BBC wins big at Broadcast Awards
BBC2 scoops channel of the year amid haul of 16 awards for the corporation
Channel of the Year: BBC2
‘Outstanding creative performance in its factual heartland and a peerless non-scripted slate’
Best independent production company: Talkback
‘In Covid-straitened times, with hordes of youngsters unable to get within two metres of each other, Too Hot To Handle felt prescient’
Emerging indie of the year: Label1
‘Hospital gave viewers incredible insights into the health service’s technical, operational and emotional response to Covid-19’
Special recognition: ITN
‘ITN has helped raise standards in British TV news. It is established as a journalistic powerhouse’
Best drama series: I May Destroy You
‘Blisteringly original storytelling that excelled in every area’
Best single drama: Elizabeth Is Missing
‘A clever and powerful study of the effects of dementia transcended by a brilliant performance from one of the country’s greatest actors’
Best entertainment programme: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
‘A modern, emotional, funny and entertaining show all wrapped up in one brilliantly executed package’
Best documentary series: Once Upon a Time in Iraq
‘This was incredible film-making. Intelligent, fascinating, gripping and a powerful human insight into an epic story’
Best comedy programme: Friday Night Dinner
‘Classic, endlessly rewatchable comedy that hit home across multiple generations’
Celebrating the best of British TV
“The industry’s innovation and perspiration helped see the nation through an incredibly testing period”
Broadcast Awards 2021 - the judges
Methodology and list of judges
Broadcast Awards ceremony
Watch: Broadcast Awards
Full coverage of this year’s ceremony, hosted by Claudia Winkleman