Bafta TV Awards 2026: Adolescence Dominates with Major Wins
Bafta TV Awards 2026: Adolescence Dominates

The 2026 Bafta TV Awards were held at London's Royal Festival Hall in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Greg Davies. Netflix's Adolescence emerged as a standout winner, claiming multiple top prizes including Best Drama Series. Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively, while Christine Tremarco took home Best Supporting Actress and the show also won Limited Drama.

Acting Accolades

Narges Rashidi won Best Actress for her role in Prisoner 951. In comedy categories, Katherine Parkinson won Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for Here We Go, and Steve Coogan won Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge).

Other Winners

Code of Silence won Best Drama Series, while The Studio took home Best International Series. Amandaland was named Best Scripted Comedy, and Last One Laughing won Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. Bob Mortimer received the award for Best Entertainment Performance. The memorable moment award went to The Celebrity Traitors: Alan Carr Wins.

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The full list of winners includes many other notable shows and performances, celebrating the best of British television over the past year.

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