WFTV Awards 2023 celebrate on and off-screen achievements of women in film and TV

The 2023 WFTV (Women in Film & Television) Awards toasted the work, success and achievements of women in front of and behind the camera at a glittering ceremony held at London Hilton Park Lane on Friday 1 December.

The event, hosted by Katherine Ryan, saw Meera Syal CBE honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alison Hammond, Gbemisola Ikumelo and Louisa Compton amongst winners.

Other victors included Claire Ellis (senior dialogue editor at Molinare), who was presented with the MBS Equipment Co Craft Award by Tom Burke. Sarah Brewerton (editor, Nolly, It’s a Sin) won the Disney+ Contribution to the Medium Award presented by Susan Wokoma, while Nina Hartstone (supervising sound editor, Saltburn, Bohemian Rhapsody) won the Creative Technology Award presented by Edith Bowman.

Guests who celebrated the winners and nominees also included Adjoa Andoh, Aimee Lou Wood, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Edith Bowman, Genevieve O’Reilly, Katie Price, Laura Whitmore, Romola Garai, Rosie Jones, Sheridan Smith, Susan Wokoma, Victoria Derbyshire, David Morrissey, Jack Thorne, Leigh Francis, Lenny Henry, Mo Gilligan and Tom Burke.

The full list of Women in Film & Television Awards 2023 winners and presenters is as follows:

• Sanne Wohlenberg (producer, Andor): The ENVY Producer Award presented by Genevieve O’Reilly
• Gbemisola Ikumelo (actor, Famalam, Black Ops): The Argonon Best Performance Award presented by Mo Gilligan
• Alison Hammond (presenter on This Morning, Great British Bake Off): The EIKON Presenter Award presented by Carol Vorderman
• Lynn Saunders (head of Liverpool Film Office, Liverpool City Council): The Mercury Business Award presented by David Morrissey
• Claire Ellis (senior dialogue editor, Molinare TV and Film): The MBS Equipment Co Craft Award presented by Tom Burke
• Louisa Compton (head of news and current affairs and specialist factual and sport at Channel 4): The BBC News and Factual Award presented by Victoria Derbyshire
• Tobi Kyeremateng, (film and TV producer, How to be a Person): The Netflix New Talent Award presented by Adjoa Andoh
• Georgie Emary (producer, 24 Hours in Police Custody): The IMDb Project Management Award presented by Laura Whitmore
• Nina Hartstone (supervising sound editor, Saltburn, Bohemian Rhapsody): The Creative Technology Award presented by Edith Bowman
• Grace Ofori-Attah (writer, Malpractice): The ScreenSkills Writing Award presented by Sheridan Smith
• Aoife McArdle, (director, Severance): The BBC Studios Director Award presented by Freema Agyeman
• Tanya Motie and Ally Castle (project leads, The TV Access Project: The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award presented by Jack Thorne
• Sarah Brewerton (editor, Nolly, It’s a Sin): The Disney+ Contribution to the Medium Award presented by Susan Wokoma
• Meera Syal CBE: The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Sir Lenny Henry CBE