FILM
| SALTBURN | Lucky Chap Entertainment/ Amazon MGM Studios | Emerald Fennell |
| THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN | Amazon Studios | Will Sharpe |
| THE SANDS OF VENUS | Potboiler Productions/ BBC Film | Tony Grisoni |
| PETERLOO | Thin Man Films/ BFI Film Fund | Mike Leigh |
| MR TURNER | Amusement Park Films/ Sony | Mike Leigh | Nominee: BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| CHATROOM | Ruby Films | Hideo Nakata |
| LOOK AT ME I’M BEAUTIFUL | Paranoid Pictures | Paul Gaye |
| ALL OR NOTHING | Les Films ALain Sarde | Mike Leigh |
| THE FINAL CURTAIN | DNA Films | Patrick Harkins |
| TOPSY TURVY | Goldwyn Films | Mike Leigh |
| THE MERCY | Studio Canal | James March |
| A MERRY WAR | Arts Council of England | Robert Bierman |
TELEVISION
| LUDWIG | BBC Studios | Robert McKillop |
| INSIDE NO. 9 | BBC Comedys | Various |
| JOAN | Snowed In Productions/All3Media International | Richard Laxton |
| THE LONG SHADOW | All3Media International | Lewis Arnold |
| THE GOLD | Tannadice Pictures/Paramount+ | Lawrence Gough/Aneil Karia |
| STONEHOUSE | Snowed-In Productions | Jon S. Baird |
| WITHOUT SIN | BYO Films | Al Mackay |
| MAGPIE MURDERS | Eleventh Hour Films | Peter Cattaneo |
| ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL | Playground Television | Brian Percival |
| PISTOL | Decibel Film | Danny Boyle |
| PENNYWORTH (3 SERIES) | DC Comics | Various |
| HANNA | Amazon Studios | Various |
| MUM (3 SERIES) | Big Talk Productions/BBC | Various |
| HARLOTS (2 SERIES) | Monumental Pictures | Various |
| NEXT OF KIN | Mammoth Screen | Justin Chadwick/ Jamie Childs |
| C.B Strike: SILKWORM | Bronte Film & TV/ BBC One | Keiron Hawkes |
| MAIGRET | Peket Ltd for ITV | Sarah Harding |
| VERA | ITV | Jamie Childs |
| PETER PAN | Headline Pictures | Diarmuid Lawrence |
| CODE OF A KILLER | World | James Strong |
| THAT DAY WE SANG | Endor | Victoria Wood |
| CALL THE MIDWIFE | Neal Street | China Moo-Yung/Minky Spiro/Roger Goldby |
| THE TOWN | Big Talk | Colin Teague |
| CORONATION STREET | ITV | Laurence Moody |
| PHONE SHOP | Talkback | Phil Bowker |
| MIDSOMER MURDERS | Bentley | Peter Smith |
| VICTORIA WOOD XMAS SPECIAL | Phil McIntyre Television | John Birkin |
| CASUALTY 1909 | Stone City Films | Bryn Higgins |
| SUNSHINE | Jelly Legs | Craig Cash |
| MAY CONTAIN NUTS | Tiger Aspect | John Henderson |
| PEEP SHOW | Objective | Becky Martin |
| SKINS | Company | Adam Smith |
| HOUSEWIFE 49 | Granada | Gavin Millar |
| INNOCENCE | Tightrope Productions & BBC s | Bill Anderson |
| HEARTBEAT | Granada | Adrian Bean |
| BODIES | Hat Trick/BBC | Iain McDonald |
| NO ANGELS | World | Harry Bradbeer |
| LIFE BEGINS | Granada | Charlie Palmer |
| MURDER CITY | Granada | Richard Spence |
| HOLBY CITY | BBC | Colin Bucksey |
| EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT ME | BBC | Alrick Riley |
| MURDER IN MIND | BBC | Frank W Smith |
| LONDON’S BURNING | LWT | Various |
| HEARTBEAT | Yorkshire Television | Baz Taylor |
| EASTENDERS | BBC | Sue Butterworth |
| PEAK PRACTICE | Carlton | Alan Grint |
THEATRE
| BRIEF ENCOUNTER | Kneehigh for West End/Broadway | Emma Rice |
| JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES | Northampton Theatre | Mark Rosenblatt |
| A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | The National Theatre | Emma Rice |
| EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON | West End /ACT Productions | Peter Gill |
| BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | The Royal Shakespeare Company | Laurence Boswell |
| THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | The Royal Shakespeare Company | Adrian Noble |
| JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES | Theatre Royal, Bath | Dominic Hill |
| EDEN END | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Ian Brown |
| INCONCEIVABLE | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Laurence Boswell |
| A DOLL’S HOUSE | Stephen Joseph Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn |
| THE BOY WHO FELL INTO A BOOK | Stephen Joseph Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn |
| FOOL TO YOURSELF | Stephen Joseph Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn |
| ABIGAIL’S PARTY | Far East Tour | Ian Masters |
| TWO WEEKS WITH THE QUEEN | National Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn |
| UP ‘N’ UNDER | Hull Truck | John Godber |
| THE GREAT BIG RADIO SHOW | Buxton Opera House | Angela Hardcastle |
| CHEAP AND CHEERFUL | Stephen Joseph Theatre | Alan Ayckbourn |