The British Screenwriters' Awards 2016
The Third British Screenwriters’ Awards took place in September 2015. The Nominations are listed below with winners in red.
Outstanding Newcomer for British Television Writing
- Doctor Foster by Mike Bartlett
- Black Work by Matt Charman
- The Night Manager by David Farr
- Partners in Crime by Zinnie Harris / Claire Wilson
Best British TV Drama Writing
- Jericho by David Ramage / Steve Thompson /
Chris Dunlop / Caroline Henry - This is England 90 by Shane Meadows / Jack Thorne
- Peaky Blinders by Steven Knight
- Penny Dreadful by John Logan / Andrew Hinderaker
- Murdered By My Father by Vinay Patel
Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing
- Kill Your Friends by John Niven
- Carol by Phyllis Nagy
- The Danish Girl by Lucina Coxon
- My Name is Emily by Simon Fitzmaurice
- Macbeth by Jacob Koskoff / Michael Lesslie / Todd Louiso
Best Crime Writing on Television (Series/Single Drama)
- Lucky Man by James Allen / Rachel Anthony / Neil Biswas / Stephen Gallagher / Ben Schiffer / Alan Westaway
- No Offence by Paul Abbott / Paul Tomalin / Jimmy Dowdall / Mark Greig / Jack Lothian
- Luther by Neil Cross
- The Night Manager by David Farr
- Marcella by Marston Bloom / Mark Greig / Ben Harris / Hans Rosenfeldt
Best Comedy Writing on Television
- Chewing Gum by Michaela Coel
- Stag by Jim Field Smith / George Kay
- Siblings by Keith Akushie / Daran Johnson / Joe Parham / Lucien Young
- Car Share by Peter Kay / Paul Coleman / Sian Gibson / Tim Reid
- Catastrophe by Rob Delaney / Sharon Horgan
Best British Children’s Television
- Hetty Feather by the Writing Team
- Thunderbirds are Go by the Writing Team
- The Dumping Ground by the Writing Team
- Dangermouse by the Writing Team
- Sarah and Duck by Benjamin Thomas Cook / Sarah Gomes Harris
Best British Feature Film Writing
- Brooklyn by Nick Hornby
- Legend by Brian Helgeland
- The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
- Suffragette by Abi Morgan
- 45 Years by Andrew Haigh
Lifetime Achievement
Create50 Awards
The Impact 50 Best Screenplay
- More by Phil Charles
- Sing Mummy by Tracey Parsons
- Silent Ruin by Chris Vanderhorst
- Without Sin by Kerry Dye
- Meet Anne by Tyler Pierreson
Create50 Awards
Twisted 50 Best Story
- Five Days by Susan Bodnar
- Shenanigans by Chris Jeal
- The Sugar Loaf and The Red Shoes by Marie Gethins
- The Beholder by Stephanie Wessell
- The Audition Altar by Leo Robertson