Jay Hunt and Liz Murdoch are two of the high-profile women whose talent was spotted early on in their TV careers and rewarded with a Broadcast Hot Shot nomination. Selecting only from the past decade, here are 10 more on their way to the reaching the top of the TV tree

Sasha Breslau

2008

SASHA BRESLAU

Then Senior editor, US series, ITV
Now Head of acquired series, ITV

Shoshan Wilson USE

2009

SHOSHANA WILSON

Then Content executive, Comedy Central
Now Director of programming, scheduling and acquisitions, Fox Networks Group Europe

Claire Morrison

2010

CLAIRE MORRISON

Then Senior development producer, Maverick
Now Creative director, Little Wonder

Poppy DelbridgeNEW

2011

POPPY DELBRIDGE

Then Development producer, comedy and entertainment, Talkback Thames.
Now Head of entertainment development, Wall to Wall

Sarah Solemani_uktv_19508378324

2012

SARAH SOLEMANI

Then Writer, Aphrodite Fry (Sky Living)
Now Writer/actor/producer on numerous shows

Mel Bezalel 2016

2013

MEL BEZALEL

Then Development producer, Me & You Productions
Now Head of development, RDF Television

Lily Brazier

2014

LILY BRAZIER

Then Actress, People Just Do Nothing (BBC3)
Now Creator and actress, Wannabe (BBC3)

Letitia Wright

2015

LETITIA WRIGHT

Then Actress, Cucumber/Banana
Now Actress, Black Panther, Avengers Infinity War

Mika Watkins

2016

MIKA WATKINS

Then Writer, Troy: Fall Of A City (BBC1), Lucky Man (Sky 1)
Now Writer, creator and showrunner, Origin (YouTube Premium)

Daisy Cooper

2017

DAISY COOPER

Co-creator and actress, This Country