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, produced by Cactus TV.[1] The ceremony was preceded by seven weeks of crime-thriller-related programming on ITV3.

Crime Thriller Awards
ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards logo
Awarded forThe best in crime and thriller fiction
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byCrime Writers' Association (2009)
First awarded2008
WebsiteCrime Thriller Awards

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.[2]

The 2010 and 2011 awards ceremonies were presented by Marcus Brigstocke. Since 2012, Bradley Walsh has hosted the awards.

2008 awards

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  • Host: Alan Davies
  • Ceremony date: 3 October 2008
  • Broadcast date: 6 October 2008
2008 awards[3]
Film of the Year ITV3 Writer's Award for Classic TV Drama (public vote)
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 The International Crime Writing Hall of Fame

2009 awards

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  • Host: Alan Davies
  • Ceremony date: 21 October 2009
  • Broadcast date: 27 October 2009
2009 awards
Film of the Year ITV3 Writer's Award for Favourite Crime Genre Author (public vote)
TV Crime Drama International TV Crime Drama
Best Actress Best Actor
Gold Dagger Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger The International Crime Writing Hall of Fame

2010 awards

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2010 awards
The CWA Gold Dagger The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger Film of the Year
The TV Dagger The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The People's Detective Dagger

2011 awards

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2011 awards
The Film Dagger The People's Bestseller Dagger
The TV Dagger The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The CW John Creasey Memorial (New Blood) Dagger The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
The CWA Gold Dagger

2012 awards

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2012 awards[4][5]
The Film Dagger Best Detective Duo (public vote)
The TV Dagger The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The CWA Gold Dagger The John Creasey New Blood Dagger
  • A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash (Bantam)
    • Heart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne (Headline)
    • What Dies in Summer by Tom Wright (Canongate)
    • Good People by Ewart Hutton (Blue Door)
The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger The Specsavers Bestseller Dagger

2013 awards

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2013 awards[6]
The Film Dagger ITV3 Crime Thriller Living Legends
The TV Dagger The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (Best Thriller) The CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger (Best New Crime Writer)
  • Ghostman by Roger Hobbs (Transworld)
  • Derek B. Miller for Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)
    • The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm MacKay (Mantle)
    • Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford (Bloomsbury)
    • Something You Are by Hanna Jameson (Head of Zeus)
The CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger (Best Crime Novel) ITV3 Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read

2014 ITV Specsavers awards

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2014 awards[7]
The Film Dagger ITV3 Crime Thriller Living Legends
The TV Dagger The International TV Dagger
The Best Actress Dagger The Best Actor Dagger
The Best Supporting Actress Dagger The Best Supporting Actor Dagger
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (Best Thriller) The CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger (Best New Crime Writer)
  • Ray Celestin for The Axeman’s Jazz (Mantle)
The CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger (Best Crime Novel) ITV3 Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year
  • This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (Doubleday/Transworld)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ McMahon2009-09-10T07:00:00, Kate. "ITV signs three-year deal for Crime Thriller Awards". Broadcast.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allen, Katie (1 September 2009). "CWA and Cactus launch crime season Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". The Bookseller.
  3. ^ Rosser, Michael, (6 October 2008). "Morse author honoured at Crime Thriller Awards". Broadcast (Emap Media). Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  4. ^ Williams, Charlotte (24 August 2012). "CWA reveals shortlists for 2012 Crime Thriller Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ^ Jarossi, Robin (19 October 2012). "Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2012 Winners Archived 20 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine". Crime Time Preview. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  6. ^ ITV Press Centre (25 October 2013). "Winners unmasked at Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2013 on ITV3". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Crime Thriller Awards Press Release". ITV.COM. ITV. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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