Channel 4 notches up nine Diversity Awards nominations

24 November 2011

Channel 4's commitment to diversity has been recognised with nine nominations for the Creative Diversity Network Diversity Awards 2011.

Altogether, Channel 4 has been nominated in six out of the 10 categories for the Awards, which celebrate creativity and diversity in the broadcasting industry.

Channel 4 dominates the Best Factual Programme, Best Nations & Regions Portrayal and Diversity Innovation Award categories, taking two out of three nominations for each category.

Sri Lanka's Killing Fields and Life of Rhyme have both been nominated for Best Factual Programme, and in the Best Nations & Regions Portrayal, This is England and Shameless both received nominations.

E4's award winning drama Misfits has been nominated for the Radio Times Drama Award, whilst hit comedy PhoneShop is in the running for Best Comedy and Entertainment Programme.

Popular E4 drama Skins also received a nomination for the Community Engagement Award, for its work in the community offering acting and writing opportunities on the show for young people.

 

The nominations in full are:

Best Breakthrough Talent

• Levi David Addai - Writer of ‘Micah', broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2011, part of Channel 4's Coming Up season. This was Levi's first network television transmission.

Radio Times Drama Award

• Misfits (Clerkenwell Films for E4)

Best Comedy & Entertainment Programme

• Phone Shop (Talkback Thames for Channel 4)

Best Factual Programme

• Life of Rhyme (Acme Films/Lemonade Money for C4)
• Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (ITN for C4)

Best Nations & Regions Portrayal

• This is England (Warp Films for Channel 4)
• Shameless (Company Pictures for Channel 4)

Diversity Innovation Award

• Battlefront (Raw Television for Channel 4)
• The Rap Beatbox Choir (Fresh One Productions for Channel 4)

 

Notes to Editors

The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) - originally called the Cultural Diversity Network and renamed in 2011 - is an association of Britain's leading broadcasters and affiliated organisations, originally formed in 2000, to improve the representation of ethnic minorities in television both on screen and behind the camera. In the past two to three years it has expanded its remit to acknowledge and include broader diversity, focusing work on areas such as disability, gender, and age. Its member bodies work collaboratively to share expertise, resources and models of good practice. 

The CDN steering group is made up of BBC, Channel 4, S4C, ITV, ITN, Sky, Pact, BAFTA, MTV, Turner Broadcasting and Media Trust.

The first CDN Awards took place in 2009 and the BBC took over as Chair of the CDN from Channel 4 in January 2011.