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BROADCAST TECH INNOVATION AWARDS 2026: THE POST-PRODUCTION SHORTLIST, FROM AUDIO AND GRADING TO POST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR.

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By Fitzrovia Post · 19 October 2026

The shortlist is out

Broadcast revealed the shortlist for its Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2026 on 14 October. A panel of industry experts will now decide the winners across 21 categories, and the results will be announced at a gala dinner at The Brewery, London on 26 November 2026. The 2026 awards are sponsored by Appear, Digital Garage, EIZO, Gravity Media, Medialease, NEP and Netflix. (Broadcast)

Entries closed on 18 September 2026, and the organisers describe the awards as celebrating "the exceptional teams behind the most outstanding broadcast productions of the past year". (Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards)

The categories range from live production, studio builds and AI tools to sustainability and skills. For anyone working in post, the most closely watched are the audio, grading, VFX and post producer awards. (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Excellence in audio post-production (scripted)

Five entries made the scripted audio shortlist, and three of them come from Jumbuck Film & TV: (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Excellence in audio post-production (non-scripted)

The non-scripted audio category has seven nominees, spanning documentary, natural history and archive-led factual: (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Grading: scripted and non-scripted

In scripted grading, the nominees are Aidan Farrell of The Farm Post Production (Lord of the Flies), Alex Beards of LA Post (Granite Harbour Series 3), Colin Brown of BSQUARED (Coldwater), Nuala Sheridan of The Farm (Small Prophets), Paul Harrison of Residence Pictures (Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue), Ross Baker of Molinare (Frauds) and Taryn Calverey of Blazing Griffin (Grow). (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

In non-scripted grading, the nominees are Emma Johnson of The Finish Line (This Land), Enge Gray of Racoon (Race Across the World Series 6), John Sackey of Serious Facilities (Banjo and Ro's Grand Island Hotel), Jon Bruce of BSQUARED (Sara Price: Chasing Dakar), Katherine Jamieson of Splice Post (Pompeii Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston), Ross Baker of Molinare (Should I Marry a Murderer?) and Simon Bland of Films @ 59 (How to Live on Earth). Both grading categories are sponsored by EIZO. (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Ross Baker is the only colourist named in both grading categories, and LA Post's Granite Harbour Series 3 is shortlisted for both scripted audio and scripted grading. (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

VFX, post producers and young talent

The Excellence in VFX shortlist features Untold Studios (Remarkably Bright Creatures), Graham Stott and the Moonraker VFX team (Evolution), Industrial Light & Magic with Lux Aeterna (The Dinosaurs), the Milk Visual Effects team (Under Salt Marsh), Serious FX (Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Series 8) and Tanvir Hanif of Digital Imaging FX (Brassic). (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Post Producer of the Year is contested by Aimee Silverman of ITN Post, Marie Nichols of Bumblebee, and three Home Post Production names: Jen Powell, Laura Praciak and Laura Taylor. Home Post Production's Tech Ops Team is also on the Tech Team of the Year list, alongside The Finish Line Post Production. (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Young Talent of the Year (Post-Production), sponsored by Netflix, shortlists Asya Al Kooheji (Framestore), Connor Eves (Sky Post Production), Heather Mills (Particle 6), Isabel Derr (Azimuth Post Production), Isabelle Yung (ITN Post) and Kitty Banks (FixFX). (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

Post work beyond the craft categories

Post facilities also feature outside the craft awards. Best Use of Archive includes The Investigation of Lucy Letby (ITN Productions and ITN Post for Netflix) and Wham! 10 Days in China (Supercollider and Bumblebee Post Production for BBC). Standout Tech of the Year includes freispace's post-production scheduling platform, and Best Innovation Project includes Remarkably Bright Creatures, for creating the Pacific octopus Marcellus on the cloud with Netflix, Anonymous Content, Night Owl Stories and Untold Studios. (BTIA 2026 shortlist)

What happens next

The judges now deliberate, and the winners will be announced on Thursday 26 November 2026 at The Brewery, London. (Broadcast)

Fitzrovia Post provides sound and picture post-production from its London studios.

FAQ When are the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2026? The winners will be announced at the awards night on Thursday 26 November 2026 at The Brewery, London. The shortlist was announced on 14 October 2026, after entries closed on 18 September 2026.

How many categories are there this year? There are 21 categories, covering areas such as AI tools and workflow, archive, studio builds, live production, sustainability, audio post-production, grading, VFX, post producer of the year, tech team of the year and three young talent awards.

Who is shortlisted for Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Scripted)? Jumbuck Film & TV teams for Alice & Steve (with Foley from Sound Disposition), Rivals Season 2 and Legends; LA Post for Granite Harbour Series 3; and Mark Briscoe of Home Post Production for Tip Toe.

Who is shortlisted for Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Non-Scripted)? Sky Post Production for The Salt Path Scandal, Splice Post for A Toxic Love Story, Home Post Production for Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire, Films @ 59 for Nightmares of Nature, Kate Davis and Stephen Gilbert for Rebel Country, Thaddaios Yianni of runVT for In Ten Pictures Series 3, and Molinare for Bowie: The Final Act.

Who is up for Post Producer of the Year? Aimee Silverman of ITN Post, Marie Nichols of Bumblebee, and Jen Powell, Laura Praciak and Laura Taylor of Home Post Production.

Who sponsors the 2026 awards? Broadcast lists the 2026 sponsors as Appear, Digital Garage, EIZO, Gravity Media, Medialease, NEP and Netflix.

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