Jimmy McGovern Biography

Awards

• 1994BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
• 1995CableACE-Movie or Miniseries: winner
• 1995CableACE-Writing a Movie or Miniseries: nominated
• 1995CableACE-Writing a Movie or Miniseries: nominated
• 1995Edgar-Best Television Feature or Miniseries: winner
• 1995Prix Europa-TV Extra: winner
• 1995Prix Europa-TV Fiction: winner
• 1996BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
• 1996Writer's Award-: winner
• 1996RTS Television Award-Best Writer: winner
• 1996Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-TV - Original Drama Series: winner
• 1997BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: winner
• 1997Edgar-Best Television Feature or Miniseries: winner
• 1997Premio Sergio Amidei-: winner
• 1997Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-TV - Play or Film: winner
• 1998BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Serial: nominated
• 2006RTS Television Award-Best Drama Series: winner
• 2007BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series: winner
• 2007Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
• 2007Edgar-Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay: nominated
• 2007RTS Television Award-Best Drama Series: winner
• 2008BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series: winner
• 2008BAFTA TV Award-Best Writer: nominated
• 2008Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
• 2008Golden Rose-Drama: nominated
• 2010BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
• 2010Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
• 2010Broadcast Award-Best Drama Series or Serial: winner
• 2010Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Drama Series: winner
• 2010RTS Television Award-Drama Series: winner
• 2011Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
• 2011Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Television Drama Series: nominated
• 2013BAFTA TV Award-Best Mini-Series: nominated
• 2013BAFTA TV Award-Best Writer: Drama: nominated
• 2015BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
• 2015Broadcast Award-Best Drama Serial: winner
• 2015RTS Television Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
• 2015RTS Television Award-Best Writer - Drama: nominated
• 2015RTS Television Award-Writer - Drama: nominated
• 2016Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Long Form TV Drama: nominated
• 2018British Screenwriters' Award-Best British TV Drama Writing: nominated
• 2018RTS Television Award-Best Daytime Programme: winner
• 2019Prix Europa-TV Fiction: nominated
• 2019Prix Europa-TV Movie or Mini-Series: winner
• 2020Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Short Form TV Drama: winner
• 2021BAFTA TV Award-Single Drama: nominated
• 2021Rose d'Or Award-Best Drama: nominated
• 2021Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Short Form TV Drama: nominated
• 2022BAFTA TV Award-Mini-Series: winner
• 2022Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Writer: nominated
• 2024Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Drama Mini-Series: winner