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The British Screenwriters' Awards 2015

The Second British Screenwriters’ Awards took place in October 2015. The Nominations are listed below with winners in bold.

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Outstanding New Talent in British Television Writing

  • ‘Not Safe for Work’ by DC Moore
  • ‘Prey’ by Chris Lunt
  • ‘Cyberbully’ by David Lobatto / Ben Chanan
  • ‘Our World War’ by Joe Barton / Marco Crivellari
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Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing

  • ‘71’ by Gregory Burke
  • ‘The Falling’ by Carol Morley
  • ‘Suite Francaise’ by Matt Charman / Saul Dibb
  • ‘X+Y’ by James Graham
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Best British TV Drama Writing

  • ‘Humans’ by Joe Barton, Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent and Emily Ballou
  • ‘The Missing’ by Harry Williams and Jack Williams
  • ‘Call the Midwife’ by Heidi Thomas
  • ‘Sherlock’ by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
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Best British Feature Film Writing

  • ‘Ex Machina’ by Alex Garland
  • ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ by David Nicholls
  • ‘Paddington’ by Paul King
  • ‘Kajaki’ by Tom Williams
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Best British Children’s Television

  • ‘Wolfblood’ by Debbie Moon, Sophie Petzal, James Whitehouse and Hannah George, Catrin Clarke, Paul Mousley, Neil Jones and Lee Walters
  • ‘Katie Morag’ by Sergio Casci, Martin McCardie, Stuart Hepburn, Linda Cameron
  • ‘Harriet’s Army’ by Guy Burt
  • ‘Eve’ by Emma Reeves, Andrew Yerlett, Joe Williams, Ann Marie Di Mambro, Vivien Adam and Kirstie Swain
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Best British Crime Writing

  • ‘Peaky Blinders’ by Steven Knight
  • ‘The Fall’ by Allan Cubitt
  • ‘The Game’ by Toby Whithouse, Sarah Dollard and Debbie O’Malley
  • ‘Broadchurch’ by Chris Chibnall
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Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Steven Moffat, for Dr Who and Sherlock, presented by Mark Gatiss
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The Create50 Awards ‘Moments of Courage and Kindness’

  • ‘Late Request’ by Phil Peel
  • ‘Psukhe’ by Vera Mark
  • ‘As Lao Tzu Says’ by Alexis Howell-Jones
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