British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary (British Academy Television Awards)

British Academy Television Awards

British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary is an award given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at their annual BAFTA Television Awards ceremony.

Check all the winners of British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary presented under British Academy Television Awards since 1964 .

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Nick Holt, Marina Parker, Kate Barker, Ben Brown

Honored for : Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries

(The Murder Trial)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gwyn Jones	BBC Documentaries The Unspeakable Crime: Rape
Sara Hardy	BBC Documentaries The Unspeakable Crime: Rape
Blue Ryan	BBC Documentaries The Unspeakable Crime: Rape
Emma Hindley	BBC Documentaries The Unspeakable Crime: Rape
Nick Holt	Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries The Murder Trial
Marina Parker	Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries The Murder Trial
Kate Barker	Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries The Murder Trial
Ben Brown	Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries The Murder Trial
Angus Gibson	7 Up in South Africa 28 Up South Africa
Jemma Jupp	7 Up in South Africa 28 Up South Africa
Jonathan Levi	7 Up in South Africa 28 Up South Africa
Leslie Woodhead	The Day Kennedy Died
Lorraine McKechnie	The Day Kennedy Died
Sue Summers	The Day Kennedy Died

Ben Anthony, Rupert Houseman, Sarah Hamilton, Morgan Matthews

Honored for : BBC Documentaries

(7/7: One Day in London)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ben Anthony	BBC Documentaries 7/7: One Day in London
Sarah Hamilton	BBC Documentaries 7/7: One Day in London
Rupert Houseman	BBC Documentaries 7/7: One Day in London
Morgan Matthews	BBC Documentaries 7/7: One Day in London
Phil Agland	BBC Documentaries Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest
Randall Wright	BBC Documentaries Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Denys Blakeway	BBC Documentaries Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Paul Binns	BBC Documentaries Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Patrick Duval	BBC Documentaries Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Nina Conti	BBC Documentaries Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Riaz Meer	BBC Documentaries Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Michael O'Kelly	BBC Documentaries Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Tim Jordan	BBC Documentaries Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice

Craig Hunter, Charlie Russell, Gary Scott, Terry Pratchett

Honored for : Panorama

(Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Dale	Cutting Edge We Need To Talk About Dad
Elizabeth Stopford	Cutting Edge We Need To Talk About Dad
Gabriel Clarke	The Fight Of Their Lives
John McKenna	The Fight Of Their Lives
Kate Botting	9/11: The Day That Changed The World
Brian Lapping	9/11: The Day That Changed The World
Talya Tibbon	9/11: The Day That Changed The World
Leslie Woodhead	9/11: The Day That Changed The World
Craig Hunter	Panorama Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Charlie Russell	Panorama Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Gary Scott	Panorama Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Terry Pratchett	Panorama Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die

Nick Holt, Meredith Chambers, Marina Parker, Ben Brown

Honored for : Between Life And Death

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nick Holt	Between Life And Death
Meredith Chambers	Between Life And Death
Marina Parker	Between Life And Death
Ben Brown	Between Life And Death
Jamie Doran	Frontline The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Najibullah Quraishi	Frontline The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
John Moffat	Frontline The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Mike Healy	Frontline The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Kim Longinotto	Pink Saris
Girjashanker Vohra	Pink Saris
Amber Latiff	Pink Saris
Ed Stobart	Pink Saris
Morgan Matthews	BBC Documentaries Scenes from a Teenage Killing
Ruth Kelly	BBC Documentaries Scenes from a Teenage Killing
Steve Hewlett	BBC Documentaries Scenes from a Teenage Killing
Michael Harrowes	BBC Documentaries Scenes from a Teenage Killing

Sara Hardy, Jane Aldous, Gwyn Jones, Roger Courtiour

Honored for : Wounded

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jane Aldous	Wounded
Sara Hardy	Wounded
Roger Courtiour	Wounded
Gwyn Jones	Wounded
Jessica Versluys	Katie: My Beautiful Face Cutting Edge
Dan Goldsack	Katie: My Beautiful Face Cutting Edge
Kate Collier	Katie: My Beautiful Face Cutting Edge
Samuel R. Santana	Katie: My Beautiful Face Cutting Edge
Louis Theroux	A Place for Paedophiles
Emma Cooper	A Place for Paedophiles
Guy King	A Place for Paedophiles
Nick Mirsky	A Place for Paedophiles
Tom Brisley	Tsunami: Caught on Camera
Janice Sutherland	Tsunami: Caught on Camera
Sarah Swingler	Tsunami: Caught on Camera
Alex Kiehl	Tsunami: Caught on Camera

Brian Woods, Caroline Haydon, Chris Eley, Jimmy Edmonds

Honored for : True Stories

(Chosen)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sally George	Cutting Edge A Boy Called Alex
Stephen Walker	Cutting Edge A Boy Called Alex
Tracy Garrett	Cutting Edge A Boy Called Alex
Morgan Matthews	The Fallen
Elodie Gornall	The Fallen
Joby Gee	The Fallen
David Brindley	The Fallen
Brian Woods	True Stories Chosen
Caroline Haydon	True Stories Chosen
Chris Eley	True Stories Chosen
Jimmy Edmonds	True Stories Chosen
John Smithson	Thriller in Manila
Elinor Day	Thriller in Manila
Andrew Mackenzie	Thriller in Manila
John Dower	Thriller in Manila

Molly Dineen, Catherine Bailey, Justin Krish, Mark Frith

Honored for : The Lie of the Land

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Morgan Matthews	Beautiful Young Minds
Edmund Coulthard	Beautiful Young Minds
Grant McKee	Beautiful Young Minds
David Brindley	Beautiful Young Minds
Paul Watson	Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell
Kim Horton	Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell
	Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives Nominee: Production Team
Justin Krish	The Lie of the Land
Molly Dineen	The Lie of the Land
Catherine Bailey	The Lie of the Land
Mark Frith	The Lie of the Land

Brian Woods, Deborah Shipley, Jeremy Wales, Katy Sheppard

Honored for : Evicted

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ursula Macfarlane	Breaking Up With The Joneses
Saskia Wilson	Breaking Up With The Joneses
Dave Nath	Breaking Up With The Joneses
Gregor Lyon	Breaking Up With The Joneses
Brian Woods	Evicted
Deborah Shipley	Evicted
Jeremy Wales	Evicted
Katy Sheppard	Evicted
Henry Singer	9/11: The Falling Man
John Smithson	9/11: The Falling Man
Sue Bourne	9/11: The Falling Man
Julian Ware	9/11: The Falling Man
Paul Watson	Rain in my Heart

Brian Hill, Zac Beattie, Jonathon Smith

Honored for : Only Human

(Make Me Normal)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Children of Beslan Nominee: Production Team
Simcha Jacobovici	Sex Slaves
Brian Woods	Sex Slaves
Ric Esther Bienstock	Sex Slaves
Brian Hill	Taxidermy: Stuff the World
Elodie Gornall	Taxidermy: Stuff the World
Morgan Matthews	Taxidermy: Stuff the World
Zac Beattie	Only Human Make Me Normal
Brian Hill	Only Human Make Me Normal
Jonathon Smith	Only Human Make Me Normal

The Orphans Of Nkandla

(Winner: Production Team)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Patrick Collerton	The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
	The Brighton Bomb Nominee: Production Team
	Cutting Edge The F***ing Fulfords","Nominee: Production Team
Richard Klein	The Orphans Of Nkandla
Sheila Nevins	The Orphans Of Nkandla
Brian Woods	The Orphans Of Nkandla
Deborah Shipley	The Orphans Of Nkandla
	The Orphans Of Nkandla Nominee: Production Team

Todd Austin, Min Clough

Honored for : One Life

(Lager, Mum And Me)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jenny Abbott	BBC Documentaries My Family And Autism
Fran Landsman	BBC Documentaries My Family And Autism
Michael J. Mosley	Pompeii: The Last Day
Peter Nicholson	Pompeii: The Last Day
Ailsa Orr	Pompeii: The Last Day
James Allen	Real Life Being Terri
Andrea Cornes	Real Life Being Terri
Ron Trickett	Real Life Being Terri
Todd Austin	One Life Lager, Mum And Me
Min Clough	One Life Lager, Mum And Me

Roger Graef, Brian Hill

Honored for : Feltham Sings

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Graef	Feltham Sings
Brian Hill	Feltham Sings
Michael Attwell	9/11: The Tale Of Two Towers
Louise Norman	SAS: Iranian Embassy Siege Nominee: Production Team
Bruce Goodison	SAS: Iranian Embassy Siege Nominee: Production Team
Sam Collyns	SAS: Iranian Embassy Siege Nominee: Production Team
Benetta Adamson	What's Your Problem? Thalidomide - Life at 40

Marilyn Gaunt

Honored for : Kelly And Her Sisters

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Robinson	Ellen MacArthur: Sailing Through Heaven And Hell
Ellen MacArthur	Ellen MacArthur: Sailing Through Heaven And Hell
Marilyn Gaunt	Kelly And Her Sisters
Leo Regan	True Stories Battlecentre
Roy Ackerman	True Stories Battlecentre
Paul Van Dyck	True Stories Battlecentre
David Mortimer	When Louis Met... When Louis Met... The Hamiltons
Gabe Solomon	When Louis Met... When Louis Met... The Hamiltons
Will Yapp	When Louis Met... When Louis Met... The Hamiltons
Louis Theroux	When Louis Met... When Louis Met... The Hamiltons

Leo Regan

Honored for : True Stories: 100% White

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Desmond Wilcox	The Boy David - The Return
Alex McCall	The Boy David - The Return
Leo Regan	True Stories: 100% White
George Butler	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Caroline Alexander	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Jeremy Evans	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Joseph Bullman	The Man Who Bought Mustique
Vikram Jayanti	The Man Who Bought Mustique

Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Honored for : Divorce Iranian Style

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Angus Macqueen	Gulag
Paul Watson	Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story
Kim Horton	Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story
Kim Longinotto	Divorce Iranian Style
Ziba Mir-Hosseini	Divorce Iranian Style
Dan Reed	Kosovo The Valley

Ross Wilson

Honored for : After Lockerbie

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ross Wilson	After Lockerbie
Michael Apted	42: Forty Two Up
Claire Lewis	42: Forty Two Up
Jill Fullerton-Smith	Horizon Mir Mortals
Olivia Lichtenstein	Inside Story Tongue Tied

Belinda Giles

Honored for : True Stories

(The Grave)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Belinda Giles	True Stories The Grave
Martha Holmes	BBC Wildlife Specials Polar Bear
Christopher Olgiati	Inside Story Nazi Gold
Ross Wilson	Network First Out Of The Shadows/We Are The Treasury

John Lynch, Simon Singh

Honored for : Horizon

(Fermat's Last Theorem)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Lynch	Horizon Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh	Horizon Fermat's Last Theorem
Paul Watson	Cutting Edge The Home
Polly Steele	Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Claudia Rosencrantz	Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
David Furnish	Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Catrine Clay	Timewatch Remember Aberfan

Clive Gordon

Honored for : True Stories

(The Betrayed)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Clive Gordon	True Stories The Betrayed
Jon Blair	Anne Frank Remembered
Brian Woods	Secret Asia The Dying Rooms
Kate Blewett	Secret Asia The Dying Rooms
Anthony Thomas	Network First Man And Animal

Olivia Lichtenstein

Honored for : Inside Story

(Silent Twin - Without My Shadow)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frances Berrigan	Cutting Edge Episode: The Club
Brian Hill	Cutting Edge Episode: The Club
Kate Woods	Cutting Edge Episode: The Club
Olivia Lichtenstein	Inside Story Silent Twin - Without My Shadow
Edward Mirzoeff	Facing the Music: The Return of Torvill and Dean
Peter Dale	25 Bloody Years The Dead

William Cran

Honored for : Timewatch

(The Mysterious Career Of Lee Harvey Oswald)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Cran	Timewatch The Mysterious Career Of Lee Harvey Oswald'
Clive Gordon	The Unforgiving
Christopher Jeans	Viewpoint '93 Saddam's Killing Fields
Rebecca Dobbs	Viewpoint '93 Saddam's Killing Fields
Neil Bell	A Sarajevo Diary
Dom Rotheroe	A Sarajevo Diary
Carl Schoenfeld	A Sarajevo Diary

Clive Gordon, William Cran

Honored for : The Unforgiving, Timewatch

(Timewatch Episode: The Mysterious Career Of Lee Harvey Oswald)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Cran	Timewatch The Mysterious Career Of Lee Harvey Oswald'
Clive Gordon	The Unforgiving
Christopher Jeans	Viewpoint '93 Saddam's Killing Fields
Rebecca Dobbs	Viewpoint '93 Saddam's Killing Fields
Neil Bell	A Sarajevo Diary
Dom Rotheroe	A Sarajevo Diary
Carl Schoenfeld	A Sarajevo Diary

Bob Long, Ylli Hasani

Honored for : Video Diaries

(The Man Who Loves Gary Lineker)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Adam Bullimore	Cutting Edge Tornado Down
Tom Roberts	Cutting Edge Tornado Down
Mark Galloway	First Tuesday Katie And Eilish - Siamese Twins
David Pearson	Inside Story Bag Lady
Bob Long	Video Diaries The Man Who Loves Gary Lineker
Ylli Hasani	Video Diaries The Man Who Loves Gary Lineker

Michael Apted

Honored for : 35 Up

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Apted	35 Up
Ian McBride	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Charles Tremayne	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Eamon O’Connor	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Mike Rossiter	Viewpoint '91 Hellfighters Of Kuwait
Nick Broomfield	True Stories The Leader, His Driver And The Driver's Wife

Ian McBride, Charles Tremayne, Eamon O’Connor

Honored for : World in Action

(The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Apted	35 Up
Ian McBride	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Charles Tremayne	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Eamon O’Connor	World in Action The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Mike Rossiter	Viewpoint '91 Hellfighters Of Kuwait
Nick Broomfield	True Stories The Leader, His Driver And The Driver's Wife

Kevin Sim

Honored for : First Tuesday

(Four Hours In My Lai)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Blake	Everyman Romania - State Of Fear
Kevin Sim	First Tuesday Four Hours In My Lai
Joanna Mack	Lost Children Of The Empire
Mike Fox	Lost Children Of The Empire
David Munro	Viewpoint '89 Cambodia - Year 10: A Special Report By John Pilger

Chris Oxley

Honored for : This Week

(Death On The Rock)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chris Oxley	This Week Death On The Rock
Paul Hamann	The Duty Men East Enders
Tony Palmer	Great Performances In from the Cold: A Portrait of Richard Burton
Nigel Turner	The Men Who Killed Kennedy

Phil Agland

Honored for : Baka - People of the Rainforest

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Phil Agland	Baka - People of the Rainforest
Molly Dineen	40 Minutes Home From The Hill
Paul Hamann	Fourteen Days in May
Naresh Bedi	Man-eating Tigers","Saving The Tiger

Claude Lanzmann

Honored for : Shoah

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Claude Lanzmann	Shoah
John Dollar	Equinox Prisoner of Consciousness
Paul Watson	40 Minutes The Fishing Party
Alan Parker	British Cinema: Personal View - A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Sandy Gall	Viewpoint '86: Afghanistan: The Agony of A Nation
Robin Lough	Omnibus

Christopher Swann

Honored for : Omnibus

(Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Christopher Swann	Omnibus Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story
Nigel Wattis	The South Bank Show A Life in Film
Christopher Olgiati	Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys
Mike Salisbury	Natural World The Frozen Ocean: Part 1 - Kingdom Of The Ice Bear
Hugh Miles	Natural World The Frozen Ocean: Part 1 - Kingdom Of The Ice Bear

Michael Apted

Honored for : 28 Up

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Apted	28 Up
David Hinton	The South Bank Show For Episode: Alan Bennett
Sandy Gall	Afghanistan Reports For \"Allah Against The Gunships\"
Lavinia Warner	GI Brides

Jon Blair

Honored for : Schindler: The Documentary

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Louise Panton	40 Minutes Female Circumcision
Jon Blair	Schindler: The Documentary
Alex McCall	The Boy David The Visit (#3)
Dilys Breese	Wildlife on One Night Life

Melvyn Bragg, Bob Bee

Honored for : Great Performances

(Laurence Olivier - A Life)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Graef	A Complaint Of Rape
Charles Stewart	A Complaint Of Rape
Michael Andrews	The Flight Of The Condor
Melvyn Bragg	Great Performances Laurence Olivier - A Life
Bob Bee	Great Performances Laurence Olivier - A Life
Alan Yentob	Arena The Orson Welles Story
Leslie Megahey	Arena The Orson Welles Story

Edward Mirzoeff

Honored for : The Ritz

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward Mirzoeff	The Ritz
Andrew Snell	The South Bank Show Nickleby and Company
Judy Lever	Prostitute I Am, Common I'm Not
Iain Johnstone	Snowdon on Camera

Rex Bloomstein

Honored for : Strangeways

(For The Episode: Christmas)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Munro	Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Cambodia -- Year One
Rex Bloomstein	Strangeways For The Episode: Christmas
Gerry Troyna	Great Railway Journeys Deccan
Tony Palmer	The South Bank Show A Time There Was\u2026 A Profile Of Benjamin Britten
Hugh Miles	World About Us Osprey

Don Haworth

Honored for : Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Simon Trevor	World About Us Bloody Ivory
Bill Travers	World About Us Bloody Ivory
Don Haworth	Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack
Peter Morley	Kitty - Return to Auschwitz
David Munro	Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

Adrian Cowell

Honored for : Opium

(The Warlords)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Purdie	The Hong Kong Beat The Bamboo Curtain
Derek Bailey	The South Bank Show MacMillan's Mayerling
Adrian Cowell	Opium The Warlords
Ian McFarlane	Whicker's World India: He's A Stuck-Up Maharajah - I'm Not Going To Marry Him
Nigel Turner	Whicker's World India: He's A Stuck-Up Maharajah - I'm Not Going To Marry Him

Tim King

Honored for : Hospital: Casualty

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Willis	Goodbye Longfellow Road
Tim King	Hospital: Casualty
Michael Tuchner	Whicker's World Palm Beach
Michael Ryan	World in Action The Life And Death of Steve Biko

Michael Darlow, Michael Wooller

Honored for : Cities At War

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Darlow	Cities At War
Michael Wooller	Cities At War

Kevin Billington

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Billington

Kevin Billington

Honored for : Matador

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Billington	Matador

Charles Squires

Honored for : The Grafters, Paradise Street

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Charles Squires	The Grafters","Paradise Street
Peter Batty	The Fall And Rise Of The House Of Krupp","The Road To Suez
Anthony de Lotbinière	Eton: The Pacemakers Eton: The Pacemakers (6)
Denis Mitchell	Sharon","The Dream Machine","The Entertainers
Michael Tuchner	A Little Madness","No Mean City","Pilgrims To Lourdes No Mean City: Florence","No Mean City: Athens

Jack Gold

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jack Gold

Anthony de Lotbinière

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anthony de Lotbinière