The Awards
Browse the 2023 shortlist below
Meet our 2023 Shortlist
Best Animated Kids Programme
- Builder Brothers Dream Factory | Sinking Ship Entertainment, Scott Brothers Entertainment and Nelvana Enterprises for Treehouse
- Cracké Family Scramble | Productions Squeeze
- Mechamato The Animated Series | MONSTA and Jetpack Distribution for Cartoon Network, Netflix, Amazon
- Pip and Posy | Vici King and Magic Light Pictures for Sky Television, Channel 5 / Milkshake!
- Supertato | BBC Studios Kids & Family, BBC Children’s & Education and Tencent Video Productions
- The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe – Season 1| Hanna Barbera Studios Europe Production Team and Warner Brothers Discovery for Cartoon Network
Best Live Action Kids Programme
- Ghostwriter | Sinking Ship Entertainment, Sesame Workshop and Apple TV+ for Apple TV+
- Ginayei | Somos Productions / Piñolywood studios and Somos Distribution for Disney+
- Jane | Sinking Ship Entertainment and Apple TV+ for Apple TV+
- Meet the McQueens | Big Little Fish TV for CBBC
- Reu & Harper | Doc Hearts and Channel 5
- Tab Time | Kids At Play and Tabitha Brown for YouTube Originals
NEW: Best Live Action Kids Drama
- Macy Murdoch | Shaftesbury for CBC Gem
- Phoenix Rise | BBC Studios Kids & Family and Sinking Ship Entertainment
- Ruby and the Well | Shaftesbury in association with BYUtv and Family, a WildBrain network and BYUtv (US), WildBrain (Global) for BYUtv, Family Channel
- The Argonauts and the Gold Coin | RTVE & Portocabo for Clan
- Three | Ananey Studios; Executive producers: Orly Atlas-Katz, Osnat Saraga, Shirly Oran; Created by Michal Cooper-Keren and Lior Yaron in association with Beta for HOT
NEW: Multi-brand FAST Channel of the Year
- MyPadel TV
- Pluto TV - Kids Ukraine Channel | Nickelodeon and Paramount Global Distribution
- TENNIS CHANNEL | TENNIS CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL and TENNIS CHANNEL INC.
- Vevo
- wedo Big Stories | BIG MEDIA and wedotv
NEW: Single-brand FAST Channel of the Year
- American Pickers | Cineflix Productions and Cineflix Rights for Pluto TV
- Baywatch | Fremantle
- BBC Top Gear | BBC Studios
- Gardening with Monty Don | All3Media International
- The Jamie Oliver Channel | Jamie Oliver Productions and Fremantle
- 5-Minute Crafts | TheSoul Publishing
NEW: The Representation & Inclusion Award - Scripted
- Crush, the story of Tamina | RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana and STAND BY ME
- Hudson & Rex | Shaftesbury and Pope Productions Ltd. in association with Citytv and Beta Film GmbH for Citytv
- Leo's world | Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana and Brand-Cross srl and Mondo TV
- One of us | Habanita Federation and Federation International for TF1
- Ralph & Katie | ITV Studios & Keshet UK for BBC1
- Sort Of | Sphere Media and Abacus Media Rights
- Wreck | Euston Films (a Fremantle Label) and Fremantle for BBC Three (UK), Hulu (USA)
NEW: The Representation & Inclusion Award - Unscripted
- The Australian Wars | Blackfella Films and ABC Commercial for SBS Australia
- Gusto TV | Chris Knight and Gusto Worldwide Media for Gusto TV
- Inside Our Autistic Minds | BBC Studios
- Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne | Naked (a Fremantle label) and Fremantle for BBC Three (UK), Hulu (USA)
- Reaching the Dream | Fremantle Finland and Fremantle for Yle TV2, Yle Areena
- Scared Of The Dark | MultiStory Media and ITV Studios for Channel 4
- The Swap | Southern Pictures for Special Broadcasting Service
- World of Wonder Productions | WOW Presents Plus
NEW: Best True Crime Series
- Becoming Ian Brady | Woodcut Media and Abacus Media Rights for Amazon Prime
- Brothers in Arms | Protagonist by M for Mediacorp Channel News Asia
- CIDADE ALERTA EM SERIE- CASO LARA | Rádio e televisão Record SA
- Murder in the Red Light | Woodcut Media and Abacus Media Rights for Amazon
- Linchamentos | Record TV and PlayPlus
NEW: Best New Scripted Series Based on a True Story
- Exterior Night | Rai, The Apartment (a company of the Fremantle group), Kavac Film, co-produced with ARTE France and Fremantle
- Last King of the Cross | Helium and Cineflix Rights for Paramount + (Australia)
- Marie Antoinette | A CANAL+ Creation Originale Produced by CAPA Drama, Banijay Studios France and Les Gens distributed by Banijay Rights
- Maxine | Clapperboard Studios and Channel 5
- Rogue Heroes | A Kudos and Nebulastar Production distributed by Banijay Rights
- Royal Mob | Tom Stubberfield, Ben Goold, Jane Root and eOne
NEW: Best New Scripted Series Non-English Language
- Bosé | Shine Iberia and Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock for VIS/Paramount+ / SkyShowtime
- Childhood Dreams | Topkapi Films distributed by Banijay Rights
- Indefensible | Pixcom for TVA, distributed by Calinos Entertainment
- MOTEL VALKIRIAS | Coproduced by CTV & SPi and Onza Distribution for RTP; TVG; HBO Max (Spain & Portugal)
- Rana Naidu | Locomotive Global and Paramount Global Content Distribution for Netflix India
- Rebooting | Reina Oda and Nippon TV
- Señorita 89 | Fabula, Fremantle and Fremantle for Pantaya (USA), Starzplay (Latin America)
Best New Scripted Series
- Beyond Paradise | Red Planet Pictures and BBC Studios for BBC One
- Crossfire | Dancing Ledge Productions (a Fremantle Label), Buddy Club Productions and Fremantle for BBC One
- Everyone Else Burns | Jax Media and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4
- Little Bird | Rezolution Pictures, OP Little Bird and Fremantle for Crave, APTN lumi
- Reginald the Vampire | Cineflix Studios, Great Pacific Media, Modern Story, December Films and Cineflix Rights for SYFY (US)
- Riches | Greenacre Films distributed by Banijay Rights
- Safe Home | Kindling Pictures and Banijay Rights for Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
- SisterS | Peer Pressure and Shaftesbury in Association with Mermade and Gaze Pictures and Fremantle, RTÉ, IFC, Bell Media for Crave, Sundance Now
- The Gone | Kingfisher Films & Keeper Pictures in association with Southern Light Films and Red Arrow Studios International
- The Swarm | Schwarm TV Production (Joint-company of Intaglio Films & ndF International Production) for ZDF, France Télévisions, Rai Fiction, Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan, ORF, SRF, in co-production with Bravado Fiction and Beside Production, produced in co-operation with ATHOS KG and Beta Film & ZDF Studios for ZDF, France Télévisions, Rai Fiction, Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan, ORF, SRF
- The Twelve | The Twelve | WBITVP Australia and Easy Tiger for Foxtel, Australia
- Wreck | Euston Films (a Fremantle Label) and Fremantle for BBC Three
Best Returning Scripted Series
- Departure | Shaftesbury in association with Corus, Starlings Television, and Red Arrow Studio International and Red Arrow Studio International, Starlings TV Distribution for Global TV
- Endeavour - Series 9 | Mammoth Screen in co-production with Masterpiece and ITV Studios for ITV
- Hudson & Rex | Shaftesbury and Pope Productions Ltd. in association with Citytv and BetaFilm GmbH for Citytv
- Sort Of | Sphere Media and Abacus Media Rights
- The Capture | Heyday Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for BBC One
- The Sea Beyond S3 | RAI and Picomedia and Beta Film
Best Documentary Series
- Dinosaur with Stephen Fry | Mentorn Media and Krempelwood, Passion Distribution
- Evacuation | Wonderhood Studios and Fremantle for Channel 4
- Hitler: A Life in Pictures | Woodcut Media and Rainmaker for Channel 4
- Inside Our Autistic Minds | BBC Studios
- Lucky! | Jiva Maya
- The Australian Wars | Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins and ABC Commercial for Special Broadcasting Service
- The Elon Musk Show | 72 Films (a Fremantle Company) and Fremantle for BBC Two
- When Sharks Attack 360 | Nick Metcalfe, Arrow Media and National Geographic
- Wild Heroes | Juanita Edwards distributed by Banijay Rights
- Wild Isles | Silverback Films distributed by Banijay Rights
Best Documentary
- Charles: In His Own Words | Tom Jennings, Ron Nelson, Johnny Stark, Rob Kirk, Will D'Epagnier, Lemuel Lyes, Jennifer Willcut and National Geographic, Disney+, Hulu for National Geographic, Disney+, Hulu
- Confessions of a Psycho Killer | Woodcut Media and Abacus Media Rights for Amazon Prime
- KING CHARLES III: THE REAL ME, The Inner Voice of Society | Steve Parker and National Hellenic Broadcaster, Cypriot Broadcasting Corporation, Costa Rica Broadcasting Corporation
- Lucélia | Record TV and PlayPlus
- Escravos do Carvão | Record TV
- Right Here Right Now | Beyond TNC distributed by Banijay Rights
- The Good Season (La Bella Stagione) | Groenlandia Film distributed by Banijay Rights
- The Murder of Meredith | Woodcut Media and Abacus Media Rights for Amazon Prime
- The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld | Finestripe Productions and Cineflix Rights for BBC Two (UK)
Best Short-Form Series
- Iruthi Payanam |Darshan Kunasagran & Regina Pereira for Mediacorp Vasantham by Verite Productions Pte Ltd
- Podacto | Nisan Ceren Özerten & Faruk Özerten and BluTV for BluTV
- RAID: Call of the Arbiter | Nicholas Day, Gary Rosenfeld, Jay Oliva, Eric Rollman and Plarium / Pixel United for YouTube
- Sloppy Jones | Susan Nation and Hop To It Productions Inc for OUTtv
- UNHhhh | World of Wonder Productions and World of Wonder Productions / WOW Presents Plus / YouTube
The Sustainability & Innovation Award
- A studio fit for the future | Luxvide S.p.a.
- FAMILY PIGGY BANK | Armoza Formats & Game Changer and ITV Studios
- Food Wizards | RAI - ZOCOTOCO and MAD ENTERTAINMENT
- Jane | Sinking Ship Entertainment and Apple TV+ for Apple TV+
- Transgarimpeira | A Rota do Ouro na Amazônia | Record TV
- The Lumi Platform | Karen Dewey and Lumi Media
- The Weather Channel en Español | The Weather Channel en Español
Series Launch of the Year
- Farmer Wants A Wife | Eureka Productions for Fox
- Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge | Endemol Shine North America distributed by Banijay Rights
- 2DEZIT | Sputnik Media and Mediawan for Streamz
- Stars On Mars | Eureka Productions for Fox
- Time Zone | Zeppelin for HBO Max and HBO Max
Competition Show of the Year
- RuPaul's Drag Race | World of Wonder Productions and WOW Presents Plus / Paramount
- That's My Jam | Universal International Studios’ Monkey in partnership with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group for BBC One
- The Big Interiors Battle | Remarkable distributed by Banijay Rights
- The Masked Singer UK | Bandicoot and Abacus for ITV
- The Mole | Eureka Productions for Netflix
- The Parent Test | Eureka Productions for ABC
- The Piano | Love Productions and Fremantle for Channel 4
Entertainment Format of the Year
- Claim To Fame | Kinetic Content and Red Arrow Studios International
- Drag Race | World of Wonder Productions
- Keep Talking I Love It | Seung Hoon Han for Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
- Love Triangle | Endemol Shine Australia and 9Network distributed by Banijay Rights
- Password | Fremantle North America and Fremantle for NBC
- The 1% Club | Magnum Media and BBC Studios for ITV
- The Masked Singer UK | Bandicoot and Ababcus for ITV
- The Summit | Endemol Shine Australia and 9Network distributed by Banijay Rights
Factual Entertainment Programme of the Year
- Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico | A CNN Original Series and Raw TV distributed by Banijay Rights
- Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne | Naked (a Fremantle label) and Fremantle for BBC Three (UK), Hulu (USA)
- Secret Life of the Auction House | Curve Media Limited, Cornerstone Studios Group Limited and Cineflix Rights for Discovery + (UK)
- The Wizard of Sauce | Chris Knight and Gusto Worldwide Media for Gusto TV
Reality Show of the Year
- Deep Fake Love | Cuarzo Producciones and Netflix
- Farmer Wants A Wife | Eureka Productions for Fox
- FBoy Island | FBoy Island | STX Alternative & The Year Of Elan Productions for Max / The CW, USA
- Ghost Adventures | MY Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery for Travel Channel/Discovery+ and Max
- Kokkedoor Vuur & Vlam | Jaco Loubser & Paul Venter and Homebrew Films for kykNET DStv SA
- Reality Queens of the Jungle | Reality Queens of the Jungle | WBITVP Netherlands for Videoland
- Scared Of The Dark | MultiStory Media and ITV Studios
- Stars On Mars | Eureka Productions for Fox
- Tempting Fortune | Voltage TV and Cineflix Rights for Channel 4 (UK), Roku (North America)
Distribution Innovation
- BBC Earth | BBC Studios
- Brookside returns 40 years after launch | Lime Pictures and All3Media International
- El País FAST TV Channel | El Pais and The Channel Store for The Channel Store
- Gusto TV | Chris Knight and Gusto Worldwide Media for Gusto TV
- FilmBox+ Smart Channels | FilmBox+: Home of Good Movies
- The Channel Store - Easiest gateway to new FAST/AVoD distribution models | The Channel Store for The Channel Store
Excellence in TV Award*
To be revealed ahead of MIPCOM CANNES
Outstanding Contribution to Content*
To be revealed ahead of MIPCOM CANNES
Rising Star Award*
To be revealed ahead of MIPCOM CANNES