Adolescence Dominates BAFTA TV Awards With Four Wins — See The Complete Winners List

You know awards season is in full swing when BAFTA hands out its annual TV trophies in London, and this year's ceremony definitely upped the drama—onstage and off. Greg Davies (yes, that Greg Davies, of Taskmaster, but don't look for Little Alex Horne—he stayed home) played host, while musical spots included a set from Cat Burns and, more critically for people who appreciate the majestic and slightly feral, the ethereal Norwegian singer AURORA. I have to say, she's kind of a wonder.

But let's talk about the actual awards. The big story? Adolescence (over on Netflix) managed to scoop up four of BAFTA's golden masks, including Best Limited Drama, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Not too shabby. Stephen Graham picked up yet another lead acting statue for his role there—solid, expected, but always deserved. Meanwhile, Narges Rashidi took home Best Leading Actress for Prisoner 951, and Katherine Parkinson and Steve Coogan clocked in wins for comedy acting on BBC One.

There are way too many categories to tackle every one in text, so I've laid out the need-to-know winners (and a few eyebrow-raisers) below. If you want the full flavor of what British TV is bragging about this year, here you go:

2026 BAFTA Television Awards: The Highlights (Winners In Bold)

• Best Drama Series: Code Of Silence (ITV1)
• Best Limited Drama: Adolescence (Netflix)
• Leading Actor: Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Leading Actress: Narges Rashidi – Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
• Supporting Actor: Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Supporting Actress: Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Scripted Comedy: Amandaland (BBC One)
• Best Actor in a Comedy: Steve Coogan – How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
• Best Actress in a Comedy: Katherine Parkinson – Here We Go (BBC One)
• Entertainment: Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
• Entertainment Performance: Bob Mortimer – Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
• Factual Entertainment: Go Back To Where You Came From (Channel 4)
• Reality: The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
• Soap: EastEnders (BBC One)
• Daytime: Scam Interceptors (BBC One)
• International: The Studio (Apple TV)
• Children's (Scripted): Crongton (BBC iPlayer)
• Children's (Non-scripted): World.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates) (Sky News)
• Factual Series: See No Evil (Channel 4)
• Specialist Factual: Simon Schama: The Road To Auschwitz (BBC Two)
• Current Affairs: Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4)
• News Coverage: Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4)
• Single Documentary: Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
• Live Event Coverage: VE Day 80: A Celebration To Remember (BBC One)
• Sports Coverage: Uefa Women's Euro 2025 (BBC One)
• Short Form: Hustle And Run (Channel 4)
• P&O Cruises Memorable Moment (Viewer-voted): The Celebrity Traitors – Alan Carr wins (BBC One)
• BAFTA Fellowship: Dame Mary Berry
• Special Award: Martin Lewis

In case you're wondering who got the loudest applause, BAFTA's highest honor—the Fellowship—went to Dame Mary Berry (yes, the baking legend), and the Special Award was handed to financial advice wizard Martin Lewis. Totally different universes, but apparently BAFTA likes to keep things well-rounded.

A few more random notes, because the ceremony was as much about the winners as the snubs and surprises:

• Owen Cooper's win for Adolescence was maybe the night's biggest shock for some folks—he beat out a pair of heavyweights from the same series.
• Adolescence pretty much owned the acting categories, but it was Code Of Silence that nabbed Best Drama Series, so there's still some unpredictability left in the world.
• If you're tracking how streamers continue to invade the British TV establishment, Apple, Netflix, and Disney+ grabbed more nominations and wins than ever.
• The International gong went to The Studio, which managed to edge out perennial critic darlings like The Bear and The White Lotus. That's...something.

And finally, the line of the night probably went to BAFTA's host Greg Davies, who opened the night with this dry little gem:

'Anyone who thought they would win tonight probably hasn't seen the competition. But thank you all for being here. You are the best of UK television, and some of you are even better.'

So, that wraps the BAFTA TV Awards for 2026—another year, another round of statuettes, and a marathon-length list of people whose names you might want to remember come awards season 2027.