Crime Thriller Awards
| Crime Thriller Awards | |
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 ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards logo |
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| Awarded for | The best in crime and thriller fiction |
| Presented by | Crime Writers' Association (2009) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Official website | Crime Thriller Awards |
The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The inaugural event was held on 3 October 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel, hosted by comedian and Jonathan Creek actor Alan Davies. It was televised on ITV3 on 6 October. The ceremony was preceded by seven weeks of crime-thriller-related programming on ITV3.
In 2009, the awards were merged with the Daggers, the awards presented by the Crime Writers' Association. A second "crime thriller season" was broadcast over six weeks on ITV3 before the awards were presented on 21 October. The 2009 ceremony was sponsored by the high street optician chain Specsavers.[1]
The 2010 awards ceremony, which was broadcast on ITV3 on 12 October, was presented by Marcus Brigstocke. He returned to present the 2011 awards ceremony, shown on ITV3 on 11 October.
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[edit] 2008 awards
Film of the Year
TV Crime Drama
- Criminal Justice (BBC)
- Spooks (BBC)
- Ashes to Ashes (BBC)
- He Kills Coppers (ITV)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (BBC)
- Wire in the Blood (ITV)
International TV Crime Drama
Best Actress
- Hermione Norris (Spooks)
- Keeley Hawes (Ashes to Ashes)
- Amanda Redman (New Tricks)
- Kelly Reilly (He Kills Coppers)
- Jill Scott (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency)
Best Actor
- Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks)
- Philip Glenister (Ashes to Ashes)
- James Nesbitt (Midnight Man and Murphy's Law)
- Dominic West (The Wire)
- Ben Whishaw (Criminal Justice)
Author of the Year
International Author of the Year
Breakthrough Author of the Year
- Stuart MacBride (Broken Skin)
ITV3 Writer’s Award for Classic TV Drama (public vote)
The International Crime Writing Hall of Fame
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Agatha Christie
- P. D. James
[edit] 2009 awards
The 2009 nominations were announced on 7 September 2009. The awards were presented on 21 October and televised on ITV3 on 27 October.
The CWA Gold Dagger
The CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The Film Dagger
- Gran Torino (Warner Bros)
- Quantum of Solace (Sony)
- Changeling (Universal)
- Public Enemies (Universal)
- State of Play (Universal)
The TV Dagger
- Red Riding, Channel 4 Films for Channel 4
- Wallander, Left Bank Pictures for BBC One
- Spooks, Kudos for BBC One
- Place of Execution, Coastal Productions for ITV1
- Ashes to Ashes, Kudos for BBC One
The International TV Dagger
- The Wire, HBO for BBC Two
- Dexter, Clyde Phillips Production for FX
- Wallander, Yellow Bird for BBC Four
- The Mentalist, Warner Bros for Five
The Best Actress Dagger
The Best Actor Dagger
- Dominic West for The Wire
The International Crimewriting Hall of Fame
[edit] 2010 awards
The 2010 awards were televised on ITV3 on 12 October.
The CWA Gold Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger
The Film Dagger
The TV Dagger
- Sherlock, (BBC Wales/Hartswood Films/WGBH-TV for BBC One)
- Ashes to Ashes (series 3), (BBC Wales/Kudos/Monastic Productions) for BBC One)
- Luther, (BBC Productions for BBC One)
- Wallander (series 2), (Left Bank Pictures/Yellow Bird/TKBC for BBC One)
The International TV Dagger
- Wallander (series 2), (Yellow Bird for TV4)
The Best Actress Dagger
- Maxine Peake for Criminal Justice
- Glenn Close for Damages
- Hermione Norris for Spooks
- Keeley Hawes for Ashes to Ashes and Identity
- Sue Johnston for Waking the Dead
The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
- Matthew Macfadyen for Criminal Justice
- Laurence Fox for Lewis
- Rupert Graves for Sherlock
- Tom Hiddleston for Wallander
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger
The People's Detective Dagger
[edit] 2011 awards
The 2011 awards were televised on ITV3 on 11 October.
The TV Dagger
- Case Histories, (Ruby Films for BBC One)
The Film Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger
The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
- Rafe Spall for The Shadow Line
- Aidan Gillen for Thorne
- Bjarne Henriksen for The Killing
- John Lithgow for Dexter
- Soren Malling for The Killing
The International TV Dagger
- The Killing, (Fox Television Studios/Fuse Entertainment for AMC)
- Boardwalk Empire, (Leverage/Closest to the Hole Productions/Sikelia Productions/Cold Front Productions for HBO)
- Castle, (ABC Studios/Beacon Pictures/Experimental Pictures for ABC)
- Dexter, (Showtime Networks/John Goldwyn Productions/Colleton Company/The Clyde Phillips Productions for Showtime)
- Spiral, (Son et Lumière for Canal+)
The Best Actor Dagger
- Idris Elba for Luther
The Best Actress Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CWA Gold Dagger
The People's Bestseller Dagger
[edit] References
- "ITV Crime Thriller Awards: About the Awards. itv.com (ITV plc). Retrieved on 7 October 2008.
- Allen, Kate (7 September 2009). "Coben, Cole, Atkinson vie for crime awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
- Flood, Alison (22 October 2009). "British readers vote Harlan Coben their favourite crime writer". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved on 28 October 2009.
- Rosser, Michael, (6 October 2008). "Morse author honoured at Crime Thriller Awards". Broadcast (Emap Media). Retrieved on 7 October 2008.
- ^ Allen, Katie (1 September 2009). "CWA and Cactus launch crime season". The Bookseller.
