BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: TK Leads
(L-R) 'Adolescence,' 'A Thousand Blows,' 'Andor.'
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Unsurprisingly, Adolescence leads the nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards, unveiled in London on Tuesday.
The smash-hit Netflix phenomenon earned 11 nods, followed by Disney+’s A Thousand Blows with seven, Andor and Trespasses with six apiece, and The Celebrity Traitors with five.
The Emmy-winning cast of Adolescence has continued to garner critical acclaim, with a best lead actor nod for creator-star Stephen Graham. He’ll go up against Colin Firth (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth), Ellis Howard (What It Feels Like For a Girl), James Nelson-Joyce (This City Is Ours), Matt Smith (The Death of Bunny Munro) and Taron Egerton (Smoke) at the May 10 ceremony, hosted by Taskmaster‘s Greg Davies.
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In the leading actress category, Aimee Lou Wood is nominated for her turn in Film Club alongside Erin Doherty (A Thousand Blows), Jodie Whittaker (Toxic Town), Narges Rashidi (Prisoner 951), Sheridan Smith (I Fought the Law), and Sian Brooke (Blue Lights).
Best drama series nominations have gone to A Thousand Blows, Blue Lights, Code of Silence, and This City Is Ours, as Adolescence competes in the limited series category. In the international category, The Bear, The Diplomat, Pluribus, Severance, The Studio, and The White Lotus are set to vie for the BAFTA TV Award.
Also up for BAFTAs are first-time nominees Ashley Walters (Adolescence), Christine Tremarco (Adolescence), Fehinti Balogun (Down Cemetery Road), Owen Cooper (Adolescence), and Paddy Considine (MobLand).
This year’s BAFTA TV Awards with P&O Cruises will take place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital. The ceremony will air that same evening on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer. The BAFTA Television Craft Awards — nominations for which were also revealed Tuesday — will be handed out on Apr. 26.
Check out the BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards nominations below.
Children’s: Non-Scripted
A Real Bug’s Life
Boosnoo!
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks
Word.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates)
Children’s: Scripted
Crongton
Horrible Science
Shaun the Sheep
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Current Affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (Exposure)
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Undercover in the Police
Daytime
The Chase
Lorraine
Richard Osman’s House of Games
Scam Interceptors
Drama Series
A Thousand Blows
Code of Silence
This City Is Ours
Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show
Last One Laughing
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
Would I Lie To You?
Entertainment Performance
Amanda Holden, Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job
Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing
Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors
Lee Mack, The 1% Club
Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs…
Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle
Factual Entertainment
The Assembly
Go Back to Where You Came From
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
Race Across the World
Factual Series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
Educating Yorkshire
See No Evil
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed
Actress in a Comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go
Lucy Punch, Amandaland
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland
Rosie Jones, Pushers
International
The Bear
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Severance
The Studio
The White Lotus
Leading Actor
Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Ellis Howard, What it Feels Like for a Girl
James Nelson-Joyce, This City is Ours
Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Taron Egerton, Smoke
Leading Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951
Sheridan Smith, I Fought The Law
Sian Brooke, Blue Lights
Limited Drama
Adolescence
I Fought the Law
Trespasses
What It Feels Like For a Girl
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
Actor in a Comedy
Jim Howick, Here We Go
Jon Pointing, Big Boys
Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable?
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice
Oliver Savell, Changing Ends
Steve Coogan, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
News Coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak, BBC Newsnight / BBC Two
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