Celebrated Apple TV+ shows Slow Horses, Bad Sisters and The Velveteen Rabbit won BAFTA Television Craft Awards at a ceremony Sunday in London. Espionage thriller Slow Horses nabbed two while the others took home one apiece.
BAFTA’s craft awards are similar to technical Emmy and Oscars awards, bestowed separately from the main awards. The main BAFTA awards ceremony takes place May 11.
3 Apple TV+ series score BAFTA TV craft awards
Apple TV+ secured multiple prestigious wins at this year’s BAFTA Television Craft Awards. The streaming service’s critically acclaimed espionage drama Slow Horses led the victory parade with two awards. Meanwhile, hit dark comedy Bad Sisters and family special The Velveteen Rabbit (which received six Emmy nominations last year) also received recognition.
Slow Horses, one of this year’s most-nominated productions, claimed top honors in both the Editing: Fiction category for Robert Frost and Sound: Fiction for the team of Andrew Sissons, Martin Jensen, Joe Beal, Alex Ellerington, Duncan Price and Abbie Shaw. The technical achievements highlight the meticulous craftsmanship that helped make the Gary Oldman-led series a standout in Apple’s programming lineup.
Bad Sisters continued its award-winning streak with Tim Phillips and PJ Harvey taking home the Original Music: Fiction award. The series, which follows the complicated lives of the tight-knit Garvey sisters, also saw recognition at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards.
Completing Apple’s impressive showing, the beloved children’s adaptation The Velveteen Rabbit won for Children’s Craft Team. It honors the collaborative efforts of Tom Bidwell, Jennifer Perrott, Rick Thiele, Sarah Brewerton, Anna Rackard and James Mather in bringing Margery Williams’ classic tale to visual life.
4 wins in total, plus 3 upcoming nominations
Photo: Apple TV+
Apple earned four BAFTA Television Craft Award wins in total, including:
Slow Horses
- Editing: Fiction — Robert Frost
- Sound: Fiction — Andrew Sissons, Martin Jensen, Joe Beal, Alex Ellerington, Duncan Price, Abbie Shaw
Bad Sisters
- Original Music: Fiction — Tim Phillips, PJ Harvey
The Velveteen Rabbit
- Children’s Craft Team — Tom Bidwell, Jennifer Perrott, Rick Thiele, Sarah Brewerton, Anna Rackard, James Mather
Apple TV+’s three additional nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards, presented on Sunday, May 11, include nods for Leading Actor (Gary Oldman) plus Supporting Actor (Jonathan Pryce and Christopher Chung).
These wins cement Apple TV+’s growing reputation for exceptional production quality across diverse programming categories, from adult-oriented dramas to family entertainment. The streaming service continues to build on its previous BAFTA success, having secured four wins in 2024 and multiple accolades in preceding years for series including Silo, The Essex Serpent and documentary productions.
Watch the shows on Apple TV+
You can watch all three award-winning shows on Apple TV, plus other dramas. Apple TV+ is available by subscription for $9.99 with a seven-day free trial. You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. Customers who buy a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
After launching in November 2019, “Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 471 wins and 2,090 award nominations and counting,” the service said.
Apple TV+ is home to more than 200 exclusive movies and TV shows (including breakout soccer comedy Ted Lasso). The service also offers documentaries, dramas, comedies, kids shows and more.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
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