BAFTA Television Awards

TV · 1958–2026

BAFTA's television awards, presented since 1955, are Britain's most prestigious honors for home-grown TV across drama, comedy, factual and continuing series.

Next edition

2027 — date not yet announced

Annual ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, London.

WinnerNominee

Drama Series3

The British Academy's award for the best continuing drama series.

7.9
Happy Valley
2014 · Series
8.5
Peaky Blinders
2013 · Series
7.2
The Missing
2014 · Series

Also recorded

Line of Duty · 2015nominee

Mini-Series4

Honors a self-contained British drama told across a limited run.

7.3
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
2014 · Series
7.3
Cilla
2014 · Series
7.6
Our World War
2014 · Series
6.7
Prey
2014 · Series

Comedy1

BAFTA's award for the best scripted comedy programme or series.

8.0
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
2013 · Series

Also recorded

The Graham Norton Show · 2015winner
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle · 2015nominee
Would I Lie To You? · 2015nominee

International4

Honors the best programme made outside the UK — BAFTA TV's window on world television.

8.3
True Detective
2014 · Series
8.0
House of Cards
2013 · Series
7.6
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Series
6.2
The Good Wife
2016 · Series

Factual Series2

Honors the best factual or documentary series.

10.0
Life and Death Row
2014 · Series
Educating the East End
2014 · Series

Also recorded

15,000 Kids and Counting · 2015nominee
Protecting Our Parents

Soap

The British Academy's award for the best soap or continuing drama.

Also recorded

Coronation Street · 2015winner
Casualty · 2015nominee
EastEnders · 2015nominee
Hollyoaks · 2015nominee

Single Documentary

The award for a stand-alone, one-off documentary film.

Also recorded

The Paedophile Hunter · 2015winner
Baby P: The Untold Story · 2015nominee
Children of Syria · 2015nominee
The Miners Strike and Me · 2015nominee