[DONE] Television Eligibility & Judging

04 November 11

An entry can be made to either the Film Awards or the Television and/or Television Craft Awards. If an entry receives its first exhibition as a public, paid-entry cinema screening then it should be entered for the Film Awards. If an entry receives its first exhibition as a TV broadcast then is should be entered for the Television and/or Television Craft Awards.

If an entry is released into cinemas and on television on the same day, then it will be eligible for either the Television and/or Television Craft Awards or the Film Awards, but not both.

For the Film Awards, there is a further specification that a film should be over 60 minutes long and have a theatrical run of at least seven consecutive days. If an entry of over 60 minutes has a theatrical release of fewer than seven consecutive days before its television broadcast, then it will be eligible for the Television and/or Television Craft Awards, but not for the Film Awards.

Programmes that have previously had a theatrical release and then re-cut for television are inelgiable unless a significant amount of new material has been shot specifically for the television broadcast.

ELIGIBILITY

• Entries are invited from cable, satellite and terrestrial broadcasters and independent production companies. All programmes (and performances) in contention must have had their original transmission in the UK between 1 March 2011 - 15 February 2012.
• Entries for the production categories can be submitted directly by producers (both broadcasters and independent companies) at a cost of £280 plus VAT per entry.
• Entries for the performance categories can be entered by performers themselves or broadcasters/production companies and are free of charge. For further information, please contact Kelly Smith on kellys@bafta.org or 020 7292 5821.
• No programme previously entered in BAFTA's Children's or Film Awards is eligible for the Television Awards

VOTING PROCEDURE FOR PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

• The TV voting constituency of the Academy casts its votes online, for all those programmes entered according to the criteria above.
• Those programmes and performances which have attracted the most votes from the Academy membership are then put up for further scrutiny by category juries specially selected by the Academy Television committee.
• Each jury, which consists of nine individuals (with a quorum of seven) aims to be balanced in age, sex, experience, ethnicity and in broadcasting allegiances, with a track record of achievement in the genre and with no direct association with a short-listed programme. It must also comprise a mix of related skills such as writers, producers, directors, actors.

These juries decide upon the four nominations and the winner within the principal production and performance categories of the Awards.

AWARDS IN THE GIFT OF COUNCIL

Suggested recipients of the Gift of Council awards for outstanding contribution are put forward by the Academy's Television committee for consideration by the Academy's Council. These are:

• The Special Award in honour of Dennis Potter
• The Special Award in honour of Alan Clarke
• The Special Award in honour of Richard Dimbleby

There are no nominations for these awards, nor are they voted for by the Academy membership. The number of Gift of Council awards presented each year is at the discretion of the Academy.

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

This is the highest accolade the Academy can bestow on an individual and is presented to those within the television industry who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry within their lifetime. Previous TV winners include Bruce Forsythe, Bill Cotton, John Schlesinger, Morecambe & Wise, John Thaw, Peter Bazalgette, Sir David Frost and Ken Loach.

• See the full list of Academy Fellows

Official Scrutineers: Deloitte LLP

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