{{Short description|British television director and producer}} '''Andy Devonshire''' is a British television director and producer. His work includes ''The Apprentice'', ''The Great British Bake Off'', and ''Taskmaster''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Devonshire |first1=Andy |title=Andy Devonshire |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561194/ |website=IMDB |publisher=IMDB |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
== Early life == He attended the University of East Anglia where he studied drama and English.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USnxYsn5yC4 |title=Tactic's, Treats and Tasks |language=en |access-date=2024-04-03 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !For work on !Other recipients !Result !Ref |- |2009 |British Academy Television Awards |Features |The Apprentice |Alan Sugar, Michele Kurland, Kelly Webb-Lamb |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Television Features {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2009/television/features |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |2011 |British Academy Television Awards |Entertainment Craft Team |The Apprentice |Mark Saben, Stephen Day, James Clarke |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Television Craft Entertainment Craft Team {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2011/tvcraft/entertainment-craft-team |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" |British Academy Television Awards |Reality And Constructed Factual |Young Apprentice |Darina Healy, Michele Kurland, Colm Martin |Won |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Television Reality And Constructed Factual {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/television/reality-and-constructed-factual |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |Features |The Great British Bake Off |Anna Beattie, Simon Evans, Richard McKerrow |Won |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Television Features {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/television/features |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |2015 |British Academy Television Awards |Features |The Great British Bake Off |Anna Beattie, Samantha Beddoes, Simon Evans |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Television Features {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/television/features |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |2016 |British Academy Television Awards |Features |The Great British Bake Off |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Won |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Television Features {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/television/features |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |2016 |Broadcast Awards |Best Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2016 |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=408c4661-3ec7-4837-ae9a-b897ec00c059 |page=19}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |British Academy Television Awards |Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |Alex Horne, Andy Cartwright |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Television Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2017/television/comedy-and-comedy-entertainment-programme |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |Broadcast Awards |Best Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2017 |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2ed5b831-3e00-40ca-8db8-45de4d3d9c62 |page=30}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2018 |British Academy Television Awards |Comedy Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |Andy Cartwright, Alex Horne |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Television Comedy Entertainment Programme {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2018/television/comedy-entertainment-programme |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |Broadcast Awards |Best Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Won |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2018 |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=8c82318c-b571-487a-85e4-299553912d5b |page=33}}</ref> |- |Best Multichannel Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2018 |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=8c82318c-b571-487a-85e4-299553912d5b |page=7}}</ref> |- |TV Moment of the Year |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2018 |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=8c82318c-b571-487a-85e4-299553912d5b |page=43}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2019 | rowspan="3" |Broadcast Awards |Best Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2019 |url=https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2c6adde7-8c04-4179-9343-a0ba2a027f3a |page=35}}</ref> |- |Best Multichannel Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2019 |url=https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2c6adde7-8c04-4179-9343-a0ba2a027f3a |page=9}}</ref> |- |TV Moment of the Year |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2019 |url=https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2c6adde7-8c04-4179-9343-a0ba2a027f3a |page=43}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |British Academy Television Awards |Comedy Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |Alex Horne, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor |Won |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Television Comedy Entertainment Programme {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/television/comedy-entertainment-programme |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |Broadcast Awards |Best Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |''Awarded to whole programme'' |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast supplement 2020 |url=https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=9302ddf7-5c88-47e1-8ecd-89ae202133b8 |page=29}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2023 | rowspan="2" |British Academy Television Awards |Entertainment Craft Team |Taskmaster |James Dillon, Dru Masters, Rebecca Bowker |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Television Craft Entertainment Craft Team {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2023/tvcraft/entertainment-craft-team |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |- |Comedy Entertainment Programme |Taskmaster |Alex Horne, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor |Nominated |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Television Comedy Entertainment Programme {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2023/television/comedy-entertainment-programme |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> |}
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