Bafta Television Awards 2026: The nominations in full

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Some of the biggest shows and stars of the past 12 months have been rewarded with nominations for this year’s Bafta TV Awards.

Adolescence and A Thousand Blows lead the field, and the winners will be announced in May.

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See the full list of nominees below.

Drama series

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

Limited drama

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

Leading actor

• 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)
• Taron Egerton - Smoke (Apple TV)

Leading actress

• Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club (BBC Three)
• Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
• Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town (Netflix)
• Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
• Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law (ITV1)
• Siân Brooke - Blue Lights (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)
• Paddy Considine - MobLand (Paramount+)
• Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)

Supporting actress

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

Scripted comedy

• 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

• 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)

Best actress in a comedy

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

Entertainment

• The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
• Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
• 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)
• 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

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

Reality

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

Soap

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

Daytime

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

International

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

Children’s: Scripted

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

Children’s: Non-scripted

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

Factual series

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

Specialist factual

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

Current affairs

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

News coverage

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

Single documentary

• 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

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

Sports coverage

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

Short form

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

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

• 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 to plot to silence a key witness (BBC One)
• The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins (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)

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