FINALISTS REVEALED FOR 2024 RTS NORTHERN IRELAND TELEVISION AWARDS
Date Posted: September 13, 2024
The Royal Television Society, Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to reveal the nominees shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Television Awards, with headline sponsor Ka-Boom. The winners will be announced at the 9th RTS NI Awards ceremony which takes place on Thursday 14 November at the Titanic Belfast.
The RTS NI Awards 2024 are partnered by BBC Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Channel 4 with headline sponsor Ka-Boom.
Sarah McCaffrey, Chair of RTS NI said: “We are delighted to announce that we will be presenting 18 prestigious awards this November to celebrate the amazing wealth of home-grown talent working in Northern Ireland. With new awards for writing, acting, post-production and those breaking into the industry, along with a very special Hidden Hero Award this year, all our 64 finalists are great examples of the outstanding content being produced in Northern Ireland which is enjoyed by audiences worldwide. I wish all those shortlisted every success on the night.”
Zach Willis, Co-Founder, Ka-Boom, headline sponsor of the RTS NI Awards says: “Once again Ka-Boom is delighted to support the RTS NI Awards. We look forward to recognising the best of the best at the awards ceremony in November.”
Georgia Parkinson, Chair of RTS NI Awards said: “As an educational charity, the RTS NI Awards are now in their 9th year and the judging panels commented on the particularly high standard across all categories this year. We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our people and our productions at our glittering awards ceremony which will take place at the wonderful Titanic Belfast on Thursday 14 November, as part of the Belfast Media Festival.”
The RTS NI Awards 2024 finalists are listed below in no particular order:
Breakthrough Award (On-screen and Off-screen) sponsored by Shoot Communications
Ella Maisy Purvis – A Kind of Spark – 9 Story Media Group for BBC
Sarah Cummings, Quiz Question Researcher – Nice One Productions
Bamber Todd, Actor, The Heist Before Christmas – Studio Hamburg UK for Sky Max
James Blake – Presenter, Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang – Strident Media for BBC Three and BBC Northern Ireland
Children’s / Animation – sponsored by Millar McCall Wylie
Silverpoint – Zodiak Kids & Family Productions UK for BBC & ZDF
Sullivan Sails – Alt Animation & Distillery Films for RTÉ
A Kind of Spark (S2) – 9 Story Media Group for BBC
ODO – Mum – Sixteen South & Letko for Kika
Current Affairs
Spotlight – Blood on the Dance Floor for BBC Northern Ireland
Spotlight – I Spy for BBC Northern Ireland
BBC News – Sectarianism Next Door for BBC
Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison – Third Street Studios for BBC Northern Ireland
Documentary – Singles sponsored by Queen’s University Belfast
The Secret Army – BBC Northern Ireland
Taking Back Control – Fine Point Films for RTÉ
Lyra – Erica Starling Productions for Channel 4 / TG4
Murder of a GAA Chairman – Fine Point Films for RTÉ
Documentaries – Series – sponsored by Ulster Screen Academy
The Year that Rocked Irish Dancing – BBC Northern Ireland
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland – Keo Films & Walk on Air Films for BBC Two and BBC Northern Ireland
The Crime I Can’t Forget: The Search for a Serial Killer – Rare TV & Green Inc for BBC Northern Ireland
House of Paisley – Walk on Air Films for BBC Northern Ireland
Drama – sponsored by Yellowmoon
The Woman in the Wall – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Breathtaking – HTM Television for ITV
The Lovers – Drama Republic for Sky Atlantic
Blue Lights – Two Cities TV & Gallagher Films for BBC
Entertainment & Comedy – sponsored by City Air Express
Celebrity Mastermind – Hindsight & Hat Trick Productions for BBC
Gradam Ceoil – Big Mountain Productions for TG4
The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In – Green Inc Film & TV for RTÉ
Darren & Joe’s Rugby Bandwagon – Green Inc Film & TV for RTÉ
Factual Entertainment – sponsored by Abbas Law Media
Britain’s Most Expensive Houses – Waddell Media for Channel 4
High Road, Low Road (S3) – Green Inc Film & TV for RTÉ
Fast and the Farmerish (S2) – Alleycats for BBC Three
Coronation Tailors: Fit for a King – Waddell Media for BBC 2
Lifestyle and Features
The Chronicles of Belfast – Waddell Media for BBC
Big Money Munch – Afro-Mic Productions for My5 / BET
The Peninsula Nurses – Tyrone Productions for BBC Northern Ireland
Restoration Rescue – Below the Radar for BBC Northern Ireland
News Coverage
BBC Newsline – The Arrest of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Newsline – Lough Neagh Day for BBC Northern Ireland
UTV Live – Price of Perfection News Special for UTV
UTV Live – John Caldwell Shooting for UTV
Original Music Score – sponsored by The Nerve
The Woman in the Wall – David Holmes and Brian Irvine – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Lyra – David Holmes – Erica Starling Productions for Channel 4 / TG4
Isadora Moon – Score Draw Music – Kelebek Media for Sky Kids
Insomnia – Hannah Peel – Left Bank Pictures for Paramount Plus
Post-Production – sponsored by ScreenSkills
Silverpoint Season 2 – Enter Yes for Zodiak Kids UK
Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football – Doubleband Films for BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland
Ukraine Holocaust Ground Zero – Doubleband Films for Channel 4
The Shamrock Tenors – St Patrick’s Night Concert – Walsh Entertainment for BBC Northern Ireland
Specialist Factual – sponsored by ScreenSkills
Rúin nabPortach / Secrets in the Peat – Below the Radar for BBC Northern Ireland
My Name is Ottilie – Doubleband Films for BBC Northern Ireland & BBC Four
Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero – Doubleband Films for Channel 4
House of Paisley – Walk on Air Films for BBC Northern Ireland
Writer – sponsored by ScreenSkills
Hope Street (S2 Ep7) – Christine Murphy – Long Story TV for BBC / Britbox
The Lovers – David Ireland – Drama Republic for Sky Atlantic
Blue Lights – Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Bronagh Taggart and Noel McCann for Two Cities TV & Gallagher Films for BBC
The Woman in the Wall – Joe Murtagh – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Actor – Female – sponsored by Panavision Belfast
Hannah McClean – Blue Lights – Two Cities TV & Gallagher Films for BBC
Ruth Wilson – The Woman in the Wall – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Roisin Gallagher – The Lovers – Drama Republic for Sky Atlantic
Thaddea Graham – Euston Films and Fremantle Media for BBC Three
Actor – Male
Paddy Jenkins – Blue Lights – Two Cities TV & Gallagher Films for BBC
Daryl McCormack – The Woman in the Wall – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Simon Delaney – The Woman in the Wall – Motive Pictures for BBC & Showtime
Johnny Flynn – The Lovers – Drama Republic for Sky Atlantic
The winners of the Hidden Hero Award, sponsored by ScreenSkills and the Brian Waddell Award for Outstanding Contribution to the industry, sponsored by Ka-Boom will be announced at the awards. Judging in each category was carried out independently by an experienced panel of judges.
Tickets for the Awards are now available here.
