British Academy Television Award for Best Live Event

The British Academy Television Award for Best Live Event is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "the television coverage of a live event."[1]

British Academy Television Award
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded1964
Currently held bySpringwatch 2020 (2021)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

The category has gone through several changes:

  • An individual award (occasionally with nominees) named Best Outside Broadcasts was presented from 1964 to 1968 and in 1977.
  • From 1986 to 1991, the category was merged with the Best News Coverage category, being presented as Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage.
  • From 1995 to 1997 it was presented as Best Sports/Events Coverage in Real Time.
  • In 1998 and 1999 it was awarded as Best Live Outside Broadcast Coverage.
  • From 2012 to 2015, the category for sport evens was merged with the Best Sport category being awarded under the name Best Sport and Live Event.

Since 2016, the category is presented as a stand-alone category, seprate from the Best Sport category.

Winners and nominees

1960s

Best Outside Broadcasts

Year Title Recipient(s)
1964Antony Craxton
1965Dennis Monger
1966The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
LSO - The Music Men
Peter Morley
Men Against the Matterhorn, Cup Final
Cup Winners Cup Final (West Ham v Munich)
England v Scotland
Alan Chivers, Walther Pluess
The Lying-in-State and The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
NATO Conference
Festival of Remembrance at Cenotaph
Antony Craxton
Victory in Europe - 20 Years After
Half Time Britain
Science Special
Challenge
Tomorrow's World
Glyn Jones
1967World Cup Grandstand
1968Alan Chivers, Christopher Brasher

1970s

Best Outside Broadcasts

Year Title Recipient(s)
19771976 FA Cup Final
Match of the Day
St Nicholas CantataMargery Baker
The State Opening of Parliament
Wimbledon 1976

1990s

Best Sports/Events Coverage in Real Time

Year Title Recipient(s)
1995The Grand NationalKeith MacKenzie, Martin Hopkins
Arnhem 50th Anniversary - Out of AmmunitionMichael Begg
D-Day Remembered: Beaches of Normandy and the Bayeux Service of RemembranceNeil Eccles, Stephen Morris
UEFA Cup: Aston Villa V Inter MilanMike Inman, John Watts
1996VE Day CoveragePeter Hylton Cleaver, Neil Eccles, Philip S. Gilbert and Team
Cheltenham Gold CupJane Garrod
Super Sunday - The Final Day of the PremiershipAndy Melvin, Tony Mills
VJ-50 Live: The Final TributeNeil Eccles, Simon Betts, Philip S Gilbert
1997BBC1 Euro '96 CoverageNiall Sloane, Vivien Kent
Formula 1 Grand Prix RacingJim Reside, Keith MacKenzie
Monday Night FootballAndy Melvin, Tony Mills
Remembrance Sunday - The CenotaphPeter Cleaver

Best Live Outside Broadcast Coverage

Year Title Recipient(s)
1998Sky Rugby UnionMartin Turner
The Grand NationalMalcolm Kemp, Martin Hopkins, Dave Gordon
Hong Kong Handover: The Final MomentPhilip Gilbert, Neil Eccles, Geoff Wilson and the BBC Events Production Team
ITV Coverage of the Grand PrixNeil Duncanson, Keith McKenzie
1999Channel 4 Racing: Derby DayAndrew Franklin, Denise Large
The Eurovision Song ContestGuy Freeman, Geoff Posner
The Football World Cup Final ProgrammePaul McNamara, Niall Sloane
World Cup '98 - England V ArgentinaJeff Farmer, Rick Waumsley, John Watts

2010s

Best Sport and Live Event

Year Title Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2012The Royal WeddingBBC One
Frankenstein's Wedding: Live in LeedsMeredith Chambers, Pat Connor, Richard Fell, Eleanor MoranBBC Three
Rugby World Cup FinalPhil Heslop, Paul McNamara, Tony Pastor, Roger PearceITV
Tour de France 2011Steve Docherty, Gary Imlach, James Venner, Carolyn ViccariITV4
2013The London 2012 Paralympic GamesChannel 4
The London 2012 Olympics: Super SaturdayBBC One
The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isle of Wonder
Wimbledon 2012Men's Final
2014The Ashes 2013 – 1st Test, Day 5Sky Sports
Wimbledon Men’s FinalBBC One/BBC Sports
Glastonbury 2013BBC
Bollywood Carmen LiveBBC Three
2015WW1 Remembered – From the Battlefield & Westminster AbbeyBBC Two
2014 FA Cup Semi Final Hull City V Sheffield UnitedBT Sport 1
Monty Python (Mostly) Live: One Down, Five to GoGold
Tour de France, 2014, Stage 1Steve Docherty, Carolyn Viccari, James Venner, Gary ImlachITV

Best Live Event

Year Title Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2016Big Blue LiveBBC One
The Sound of Music Live!ITV
Stargazing Live: Brit in Space, Tim Peake SpecialBBC Two
The VoteDavid Clews, James Graham, Tony Grech-Smith, Josie RourkeMore4
2017The Queen's 90th Birthday CelebrationITV
The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme: ThiepvalBBC One
Shakespeare Live! from the RSCBBC Two
Stand Up to CancerChannel 4
2018World War One Remembered: PasschendaeleBBC Two
ITV News Election 2017: The ResultsITV
One Love ManchesterBBC One
Wild Alaska Live
2019
[2]
The Royal British Legion Festival of RemembranceBBC One
Open Heart Surgery: LiveChannel 5
The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleChannel 4
Stand Up to CancerSuzi Aplin, Andrew Charles Smith, Murray James, Gabe Turner

2020s

Year Title Recipient(s) Broadcaster
2020
[3]
Blue Planet LiveBBC One
Election 2019 Live: The ResultsITV
Glastonbury 2019BBC Two
Operation LiveChannel 5
2021
[4]
Springwatch 2020BBC Two
Life Drawing Live!Emyr Afan, Sally Dixon, Josie d'Arby, Lachlan Goudie, Diana Ali, Nicky PhilippsBBC Four
The Royal British Legion Festival of RemembranceBBC One
The Third Day: AutumnSky Arts
2022
[5]
The Brit Awards 2021ITV
The Earthshot Prize 2021BBC One
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Springwatch 2021BBC Two
  • Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Production team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.

References

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