Channel 4 receives more RTS Awards noms than any other channel

4 March 2014

Channel 4 has dominated this year’s RTS Programme Awards nominations list securing a total of 19 - more than any other individual channel, plus a further two for E4.

Nominees include Olivia Colman (Run) and Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, E4) in the Female Actor category; Lennie James (Run) for best Male Actor; Educating Yorkshire for Documentary Series; My Mad Fat Diary and Utopia go head to head in the Drama Series category whilst The Last Leg and Alan Carr (Alan Carr: Chatty Man) are nominated for Entertainment and Entertainment Performance respectively.

Gogglebox and Gadget Man are both up for Popular, Factual and Features and in the Scripted Comedy section Toast of London is nominated.

Channel 4 is also represented in the Arts, History, Daytime, International, Science and Natural History, Single Documentary, Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit and Writer – Drama categories. 

Jay Hunt, Channel 4 Chief Creative Officer said: “The RTS nominations are a wonderful reflection of the creative success of Channel 4 and the strength of our partnerships with indies.  It’s fantastic that such a range of shows have been recognised from Utopia to the Last Leg.”

The full list of Channel 4 nominations is attached below:

Actor – Female

Olivia Colman - Broadchurch / Run Kudos for ITV / Acme Films for Channel 4

Sharon Rooney - My Mad Fat Teenage Diary A Tiger Aspect Production for Channel 4

Actor - Male

Lennie James - Run Acme Films for Channel 4

Arts

Rebuilding The World Trade Center A Marcus Robinson, Lion Television/All3Media Production for Channel 4

Daytime

Four Rooms Boundless for Channel 4

Documentary Series

Educating Yorkshire Twofour Broadcast for Channel 4

Drama Series

My Mad Fat Teenage Diary A Tiger Aspect Production for E4

Utopia Kudos for Channel 4

Entertainment

Last Leg An Open Mike Production for Channel 4

Entertainment Performance

Alan Carr - Alan Carr: Chatty Man An Open Mike Production for Channel 4

History

Richard III: King In The Car Park Darlow Smithson for Channel 4

International

The Returned Haut et Court for Channel 4

Popular, Factual and Features

Gadget Man North One Television for Channel 4

Gogglebox A Studio Lambert Production for Channel 4

Science and Natural History

How To Win The Grand National An OSF Wales Production for Channel 4

Scripted Comedy

Toast Of London Objective Productions for Channel 4

Single Documentary

Dogging Tales Minnow Films for Channel 4

The Murder Trial Windfall Films West for Channel 4

Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit

Clare Balding - C4 Racing IMG Productions for Channel 4

Writer - Drama

Dennis Kelly - Utopia Kudos for Channel 4

Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan - Run Acme Films for Channel 4

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