BAFTA TV Awards 2026: Full list of nominated stars and shows in main categories

The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards have been announced.

A total of 124 programmes received nominations for this year's awards, which will be hosted by comedian and Taskmaster presenter Greg Davies at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday 10 May.

The five programmes with the most BAFTA TV nominations are:

• 11 for Adolescence
• Seven for A Thousand Blows
• Six for Andor and Trespasses
• Five for The Celebrity Traitors

Sky News has also received a nomination in the news coverage category for our special programme, Gaza: Fight For Survival.

Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Jim Howick - Here We Go - BBC Studios Comedy / BBC One
Jon Pointing - Big Boys - Roughcut TV / Channel 4
Lenny Rush - Am I Being Unreasonable? - Boffola Pictures / BBC One
Mawaan Rizwan - Juice - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three
Oliver Savell - Changing Ends - Baby Cow Productions / ITV1
Steve Coogan - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) - Baby Cow Productions / BBC One

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Diane Morgan Mandy - BBC Studios Comedy / BBC Two
Jennifer Saunders - Amandaland - Merman Television / BBC One
Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go - BBC Studios Comedy / BBC One
Lucy Punch - Amandaland - Merman Television / BBC One
Philippa Dunne - Amandaland - Merman Television / BBC One
Rosie Jones Pushers - Merman Television, 2Le Media / Channel 4

CHILDREN'S NON-SCRIPTED

A Real Bugs Life - Plimsoll Productions, National Geographic / Disney+
Boosnoo! - Visionality Media, Mackinnon And Saunders / Sky Kids
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks - BBC Studios / CBBC
World.war.me (Sky Kids Investigates) - Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin, Nicky Cox - Fresh Start Media / Sky News

CHILDREN'S SCRIPTED

Crongton - New Pictures / BBC iPlayer
Horrible Science - Lion Television / BBC iPlayer
Shaun The Sheep - Seamus Malone, Danny Gallagher, Anna Leong Brophy - Aardman / CBBC
The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball - Hanna Barbera Studios Europe / Cartoon Network

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War (Exposure) - Benjamin Zand, Matan Cohen, Maya Rostowska, Josh Reynolds, Rhiannon Mayor, Mel Mccowan - Zandland / ITV1
The Covid Contracts: Follow The Money - Davina Bristow, Jenna Weiler, Will Hecker, Russell Scott, Einav Leshetz Lovatt, Brian Woods - True Vison Productions / ITV1
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack - Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Ben De Pear, Mel Quigley, Menna Hijazi, Jaber Badwan - Basement Films / Channel 4
Undercover In The Police (Panorama) - Karen Wightman, Leo Telling, Joe Plomin, Rory Bibb, Adrian Polglase, Gary Beelders - BBC Panorama / BBC One

DAYTIME

The Chase - Martin Scott, Helen Tumbridge, Caroline Sale, John L Spencer, Mick Thomas - Potato, ITV Studios / ITV1
Lorraine - ITV Studios Daytime / ITV1
Richard Osman's House Of Games - Tamara Gilder, Breid McLoone, John Smith, Anna Blakemore, Tom Banks, Abby Brakewell - Remarkable Entertainment / BBC Two
Scam Interceptors - BBC Studios / BBC One

DRAMA SERIES

A Thousand Blows - The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions / Disney+
Blue Lights - Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Jack Casey, Amanda Black - Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC One
Code Of Silence - Catherine Moulton, Diarmuid Goggins, Joe Shrubb, Chanya Button, Benji Walters, Will Truefitt - Mammoth Screen / ITV1
This City Is Ours - Stephen Butchard, Simon Maloney, Saul Dibb, Rebecca Hodgson, Sian McWilliams, Andy Harries - Left Bank Pictures / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT

The Graham Norton Show - Graham Norton, Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Toby Baker, Catherine Strauss, Pete Snell - So Television / BBC One
Last One Laughing - Initial, Zeppotron / Prime Video
Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Hungry Mcbear / BBC One
Would I Lie To You - Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Barbara Wiltshire, Debra Blenkinsop - Zeppotron / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr in Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job - Voltage TV Productions / BBC One
Bob Mortimer in Last One Laughing - Initial, Zeppotron / Prime Video
Claudia Winkleman hosting The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One
Lee Mack hosting The 1% Club - Magnum Media / ITV1
Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan in Rob & Romesh Vs... - Cpl Productions / Sky Max
Romesh Ranganathan in Romesh: Can't Knock The Hustle - Ranga Bee Productions / Sky Max

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

The Assembly - Michelle Singer, Stu Richards, Holly Ritchie, Cein Mcgillicuddy, Linton Davies, Mary Lynch - Rockerdale Studios / ITV1
Go Back To Where You Came From - Liam Humphreys, Dave Sutton, Emma Young, Guy Simmonds, Nicky Hammond - Minnow Films / Channel 4
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars - Studio Ramsay Global / Apple TV
Race Across The World - Studio Lambert / BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES

Bibaa & Nicole: Murder In The Park - True Vision / Sky Documentaries
Educating Yorkshire - TwofFour / Channel 4
See No Evil - Passion Pictures / Channel 4
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love And Lies Exposed - Lucy Wilcox, Charlie Webb, Kelly Nobay, Rebecca North - Raw / ITV1

INTERNATIONAL

The Bear - Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Tyson Bidner, Matty Matheson, Cooper Wehde - FX Productions / Disney+
The Diplomat - Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, Alex Graves, Keri Russell, Melissa Gelernter, Pam Roberts - Well Red, Let's Not Turn This Into A Whole Big Production / Netflix
Pluribus - Sony Pictures Television / Apple TV
Severance - Fifth Season / Apple TV
The Studio - Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Pete Hyuck, Frida Perez, James Weaver - Lionsgate Television / Apple TV
The White Lotus - Mike White, Mark Kamine, David Bernad - HBO, Rip Cord, Mc Pictures / Sky Atlantic

LEADING ACTOR

Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search For Truth - Carnival Films, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic
Ellis Howard - What It Feels Like For A Girl - Hera Pictures / BBC Three
James Nelson-Joyce - This City Is Ours - Left Bank Pictures / BBC One
Matt Smith - The Death Of Bunny Munro - Clerkenwell Films, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic
Stephen Graham - Adolescence - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Taron Egerton - Smoke - truth.media, Crime Story Media, Imperative Entertainment, Eden Productions, Hans Bubby / Apple TV

LEADING ACTRESS

Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club - Gaumont / BBC Three
Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows - The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions / Disney+
Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town - Broke & Bones / Netflix
Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 - Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC One
Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law - Hera Pictures / ITV1
Sian Brooke - Blue Lights - Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC One

LIMITED DRAMA

Adolescence - Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne, Philip Barantini, Jo Johnson, Mark Herbert, Hannah Walters - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
I Fought The Law - Liza Marshall, Charlotte Webber, Erik Richter Strand, Jamie Crichton, Mark Hedges - Hera Pictures / ITV1
Trespasses - Amanda Posey, Maria Mulhall, Dawn Shadforth, Ailbhe Keogan - Wildgaze Films / Channel 4
What It Feels Like For A Girl - Liza Marshall, Ron O'Berst, Brian Welsh, Paris Lees, Frances Du Pille - Hera Pictures / BBC Three

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 - BBC Studios / BBC One
Last Night Of The Proms: Finale - Livewire Pictures / BBC One
VE Day 80: A Celebration To Remember - BBC Studios / BBC One

NEWS COVERAGE

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

REALITY

The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One
The Jury: Murder Trial - Screendog Productions / Channel 4
Squid Game: The Challenge - Studio Lambert, The Garden / Netflix
Virgin Island - Rob Davis, Tom Garland, Joe Wildman, Matt Bailey, Sarah Carnie, Mel Walden - Double Act Productions / Channel 4

SHORT FORM

Donkey - Mighty Pebble Pictures, The Story Collective / BBC Three
Hustle And Run - Jonny Madderson, Jono Stevens, Sara Conlon - JustSo / Channel 4
Rocket Fuel - Jordon Scott Kennedy, Leah Henry, Casey Shaw - Fully Focused Productions, Slick Films / BBC iPlayer
Zoners - BBC Studios Comedy / BBC Three

SCRIPTED COMEDY

Amandaland - Merman Television / BBC One
Big Boys - Jack Rooke, Bertie Peek, Jim Archer, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Tim Sealey - Roughcut TV / Channel 4
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) - Steve Coogan, Rob and Neil Gibbons, Joe Fraser, Rupert Majendie, Sarah Monteith - Baby Cow Productions / BBC One
Things You Should Have Done - Lucia Keskin, Jack Clough, Steve Monger, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith - Roughcut TV / BBC Three

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

Grenfell: Uncovered - Olaide Sadiq, Samuel R Santana, Sandy Smith, James Rogan, Emma Scott, James Saville - Rogan Productions / Netflix
Louis Theroux: The Settlers - Louis Theroux, Arron Fellows, Joshua Baker, Matan Cohen, Sara Obeidat, Fiona Stourton - Mindhouse / BBC Two
One Day In Southport - Dan Reed, Bruce Law, James Parris - Amos Pictures / Channel 4
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire Andy Worboys, George Grafton, Jaimie D'Cruz, Luke A. Flight, Miriam Walsh, Oliver Schofield - Acme / BBC Two

SOAP

Casualty - BBC Studios / BBC One
Coronation Street - ITV Studios / ITVX
EastEnders - BBC Studios / BBC One

SPECIALIST FACTUAL

Belsen: What They Found - Sam Mendes, Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, David Baddiel, Pippa Harris, Andy Worboys - Lightbox, Neal Street, Imperial War Museum Lightbox, Neal Street, Imperial War Museum / BBC Two
Simon Schama: The Road To Auschwitz - Hugo Macgregor, Jyoti Mehta, Richard Wilkinson, Venita Singh-warner, Nicolas Kent, Charlotte Sacher - Oxford Films / BBC Two
Surviving Black Hawk Down - Jack MacInnes, Dominic Crossley-holland, Jamal Osman, Tom Pearson, Sam Hobkinson, Clare Keeley - RSA / Netflix
Vietnam: The War That Changed America - Mark Raphael, David Glover, Rob Coldstream, Caroline Marsden, Mike Davey, Sam Bergson - Apple, 72 Films / Apple TV

SPORTS COVERAGE

The 2025 Ryder Cup - Sky Sports, European Tour Productions / Sky Sports Main Event
The FA Cup Final - Richard Hughes, Sarah Williams, Nicola Kirk, Stephen Lyle, Andrew Clement, Andy Underhill - BBC Sport / BBC One
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Sunset+Vine Scotland / BBC One
Wimbledon 2025 - BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ashley Walters - Adolescence - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road - 60Forty Films / Apple TV
Joshua Mcguire - The Gold - Tannadice Pictures / BBC One
Owen Cooper - Adolescence - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Paddy Considine - Mobland - MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Hardy Son & Baker, Easter Partisan Films, Toff Guy Films / Paramount+
Rafael Mathe - The Death Of Bunny Munro - Clerkenwell Films, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus - HBO, Rip Cord, Mc Pictures / Sky Atlantic
Christine Tremarco - Adolescence - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Chyna McQueen - Get Millie Black - Motive Pictures / Channel 4
Emilia Jones Task - HBO, wiip, The Low Dweller Productions Inc., Public Record / Sky Atlantic
Erin Doherty - Adolescence - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Rose Ayling-Ellis - Reunion - Warp Films / BBC One

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (Voted For By The Public)

Adolescence - Jamie Snaps At The Psychologist - Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Plan B / Netflix
Big Boys - I Didn't Make It, Did I? - Roughcut TV / Channel 4
Blue Lights - Police Are Warned Of An Ambush To Plot To Silence A Key Witness - Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC One
The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr Wins The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One
Last One Laughing - Bob Mortimer And Richard Ayoade's Speed Date - Initial, Zeppotron / Prime Video
What It Feels Like For A Girl - Byron Leaves For Brighton To Start Uni, Where She Introduces Herself As Paris - Hera Pictures / BBC Three

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