The biggest night in UK TV has arrived, with the winners of the BAFTA TV Awards 2026 finally unveiled at a ceremony hosted in London by Taskmaster favourite Greg Davies on Sunday, 10 May 2026.
Going into the ceremony, which featured performances by Cat Burns and AURORA, the most-nominated shows included Adolescence, Amandaland, The Celebrity Traitors and A Thousand Blows, all vying to win big on the night.
It was a clean Adolescence sweep, with Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco taking home acting gongs and the series winning for Limited Drama. This is a record-breaker for the BAFTA Television Awards.
Elsewhere, Amandaland won Scripted Comedy, while EastEnders has taken home the Soap award, beating Casualty and Coronation Street.
The memorable moment award was the only one open to a public vote, with The Celebrity Traitors reigning supreme.
Elsewhere, Amandaland won Scripted Comedy, while EastEnders has taken home the Soap award, beating Casualty and Coronation Street.
The memorable moment award was the only one open to a public vote, with The Celebrity Traitors reigning supreme.
Finally, Dame Mary Berry DBE received the esteemed BAFTA Fellowship, and Martin Lewis CBE received the BAFTA Special Award for his services to broadcasting.
Read the full list of nominees and winners below.
BAFTA TV Awards 2026 winners – full list of winners revealed
Actor in a Comedy
- Jim Howick, Here We Go
- Jon Pointing, Big Boys
- Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable?
- Mawaan Rizwan Juice
- Oliver Savell, Changing Ends
- Steve Coogan, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) – WINNER
Actress in a Comedy
- Diane Morgan, Mandy
- Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland
- Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go – WINNER
- Lucy Punch, Amandaland
- Philippa Dunne, Amandaland
- Rosie Jones, Pushers
Children’s: Non-Scripted
- A Real Bug’s Life
- Boosnoo! Production Team
- Deadly 60 Saving Sharks
- World.war.me (Sky Kids Investigates) – WINNER
Children’s: Scripted
- Crongton – WINNER
- Horrible Science
- Shaun the Sheep
- The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Current Affairs
- Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (Exposure)
- The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money
- Gaza: Doctors Under Attack – WINNER
- Undercover in the Police (Panorama)
Daytime
- The Chase
- Lorraine
- Richard Osman’s House of Games
- Scam Interceptors – WINNER
Drama Series
- A Thousand Blows
- Blue Lights
- Code of Silence – WINNER
- This City Is Ours
Entertainment
- The Graham Norton Show
- Last One Laughing UK – WINNER
- Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
- Would I Lie to You
Entertainment Performance
- Amanda Holden and Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job
- Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing – WINNER
- Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors
- Lee Mack, The 1% Club
- Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs…
- Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle
Factual Entertainment
- The Assembly
- Go Back to Where You Came From – WINNER
- Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
- Race Across the World
Factual Series
- Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
- Educating Yorkshire
- See No Evil – WINNER
- The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed
International
- The Bear
- The Diplomat
- Pluribus
- Severance
- The Studio – WINNER
- The White Lotus
Leading Actor
- Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
- Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl
- James Nelson-Joyce, This City Is Ours
- Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence – WINNER
- Taron Egerton, Smoke
Leading Actress
- Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club
- Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows
- Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town
- Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951 – WINNER
- Sheridan Smith, I Fought the Law
- Siân Brooke, Blue Lights
Limited Drama
- Adolescence – WINNER
- I Fought the Law
- Trespasses
- What It Feels Like for a Girl
Live Event Coverage
- Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
- Last Night of the Proms: Finale
- Ve Day 80: a Celebration to Remember – WINNER
News Coverage
- BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak
- Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve-Day War – WINNER
- Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival
Reality
- The Celebrity Traitors – WINNER
- The Jury: Murder Trial
- Squid Game: The Challenge
- Virgin Island
Scripted Comedy
- Amandaland – WINNER
- Big Boys
- How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
- Things You Should Have Done
Short Form
- Donkey
- Hustle and Run – WINNER
- Rocket Fuel
- Zoners
Single Documentary
- Grenfell: Uncovered – WINNER
- Louis Theroux: The Settlers
- One Day in Southport
- Unforgotten: the Bradford City Fire
Soap
- Casualty
- Coronation Street
- EastEnders – WINNER
Specialist Factual
- Belsen: What They Found
- Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz – WINNER
- Surviving Black Hawk Down
- Vietnam: the War That Changed America
Sports Coverage
- The 2025 Ryder Cup Production Team
- The FA Cup Final – Richard Hughes, Sarah Williams, Nicola Kirk, Stephen Lyle, Andrew Clement, Andy Underhill
- UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Production Team – WINNER
- Wimbledon 2025 Production Team
Supporting Actor
- Ashley Walters, Adolescence
- Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road
- Joshua McGuire, The Gold
- Owen Cooper, Adolescence – WINNER
- Paddy Considine, Mobland
- Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro
Supporting Actress
- Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
- Christine Tremarco, Adolescence – WINNER
- Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black
- Emilia Jones, Task
- Erin Doherty, Adolescence
- Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion
P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award (Voted for by the Public)
- Adolescence – Jamie snaps at the psychologist
- Big Boys – I didn’t make It, did I?
- Blue Lights – The police are warned of an ambush to silence a key witness
- The Celebrity Traitors – Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors – WINNER
- Last One Laughing – Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date
- What It Feels Like for a Girl – Byron leaves for Brighton to start uni, where she introduces herself as Paris
