More Awards For Broadchurch: Four Wins At The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjdfLlKLvVsyqiHkO4bNDqwq2jo1QkmP8BYsgS7GisKx998VQyQtqE2Li9bLZ6MuuJ0tlLWtbuuazQ0HNstkuwt9R2cM4LETuqKPZIQVDZJyJ5MrXK2q5GAXewBqXGQRcFwMHOpPgGxgF/s1600/BC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjdfLlKLvVsyqiHkO4bNDqwq2jo1QkmP8BYsgS7GisKx998VQyQtqE2Li9bLZ6MuuJ0tlLWtbuuazQ0HNstkuwt9R2cM4LETuqKPZIQVDZJyJ5MrXK2q5GAXewBqXGQRcFwMHOpPgGxgF/s1600/BC.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There were more awards wins for the <i>Broadchurch</i> team tonight at the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards which were announced this evening at London's Grosvenor Park Hotel. The programme and cast scooped an amazing four of the Dagger Awards in total. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards celebrate the very best of British and international crime fiction and drama. Tonight's ceremony was hosted by Bradley Walsh and saw awards presented for Best UK and International Crime Series, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Film, alongside prestigious Crime Writers’ Association awards including Gold Dagger for the Best Crime Novel of the Year, and the New Blood Dagger for the Best New Crime Writer of the Year.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Broadchurch,</i> created by Chris Chibnall and produced for ITV by Kudos,<i> </i>won the TV Dagger Award, seeing off stiff competition from <i>Luther, Top Of The Lake, The Fall</i> and <i>Bletchley Circle</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant won the Best Actor Dagger for his role as DI Alec Hardy in the eight part ITV drama in a category that included Damian Lewis, Idris Elba, Paddy Considine and Jason Isaacs</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Andrew Buchan won the Best Supporting Actor Dagger; however his fellow cast members Jodie Whittaker and Pauline Quire were not so lucky, both losing out in the Best Supporting Actress category to Amelia Bullmore (<i>Scott And Bailey</i>).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Olivia Colman won Best Actress dagger for her performance as DS Ellie Miller, beating Sophie Grabol, Claire Danes, Lesley Sharp and Gillian Anderson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The TV Dagger<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luther</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Top of the <st1:place w:st="on">Lake</st1:place></span></li><li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Broadchurch - WINNER</span></b></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Fall</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bletchley Circle</span></li></ul><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Best Actor Dagger<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Damien Lewis for Homeland</span></li><li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant for Broadchurch -WINNER</span></b></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Idris Elba for Luther</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jason Isaacs for Case Histories</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paddy Considine for The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in <st1:street w:st="on">Angel Lane</st1:street></span></li></ul><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Best Actress Dagger<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sofie Grabol for The Killing 3</span></li><li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Olivia Colman for Broadchurch - WINNER</span></b></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Claire Danes for Homeland</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gillian Anderson for The Fall</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lesley Sharp for Scott & Bailey</span></li></ul><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Best Supporting Actress Dagger<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pauline Quirke for Broadchurch</span></li><li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amelia Bullmore for Scott & Bailey -WINNER</span></b></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly Hunter for Top of the <st1:place w:st="on">Lake</st1:place></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jodie Whittaker for Broadchurch</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruth Wilson for Luther</span></li></ul><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Best Supporting Actor Dagger<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul McGann for A Mother's Son </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mandy Patinkin for Homeland</span></li><li><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Andrew Buchan for Broadchurch - WINNER</span></b></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Warren Brown for Luther</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Roger Allam for Endeavour</span></li></ul><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The awards will be televised on ITV3 on the 27th October at 9pm.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A full list of winners is available on the <a href="http://www.crimethrillerawards.com/winners-of-the-specsavers-crime-thriller-awards-2013-revealed/"><span style="color: blue;">Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards website</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id189.html"><span style="color: blue;">Find out more about Broadchurch on our website</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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