| Crime Thriller Awards | |
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ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards logo |
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| Awarded for | The best in crime and thriller fiction |
| Presented by | Crime Writers' Association (2009) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Official website | Crime Thriller Awards |
The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The inaugural event was held on 3 October 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel, hosted by comedian and Jonathan Creek actor Alan Davies. It was televised on ITV3 on 6 October. The ceremony was preceded by seven weeks of crime-thriller-related programming on ITV3.
In 2009, the awards were merged with the Daggers, the awards presented by the Crime Writers' Association. A second "crime thriller season" was broadcast over six weeks on ITV3 before the awards were presented on 21 October. The 2009 ceremony was sponsored by the high street optician chain Specsavers.[1]
The 2010 awards ceremony, which was broadcast on ITV3 on 12 October, was presented by Marcus Brigstocke. He returned to present the 2011 awards ceremony, shown on ITV3 on 11 October.
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Film of the Year
TV Crime Drama
International TV Crime Drama
Best Actress
Best Actor
Author of the Year
International Author of the Year
Breakthrough Author of the Year
ITV3 Writer’s Award for Classic TV Drama (public vote)
The International Crime Writing Hall of Fame
The 2009 nominations were announced on 7 September 2009. The awards were presented on 21 October and televised on ITV3 on 27 October.
The CWA Gold Dagger
The CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The Film Dagger
The TV Dagger
The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger
The Best Actor Dagger
The International Crimewriting Hall of Fame
The 2010 awards were televised on ITV3 on 12 October.
The CWA Gold Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger
The Film Dagger
The TV Dagger
The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger
The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger
The People's Detective Dagger
The 2011 awards were televised on ITV3 on 11 October.
The TV Dagger
The Film Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger
The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The International TV Dagger
The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CWA Gold Dagger
The People's Bestseller Dagger