Meet the Nominees for the 2025 Edinburgh TV Awards

The shortlist for this year’s Awards is packed full of the best acting and producing talent in the television industry from across the UK and internationally.

The ceremony will be hosted by double Emmy-nominated actor, comedian and writerNick Mohammed.

The Edinburgh TV Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday 21 August 2025 in Edinburgh.

Best Drama

Adolescence – Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B Entertainment for Netflix. Director of Photography:Matt Lewis,Cast includes:JoeBarber, Intimacy Coordinator:DavidThackeray

Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films for Netflix.– Cast includes Laura Smyth, Will Hislop,and Joe Bone. Edited by Benjamin Gerstein and with Colleen O'Keeffe,Movement Director.

Blue Lights – for Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films. Written byDeclan Lawn and Adam Patterson. Writer for Episode 3 in S2 -Bronágh Taggart. Cast includesHannah McClean.

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth – for Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group and Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic. Cast includes:Cath McCormack

Rivals– Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+. Starring Alexander Hassell, Katherine Parkinson,Victoria Smurfit, and Anna Acton. DOP Mark Nutkins (eps 5,7), Editor Adam Moss (Eps 6, 8), Costume Designer Ray Holman.

Slow Horses – for See-Saw Films in association with Apple.Danny Cohen- DOP,Choi Ho Man(Production Designer)Lucy Sibbick, (Hair & Makeup)

Best International Drama

Dope Thief – for Apple Studios / A Scott Free Production. Cast includes:Brian Tyree HenryandIdris Debrand

Ripley – Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix. Cast includes:Andrew Scott

Best Comedy Series

Alma’s Not Normal – Expectation for BBC Two. Cast includes: Ash Hunter​

Big Boys – Roughcut TV for Channel 4. Cast includes:Will Hislop

Dinosaur – Two Brothers Pictures for BBC. Cast includesLorn Macdonald, Greg Hemphill, Ep 5 written by Kat Rose-Martin, edited by Robin Peters & Rachel Erskine, and produced by Brian Coffey

Ludwig – Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell & Webb Company for BBC One. Production Designer:Melanie Allen; Hair & Makeup Designer:Vanessa White; Costume Designer:Gabi Yiaxis; StarringAnna Maxwell Martin, Felicity Kendal, andNatali McCleary

Mr Bigstuff – Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions. Created and written byRyan Sampson. Cast includes:Ryan Sampson and Rosie Lou.

We Are Lady Parts – produced by Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. DOPDiana Olifirova, EditorRobbie Morrison. Cast includes:Faith Omole, Sarah Kameela Impey,andSimon Paisley Day.Rashida Seriki,co-wrote Episode 4.

Best Entertainment Series

Last One Laughing – Zeppotron & Initial for Prime Video. FeaturingHarriet Kemsley

Best TV Actor - Drama

Katherine Parkinson in Rivals 

Best TV Actor - Comedy

Lucy Punch in Amandaland

Breakthrough Performance

Maximilian Fairley

Best TV Presenter - Factual

Mobeen Azhar– The Soldiers That Saved Britain