The Awards

Below is a list of the range of awards on offer at the Awards Evening on Friday 26th June.

The Awards were open to all Films unless referenced in the description.

The awards were decided by a panel of staff from Headington School, all with equal voting ability. The list of Panellists can be seen below the list of awards.

Best short film

This Award will be presented to the overall Best Short Film, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations were:

‘The Edge of Seventeen’ by Annie

‘Lockdown Dreaming’ by Eloise

‘Each Piece of a Puzzle’ by Harriet

‘200 Years Ago’ by Beatrice

‘What A Piece of Work is a Man’ by Hannah

And the winner is was ‘Lockdown Dreaming’ by Eloise

best dance film

This Award will be presented to the overall Best Dance Film, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominees were:

'The Discovery of Flight’ by Ellie

‘Discovery of the Unknown Self’ by Amelia, Okelo & Sophie

‘Into the Forest’ by Evie, Molly & Norni


And the winner was 'The Discovery of Flight’ by Ellie

best dRAMA film

This Award will be presented to the overall Best Drama Film, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations were:

'Alone' by Georgia

'200 Years Ago' by Beatrice

'The Edge of Seventeen' by Annie

And the winner was 'Alone' by Georgia

best concept film

This Award will be presented to the overall Best Concept Film, focusing on their interpretation and creative response to the theme of 'Discovery'. This award will be nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award were:

‘Each Piece of a Puzzle’ by Harriet

‘200 Years Ago’ by Beatrice

‘The World Through Your Eyes’ by Phoebe & Romilly

‘The Discovery’ by Anna & Gabby

‘Lockdown Dreaming’ by Eloise

The winner of the Best Concept Film was ‘Lockdown Dreaming’ by Eloise

best dance performance

This Award will be presented for the Best Individual Performance by a Dance Scholar, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award were:

Ellie in Upper 4

Norni in Upper 3

Amelia in Upper 4

Sophie in Lower 4

The winner was Ellie in her film 'The Discovery of Flight'

best JUNIOR drama performance

This Award will be presented for the Best Individual Performance by a Drama Scholar in U3, L4 or U4, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award were:

Beatrice from U4

Ana O from U4

Tilly from U3

That winner was Beatrice in her film '200 Years Ago'!

best Senior drama performance

This Award will be presented for the Best Individual Performance by a Drama Scholar in L5, U5, L6 or U6, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award are:

Georgia in Lower 6th

Eloise in Upper 5th

Hannah in Upper 6th

Annie in Upper 5th

The winner was Annie from U5

the film edit award

This Award will be presented for the Best Use of Editing Skills in Post-Production, including sound, scene editing and special effects, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award were:

‘Something is Watching’ by Rose

‘Lockdown Dreaming’ by Eloise

‘The World Through Your Eyes’ by Phoebe & Romilly

‘Who Are You?’ by Tilly

The winner of the Film Edit Award was 'Lockdown Dreaming' by Eloise

the visual production award

This Award will be presented for the Best Use of Visual Skills in Production, including camera shots, lighting, costume, set, and props, nominated by the Awarding Panel.

The nominations for this award were:

'200 Years Ago' by Beatrice

'Lockdown Dreaming' by Eloise

'The World Through Your Eyes' by Phoebe & Romilly

'Happy Meal' by Bea & Milly

The winner of the Visual Production Award was 'Lockdown Dreaming' by Eloise

the people's choice award

This Award was decided by a public vote, for their favourite Film.

The nominations for this award were:

'Who Are You?' by Tilly

'The Discovery of Flight' by Ellie

'200 Years Ago' by Beatrice

And the winner of the People’s Choice Award was '200 Years Ago' by Beatrice

the director of dance award

This Award will be awarded by the Director of Dance, Miss Faith Jackson. The criteria for this award is at the discretion of the Director of Dance and will be announced at the Awards Evening.

This award was presented to Evie in U3, for her excellent performances in two films; 'A Bombing Like No Other' and 'Into The Forest'.

the director of dRAMA award

This Award will be awarded by the Director of Drama, Mr Phil Macken. The criteria for this award is at the discretion of the Director of Drama and will be announced at the Awards Evening.

This award was presented to Harriet, for her film 'Each Piece of a Puzzle' for creating an emotional history for a character through the use of previously recorded footage in her film.

The following members of staff at Headington School form the Awarding Panel:


Alice Barrett, Academic Director of Middle School

Amy Earp, Teacher of Dance & Drama

Bridey Dyer, Pastoral Director of Middle School & Teacher of Drama

Di Bates-Brownsword, Head of Lower School

Faith Jackson, Director of Dance

Fran Bardsley, Communications Manager

Hannah Badger, Head of Upper 3

Helen Batchelor, External Relations Trustee

James Nichols, Head of Upper 4

Phil Macken, Director of Drama

Rebecca Hawkes, Second in English Department

Robert French, Theatre Technician

Sarah Bowers, Personal Assistant to Deputy Head

Simon Hawkes, Deputy Head

Stephen Dilley, Head of English

Tova Dagleish, Acting Head of Art