BAFTA TV nominees have begun arriving on the red carpet for the biggest night in British television.
Adolescence’s Stephen Graham and White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood will be among those attending tonight’s star-studded ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The awards will be hosted by comedian Greg Davies and feature musical performances from Cat Burns and Aurora.
Stephen’s Adolescence leads this year’s nominations with 11 nods, and the actor is up for leading actor. The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One at 7pm.
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The Traitors are victorious!
The Celebrity Traitors has won the prize for best reality show, beating out The Jury: Murder Trial, Squid Game: The Challenge and Virgin Island.
The BBC series won rave reviews for its first celebrity version, and the gong was accepted by host Claudia Winkleman.
While a number of the stars joined her onstage, including Nick Mohammed, Celia Imrie, Paloma Faith, Cat Burns and champion Alan Carr.
Claudia dedicated the trophy to the ‘extraordinary cast who played with dignity, gusto and their entire hearts and we love them’.
And it’s already TWO wins for Adolescence!
Owen’s onscreen mother Christine Tremarco has scooped the best supporting actress win, beating out co-star Erin Doherty.
In her speech she emotionally thanked her husband Stephen Graham, who created, directed and starred in the show, who could be seeing tearing up in the audience.
Also paying gratitude to Hannah Walters, the cast and the crew, she praised child stars Owen and Amelia Pease as ‘the best on-screen kids ever’.
Owen Cooper completes his trophy set!
The first award of the night goes to 16-year-old Owen Cooper for his incredible performance in Adolescence – beating out his co-star Ashley Walters.
Accepting the gong, the teen said: ‘In the words of John Lennon, you won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.
‘So in my eyes I think you only need three things to succeed: one, you need an obsession; two, you need a dream; and, three, you need The Beatles.’
The host takes to the stage
Greg Davies kicked off the ceremony with a montage of some of TV’s biggest moments, including EastEnders’ iconic ‘You’re not my mother’, Blue Peter’s elephant-sized toilet disaster and Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win.
The comedian also pays special mention to the stars of the hugely popular Celebrity Traitors, including Celia Imrie’s famous fart.
While he jokes Alan Clarr turned ‘into a manipulative serial killer’, to the joy of his ‘victim’ Paloma Faith.
BAFTA TV ceremony underway
The ceremony is taking place now and will be televised on BBC One from 7pm.
Stick with us as we bring you all the winners.
Let’s remind ourselves of this year’s nominations
Adolescence boasts 11 nods going into this year’s ceremony, after already sweeping the awards board at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and Emmys.
It is up for Limited Drama and Memorable Moment, while stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Christine Tremarco are all nominated for their performances.
In the Leading Actor category, Stephen will compete against Lockerbie’s Colin Firth, The Death of Bunny Munro’s Matt Smith and Smoke’s Taron Egerton
While Erin and Christine will face off against The White Lotus’ Aimee Lou Wood, Get Millie Black’s Chyna McQueen, Task’s Emilia Jones and Reunion’s Rose Ayling-Ellis for Best Supporting Actress.
Erin and Aimee will go head-to-head again in the Leading Actress category, this time for their roles in A Thousand Blows and Film Club – competing with Blue Lights’ Siân Brooke, Prisoner 951′ Narges Rashidi. Sheridan Smith for I Fought the Law as Ann Ming and Jodie Whittaker in Toxic Town.
The Celebrity Traitors is up for Best Reality Show and Memorable Moment, while host Claudia Winkleman could scoop the gong for Entertainment Performance.
Emmerdale has been shut out of Best Soap this year, while rivals EastEnders, Coronation Street and Casualty have landed nods.
The show last year had to withdraw its nominations after one of the soap’s writers Martin Fustes admitted attacking his partner.
For comedy, Amandaland, Big Boys, How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge), and Things You Should Have Done will fight it out for Best Scripted Comedy.
Love Island star Toni Laites has just narrowly avoided an awkward run-in with her ex Cach Mercer on the red carpet.
The pair, who were crowned champions of the 2025 series back in August, broke up in March after seven months together.
And the former couple nearly came face-to-face again for the first time since their explosive row at the BRITs, which led to their split.
Ahead of the 2026 BAFTA TV Awards, let’s look back at the most shocking and unforgettable moments of previous ceremonies.
While the night is meant to be a showcase of talent and glamour, it doesn’t hasn’t always stayed on script.
Having first been held all the way back 1955, over the years the awards have produced their fair share of awkward moments, unexpected snubs and controversial jokes.
Despite, the stars all pulling out all the stops for the evening, fans have declared several looks have missed the mark.
Among them was Christine McGuinness, who left practically nothing to the imagination in an eye-popping number.
Joining her in the faux pas camp was TikToker Joe Baggs as he opted for a Beetlejuice-inspired striped suit.
And Paloma Faith channelled a gothic pirate in a fringed dress with a dramatic hat, while she posed on the red carpet while flanked by her Traitors co-star Alan Carr.
Hollywood has arrived!
Joining us from across the pond are also a slew of US stars, as they prepare to go up against each other in the Best International Series category.
Commanding attention in a bold red suit was Adam Scott, who stars as Mark S. in the critically-acclaimed psychological thriller, Severance.
Seth Rogen was supported by his wife Lauren Miller on the red carpet, with his huge hit show The Studio – which he created, directs and stars in – also nominated.
And hoping her post-apocalyptic sci-fi series will come out on top was Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn, who dazzled in a plunging red gown with black bows.
All three hit series are produced by Apple TV and will compete against HBO’s The White Lotus, Netflix’s The Diplomat and FX’s The Bear.
Former TOWIE cast member Georgia Harrison tearfully paid tribute to her co-star, Jake Hall, on the red carpet, following his tragic death.
Jake was found dead by police at around 7.30am on Wednesday at a rented property in Santa Margalida, Mallorca with fatal head wounds, believed to have been caused by shards of glass after falling through a glass door.
Speaking to Daily Mail ahead of the BAFTA TV Awards, Georgia grew emotional as she said: ‘Everybody feels very deeply for his family. For the people that did know him, it’s horrifying, and for the people that don’t know him it’s still sad.’
Pausing to wipe away her tears, she added: ‘Let’s not ruin my make-up!’
A show to remember
During the ceremony, viewers will also be treated to live music performances from singers Cat Burns and AURORA.
Celebrity Traitors’ star Cat will sing her song How To Be Human, to accompany the annual In Memoriam section – honouring those we have lost.
While Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA will perform Through the Eyes of a Child, which memorably featured at the end of BAFTA-nominated series Adolescence.
