Meera Syal, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Alison Hammond Win Women In Film & TV Awards

Max Goldbart
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EXCLUSIVE: Meera Syal, Alison Hammond and the BBC’s Black Ops creator Gbemisola Ikumelo scooped awards at this afternoon’s Women in Film & TV Awards 2023.

Syal was handed a lifetime achievement award a few months after being given the same by BAFTA in what is turning out to be quite the year for the Goodness Gracious Me star, as she joined past winners including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackson. Syal, who was presented the trophy by Lenny Henry, said she was honored “to be celebrating this with so many inspirational, talented women that I have the privilege to share an industry with.”

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Hammond won best presenter for her work on ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off at the London awards. Ikumelo, meanwhile, one of the UK’s buzziest up-and-coming creatives, was given the performance gong for her leading role in the BBC’s Black Ops, which she also co-created.

Other winners included Severance director Aoife McArdle, Andor producer Sanne Wohlenberg and Channel 4 news boss Louisa Compton. The full list can be seen below.

Host Katherine Ryan said: “I have had such a great day hosting the awards for the second time. It is so special to be a part of the celebration of so many talented and inspiring women working across such a variety of areas in film and TV.”

This year’s ceremony saw a wealth of talent attending including the likes of Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood, Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh and Elisabeth Murdoch.

The full list of winners

Sanne Wohlenberg (producer, Andor): The ENVY Producer Award

Gbemisola Ikumelo (actor, Famalam, Black Ops): The Argonon Best Performance Award

Alison Hammond, presenter (This Morning, Great British Bake Off): The EIKON Presenter Award

Lynn Saunders (Head of Liverpool Film Office, Liverpool City Council): The Mercury Business Award

Claire Ellis, Senior Dialogue Editor, Molinare TV and Film: The MBS Equipment Co Craft Award

Louisa Compton, Head of News and Current Affairs and Specialist Factual and Sport at Channel 4: The BBC News and Factual Award

Tobi Kyeremateng, film and TV producer (How to be a Person): The Netflix New Talent Award

Georgie Emary, producer (24 Hours in Police Custody): The IMDb Project Management Award

Nina Hartstone, supervising sound editor (Saltburn, Bohemian Rhapsody): The Creative Technology Award

Grace Ofori-Attah, writer (Malpractice): The ScreenSkills Writing Award

Aoife McArdle, director (Severance): The BBC Studios Director Award

Tanya Motie and Ally Castle, Project Leads, The TV Access Project: The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award

Sarah Brewerton, Editor (Nolly, It’s a Sin): The Disney+ Contribution to the Medium Awar

Meera Syal CBE: The EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award

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