The BAFTA TV Awards 2026 air tonight, with Adolescence, A Thousand Blows, Andor, Trespasses, The Celebrity Traitors and Amandaland among the major nominees hoping to win on one of the biggest nights in British television.
Hosted by Taskmaster star Greg Davies, the ceremony takes place at London’s Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm on Sunday 10 May.
A total of 124 programmes received nominations across this year’s BAFTA Television and Television Craft Awards, reflecting a wide field that stretches across drama, comedy, factual, entertainment, news, children’s programming and international television. Netflix’s Adolescence leads the overall nominations with 11, followed by Disney+ drama A Thousand Blows with seven, while Andor and Trespasses each have six. BBC One reality hit The Celebrity Traitors follows with five, continuing a huge run for the format as attention already turns to the next celebrity series.
Adolescence heads into the night as one of the clear frontrunners, with nominations including limited drama and acting recognition for Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Christine Tremarco and Erin Doherty. The series is also nominated for the publicly voted P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award for Jamie snapping at the psychologist.
Elsewhere, A Thousand Blows is up for drama series, with Erin Doherty also recognised in the leading actress category. Channel 4’s Trespasses is nominated for limited drama, while Apple TV’s Andor is among the year’s strongest craft performers. In comedy, Amandaland is firmly in the mix, with Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and Jennifer Saunders all nominated in the actress in a comedy category.
The leading acting categories are competitive, too. Aimee Lou Wood is nominated for Film Club, Sheridan Smith is recognised for I Fought The Law, and Erin Doherty, Jodie Whittaker, Narges Rashidi and Siân Brooke complete a strong actress field. In leading actor, Colin Firth, Ellis Howard, James Nelson-Joyce, Matt Smith, Stephen Graham and Taron Egerton are all in the running, making it one of the night’s harder races to call.
The entertainment categories are stacked. Claudia Winkleman is nominated for entertainment performance, while Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors win is shortlisted for memorable moment. Prime Video’s Last One Laughing appears in entertainment, with Bob Mortimer nominated for entertainment performance.
For CultureCues, this year’s BAFTA TV Awards feel like a proper snapshot of what British audiences were actually watching and arguing about, from prestige streaming drama to reality TV moments that completely took over the group chat. If Adolescence has a huge night, it will not come as much of a surprise, but with A Thousand Blows, Amandaland, Trespasses, The Celebrity Traitors and several major international shows in the race, there is still room for a few very satisfying curveballs.
The BAFTA TV Awards 2026 air tonight at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Full BAFTA TV Awards 2026 Nominees
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)
Actress in a Comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go
Lucy Punch, Amandaland
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland
Rosie Jones, Pushers
Drama Series
A Thousand Blows
Blue Lights
Code of Silence
This City Is Ours
Limited Drama
Adolescence
I Fought The Law
Trespasses
What It Feels Like for a Girl
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
Taron Egerton, Smoke
Leading Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951
Sheridan Smith, I Fought The Law
Siân Brooke, Blue Lights
Supporting Actor
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road
Joshua McGuire, The Gold
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Paddy Considine, MobLand
Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro
Supporting Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black
Emilia Jones, Task
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion
Scripted Comedy
Amandaland
Big Boys
How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
Things You Should Have Done
Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show
Last One Laughing
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
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
Reality
The Celebrity Traitors
The Jury: Murder Trial
Squid Game: The Challenge
Virgin Island
International
The Bear
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Severance
The Studio
The White Lotus
Factual Entertainment
The Assembly
Go Back to Where You Came From
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
Race Across The World
Factual Series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
Educating Yorkshire
See No Evil
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed
Current Affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War
The Covid Contracts: Follow The Money
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Undercover in the Police
News Coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War
Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival
Single Documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
One Day in Southport
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire
Specialist Factual
Belsen: What They Found
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
Daytime
The Chase
Lorraine
Richard Osman’s House of Games
Scam Interceptors
Soap
Casualty
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Live Event Coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Last Night of the Proms: Finale
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember
Sports Coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup
The FA Cup Final
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025
Wimbledon 2025
Children’s: Scripted
Crongton
Horrible Science
Shaun The Sheep
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Children’s: Non-Scripted
A Real Bug’s Life
BooSnoo!
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks
World. War. Me. (Sky Kids Investigates)
Short Form
Donkey
Hustle And Run
Rocket Fuel
Zoners
P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award
Adolescence, Jamie snaps at the psychologist
Big Boys, “I didn’t make it, did I?”
Blue Lights, police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness
The Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors
Last One Laughing, Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date
What It Feels Like for a Girl, Byron leaves for Brighton to start university, she introduces herself as Paris
Nikki Murray is a UK-based writer, screenwriter and founder & editor of CultureCues, covering film, television, music and pop culture. Her work focuses on storytelling and the moments shaping modern entertainment.