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A Best Actor nomination for Stephen Dillane (The Hours, Game of Thrones) as folklorist Robert Whyman in Sea Longing, Best Actress nomination for Rebecca Front as Fiona in the Alcoholics Anonymous-inspired Love in Recovery, and Best Scripted Comedy nomination for Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar are amongst the finalists for the 2020 成人论坛 Audio Drama Awards.

Best Actor finalists also include Stanley Townsend (All About Eve) for his role as Barry in the true-life story of The Macefield Plot, whilst finalists for Best Actress also include Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) for her role as Christine in A Badge.

The awards will be presented to a variety of productions, from the classics to the contemporary. Best adaptation finalists including Orlando by Virginia Woolf, and the eco-thriller Forest 404 in the Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama category.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Radio Theatre at 成人论坛 Broadcasting House, London on the evening of Sunday 2 February 2020, hosted by Meera Syal.

The 成人论坛 Audio Drama Awards mark the hard work and creativity of professionals across the field, from actors to writers, producers, and sound designers. The awards showcase diverse artistic endeavours, a wide range of formats, tackling an array of themes, and spanning both on air and online productions. As the biggest commissioner of audio drama globally, the 成人论坛 is proud to highlight the achievements of the sector.

The categories are judged by a team of industry experts including Ruth Jones, Baz Bamigboye and Mark Bonnar. In its nine-year history, the 成人论坛 Audio Drama Awards has presented trophies to acclaimed talents including Andrew Scott, Dame Sian Phillips, Sir John Hurt, Vicky McClure, Sir Ian McKellen, Monica Dolan, David Threlfall and The Archers.

The 成人论坛 Audio Drama Awards covers productions first broadcast in English in the UK between 1 October 2018 and 31 October 2019, or first uploaded/published/released for free listening online in the UK during the same period. In addition, the Best European Audio Drama welcomes dramas in other languages than English.

Entries were welcome from all makers of audio drama, and were not restricted to 成人论坛 broadcasts. Each programme producer could enter up to four categories (one entry only per category). The audio drama had to be submitted exactly as broadcast or uploaded. There was no entry fee.

The Imison Award is administered by the Society of Authors and the Tinniswood Award by the Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild.

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Full list of finalists

Best Actor

• Stephen Dillane, Sea Longing, director Karen Rose, Sweet Talk, 成人论坛 Radio 3
• Sule Rimi, I Am Kanye West, director John Norton, 成人论坛 Cymru Wales, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Stanley Townsend, The Macefield Plot, director David Hunter, 成人论坛 Radio Drama London, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Actress

• Rebecca Front, Love In Recovery, director Ben Worsfield, King Bert, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Katherine Kelly, A Badge, director Tony Pitts, Savvy Productions, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Lydia Wilson, Black Water: An American Story, director Gaynor Macfarlane, 成人论坛 Scotland, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Adaptation

• Body Tourists by Jane Rogers, producer Clive Brill, Brill Productions, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Black Water: An American Story by Joyce Carol Oates, adapted by Sarah Wooley, producer Gaynor Macfarlane, 成人论坛 Scotland, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Orlando by Virginia Woolf, adapted by Caroline Bird, Amanda Dalton, Zena Edwards, Hannah Silva and Karen McCarthy Woolf, producer Nadia Molinari, 成人论坛 Radio Drama North, 成人论坛 Radio 3

Best Debut Performance

• Nadia Clifford, Good News Stories, director Mary Peate, 成人论坛 Radio Drama London, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• George Kent, A Kestrel For A Knave, director Fiona McAlpine, Goldhawk Essential, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Sade Malone, Torn, director Gary Brown, 成人论坛 Radio Drama North, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Director

• Mair Bosworth, Deaf Republic, 成人论坛 Bristol, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Nicolas Jackson, Savages, Afonica, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Mary Ward-Lowery, Talk To Me: HP Lovecraft, 成人论坛 Bristol, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best European Drama

• Buzz Suppression: Recording Strictly Off The Record by Ulrich Bassenge, producers Ulrich Bassenge, Martina Müller-Wallraff and Anina Barandun, WDR (Germany) and SRF (Switzerland)
• The Invisible by Jaroslav Havlíček, adapted by Marie Nováková and Renata Venclová, producer Renata Venclová, CZR Czech Radio
• The Lesson by Manu Barceló, producer Miguel Deza, Resonar and Cuonda, Spain

Best Original Series or Serial

• D For Dexter by Amanda Whittington, producer Mary Ward-Lowery, 成人论坛 Bristol, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Life Lines by Al Smith, producer Sally Avens, 成人论坛 Radio Drama London, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Undercover Mumbai series three by Ayeesha Menon, producers John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan, Goldhawk Productions, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Original Single Drama

• The Invisible by Linda Marshall Griffiths, producer Nadia Molinari, 成人论坛 Radio Drama North, 成人论坛 Radio 3
• Sea Longing by Elizabeth Kuti, producer Karen Rose, Sweet Talk, 成人论坛 Radio 3
• Torn by Eve Steele, producer Gary Brown, 成人论坛 Radio Drama North, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama

• Forest 404 by Timothy X Atack, producer Becky Ripley, 成人论坛 Bristol, 成人论坛 Sounds
• Passenger List created by John Scott Dryden, Lauren Shippen and Mark Henry Phillips, Goldhawk Productions, Radiotopia
• The Ordinary Epic by Brandon M. Crose, producer Jordan Stillman, Crose to Home Productions

Best Scripted Comedy (Longform)

• Mark Steel’s In Town: The Forest Of Dean by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, producer Carl Cooper, 成人论坛 Studios, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Phil Ellis Is Trying by Phil Ellis and Fraser Steele, producer Sam Michell, 成人论坛 Studios, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Phil Wang: Wangsplaining by Phil Wang, producer Matt Stronge, 成人论坛 Studios, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Scripted Comedy (Sketch Show)

• Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar by Alexei Sayle, producer Joe Nunnery, 成人论坛 Studios, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Kevin Eldon Will See You Now by Kevin Eldon with Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, producer David Tyler, Pozzitive, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Terry Alderton’s Whole Half Hour by Terry Alderton and Richard Melvin with Julia Sutherland, Paul Tonkinson, Steven Dick and Bobby Davro, producers Al Lorraine and Richard Melvin, Dabster Productions, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Best Use of Sound

• An Angel In Miami, sound by Steve Bond, producers Joby Waldman and Steve Bond, Reduced Listening, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• Hello Caller, sound by Michael Harrison and Alison Crawford, producer Alison Crawford, 成人论坛 Bristol, 成人论坛 Radio 4
• The Invisible, sound by Steve Brooke, producer Nadia Molinari, 成人论坛 Radio Drama North, 成人论坛 Radio 3

The Imison Award

• Bathwater, Vicky Foster, Sue Roberts (producer) for 成人论坛 Radio 4
• The Beatboxer Testament, Gary Brown (producer) for 成人论坛 Radio 4
• By God's Mercy, Colette Victor, David Hunter (producer) for 成人论坛 World Service

The Tinniswood Award

• Death Of A Matriarch, Tanika Gupta, Polly Thomas (producer) for 成人论坛 Radio 3
• A Fragile Peace, Katie Hims, Jessica Dromgoole (producer) for 成人论坛 Radio 4
• The Hartlepool Spy, Ian Martin, Sam Ward (producer) for 成人论坛 Radio 4

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