‘This Is Gonna Hurt’ Stars Win at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod, the stars of It will hurt won best actor at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Derry girls picked up a penny.

It will hurt couldn’t even land a Best Drama Series nomination because that gong went to another BBC drama sherwood, but Whishaw and Mod saw off competition from the likes of Anna Maxwell Martin, Leslie Manville and Gary Oldman to win the big prizes.

Mod’s win will raise even more eyebrows when the BAFTA TV judges decide to remove her from this week’s Best Actress nomination list in favor of Kate Winslet, Sarah Lancashire and Imelda Staunton. Whishaw received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.

Mod’s portrayal of struggling young doctor Shruti won the hearts of critics, while Whishaw’s starring role as Adam also won for the adaptation of Kay’s book written by Adam Kay.

Meanwhile in the awards voted for by the British media press, Lisa McGee’s Derry girls Season 3 won Channel 4’s Best Comedy and Best Writer awards following the emotional end of the Northern Irish hit. McGee triumphed in a crowded category that was also favored by Steven Knight Peaky Blinders And SAS: Rogue HeroesSharon Horgan for bad sisters And Sherwood’s Graham.

Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper I hate Suzie too won Best Drama Miniseries and The traitors continued his fantastic year with Best entertainment.

There was also a win for Channel 4’s Breakthrough Talent big boys creator Jack Rooke, while at the other end of the age spectrum Jeremy Paxman received the Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting.

The award ceremony takes place this afternoon in London.

BPG award winner completed

Best Documentary Miniseries 1-3 episodes

The Real Mo Farah (Atomised Studios in association with Red Bull Studios for BBC One)

Best Documentary Series 4+ episodes

Frozen Planet II (BBC Studios Natural History Unit production with BBC America, France Télévisions, ZDF and The Open University)

Best Comedy

Derry Girls S3 (Hattrick Productions for Channel 4)

Best entertainment

The Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC One)

Best Drama Miniseries 1-3 episodes

I Hate Suzie Too (Bad Wolf for Sky Atlantic)

Best Drama Series 4+ Episodes

Sherwood (Home Productions for BBC One)

Best actress

Ambika Mod – This Is Gonna Hurt (Sister in association with Terrible Productions for BBC One and AMC+)

Best actor

Ben Whishaw – This Is Gonna Hurt (Sister in association with Terrible Productions for BBC One and AMC+)

Dear author

Lisa McGee – Derry Girls (Hattrick Productions for Channel 4)

BPG Breakthrough Talent Award

Jack Rooke, writer, Big Boys (Roughcut Television for Channel 4)

BPG Jury Prize

BBC Local Radio (English BBC regions)

radio program of the year

In Dark Corners (BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Radio 4)

Best Podcast

The Coming Storm (long form audio for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service)

Audio presenter of the year

Marianna Spring for War On Truth and Disaster Trolls (BBC Radio 44 and BBC Sounds)

Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting

Jeremy Paxman