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Winners unmasked at Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013 on ITV3
David Tennant and Olivia Colman led ITV's Broadchurch to four gongs at the star-studded Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel tonight.
Celebrity guests including Idris Elba, Kara Tointon, Lee Child, Peter James, Ruth Wilson, Mark Billingham and Anna Maxwell Martin gathered on the black carpet before celebrating the UK's most wanted crime fiction and drama at the dazzling ceremony, hosted by Bradley Walsh.
The glittering event, organised by Cactus TV and ITV3 in partnership with the Crime Writers' Association, saw ITV's top-rating murder mystery Broadchurch pocket a quartet of awards, including the TV Dagger for the production itself, with the latest gongs rounding off a successful year for the show.
Winners included:
- David Tennant of Broadchurch in the Best Actor Dagger
- Olivia Colman of Broadchurch in the Best Actress Dagger
- Andrew Buchan of Broadchurch in the Best Supporting Actor Dagger
- Amelia Bullmore of Scott & Bailey in the Best Supporting Actress Dagger
- The Killing III in the International TV Dagger
- Skyfall in the Film Dagger
The ceremony will be shown on ITV3 at 9pm on Sunday October 27, and a full list of winners is below.
The awards, now in their sixth year, marked the culmination of ITV3's six-week prime time series, The Crime Thriller Club, which included a crime thriller version of the successful TV Book Club.
Living legends' Martina Cole and Wilbur Smith were inducted into the CWA Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony in recognition of their contributions to the genre.
In a brand new award for 2013, The Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read was awarded to Malcolm MacKay for The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter. Chosen as The Crime Thriller Book Club book of the series by a group of independent publishing experts from the Crime Thriller Awards Academy, The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter beat titles by Linwood Barclay, Megan Abbott, Christopher Fowler, Diana Bretherick and Andrew Taylor.
Malcolm MacKay said: It's a huge honour and thrill to win. To be included in such a strong list of nominees is a wonderful thing for any young writer.
This year's CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year was won by Mick Herron for Dead Lions, a tale of secrets which refuse to die in the shady world of Cold War spooks. Herron's book fought off intense competition from Belinda Bauer's Rubbernecker, Lauren Beukes's The Shining Girls and Becky Masterman's Rage Against The Dying to take the accolade.
Mick Herron commented: "My shelves are crammed with Gold Dagger-winning novels of the past - The Mermaids Singing, Black and Blue, Bones and Silence. I cant quite believe I get to put my own book next to them."
The CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best New Crime Writer of the Year was awarded to Derek B Miller for his debut novel Norwegian by Night. In a boon year for debut crime fiction Norwegian by Night and its 82-year-old ex-Marine protagonist squared up against Hanna Jameson's Something You Are, Malcolm Mackay's The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter and Thomas Mogford's Shadow of the Rock to nab the top spot.
Derek B. Miller said: My sincere thanks to the judges and the Crime Writers Association. This award feels less like a victory than a wonderful form of encouragement. And I appreciate that, deeply, because no one has ever encouraged me to write before. Tolerated me writing sure. But encouraged me? Not as much. So thank you.
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year went to Roger Hobbs for Ghostman. This distinctive thriller slugged it out against impressive enemies Stuart Neville for Ratlines, Mark Oldfield for The Sentinel and Robert Wilson for Capital Punishment to secure victory.
Roger Hobbs said: "Im exceptionally honoured to have won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Its a dream come true. This award puts me in the company of so many writers I admire, like Steve Hamilton, Gillian Flynn, and Jeffery Deaver. When I was writing this book in the basement of my college library, scrounging off old pizza and bad coffee, I never imagined Id end up here. I want to offer my sincerest thanks to all the family, friends, and co-workers who helped me make this dream possible."
Amanda Ross, Managing Director of Cactus TV, who created the Awards for ITV3 said: This is one of the most popular genres of fiction on the screen and in books, so it's wonderful to be able to have this great celebration of talent courtesy of Specsavers.
Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers founder, said: As a personal fan of a blood-curdling read, it's been a pleasure to be a part of the Crime Thriller Awards for the fifth year running. We're very proud to be involved in this annual showcase of world class writing, acting and production and would like to congratulate all the winners and nominees.
SPECSAVERS CRIME THRILLER AWARDS 2013 WINNERS
CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger for the Best Crime Novel of the Year:
- Mick Herron, Dead Lions (Soho Press)
CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for the Best New Crime Writer of the Year:
- Derek B. Miller, Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the Best Thriller of the Year:
- Roger Hobbs, Ghostman (Transworld)
The Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read :
- Malcolm MacKay, The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter (Pan)
The Film Dagger
- Skyfall
The TV Dagger
- Broadchurch
The International TV Dagger
- The Killing III
The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
- Andrew Buchan for Broadchurch
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger
- Amelia Bullmore for Scott & Bailey
The Best Actor Dagger
- David Tennant for Broadchurch
The Best Actress Dagger
- Olivia Colman for Broadchurch
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