The Broadcasting Press Guild has announced Special Award winners for the BPG Awards 2025.
Chosen by journalists who write about television, streaming and audio, the three Special Award categories are bestowed by the BPG Executive Committee to award Excellence in British Drama, Outstanding TV Executive and the Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Drama, and will be handed out during the ceremony on March 20.
Sister Pictures co-founder and executive producer Jane Featherstone will be honoured at this week’s BPG Awards with the Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting, sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery. The award celebrates Featherstone’s career. As the former CEO of Kudos and co-chairman of Shine UK, Featherstone “played a pivotal role in bringing high-quality drama to mainstream audiences, transforming Kudos into one of the UK’s most influential independent production companies.” Under her leadership, Kudos produced dramas including the BAFTA-winning Broadchurch and Life on Mars, as well as Spooks and The Hour. In 2015, she founded Sister Pictures, whose portfolio includes Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, Black Doves, This Is Going to Hurt, Gangs of London, and The Split.
Anne Mensah, Vice President of Content at Netflix UK, is awarded with the BPG Jury Prize for Outstanding TV Executive. This award celebrates her significant contributions to British television since joining Netflix in 2019. As Netflix’s first UK-based commissioner, she has played a pivotal role in bringing acclaimed projects to life, including Baby Reindeer, Strike: The Uncivil War, and Scoop. Mensah has championed underrepresented British voices both on- and off-screen. Her efforts include commissioning groundbreaking series such as Supacell and Heartstopper, as well as investing in scholarships and training programmes to support Black creators and emerging talent.
This year’s BPG Jury Award for Excellence in British Drama goes to Playground and Company Pictures for their series Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light on BBC1. The series (also nominated in the BPG Drama category) concludes the Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning Wolf Hall saga, based on Hilary Mantel’s novels. A decade after the first series, The Mirror & The Light reunites the original creative team to chronicle the dramatic rise and fall of one of Henry VIII’s most influential advisors.
The winners of the BPG Awards 2025 Special Awards will be presented with their accolades at the 51st edition of the Broadcasting Press Guild’s BPG Awards 2025 on Thursday 20 March.
The BPG’s chair Manori Ravindran said: “The BPG Awards have long celebrated the very best in British television, streaming, and audio, and this year’s Special Award winners exemplify excellence, innovation, and storytelling at its finest. From the gripping conclusion of Wolf Hall to the visionary leadership of Anne Mensah and Jane Featherstone’s extraordinary contributions to drama, these honourees have shaped the industry in profound ways. We are proud to recognise their remarkable achievements.”
The previously announced full list of BPG Awards 2025nominees can be found here
BPG AWARDS 2025 – SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:
HARVEY LEE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BROADCASTING (Sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery)
Jane Featherstone
BPG JURY PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING TV EXECUTIVE
Anne Mensah
VP, Content at Netflix
BPG JURY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BRITISH DRAMA
Wolf Hall
Playground and Company Pictures for BBC One
Jon Creamer
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