Winners Announced for 2026 Production Guild Awards in Association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

Production Guild UK announced the winners of the 2026 Production Guild Awards in Association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden this weekend during a gala event at The Royal Lancaster London, on Saturday 12th September.

The ceremony was attended by almost 500 Guild members, industry partners, broadcasters and production companies, and was hosted by actor, comedian and television presenter Ellie Taylor.

As well as the awards ceremony, attendees were also treated to a gala dinner, welcome reception sponsored by Cast & Crew, and an after party sponsored by Garden Studios and Translux.

The awards celebrated excellence in production across 12 categories, recognising and the brilliant work of Guild’s exceptional below the line membership. Those honoured included key production talent behind the biggest UK films and high-end television series in the last year, including The Night Manager, Young Sherlock, I Swear, Frankenstein, and Supergirl.

The ceremony was crowned with the awarding of the annual Production Guild UK Contribution to the Industry Award to outstanding television executive Anne Mensah. Anne was recognised for her work across decades in commissioning for BBC, Sky and Netflix, building a portfolio that showcases the very best of British production, from Chernobyl, The Crown and Top Boy to Baby Reindeer and Adolescence.

The full list of winners by category can be found here.

Kaye Elliott, Production Guild UK CEO said: “Everything we have been working towards in the past year has been about sharpening our focus on championing, connecting and celebrating our members within the wider industry, and these Awards give us the perfect moment to bring that focus to life.

We celebrate the people who make the stories that move us, that make us laugh, and that remind us, again and again, why we fell in love with this industry in the first place. In a world that moves faster every year, our members are the ones who still make people stop, sit down, and feel something, and our Awards are a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the incredible contribution they all make to our industry.”

Bianca Gavin, Production Guild Chair and Head of Production, Scripted, VICE Studios, said: “These awards celebrate the expertise and talent that goes into the UK’s consistently superb HETV and film productions. As we celebrate these achievements, we can also honour the spirit of camaraderie and collaboration behind them.”

Emily Stillman, Senior Vice President, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, said: “Congratulations to this year’s nominees and winners. The creativity, skill and dedication demonstrated across production, post-production and accounts continue to showcase the strength of the UK screen industry. Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is proud to support Production Guild UK and help celebrate the talented professionals whose work contributes to the UK’s reputation as a world-leading destination for production.”