British Academy Television Award for Best Sport explained

British Academy Television Award
Presenter:	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Country:	United Kingdom
Year:	1964
Holder:	Cheltenham Festival "Day One" (2024)
Website:	http://www.bafta.org/

The British Academy Television Award for Best Sport is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "the television coverage of a sporting event."^[1]

The category has gone through several changes:

An individual award (occasionally with nominees) named Best Outside Broadcasts was presented from 1964 to 1968 and in 1977.
From 1986 to 1991, the category was merged with the Best News Coverage category, being presented as Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage.
From 1995 to 1997, it was presented as Best Sports/Events Coverage in Real Time.
In 1998 and 1999, it was awarded as Best Live Outside Broadcast Coverage.
From 2012 to 2015, the category for sport evens was merged with the Best Live Event category being awarded under the name Best Sport and Live Event.

Since 2016, the category is presented as a stand-alone category, separate from the Best Live Event category.

Winners and nominees

1960s

Best Outside Broadcasts

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=20%	Recipient(s)
1964	Antony Craxton
1965	Dennis Monger
1966	The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill LSO - The Music Men	Peter Morley
	Men Against the Matterhorn Cup Winners Cup final: "West Ham v Munich" England v Scotland	Alan Chivers, Walther Pluess
	The Lying-in-State and The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill NATO Conference Festival of Remembrance at Cenotaph	Antony Craxton
	Victory in Europe - 20 Years After Half Time Britain Science Special Challenge Tomorrow's World	Glyn Jones
1967	*Grandstand* "World Cup"
1968	*Alan Chivers, Christopher Brasher*

1970s

Best Outside Broadcasts

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=20%	Recipient(s)
1977	*1976 FA Cup final*
	Match of the Day
	St Nicholas Cantata	Margery Baker
	The State Opening of Parliament
	Wimbledon 1976

1990s

Best Sports/Events Coverage in Real Time

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=20%	Recipient(s)
1995	*The Grand National*	Keith MacKenzie, Martin Hopkins
	Arnhem 50th Anniversary: Out of Ammunition	Michael Begg
	D-Day Remembered: Beaches of Normandy and the Bayeux Service of Remembrance	Neil Eccles, Stephen Morris
	UEFA Cup "Aston Villa v Inter Milan"	Mike Inman, John Watts
1996	*VE Day Coverage*	Peter Hylton Cleaver, Neil Eccles, Philip S. Gilbert and Team
	Cheltenham Gold Cup	Jane Garrod
	Super Sunday "The Final Day of the Premiership"	Andy Melvin, Tony Mills
	VJ-50 Live: The Final Tribute	Neil Eccles, Simon Betts, Philip S Gilbert
1997	*BBC1 Euro '96 Coverage*	Niall Sloane, Vivien Kent
	Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing	Jim Reside, Keith MacKenzie
	Monday Night Football	Andy Melvin, Tony Mills
	Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph	Peter Cleaver

Best Live Outside Broadcast Coverage

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=20%	Recipient(s)
1998	*Sky Rugby Union*	Martin Turner
	The Grand National	Malcolm Kemp, Martin Hopkins, Dave Gordon
	Hong Kong Handover: The Final Moment	Philip Gilbert, Neil Eccles, Geoff Wilson and the BBC Events Production Team
	ITV Coverage of the Grand Prix	Neil Duncanson, Keith McKenzie
1999	*Channel 4 Racing* "Derby Day"	Andrew Franklin, Denise Large
	The Eurovision Song Contest	Guy Freeman, Geoff Posner
	The Football World Cup Final Programme	Paul McNamara, Niall Sloane
	World Cup '98 "England v Argentina"	Jeff Farmer, Rick Waumsley, John Watts

2000s

Best Sport

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
	*Test Cricket*	Jeff Foulser, Gary Franses	Channel 4
	Formula One 1999	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane, Keith MacKenzie	ITV
	The Open Golf Championship 1999		BBC One/BBC Two
	Interactive Live Football	Piers Croton	Sky Sports
	*Sydney Olympics 2000*	Dave Gordon, Martin Hopkins	BBC One/BBC Two
	2000 British Grand Prix	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane, Keith MacKenzie	ITV
	Test Cricket		Channel 4
	Today at the Paralympics	Gary Imlach, James Venner	BBC Two
	*Channel 4 Cricket*		Channel 4
	Germany v England	Paul Armstrong, Phil Bigwood, Alan Griffiths	BBC One
	British Grand Prix: Silverstone 2001 "Farewell Murray Walker"		ITV
	FA Cup Final 2001: Liverpool v Arsenal	Rick Waumsley, John Watts, Jeff Farmer	ITV
	*The Commonwealth Games*		BBC One
	ITV World Cup 2002		ITV
	World Cup "England V Argentina"		BBC One
	World Rally Championship	Neil Duncanson, Dave Lewis	Channel 4
	*2003 Rugby World Cup final*	John Watts, Simon Moore, Rick Waumsley	ITV
	Channel 4 Racing Cheltenham Gold Cup Day	Denise Large, John Fairley, Andrew Franklin	Channel 4
	Test Cricket		Channel 4
	London Marathon		BBC One
	*Olympics 2004* "Matthew Pinsent's Rowing for Gold"		BBC One
	Euro 2004 "France V England"	Rick Waumsley, Tony Pastor, Paul McNamara	ITV
	Formula One - Monaco	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane	ITV
	Olympics 2004 "Final Night Athletics"		BBC One
	*The Ashes: England v Australia*		Channel 4
	Champions League Final Live: AC Milan v Liverpool	Ric Waumsley, Paul McNamara, David Moss	ITV
	Formula One - US Grand Prix	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane	ITV
	The Open Golf Championship "Final Round of Jack Nicklaus"		BBC Two
	F1 Hungarian Grand Prix: "Jenson Button's First Win"	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane	ITV
	Cricket On Five	Jeff Foulser, Gary Franses, Dylan Jane, Diana Keen	Five
	The Boat Race	John Watts, Tony Pastor, John McKenna, Phil Heslop	ITV
	Winter Olympics		BBC Two
	*ITV F1: Canadian Grand Prix Live*	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane, Kevin Chapman, Steve Aldous	ITV
	Wimbledon: The Men's Final	Paul Davies, Carl Hicks, Jonathan Bramley, Bethan Evans	BBC One
	Boat Race	John Watts, Tony Pastor, Paul McNamara, John McKenna	ITV
	Rugby World Cup 2007: England v France Semi-Final	David Moss, Simon Moore, Paul McNamara	ITV
	*ITV1 F1: Brazilian Grand Prix 2008*	Neil Duncanson, Gerard Lane, Steve Aldous, Steve Rider	ITV
	Cheltenham Gold Cup "Denman v Kauto Star"	Andrew Franklin, John Fairley, Denise Large, Sophie Veats	Channel 4
	Olympics 2008		BBC One
	Wimbledon 2008: The Men's Final		BBC One

2010s

Best Sport

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
	*World Athletics Championships*		BBC Two/BBC Sport
	FA Cup Final	Simon Moore, Paul McNamara, John Watts	ITV/ITV Sports
	UEFA Champions League Live	Tony Pastor, John Watts, Paul McNamara	ITV/ITV Sports
	F1 - The Brazilian Grand Prix		BBC Two/BBC Sport
	*Formula 1* The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		BBC Two/BBC Sport
	FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Portsmouth	Tony Pastor, Paul McNamara, Jamie Oakford, Rob Hollier	ITV/ITV Sports
	Six Nations "Wales v England"		BBC Two/BBC Sport
	Wimbledon 2010		BBC Two/BBC Sport

Best Sport and Live Event

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
	The Royal Wedding		BBC One
	Frankenstein's Wedding: Live in Leeds	Meredith Chambers, Pat Connor, Richard Fell, Eleanor Moran	BBC Three
	Rugby World Cup Final	Phil Heslop, Paul McNamara, Tony Pastor, Roger Pearce	ITV
	Tour de France 2011	Steve Docherty, Gary Imlach, James Venner, Carolyn Viccari	ITV4
	*The London 2012 Paralympic Games*		Channel 4
	The London 2012 Olympics "Super Saturday"		BBC One
	The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isle of Wonder
	Wimbledon 2012 "Men's Final"
	*The Ashes 2013* "1st Test, Day 5"		Sky Sports
	Wimbledon Men's Final		BBC One/BBC Sport
	Glastonbury 2013		BBC
	Bollywood Carmen Live		BBC Three
	*WW1 Remembered – From the Battlefield & Westminster Abbey*		BBC Two
	2014 FA Cup Semi Final: Hull City v Sheffield United		BT Sport 1
	Monty Python (Mostly) Live: One Down, Five to Go		Gold
	Tour de France, 2014, Stage 1	Steve Docherty, Carolyn Viccari, James Venner, Gary Imlach	ITV

Best Sport

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
	*The Ashes*	Bryan Henderson, Mark Lynch, David Lloyd, Ian Ward	Sky Sports
	The Grand National	Carl Hicks, Denise Large, Sophie Veats, Nick Lightfoot	Channel 4
	MOTD Live "FA Cup Final"	Andrew Clement, Richard Hughes, Ian Finch, Chris Grubb	BBC One
	Six Nations: Final Day		BBC One
	*The Open*		Sky Sports 1
	Rio 2016 Olympics		BBC One
	Rio 2016 Paralympics		Channel 4
	Six Nations "England v Wales"	Paul McNamara, Phil Heslop, David Francis, Mark Demuth	ITV
	*The Grand National*	Paul McNamara, Richard Willoughby, Amy Lewin, Tony Cahalane	ITV
	Anthony Joshua v. Wladimir Klitschko	Adam Smith, Ed Robinson, Sara Chenery, Jennie Blackmore	Sky Sports Box Office
	Six Nations "Wales v. England"		BBC One
	Uefa Women's Euro Semi-Final: England v. Netherlands	Sunil Patel, Mark Cole, Kay Satterley, Ian Finch	Channel 4
2019 ^[2]	*2018 World Cup Quarter Final: England v Sweden*		BBC One
	2018 Six Nations "Scotland v England"		BBC One
	England's Test Cricket - Cook's Farewell		Sky Sports
	Winter Olympics		BBC Two

2020s

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
2020 ^[3]	*2019 Rugby World Cup Final: England v South Africa*	Phil Heslop, David Francis, Mark Demuth, Paul McNamara	ITV
	ICC Cricket World Cup Final		Sky Sports Cricket
	Fifa Women's World Cup 2019 Semi-Final: England v USA	Frank Callaghan, Stu Hutchison, Pete Burton, Rebekah Kipps	BBC One
	Wimbledon 2019		BBC One
2021 ^[4]	*England v West Indies Test Cricket*		Sky Sports Cricket
	2020 Bahrain Grand Prix		Sky Sports F1
	England v France: The Final of Autumn Nations Cup		Amazon Prime Video
	London Marathon 2020	Alastair McIntyre, Micky Payne, Matthew Griffiths, Adam Duncan	BBC One
2022 ^[5]	*The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix*		Sky Sports Formula 1
	ITV Racing The Grand National	Mark Demuth, Paul McNamara, Paul Cooper, Tasleem Hasham-Laywood, Rob Oldham, Jon Harris	ITV Sport/ITV
	UEFA EURO 2020 Semi-Final: England v Denmark	Mark Demuth, Paul McNamara, Phil Heslop, Maggie Price, Roger Pearce, Stuart Smith	ITV Sport/ITV
	Tokyo 2020 Olympics		BBC Sport/BBC One
2023 ^[6] ^[7]	*UEFA Women's Euro 2022*		BBC One
	Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games		BBC One
	Wimbledon 2022		BBC One

Best Sport Event Coverage

width=5%	Year	width=25%	Title	width=25%	Recipient(s)	width=10%	Broadcaster
2024 ^[8]	*Cheltenham Festival* "Day One"	Richard Willoughby, Paul McNamara, Mark Demuth, Bridget Toomey, Rob Oldham, Dionne Robinson-Smith, Andrew Hill	ITV1
	MOTV Live FIFA Women's World Cup 2023		BBC One
	Wimbledon 2023 "Men's final"		BBC One

Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Production team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.

External links

List of winners at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Notes and References

Web site: Rules and Guidelines. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2021-11-22.
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Web site: Kanter. Jake. 2020-07-31. BAFTA TV Awards Winners: Night Of Surprises, As ‘Chernobyl’ & ‘The End Of The F***ing World’ Take Two Prizes Each. 2021-03-13. Deadline.
Web site: BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. 2021-04-28. www.bafta.org. en. 2021-04-28.
Web site: Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations. The Guardian. 30 March 2022. 30 March 2022.
News: Ritman. Alex. BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. 22 March 2023. 22 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/. 22 March 2023. live.
Web site: Bafta TV awards 2023: the full list of winners. 14 May 2023. Guardian. 15 May 2023.
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