The Break-Through Talent Award

26 April 11

Presented at the Television Craft Awards, the Academy’s Break-Through Talent Award recognises the outstanding new talent of individuals working behind the camera.

Our Break-Through Talent Award pays tribute to an individual whose emerging talents have come to fruition in the last year. Not a true 'beginner's award', it is designed to recognise talent displayed in any part of the behind-the-camera production process - from development through to delivery and across all genres.

Presented annually at the British Academy Television Craft Awards entries might comprise one piece of work or a number of programmes, each of which must have been transmitted during the previous year.

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Previous Winners

BAFTA / Richard Kendal	2012 The Break-Through Talent Award in 2012 was won by Kwadjo Dajan. Find out more about the 2012 winner & nominees
BAFTA/Chris Sharp	2011 The Break-Through Talent Award in 2011 was won by Jon Brown, writer of Mongrels. Watch Jon Brown's backstage interview.
BAFTA/Richard Kendal	2010 In 2010 the Break-Through Talent Award was won by Jessie Versluys, director of The Hospital/Katie My Beautiful Face. View the full list of winners in 2010.
BAFTA / Richard Kendal	2009 The Award in 2009 was won by Daniel Vernon for his work as director and producer on The Man Who Eats Badgers (Wonderland), a BBC documentary series dealing with everyday dramas. Watch Daniel's backstage interview.
BAFTA / Richard Kendal	2008 The Award in 2008 was presented to director Jezza Neumann for his work on China’s Stolen Children - A Dispatches Special (Channel 4/True Vision). Find out more: Jezza Neumann: Break-Through Talent winner in 2008
BAFTA / Richard Kendal	2007 The Break-Through Talent Award in 2007 was won by writer Sharon Foster for her work on the BBC Two drama, Shoot the Messenger.