Viagra drama up for six Bafta Cymru awards

The BBC Viagra drama Men Up has collected six nominations

Bafta Cymru has announced the nominations for this year’s awards, with BBC Viagra drama Men Up picking up six nominations.

The BBC's Doctor Who also has five nominations, with Ncuti Gatwa up for best actor, as is Phillip Glenister for his role in another BBC show, Steeltown Murders, which also received five nods.

S4C drama Pren ar y Bryn also picked up five nominations, including Nia Roberts for Best Actress.

“Congratulations to this year’s Bafta Cymru nominees, who on and off-screen have demonstrated exceptional craft and creativity through a very impressive range of work,” said its chair Angharad Mair.

“Today’s Bafta Cymru nominations are a list of must-watch films, TV shows and performances and underscore the importance of nurturing Welsh creative talent,” she added

Men Up saw Aneurin Barnard star as Dr Dylan Pearce, alongside Iwan Rheon, Alexandra Roach, Phaldut Sharma, Paul Rees, and Steffan Rhodri.

It tells the story of the first clinical trials for the drug that eventually became Viagra and helped men with erectile disfunction.

Alexandra Roach was nominated for best actress, with director Ashley Way nominated for best director: fiction.

“I am inspired by the exceptional creativity and skill demonstrated across all 21 categories in this year’s Bafta Cymru Awards," said Bafta Cymru head Rebecca Hardy.

"The nominees are testament to the hard work and commitment to their craft and the strength of the Welsh screen arts. Bafta Cymru is proud to champion our talented creative community here in Wales as well as supporting the next generation to secure our place on the global screen industries map.”

Doctor Who picked up five nominations, with Ncuti Gatwa up for best actor

Full list of Bafta Cymru 2024 nominations:

Actor:

• Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One)

• Philip Glenister – Steeltown Murders (Severn Screen / BBC One Wales)

• Rhodri Meilir – Pren ar y Bryn (Fiction Factory / S4C)

• Sion Daniel Young – Slow Horses (See-Saw Films in association with Apple / Apple TV+)

Actress:

• Aimee-Ffion Edwards – Dreamland (Merman Television / Sky Atlantic)

• Alexandra Roach – Men Up (Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One)

• Annes Elwy – Bariau (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Nia Roberts – Pren ar y Bryn (Fiction Factory / S4C)

Breakthrough Cymru:

• Alaw Llewelyn Roberts – Bariau (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Bethan Marlow – The Date (Candid Broads Productions)

• Daisy Brown – Slammed: The Eighties (BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales)

• Janis Pugh – Chuck Chuck Baby (Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures)

Children’s programme:

• I Was Bullied (Yeti Television / CBBC)

• Newyddion NI (BBC Cymru / S4C)

• Ser Steilio (Yeti Television / S4C)

Philip Glenister is nominated for best actor for his role in Steeltown Murders

Costume design:

• Dawn Thomas-Mondo – Steeltown Murders (Severn Screen / BBC One Wales)

• Hayley Nebauer – Black Cake (Hulu / CBS UK Productions Ltd / Kapital Entertainment / Disney+)

• Ffion Elinor – Pren Ar Y Bryn (Fiction Factory Films / S4C)

Director: factual:

• Caryl Ebenezer – Siân Phillips Yn 90 (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Chloe Fairweather – The Kidnap of Angel Lynn (Wonderhood Studios / Channel 4)

• Jenny Casterton – The Crash Detectives (BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales)

• Jess Howe – Strike! The Women Who Fought Back (Frank Films / BBC One Wales)

Director: fiction:

• Ashley Way – Men Up (Quay Street Productions / Boom Cymru / BBC One)

• Euros Lyn – Heartstopper (See-Saw Films / Netflix)

• Lee Haven Jones – Passenger (Sister Pictures / ITV/ Britbox / ITV1)

• Marc Evans – Steeltown Murders (Severn Screen / BBC One Wales)

Editing:

• Dylan Goch – Firebombers (Zwwm / BBC One Wales)

• John Richards – Men Up (Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One)

• Sara Jones – The Way (Red Seam in association with Little Door Productions / BBC One)

• Tim Hodges – Doctor Who (Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One)

Entertainment programme:

• Cân I Gymru 2024 (Afanti Media / S4C)

• Christmas with Katherine Jenkins (Afanti Media / BBC Two)

• Iaith ar Daith (Welsh on the Road) (Boom Cymru / S4C)

• Max Boyce at 80 (Afanti Media / BBC One Wales)

Factual series:

• Siwrna Scandi Chris (Cwmni Da / S4C)

• Slammed: The Eighties (BBC Cymru Wales / BBC One Wales)

• Welcome to Wrexham (NEO Studios for Boardwalk Pictures / FX/ Disney+)

• Y Frwydr: Stori Anabledd (Cardiff Productions / S4C)

Feature/television film:

• Bolan’s Shoes (Buffalo Dragon)

• Chuck Chuck Baby (Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures)

• Men Up (Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One)

Make-up and hair:

• Claire Pritchard-Jones – Wolf (Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One)

• Claire Williams – Doctor Who (Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One)

• James Spinks – Y Sŵn (Swnllyd)

Photography factual:

• Haydn Denman - Siân Phillips Yn 90 (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Sam Jordan-Richardson – Legends of Welsh Sport: Jim Roberts (On Par Productions / BBC One Wales)

• Theo Tennant – Frontier Town (Beehive Films Ltd)

Photography and lighting: fiction

• Bryan Gavigan – Passenger (SISTER in Association with Northern SISTER / ITV)

• Sam Heasman – Wolf (Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One)

• Sam Thomas – Steeltown Murders (Severn Screen / BBC One Wales)

Presenter:

• Chris Roberts – Siwrna Scandi Chris (Cwmni Da / S4C)

• Lemarl Freckleton – Black Music Wales (Lazerbeam / BBC Two Wales)

• Rhod Gilbert – Rhod Gilbert: A Pain In the Neck (Kailash Films / Llanbobl Vision / Channel 4)

• Stifyn Parri – Paid â Dweud Hoyw (Rondo Media / S4C)

Production design:

• Caroline Steiner – Chuck Chuck Baby (Artemisia Films Ltd / Delta Pictures)

• Gerwyn Lloyd – Pren Ar Y Bryn (Fiction Factory Films / S4C)

• James North – The Winter King (Bad Wolf / ITVX)

Short film:

• Being Seen (On Par Productions)

• Frontier Town (Beehive Films Ltd)

• Smile (Tremendos Films / Captain Howdy Films Ltd)

• Spectre of the Bear (CPE Productions / Ffilm Cymru Wales / BFI Network / BBC Cymru Wales)

Single documentary:

• Paid â Dweud Hoyw (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck (Kailash Films / Llanbobl Vision / Channel 4)

• Siân Phillips (Rondo Media / S4C)

• Strike! The Women Who Fought Back (Frank Films / BBC One Wales)

Sound:

• Sound Team, Doctor Who (Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One)

• Sound Team, Men Up (Quay Street Productions / Boom Cymru / BBC One)

• Sound Team, Wolf (Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One)

Television drama:

• Casualty (BBC Studios / BBC One)

• Pren ar y Bryn (Fiction Factory Films / S4C)

• Steeltown Murders (Severn Screen / BBC One Wales)

Writer:

• Russell T Davies – Doctor Who (Bad Wolf / BBC Studios Productions / BBC One)

• Matthew Barry – Men Up (Boom Cymru / Quay Street Productions / BBC One)

• Megan Gallagher – Wolf (Hartswood Films / APC Studios / BBC One)

The Bafta Cymru Awards winners will be announced in a ceremony at ICCW in Newport on 20 October