TV DRAMA SUBMISSIONS GUIDANCE 2025

The award is open to all television drama production that had its first transmission on British television, including terrestrial, cable, satellite, Netflix, Apple, Amazon or other internet channels between 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025.

How to submit your entry:-

• Please fill in the form on the right to submit your project for approval.

Submissions can initially be made without a clip reel. Accompanying clip reels must be submitted by the 20th December 2025. Please email your clip reel to us at enquiries@theoperatorawards.com. Once your submission is approved you will be notified.

Please visit the clips page for further information on how to prepare the 10 minute reel required . 

If you are submitting on behalf of an operator, thank you.  Upon approval the operator will be notified of your submission and invited to the clips page to create the 10 minute reel required. Your work as submitter is done. Thank you for supporting our operators. 

• The submitted operators create a 10 minute clip following the instructions on the clips page. 

Entries can be from a single drama or from ONE episode of a regular drama or mini series.

The ten-minute selection can be a continuous excerpt or series of excerpts, each no shorter than 30 seconds and in the original aspect ratio. Complete scenes do not need to be shown, but excerpts must not be edited to alter the original sequence of shots or chronological order.

The excerpt(s) must carry the original sound track only.

• SUBMISSIONS CLOSE AT NOON ON THE 20th DECEMBER 2025
• SUBMISSIONS FOR DRAMAS AIRING OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD CAN SUBMIT UP UNTIL 31st DECEMBER 2025. PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING DURING THIS PERIOD. 

• Voting opens to the ACO,GBCT and BSC membership from Noon on the 1st January 2026 until noon on the 12th January 2026

• The final five nominees are presented to the panel of judges and the winner is selected. 

• All final nominees are invited to attend the BSC Awards Night on February 7th 2026 where the winner will be announced. 

Good Luck and congratulations on achieving industry recognition of excellence in your work.