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The FULL list of who won what at the Bafta TV Awards 2024

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EVERY year the stars of the small screen gather for the Bafta TV Awards.

Television's finest wait with bated breath to find out who the big winners were at the prestigious annual ceremony.

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The Bafta TV Awards is a prestigious annual ceremonyCredit: Getty

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Best Supporting Actress?

The nominations for the Bafta TV Awards were released in March 2024 and were full of surprises.

BBC dramas like Happy Valley and Best Interests came out top with nods.

The winners were announced on Sunday (May 12, 2024), with the ceremony being aired on BBC One.

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Here we take you though who won what at the prestigious event.

Jasmine Jobson

Jasmine Jobson scooped Best Supporting Actress
Jasmine Jobson scooped Best Supporting ActressCredit: Alamy

Jasmine Jobson scooped the Best Supporting Actress gong for a role in Top Boy.

She revealed how working on the hit Netflix has changed her life.

After her big Bafta win, she told awaiting press: “It’s been a job that has changed my life.

“I was just a normal girl from west London that was just trying to do better for myself and was just wishing and hoping for the best."


Who won the Bafta TV Award for Best Supporting Actor?

Matthew Macfadyen

Taking home the gong for Best Supporting Actor was Matthew Macfadyen.

He won the award for his role as Tom Wambsgans in Succession.

The actor wasn't at the Baftas to collect the award, so actress Helena Bonham-Carter accepted it on his behalf.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Best Drama?

Top Boy

Top Boy won a top Bafta
Top Boy won a top BaftaCredit: TV Handout

The coveted Best Drama gong went to Netflix's smash it Top Boy.

The show follows the lives of two drug dealers on a tough London estate called Summerhouse.

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The show proved to be a huge hit after it kicked off in 2019.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Best Entertainment?

Strictly Come Dancing

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman with their Bafta
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman with their BaftaCredit: Alamy

BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing took home the Best Entertainment Bafta.

Accepting the award, host Tess Daly said: “It’s Strictly’s 20th anniversary this year. We’ve been on television for 20 years.

“So this is the greatest birthday present.

“And to the viewers at home, thank you so much for watching because we would not be here without you, and it really does mean the world."

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Best Specialist Factual?

White Nanny, Black Child

Andy Mundy-Castle accepts his Bafta
Andy Mundy-Castle accepts his BaftaCredit: Getty

Channel 5's White Nanny, Black Child won the Specialist Factual gong.

The film follows a group of Nigerians fostered by white families in the 70s.

They reveal the heartfelt impact of their challenging upbringing, in this moving documentary.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Comedy Entertainment?

Rob & Romesh Vs, Sky

Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett won the comedy going
Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett won the comedy goingCredit: Getty

Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett scooped the Best Comedy award.

The pair also hosted the event with some fans calling it a "fix" that they won the gong.

Their show Rob & Romesh Vs, Sky was voted Best Comedy Entertainment show.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Short Form?

Mobility, BBC Three

Jack Carroll with his Bafta award
Jack Carroll with his Bafta awardCredit: Getty

BBC Three's Mobility was the winner of the Best Short Form.

It follows the story of three disabled teenagers in Huddersfield.

On the stage, actor Jack Carroll joked, "you can try and get me down the stairs," as he accepted the award.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Factual Series?

Lockerbie

Lockerbie won Factual Series Award
Lockerbie won Factual Series AwardCredit: Getty

Sky's Lockerbie took the Bafta for Factual Series.

The hard-hitting documentary was about the devastating plane crash at the hands of terrorists.

The attack saw 270 people were murdered on the Pan Am passenger jet flying from London to New York.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Reality TV Show?

Squid Game: The Challenge

Squid Game: The Challenge producers with their Bafta
Squid Game: The Challenge producers with their BaftaCredit: Getty

Netflix's reality show Squid Game: The Challenge also won an award.

Inspired by the TV series, Squid Game, real-life contestants competed in a series of high-stakes children's games in pursuit of a £5M cash prize.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Live Event Coverage?

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision won a Bafta award
Eurovision won a Bafta awardCredit: Getty

The Eurovision Song Contest won the Bafta for the 2023 ceremony which was held in the UK.

Despite England not scoring well, the ceremony in Liverpool proved to be huegly successful.

The show was hosted by Graham Norton and Hannah Waddington.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Sports Coverage?

Cheltenham Festival

ITV won the Sports Coverage Award
ITV won the Sports Coverage AwardCredit: Getty

The Best Sports Coverage went to Cheltenham Festival Day One.

ITV was the broadcaster to scoop the gong for their coverage of the big event

Who won the Bafta TV Award for International?

Class Act

Netflix's Class Act was a Bafta winner
Netflix's Class Act was a Bafta winnerCredit: Getty

Netflix's Class Act also won a Bafta award in the International category.

The series is about an ambitious working-class man who becomes one of France's most controversial public figures.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Male Comedy Performance?

Mawaan Rizwan

Mawaan Rizwan with his bafta
Mawaan Rizwan with his baftaCredit: Alamy

Taking home the gong for Best Male Comedy performance was Mawaan Rizwann.

He won the award for his BBC Three's show Juice.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Factual Entertainment?

Celebrity Race Across The World

Celebrity Race Across The World won a Bafta
Celebrity Race Across The World won a BaftaCredit: Getty

Celebrity Race Across The World on BBC One was a Bafta winner.

The BBC show saw a group of celebrities race against the clock to get to their final destination in the fastest time - but without using an aeroplane.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Female Comedy Performance?

Gbemisola Ikumelo

Gbemisola Ikumelo poses with her Bafta
Gbemisola Ikumelo poses with her BaftaCredit: Getty

Gbemisola Ikumelo took home the gong for her comedy performance in BBC One's Black Ops.

On accepting the award, she joked her agent would be telling her next employers: "Yesterday's price is not today's price!"

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Soap?

Casualty

Casualty beat off competition from Emmerdale and EastEnders
Casualty beat off competition from Emmerdale and EastEndersCredit: Alamy

The coveted Best Soap Award is always a big one amongst fans.

Scooping the gong was BBC One's Casualty.

The long-running show has been airing on Saturdays since the 80s.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Limited Drama?

Best Interests

Best Interests won a Bafta
Best Interests won a BaftaCredit: BBC

Taking the Limited Drama Gong was Best Interests.

The series starred Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen as a married couple, fighting for their disabled daughter's medical care.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Daytime TV?

Scam Interceptors

Scam Interceptors won the Daytime Award
Scam Interceptors won the Daytime AwardCredit: Getty

BBC One's daytime show Scam Interceptors won the Bafta in this category.

The show allows viewers to watch scams being carried out in real time, working with ethical hacker Jim Browning, who gains access to criminal call centres abroad. 

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Current Affairs?

The Shamima Begum Story

The Shamima Begum Story won the Current Affair Award
The Shamima Begum Story won the Current Affair AwardCredit: Getty

Scooping the gong for Best Current Affairs was the The Shamima Begum Story.

The documentary investigated the story of Shamima Begum.

At 15, she ran away from her London home with two school friends to join the terror group ISIS in war torn Syria.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for News Coverage?

Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War

The producers of Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War with their Bafta
The producers of Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War with their BaftaCredit: Getty

Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War won the award for Best News Coverage.

The hard-hitting doc was broadcast on Channel 4.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Memorable Moment?

The final kitchen showdown in Happy Valley

No one can forget that showdown between Catherine and Tommy in the kitchen in the final episode of Happy Family.

It made such an impact that it won the Bafta for Best Memorable Moment.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Entertainment Performance?

Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett won a Bafta
Joe Lycett won a BaftaCredit: Rex

Joe Lycett's Channel 4 show Late Night Lycett won the Best Entertainment Performance.

Talking about his outrageous costume for the big event the comedian said he had dressed as Queen Elizabeth I after "losing a bet".

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Scripted Comedy?

Such Brave Girls

Such Brave Girls were Bafta winners
Such Brave Girls were Bafta winnersCredit: Getty

BBC Three's Such Brave Girls came out top at the Bafta TV Awards.

The raucous, gross-out sitcom follows a single mother and her two daughters who attempt to piece their chaotic lives back together after their husband and father leaves.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Leading Actor?

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall with the cast of The Sixth Commandment
Timothy Spall with the cast of The Sixth CommandmentCredit: EPA

Taking the coveted gong for Best Leading Actor was Timothy Spall.

He won the award for his performance in BBC One's The Sixth Commandment.

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Leading Actress?

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire was emotional when she won her award
Sarah Lancashire was emotional when she won her awardCredit: Getty

British legend Sarah Lancashire's performance in the gritty Happy Valley.

She played the tough copper Catherine in all three series, before it came to an end in 2023.

Accepting the award, Sarah said: "Thank you Sally Wainwright [Happy Valley writer] I shall forever be grateful to you for this opportunity."

Who won the Bafta TV Award for Single Documentary?

Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family

Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family won a Bafta
Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family won a BaftaCredit: Alamy

The Paralympic champion powerful documentary Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family won a Bafta.

The film was broadcast in 2023 on ITV.

Accepting the award, she said: “First of all, I want to say thank you to my parents, my mum and dad, and I wouldn’t be here without them and adopting me and also adopting my four other siblings and fostering as well. I love you."

Who won the Bafta TV Special Award?

Lorraine Kelly

Lorraine Kelly with her Bafta award
Lorraine Kelly with her Bafta awardCredit: Alamy

Lorraine Kelly was left in tears when she won the Special Award, which is in recognition of her TV career.

Accepting the award, she said: "I suppose if I've learned anything at all over the past 40 years, it's what's the point of having all that experience if you don't actually share it, and if you don't actually pass it on, and help other people.

"So I would just say don't pull up the ladder, please make it possible for kids like me from my background, from a very working class Glasgow background, rise the same from Dundee."

Joanne Kavanagh

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