When are the BAFTA TV Awards 2026 as nominations released, who is the host, full list of all nominees
White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood and Adolescence actress Erin Doherty have secured nominations in the BAFTA TV Awards 2026.
Actors Aimee Lee Wood and Erin Doherty have double nominations in the BAFTA TV Awards 2026. Aimee Lee Wood is up for best supporting actress for White Lotus and best actress for her role in BBC Three comedy-drama Film Club, whilst Erin Doherty has received a nomination for both Netflix’s Adolescence and her role as Mary Carr in the Disney+'s Victorian thriller A Thousand Blows,
A day ago BAFTA shared a post on Instagram and wrote: “And for his next task... ✉️ Greg Davies will host the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises!
“The nominations for this year’s #BAFTATVAwards with @pandocruises will be announced across BAFTA socials tomorrow at midday 👀.”
In response to the announcement about Greg Davies, actress Hannah Waddingham wrote: “👏👏👏👏Love this man @gregdavies 🥰🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻,” whilst Angela Scanlon said: “Great booking!!!!!”
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: “2025 has been an exceptional year for television, reflected in 124 nominated programmes that highlight the strength and originality of British storytelling. From powerful documentaries and standout comedy to homegrown drama and the international series that captured global attention, this year’s nominees demonstrate a medium at its creative peak. It’s especially exciting to see so many first‑time performance nominees, showcasing the vibrant new talent shaping the future of our industry.
“We are also delighted to welcome Samsung OLED as the headline partner of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, and we thank them for their support in celebrating the brilliant craftspeople whose work elevates television to its high.”
BAFTA TV Awards nominations full list:
Leading Actress
Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club on BBC Three
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows on Disney+
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town on Netflix
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951 on BBC One
Sheridan Smith, I Fought the Law on ITV1
Siân Brooke, Blue Lights on BBC One.
Leading Actor
Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth on Sky Atlantic
Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl on BBC Three
James Nelson-Joyce, This City is Ours on BBC One
Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro on Sky Atlantic
Stephen Graham, Adolescence on Netflix
Taron Egerton, Smoke on Apple TV
Drama Series
A Thousand Blows on Disney+
Blue Lights on BBC One
Code of Silence on ITV1
This City Is Ours on BBC One
Limited Drama
Adolescence on Netflix
I Fought the Law on ITV1
Trespasses on Channel 4
What It Feels Like for a Girl on BBC Three
International
The Bear on Disney+
The Diplomat on Netflix
Pluribus on Apple TV
Severance on Apple TV
The Studio on Apple TV
The White Lotus on Sky Atlantic
Actress in a comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy on BBC Two
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland on BBC One
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go on BBC One
Lucy Punch, Amandaland on BBC One
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland on BBC One
Rosie Jones, Pushers on Channel 4
Actor in a comedy
Jim Howick, Here We Go on BBC One
Jon Pointing, Big Boys on Channel 4
Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable? On BBC One
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice on BBC Three
Oliver Savell, Changing Ends on ITV1
Steve Coogan, HowARe You? Its Alan (Partridge) on BBC One
Supporting actress
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus on Sky Atlantic
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence on Netflix
Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black on Channel 4
Emilia Jones, Task on Sky Atlantic
Erin Doherty, Adolescence on Netflix
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion on BBC One
Supporting actor
Ashley Walters, Adolescence on Netflix
Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road on Apple TV
Joshua McGuire, The Gold on BBC One
Owen Cooper, Adolescence on Netflix
Paddy Considine, MobLand on Paramount+
Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro on Sky Atlantic
Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show on BBC One
Last One Laughing on Prime Video
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show on BBC One
Would I Lie to You? On BBC One
Entertainment performance
Amanda Holden, Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job on BBC One
Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing on Prime Video
Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
Lee Mack, The 1% Club on ITV1
Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs … on Sky Max
Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle on Sky Max
Scripted comedy
Amandaland on BBC One
Big Boys on Channel 4
How are you? It’s Alan (Partridge) on BBC One
Things You Should Have Done on BBC Three
Specialist factual
Belsen: What They Found on BBC Two
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz on BBC Two
Surviving Black Hawk Down on Netflix
Vietnam: The War That Changed America on Apple TV
Reality
The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
The Jury: Murder Trial on Channel 4
Squid Game: The Challenge on Netflix
Virgin Island on Channel 4
Current affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War Exposure on ITV1
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money on ITV1
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack on Channel 4
Undercover in the Police: Panorama on BBC One
Shortform
Donkey on BBC Three
Hustle and Run on Channel 4
Rocket fuel on BBC Three
Zoners on BBC Three
Factual entertainment
The Assembly on ITV1
Go Back to Where You Came From on Channel 4
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars on Apple TV
Race Across the World on BBC One
Factual series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park on Sky Documentaries
Educating Yorkshire on Channel 4
See No Evil on Channel 4
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed on ITV1
Live event coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 on BBC One
Last Night of the Proms: Finale on BBC One
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember on BBC One
News coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak on BBC Two
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War on Channel 4
Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival on Sky News
Single documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered on Netflix
Louis Theroux: The Settlers on BBC Two
One Day in Southport on Channel 4
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire on BBC Two
Soap
Casualty on BBC One
Coronation Street on ITVX
EastEnders on BBC One
Sports coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup on Sky Sports Main Event
The FA Cup Final on BBC One
Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 on BBC One
Wimbledon 2025 on BBC One
Daytime
The Chase on ITV1
Lorraine on ITV1
Richard Osman’s House of Games on BBC Two
Scam Interceptors on BBC One
Children’s non scripted
A Real Bug’s Life on Disney+
BooSnoo! On Sky Kids
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks on CBBC
World.War.Me on Sky News
Children’s Scripted
Crongton on BBC iPlayer
Horrible Science on BBC iPlayer
Shaun the Sheep on CBBC
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball on Cartoon Network
Memorable moment
Adolescence: Jamie snaps at the psychologist on Netflix
Big Boys: “I didn’t make it, did I?” on Channel 4
Blue Lights: the police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness on BBC
The Celebrity Traitors: Alan Carr wins on BBC
Last One Laughing UK: Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date on Prime Video
What It Feels Like for a Girl: Byron leaves for Brighton to start uni, where she introduces herself as Paris on BBC
The BAFTA TV Awards will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday May 10.