Annabel Jones Explained

Annabel Jones
Birth Place:Milford Haven, Wales
Occupation:Producer
Years Active:2006–present
Education:London School of Economics

Annabel Jones (born January 1972) is a Welsh television producer, best known for producing Black Mirror with Charlie Brooker.[1] She is a co-writer of the 2018 book Inside Black Mirror, with Brooker and Jason Arnopp.[2] Jones is co-founder of the production company Broke and Bones, alongside Brooker.

Early life

Jones was born in January 1972 and grew up in Milford Haven, Wales.[3] She began studying developmental economics at the London School of Economics in 1990. After graduating in 1994, she worked for television production companies in Soho, London.[4]

Career

Jones became an executive at the production company Endemol.[4] She began working with Charlie Brooker at the production company Zeppotron, owned by the Endemol, on five series of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (2006–2008), the first two series of the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror (2011 and 2013) and the satirical police procedural A Touch of Cloth (2012–2014).[4] [5] Jones and Brooker founded the Endemol Shine production company House of Tomorrow in 2014, Jones serving as managing director. It had a revenue of £31.2 million in 2018.[5] Jones and Brooker quit the label House of Tomorrow in January 2020, founding the production company Broke and Bones in February 2020. The pair each have a 50% share in the company.[6] [5]

Filmography

TitleYearExecutive producerNotes
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe2006–2008Program consultant
Dead Set2008
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe2009
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker2009–2010
Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe2010
How TV Ruined Your Life2011
Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe2011
Black Mirror2011–2019
Charlie Brooker's 2012 Wipe2012
A Touch of Cloth2012–2014
How Videogames Changed the World2013
Charlie Brooker's 2013 Wipe2013
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe2013–2015
Charlie Brooker's 2014 Wipe2014
Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe2015
Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe2015
Cunk on Shakespeare2016
Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe2016
Cunk on Christmas2016
Cunk on Britain2017
Cunk and Other Humans on 20192019
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe2020
Death to 20202020Also co-creator
Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!2021
Death to 20212021Also co-creator
Cat Burglar2022
Toxic TownTBA

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Jones won a Primetime Emmy Award for the Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" and in 2018, won another for the episode "USS Callister".[7] Alongside other individuals associated with the series, Jones was credited in the programme's nomination for the 2018 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series[8] and the 2017 nomination and 2018 awarding of the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television.[9] [10]

Awards

TitleYearAwardWork
BAFTA Cymru2022Siân Phillips Award[11]
Broadcasting Press Guild2019Innovation in Broadcasting Award
Primetime Emmy2019Outstanding Television Movie
Primetime Emmy2019Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program
Royal Television Society2018Judges' AwardBlack Mirror
Primetime Emmy2018Outstanding Television MovieBlack Mirror: "USS Callister"
Broadcast Award2018Best Single DramaBlack Mirror: "San Junipero"
Producers Guild of America2018Outstanding Producer of Streamed or TVBlack Mirror: "San Junipero"
Primetime Emmy2017Outstanding Television MovieBlack Mirror: "San Junipero"
BAFTA2017Comedy and Comedy EntertainmentCharlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe
Peabody2014EntertainmentBlack Mirror

Series 2

Broadcast Award2014Best ComedyA Touch of Cloth Part II
International Emmy2012Best TV Mini-SeriesBlack Mirror: Series 1
Rose d'Or2012Best ComedyBlack Mirror: "The National Anthem"
British Comedy Awards2010Comedy EntertainmentCharlie Brooker's Newswipe
Royal Television Society2009Best EntertainmentCharlie Brooker's Newswipe
C21 International Drama2019Best TV MovieBlack Mirror: "USS Callister"
C21 International Drama2018Best TV MovieBlack Mirror: "San Junipero"

Nominations

Personal life

Jones is a vegetarian.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Without Annabel Jones, 'Black Mirror' wouldn't exist. Gilbert. Gerard. 28 December 2017. inews.co.uk. en-GB. 9 June 2019.
  2. Book: Brooker. Charlie. Jones. Annabel. 1 November 2018. Inside Black Mirror. Penguin Random House. 9781529102581.
  3. Web site: Broke and Bones Ltd. gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 31 March 2020.
  4. Inside the prophetic, angry mind of Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker. Wired. Reynolds. Matt. 11 April 2019. 17 July 2019.
  5. Web site: 'Black Mirror' Creator Charlie Brooker Quits Endemol Shine Company Amid Netflix Talks. Deadline Hollywood. Kanter. Jake. 24 January 2020. 31 March 2020.
  6. Web site: 'Black Mirror' Creators Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones Waste Little Time In Launching New Production Outfit. Deadline Hollywood. Kanter. Jake. 10 February 2020. 31 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Annabel Jones. Television Academy. en. 9 June 2019.
  8. For the list of nominees, see Web site: Voters Are "Sweet" On Queen Sugar. Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film. 8 August 2018. 24 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624023653/http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/. dead.
    For the list of winners, see Web site: Black Reel Awards Past Winners. Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film. 8 August 2018. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807092541/http://blackreelawards.com/past-winners/. dead.
  9. Web site: 2017 PGA Awards Winners. Producers Guild of America. 8 August 2018. 16 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180816110219/https://www.producersguild.org/page/2017award_winners. dead.
  10. Web site: 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Wins Producers Guild Award for Live Entertainment-Talk . McNary . Dave . 20 January 2018 . . 20 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Winners announced for the 2022 BAFTA Cymru Awards. 9 October 2022. BAFTA Cymru . 16 July 2024.
  12. Web site: 'Our leftover ideas? We sell them to Samsung': Black Mirror creators reveal all. The Guardian. 2 June 2019. 20 June 2020.