Below are the nominations and winners for the 2008 RTS Yorkshire Region Awards

CATEGORIES & NOMINATIONS

1: Unsung Hero of the Year

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JULIE HESELGRAVE nominated by True North Productions
MANDY MILLER nominated by The Leeds Studios WINNER
MARSHA WITTER nominated by itv Productions

2: Best Contribution to New Media

STUDENT COOKING.TV West Park Media for the Internet WINNER
SUMMER FLOODS 2007 BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire for the Internet

3: Best Promotion Award

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE TOURIST BOARD

CHILLOGEN BNT Productions for Moffatt / The Publicity Works
EVERY CHILD MATTERS-ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AT WORK itv Productions for National Campaign to Improve Working Conditions for Children WINNER
SAKS-INDULGENCE Classlane Media for Saks Hair & Beauty

4: Best Music or Use of Music

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THE COSMOS: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE Bob Bradley, for Screenhouse Productions for BBC Two and Open University WINNER
DIAMOND GEEZER Ray Russell for Diamond Geezer – The Series for itv1
THE RISE AND FALL OF TONY BLAIR Michael Scott & Sandy Nuttgens for Mezzo Music Audio for Channel 4

5: Writer of the Year

KEN COOPER – Northern Skies; The Flight; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, BNT Productions for itv Yorkshire & BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
ALISON HUME – Summerhill, Tiger Aspect Productions for cbbc WINNER
KARIN YOUNG – Emmerdale, itv Productions for itv1

6: Craft Team Award

BBC LOOK NORTH, LEEDS - TELEVISION RESOURCES TEAM
THE ROYAL TODAY – POST PRODUCTION TEAM, THE LEEDS STUDIOS WINNER
THE ROYAL TODAY - ProVision TEAM

7: Picture Editor of the Year

MIKE ECCLES, The Leeds Studios
ANDREW LURCUCK, True North Productions
GARY WESTMORELAND, The Leeds Studios WINNER

8: Camerawork of the Year

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MANDY INGHAM, BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
MICHAEL NEWTON, ITV Yorkshire WINNER
MARK STOKES, True North Productions

9: Independent Production Company of the Year

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE FORWARD

ROLLEM PRODUCTION CO LTD
SCREENHOUSE PRODUCTIONS WINNER
TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS

10: TV Journalist of the Year

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PHIL BODMER BBC Yorkshire
JENNY HILL BBC Yorkshire WINNER
ANNE-MARIE TASKER itv Yorkshire

11: Sport Programme or Series of the Year

HATTON HITS LAS VEGAS Beaumont Productions for Setanta Sports
IS IT WORTH IT? – HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS itv Yorkshire WINNER
NETBALL SUPERLEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL TEST SERIES Televideo for BSkyB – Sky Sports

12: Factual/Feature Programme of the Year (Regional)

THE FLIGHT BNT Productions for BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
A FORGOTTEN CITY BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
INSIDE OUT BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire WINNER

13: Factual Programme of the Year (Digital Channel)

BOMBAY RAILWAY 3DI Television for BBC Four WINNER
BRITS BEHIND BARS Diverse Productions for Bravo
NATION ON FILM - BIRTH OF LOCAL RADIO BBC Yorkshire for BBC Four

14: Factual Programme of the Year (Terrestrial Network)
GOD’S WAITING ROOM Century North for Channel 4 WINNER
THE HIDDEN CHILDREN Screenhouse Productions for BBC Two
MY FAKE BABY True North Productions for Channel 4
SCAMS, FIDDLES AND HONEST CLAIMS CENTURY North for Channel 4

15: Best Single Drama, Series or Serial of the Year

Sponsored by SCREEN YORKSHIRE

EMMERDALE itv Productions for itv1
HEARTBEAT itv Productions for itv1 WINNER
THE ROYAL itv Productions for itv1

16: Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE SOCIETY

Ali Rashid WINNER