The winners of the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards were announced at a star-studded ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on May 10, where some of the biggest names from the TV industry came together to celebrate the best shows, actors and presenters of the year.The ceremony, hosted by Greg Davies, saw shows such as Adolescent, The Celebrity Traitors and Code of Silence take home major awards.Jack Thorne’s Netflix film Teenage led the nominations this year with 11 nods. The show ultimately won the Limited Drama Award, while Stephen Graham received the Lead Actor Award for his performance in the series. Christine Trimarco and young actor Owen Cooper also won in the Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories respectively for the same show.Meanwhile, Code of Silence won in the Drama Series category, beating out shows like A Thousand Blows and Blue Lights.The reality show The Celebrity Traitors won in the reality category, while presenter Claudia Winkleman was also nominated in the entertainment performance category. However, the award ultimately went to Bob Mortimer for Last One Laughing UK.
Here’s the full list of 2026 BAFTA TV Awards winners:
Drama series
Code of Silence – Winner
Limited drama
Adolescence – winner
international
Studio – Winner
Leading actress
Narges Rashidi for the film Prisoner 951 – winner
Main actor
Stephen Graham in the Teen category – winner
Actress in a comedy film
Katherine Parkinson for Here We Go – Winner
Actor in a comedy film
Steve Coogan on How Are You? It’s Alan Partridge – the winner
Supporting actress
Christine Tremarco for Teen – Winner
Assistant actor
Owen Cooper for Teen – Winner
entertainment
Last to laugh in the UK – the winner
Entertainment performance
Bob Mortimer for Last One Laughing UK – Winner
Written comedy
Amandaland – Winner
Specialized fact
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz – Winner
reality
Celebrity Traitors – Winner
Current affairs
Gaza: Doctors under attack – Winner
Short form
Hustle and Run – Winner
Realistic entertainment
Back to where you came from – winner
Realistic series
See no evil – winner
Coverage of live events
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember – Winner
News coverage
Channel 4 News: Israel and Iran: The Twelve Day War – The Winner
One documentary
Greenville: Exposed – Winner
soap
EastEnders – Winner
Sports coverage
UEFA Women’s Championship 2025 – Winner
daytime
Fraud objections – winner
Children are not written
World.War.Me – Winner
Written for children
Croington – Winner
An unforgettable moment
Celebrity Traitors – Alan Carr wins – Winner
