The winners of the 2026 TV Baftas have been announced at a star-studded ceremony in London, where the likes of Adolescence and The Celebrity Traitors were among the shows up for accolades.
Stars of the small screen assembled at London’s Royal Festival Hall for this year’s ceremony, with Taskmaster‘s Greg Davies on presenting duties. The TV Baftas took place this evening (10 May), with an edited broadcast airing on BBC One at 7pm.
Jack Thorne’s groundbreaking Netflix series Adolescence was the frontrunner ahead of today’s big event, with an impressive 11 nominations, including nods for five of its stars.
Young star Owen Cooper and Ashley Walter (who played a detective) both featured on the supporting actor shortlist, while Stephen Graham was up for best actor for his portrayal of Jamie’s dad. Christine Tremarco (who played the mother) and Erin Doherty (who played a psychologist) are both recognised in the supporting actress category.
Elsewhere, another of Graham and Doherty’s projects, the Disney+ series A Thousand Blows, earned seven nominations and in the unscripted categories, The Celebrity Traitors host Claudia Winkleman and Channel 4’s Virgin Island were among the nominees.
But who has come out victorious?
See all the winners below…
Drama series
A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Blue Lights (BBC One)
Code of Silence (ITV1) – winner
This City Is Ours (BBC One)
Limited drama
Adolescence (Netflix) – winner
I Fought the Law (ITV1)
Trespasses (Channel 4)
What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
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The Bear (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
The Studio (Apple TV) – winner
The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Leading actress
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Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club (BBC Three)
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town (Netflix)
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951 (BBC One) – winner
Sheridan Smith, I Fought the Law (ITV1)
Siân Brooke, Blue Lights (BBC One)
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Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Sky Atlantic)
Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
James Nelson-Joyce, This City is Ours (BBC One)
Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix) – winner
Taron Egerton, Smoke (Apple TV)
Actress in a comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy (BBC Two)
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland (BBC One)
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go (BBC One) – winner
Lucy Punch, Amandaland (BBC One)
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland (BBC One)
Rosie Jones, Pushers (Channel 4)
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Jim Howick, Here We Go (BBC One)
Jon Pointing, Big Boys (Channel 4)
Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice (BBC Three)
Oliver Savell, Changing Ends (ITV1)
Steve Coogan, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (BBC One) – winner
Supporting actress
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence (Netflix) – winner
Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black (Channel 4)
Emilia Jones, Task (Sky Atlantic)
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion (BBC One)
Supporting actor
Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix)
Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)
Joshua McGuire, The Gold (BBC One)
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix) – winner
Paddy Considine, MobLand (Paramount+)
Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Last One Laughing (Prime Video) – winner
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
Would I Lie to You? (BBC One)
Entertainment performance
Amanda Holden, Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job (BBC One)
Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing (Prime Video) – winner
Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
Lee Mack, The 1% Club (ITV1)
Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs … (Sky Max)
Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle (Sky Max)
Scripted comedy
Amandaland (BBC One) – winner
Big Boys (Channel 4)
How are you? It’s Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
Things You Should Have Done (BBC Three)
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Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two)
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (BBC Two) – winner
Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV)
Reality
The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One) – winner
The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
Virgin Island (Channel 4)
Current affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War Exposure (ITV1)
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money (ITV1)
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4) – winner
Undercover in the Police: Panorama (BBC One)
Shortform
Donkey (BBC Three)
Hustle and Run (Channel 4) – winner
Rocket fuel (BBC Three)
Zoners (BBC Three)
Factual entertainment
The Assembly (ITV1)
Go Back to Where You Came From (Channel 4) – winner
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV)
Race Across the World (BBC One)
Factual series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries)
Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4)
See No Evil (Channel 4) – winner
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1)
Live event coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One)
Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One)
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC One) – winner
News coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak (BBC Two)
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4) – winner
Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival (Sky News)
Single documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix) – winner
Louis Theroux: The Settlers (BBC Two)
One Day in Southport (Channel 4)
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (BBC Two)
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Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITVX)
EastEnders (BBC One) – winner
Sports coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports Main Event)
The FA Cup Final (BBC One)
Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 (BBC One) – winner
Wimbledon 2025 (BBC One)
Daytime
The Chase (ITV1)
Lorraine (ITV1)
Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two)
Scam Interceptors (BBC One) – winner
Children’s non-scripted
A Real Bug’s Life (Disney+)
BooSnoo! (Sky Kids)
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks (CBBC)
World.War.Me (Sky News) – winner
Children’s scripted
Crongton (BBC iPlayer) – winner
Horrible Science (BBC iPlayer)
Shaun the Sheep (CBBC)
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)
Memorable moment
Adolescence: Jamie snaps at the psychologist (Netflix)
Big Boys: “I didn’t make it, did I?” (Channel 4)
Blue Lights: the police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness (BBC)
The Celebrity Traitors: Alan Carr wins (BBC) – winner
Last One Laughing UK: Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date (Prime Video)
What It Feels Like for a Girl: Byron leaves for Brighton to start uni, where she introduces herself as Paris (BBC)