE AT 80 - Afanti Media / BBC One Wales
Factual series
- SIWRNA SCANDI CHRIS - Cwmni Da / S4C
- SLAMMED: THE EIGHTIES - BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales
- WELCOME TO WREXHAM - NEO Studios for Boardwalk Pictures / FX/ Disney+
- Y FRWYDR: STORI ANABLEDD - Cardiff Productions / S4C
Feature/television film
- BOLAN'S SHOES - Buffalo Dragon
- CHUCK CHUCK BABY - Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures
- MEN UP - Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One
Make up and hair
- CLAIRE PRITCHARD-JONES Wolf - Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One
- CLAIRE WILLIAMS Doctor Who - Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One
- JAMES SPINKS Y Sŵn - Swnllyd
Photography factual
- HAYDN DENMAN Siân Phillips Yn 90 - Rondo Media / S4C
- SAM JORDAN-RICHARDSON Legends of Welsh Sport: Jim Roberts - On Par Productions / BBC One Wales
- THEO TENNANT Frontier Town - Beehive Films Ltd
Photography and lighting: Fiction
- BRYAN GAVIGAN Passenger - SISTER in Association with Northern SISTER / ITV
- SAM HEASMAN Wolf - Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One
- SAM THOMAS Steeltown Murders - Severn Screen / BBC One Wales
Presenter
- CHRIS ROBERTS Siwrna Scandi Chris - Cwmni Da / S4C
- LEMARL FRECKLETON Black Music Wales - Lazerbeam / BBC Two Wales
- RHOD GILBERT Rhod Gilbert: A Pain In the Neck - Kailash Films / Llanbobl Vision / Channel 4
- STIFYN PARRI Paid â Dweud Hoyw - Rondo Media / S4C
Production design
- CAROLINE STEINER Chuck Chuck Baby - Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures
- GERWYN LLOYD Pren Ar Y Bryn - Fiction Factory Films / S4C
- JAMES NORTH The Winter King - Bad Wolf / ITVX
Short film
- BEING SEEN - On Par Productions
- FRONTIER TOWN - Beehive Films Ltd
- SMILE - Tremendos Films / Captain Howdy Films Ltd
- SPECTRE OF THE BEAR - CPE Productions / Ffilm Cymru Wales / BFI Network / BBC Cymru Wales
Single documentary
- PAID Â DWEUD HOYW - Rondo Media / S4C
- RHOD GILBERT: A PAIN IN THE NECK - Kailash Films / Llanbobl Vision / Channel 4
- SIÂN PHILLIPS YN 90 - Rondo Media / S4C
- STRIKE! THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT BACK - Frank Films / BBC One Wales
Sound
- SOUND TEAM Doctor Who - Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One
- SOUND TEAM Men Up - Quay Street Productions / Boom Cymru / BBC One
- SOUND TEAM Wolf - Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One
Television drama
- CASUALTY - BBC Studios / BBC One
- PREN AR Y BRYN - Fiction Factory Films / S4C
- STEELTOWN MURDERS - Severn Screen / BBC One Wales
Writer
- RUSSELL T DAVIES Doctor Who - Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One
- MATTHEW BARRY Men Up - Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One
- MEGAN GALLAGHER Wolf - Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One
The BAFTA Cymru Awards operate on a not-for-profit basis and tickets for the Ceremony are available to buy at events.bafta.org from 10am on 5 September 2024. The Ceremony will be live streamed for those unable to attend at https://www.youtube.com/bafta.
