Two Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) alumni have celebrated wins at the recent Sky Arts Awards.
Playwright and actor Ryan Calais Cameron, who graduated from BA (Hons) Acting in 2011 won in the Theatre category for his play, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy.
Meanwhile, the brainchild of filmmaker and cinematographer Molly Manning Walker, How to Have Sex, won in the Film category. BA (Hons) Film Production alumna Molly graduated back in 2015.
These victories at the Sky Arts Awards are the latest in a string of accolades for both Ryan and Molly.
How to Have Sex racked up a long list of award nominations at various film festivals in 2023, including Best Picture at the Athens Film Festival, while Molly received Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
For Black Boys…, meanwhile, previously won two Black British Theatre Awards (Best Production Play and Best Director) in 2022, and was also joint winner of Best Performer in a Play at the Stage Debut Awards the same year.
Ryan and Molly’s respective work has also received recognition at the height of their fields. For Black Boys… was nominated for two Olivier Awards in 2023 (Best New Play and Best Supporting Actor), while How to Have Sex garnered three BAFTA Awards (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer; Outstanding British Film, and Best Casting).
“It's fantastic to see both Molly and Ryan being recognised for their achievements at the Sky Arts Awards,” says Jonathan Carr, Director of Bournemouth Film School.
“Their careers continue to reach new heights, and it's particularly pleasing to see the diversity of skills represented at AUB through Ryan's training in theatre and Molly's in film. They both continue to give so much back to AUB and its students.”
Since graduating, both Molly and Ryan have been made Honorary Fellows of AUB; Molly in 2022 and Ryan in 2023.
