BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
| BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Rich Peppiatt for "Kneecap" | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in the debut from a British writer, director or producer |
| Location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First award | 1998 |
| Currently held by | Rich Peppiatt for Kneecap (2024) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer is a film award presented annually at the British Academy Film Awards in London. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games (and formerly also for children's film and television). The Outstanding Debut award recognises the work of writers, directors and producers whose first films have been released in cinemas during the award's qualification window. It is presented in honour of screenwriter and producer Carl Foreman.
- From 1998 to 2000, this category was known as the Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film (and was presented to a writer, director or producer).
- From 2001 to 2008, this category was known as the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their first Feature Film.
- From 2009–present, this category has been known by its current name of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.