Adolescence wins four prizes at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards, full list of winners announced

BAFTA has announced the winners of the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards ceremony in London! The annual event celebrates excellence in television broadcasting in 2025, with the ceremony hosted by Taskmaster‘s own Greg Davies (minus little Alex Horn), with musical performances by Cat Burns and the Norwegian woodland nymph sensation AURORA (whom I love; she is magical).

Adolescence nabbed four awards, including the Best Limited Drama prize. Other winners include Stephen Graham (Adolescence) for Lead Actor, Narges Rashidi (Prisoner 951) for Lead Actress, and more.

You can check out the complete list of BAFTA TV winners below:

Drama series

  • WINNER: Code Of Silence (ITV1)
  • A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
  • Blue Lights (BBC One)
  • This City Is Ours (BBC One)

Limited drama

  • WINNER: Adolescence (Netflix)
  • I Fought The Law (ITV1)
  • Trespasses (Channel 4)
  • What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three)

Leading actor

  • WINNER: Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
  • 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)
  • Taron Egerton – Smoke (Apple TV)

Leading actress

  • WINNER: Narges Rashidi – Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
  • Aimee Lou Wood – Film Club (BBC Three)
  • Erin Doherty – A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
  • Jodie Whittaker – Toxic Town (Netflix)
  • Sheridan Smith – I Fought The Law (ITV1)
  • Siân Brooke – Blue Lights (BBC One)

Supporting actor

  • WINNER: Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Fehinti Balogun – Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)
  • Joshua Mcguire – The Gold (BBC One)
  • Paddy Considine – MobLand (Paramount+)
  • Rafael Mathé – The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)

Supporting actress

  • WINNER: Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
  • Chyna McQueen – Get Millie Black (Channel 4)
  • Emilia Jones – Task (Sky Atlantic)
  • Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Rose Ayling-Ellis – Reunion (BBC One)

Scripted comedy

  • WINNER: Amandaland (BBC One)
  • Big Boys (Channel 4)
  • How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
  • Things You Should Have Done (BBC Three)

Best actor in a comedy

  • WINNER: Steve Coogan – How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
  • 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)

Best actress in a comedy

  • WINNER: Katherine Parkinson – Here We Go (BBC One)
  • Diane Morgan – Mandy (BBC Two)
  • Jennifer Saunders – Amandaland (BBC One)
  • Lucy Punch – Amandaland (BBC One)
  • Philippa Dunne – Amandaland (BBC One)
  • Rosie Jones – Pushers (Channel 4)

Entertainment

  • WINNER: Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
  • Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
  • Would I Lie To You (BBC One)

Entertainment performance

  • WINNER: Bob Mortimer – Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
  • Amanda Holden & Alan Carr – Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job (BBC One)
  • 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)

Factual entertainment

  • WINNER: Go Back To Where You Came From (Channel 4)
  • The Assembly (ITV1)
  • Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV)
  • Race Across the World (BBC One)

Reality

  • WINNER: The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
  • The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
  • Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
  • Virgin Island (Channel 4)

Soap

  • WINNER: EastEnders (BBC One)
  • Casualty (BBC One)
  • Coronation Street (ITVX)

Daytime

  • WINNER: Scam Interceptors (BBC One)
  • The Chase (ITV1)
  • Lorraine (ITV1)
  • Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two)

International

  • WINNER: The Studio (Apple TV)
  • The Bear (Disney+)
  • The Diplomat (Netflix)
  • Pluribus (Apple TV)
  • Severance (Apple TV)
  • The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)

Children’s: Scripted

  • WINNER: Crongton (BBC iPlayer)
  • Horrible Science (BBC iPlayer)
  • Shaun the Sheep (CBBC)
  • The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)

Children’s: Non-scripted

  • WINNER: World.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates) (Sky News)
  • A Real Bugs Life (Disney+)
  • Boosnoo! (Sky Kids)
  • Deadly 60 Saving Sharks (BBC Studios / CBBC)

Factual series

  • WINNER: See No Evil (Channel 4)
  • Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries)
  • Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4)
  • The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1)

Specialist factual

  • WINNER: Simon Schama: The Road To Auschwitz (BBC Two)
  • Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two)
  • Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
  • Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV)

Current affairs

  • WINNER: Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4)
  • Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (Exposure) (ITV1)
  • The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money ( ITV1)
  • Undercover in the Police (Panorama) (BBC One)

News coverage

  • WINNER: Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4)
  • BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak (BBC Two)
  • Sky News: Gaza: Fight For Survival (Sky News)

Single documentary

  • WINNER: Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
  • Louis Theroux: The Settlers (BBC Two)
  • One Day In Southport (Channel 4)
  • Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (BBC Two)

Live event coverage

  • WINNER: VE Day 80: A Celebration To Remember (BBC One)
  • Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One)
  • Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One)

Sports coverage

  • WINNER: Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 (BBC One)
  • The 2025 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports Main Event)
  • The FA Cup Final (BBC One)
  • Wimbledon 2025 (BBC One)

Short form

  • WINNER: Hustle And Run (Channel 4)
  • Donkey (BBC Three)
  • Rocket Fuel (BBC iPlayer)
  • Zoners (BBC Three)

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award (voted for by the public)

  • WINNER: The Celebrity Traitors – Alan Carr wins (BBC One)
  • 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 One)
  • Last One Laughing – 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 Three)

Bafta Fellowship

  • WINNER: Dame Mary Berry

Special award

  • WINNER: Martin Lewis

Source: BBC.com

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