CWA Dagger Nominees

Shortlists for the 2011 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards announced. Winners will be announced October 7 at The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards at the Grosvenor House, and televised the following Tuesday, October 11th, on ITV3, along with the Film and TV Daggers.

CWA Gold Dagger ("Best Novel"):

Tom Franklin for Crooked Letter (Macmillan)
Steve Hamilton for The Lock Artist (Orion)
A. D. Miller for Snowdrops (Atlantic Books)
Denise Mina for The End of the Wasp Season (Orion)

CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award ("Best Thriller"):
Michael Gruber for The Good Son (Atlantic Books)
Steve Hamilton for The Lock Artist (Orion)
Craig Smith for Cold Rain (Myrmidon)
S. J. Watson for Before I Go To Sleep (Doubleday).

CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger ("Best First Novel"):
Conor Fitzgerald for The Dogs of Rome (Bloomsbury)
Sam Hawken for The Dead Women of Juarez (Serpent's Tail)
Danny Miller for Kiss Me Quick (Robinson),
S. J. Watson for Before I Go To Sleep (Doubleday)

Nominees for the 2011 TV and Film Daggers:
The Film Dagger:
True Grit (Paramount Pictures)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Momentum Pictures)
Brighton Rock (Optimum Releasing)
Source Code (Optimum Releasing)

The TV Dagger:
Case Histories (Ruby Films, BBC One)
Luther (BBC One)
The Shadow Line (Company Pictures, BBC Two)
Zen (Left Bank Pictures, BBC One)
Vera (ITV Studios, ITV1)

The International TV Dagger:
The Killing† (Arrow Films, BBC4)-original Danish version of the series, not US AMC version
Boardwalk Empire (HBO, Sky Atlantic)
Castle (ABC Studios, Alibi)
Dexter (Showtime Networks, FX Channel)
Spiral (Son Et Lumiere, BBC 4)

Best Actress Dagger:
Sofie Gråbøl for The Killing (Arrow Films, BBC4)
Brenda Blethyn for Vera (ITV Studios, ITV1)
Maxine Peake for Silk (BBC One)
Olivia Williams for Case Sensitive (Hat Trick Productions, ITV1)
Sue Johnston for Waking the Dead (BBC One)
Kelly Reilly for Above Suspicion (La Plante Productions, ITV1)

Best Actor Dagger:
Idris Elba for Luther (BBC One)
Lars Mikkelsen for The Killing (Arrow Films, BBC4)
Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire (HBO, Sky Atlantic)
Jason Isaacs for Case Histories (Ruby Films, BBC One)
Rufus Sewell for Zen (Left Bank Pictures, BBC One)

Best Supporting Actor Dagger:
Rafe Spall for The Shadow Line (Company Pictures, BBC Two)
Bjarne Henriksen for The Killing (Arrow Films, BBC 4)
Søren Malling for The Killing (Arrow Films, BBC 4)
John Lithgow for Dexter (Showtime Networks, FX Channel)
Aidan Gillen for Thorne (Stagereel/Cité Amérique, Sky One)

Best Supporting Actress Dagger:
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen for The Killing (Arrow Films, BBC 4)
Kelly Macdonald for Boardwalk Empire (HBO, Sky Atlantic)
Ruth Wilson for Luther (BBC One)
Amanda Abbington for Case Histories (Ruby Films, BBC One)
Tara Fitzgerald for Waking the Dead (BBC One)

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