The Baftas, UK’s most prestigious TV awards show has wrapped, with even the late Queen Elizabeth receiving a nod for her skit with Paddington Bear. Source: Hraybould/Wikimedia
The Bafta TV awards have closed in London, with even the late Queen Elizabeth II receiving recognition during the prestigious British awards ceremony.
The late Queen’s skit with Paddington Bear winning the most memorable moment award — the only award voted on by the public. Kate Winslet (Avatar: The Way of Water, Titanic) earned the Leading actress Bafta for her role in I Am Ruth. Ben Wishaw, won the Leading actor Bafta for his role in the medical comedy-drama This Is Going To Hurt. Winshaw is best known internationally for his role as Q in the Daniel Craig led James Bond films.
Meera Sytal (Yesterday, Doctor Strange) earned a lifetime achievement award. During her acceptance speech, she thanked Bafta for “seeing us” in relation to diverse representation at the awards show, saying the TV industry needs more diversity “not just in front of the camera but in the writers’ rooms, in makeup vans and around tables where deals are done.”
The full list of Bafta TV nominees and winners can be found below.
Leading actress
- WINNER — Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie Too (Sky Atlantic)
- Imelda Staunton – The Crown (Netflix)
- Maxine Peake – Anne (Channel 4)
- Sarah Lancashire – Julia (Sky Atlantic)
- Vicky McClure – Without Sin (ITVX)
Leading actor
- WINNER — Ben Whishaw – This Is Going to Hurt (BBC One)
- Chaske Spencer – The English (BBC Two)
- Cillian Murphy – Peaky Blinders (BBC One)
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
- Martin Freeman – The Responder (BBC One)
- Taron Egerton – Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Supporting actress
- WINNER — Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Adelayo Adedayo – The Responder (BBC One)
- Fiona Shaw – Andor (Disney+)
- Jasmine Jobson – Top Boy (Netflix)
- Lesley Manville – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Saffron Hocking – Top Boy (Netflix)
Supporting actor
- WINNER — Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
- Josh Finan – The Responder (BBC One)
- Salim Daw – The Crown (Netflix)
- Samuel Bottomley – Somewhere Boy (Channel 4)
- Will Sharpe – The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Female performance in a comedy programme
- WINNER — Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Daisy May Cooper – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Diane Morgan – Cunk on Earth (BBC Two)
- Lucy Beaumont – Meet the Richardsons (Dave)
- Natasia Demetriou – Ellie & Natasia (BBC Three)
- Taj Atwal – Hullraisers (Channel 4)
Male performance in a comedy programme
- WINNER — Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
- Jon Pointing – Big Boys (Channel 4)
- Joseph Gilgun – Brassic (Sky Max)
- Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows (Disney+)
- Stephen Merchant – The Outlaws (BBC One)
Entertainment performance
- WINNER — Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (BBC One)
- Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats (Dave)
- Lee Mack, The 1% Club (ITV1)
- Mo Gilligan, The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan (Channel 4)
- Rosie Jones, Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard (Channel 4)
- Sue Perkins, Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal (Netflix)
Drama series
- WINNER — Bad Sisters
- The Responder
- Sherwood
- Somewhere Boy
Scripted comedy
- WINNER — Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Big Boys (Channel 4)
- Ghosts (BBC One)
Single drama
- WINNER — I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- The House (Netflix)
- Life and Death in the Warehouse (BBC Three)
Entertainment programme
- WINNER — The Masked Singer (ITV)
- Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)
- Later … With Jools Holland (BBC Two)
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Comedy entertainment programme
- WINNER — Friday Night Live (Channel 4)
- The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
- Taskmaster (Channel 4)
- Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)
Sport
- WINNER — UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (BBC One) WINNER
- Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (BBC One)
- Wimbledon 2022 (BBC One)
Current affairs
- WINNER — Children of the Taliban (Channel 4)
- Afghanistan: No Country for Women: Exposure (ITV1)
- The Crossing: Exposure (ITV1)
- Mariupol: The People’s Story – Panorama (BBC One)
News coverage
- WINNER — Channel 4 News: Live in Kyiv (Channel 4)
- BBC News at 10: Russia Invades Ukraine (BBC One)
- Good Morning Britain: Boris Johnson Interview (ITV1)
International
- WINNER — Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
- The Bear (Disney+)
- Wednesday (Netflix)
- Oussekine (Itineraire)
- Pachinko (Apple TV+)
- The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Features
- WINNER — Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back (Channel 4)
- Big Zuu’s Big Eats (Dave)
- The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (ITV1)
- The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (BBC Two)
Mini-series
- WINNER — Mood
- A Spy Among Friends
- The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
- This Is Going to Hurt
Factual series
- WINNER — Libby, Are You Home Yet? (Sky Crime)
- Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime (Channel 4)
- Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (Netflix)
- Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing (ITV1)
Single documentary
- WINNER — The Real Mo Farah (BBC One)
- Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (Sky Documentaries)
- Escape from Kabul Airport (BBC Two)
- Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story (BBC Two)
Live event
- WINNER — Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace (BBC One)
- Concert for Ukraine (ITV1)
- The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II (BBC One)
Reality and constructed factual
- WINNER — The Traitors (BBC One)
- Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC One)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (BBC Three)
- We Are Black and British (BBC Two)
Short form programme
- WINNER — How to Be a Person (E4)
- Always, Asifa (Together TV)
- Biscuitland (All 4)
- Kingpin Cribs (YouTube/Channel 4)
Specialist factual
- WINNER — Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone (iPlayer)
- Aids: The Unheard Tapes (BBC Two)
- The Green Planet (BBC One)
- How to Survive a Dictator With Munya Chawawa (Channel 4)
Soap and continuing drama
- WINNER — Casualty (BBC One)
- EastEnders (BBC One)
- Emmerdale (ITV1)
Daytime
- WINNER — The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit (BBC One)
- The Chase (ITV1)
- Scam Interceptors (BBC One)
P&O Cruises Memorable Moment
- WINNER — Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace – Paddington meets the Queen (BBC One)
- Derry Girls, The Finale – the people of Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly for peace (Channel 4)
- Heartstopper – Nick and Charlie’s first kiss (Netflix)
- Stranger Things – Max is rescued from the demonic Vecna by playing her favourite song, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill (Netflix)
- The Real Mo Farah – Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK (BBC One)
- The Traitors – the final roundtable (BBC One)
The list of Bafta Film 2023 nominees and winners can be found here.
