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Netflix’s Adolescence makes history at 2026 BAFTAs

Netflix’s limited series Adolescence made history at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards 2026 becoming the most awarded television production in the award’s history.

• May 11, 2026
BAFTA 2026 event
BAFTA 2026 event[Credit: TheIndependent]

Netflix’s limited series Adolescence made history at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards 2026 becoming the most awarded television production in the award’s history.

The 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts was held at the iconic Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday, and was hosted by Greg Davies, with performances from Cat Burns and AURORA.

Adolescence was the star of the night, walking away with four major awards, including Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Limited Drama after leading the nominations with 11 nods.

Following behind, The Celebrity Traitors picked up two awards from five nominations, while LOL: Last One Laughing UK also secured two wins on the night. Meanwhile, Code of Silence claimed the Best Drama Series award.

Apple TV+ also enjoyed a strong outing after picking up key wins through The Studio and Slow Horses, while Disney+, despite entering the night with the highest number of nominations, managed only one victory through A Thousand Blows.

It was, however, a disappointing night for Max and Paramount+ as neither platform won any awards.

Other nominees that failed to secure wins on the night included reality series Squid Game: The Challenge, political drama The Diplomat and fantasy series The Witcher.

2026 TV BAFTAs’ list of winners, nominees

Drama series

Code of Silence — WINNER

A Thousand Blows

Blue Lights

This City Is Ours

Limited Drama

Adolescence — WINNER

I Fought the Law

Trespasses

What It Feels Like for a Girl

International Series

The Studio — WINNER

The Bear

The Diplomat

Pluribus

Severance

The White Lotus

Leading Actress

Narges Rashidi (Prisoner 951) — WINNER

Aimee Lou Wood (Film Club)

Erin Doherty (A Thousand Blows)

Jodie Whittaker (Toxic Town)

Sheridan Smith (I Fought the Law)

Siân Brooke (Blue Lights)

Leading Actor

Stephen Graham (Adolescence) — WINNER

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)

Taron Egerton (Smoke)

Actor in a Comedy

Steve Coogan (How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)) — WINNER

Jim Howick (Here We Go)

Jon Pointing (Big Boys)

Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?)

Mawaan Rizwan (Juice)

Oliver Savell (Changing Ends)

Actress in a Comedy

Katherine Parkinson (Here We Go) — WINNER

Diane Morgan (Mandy)

Jennifer Saunders (Amandaland)

Lucy Punch (Amandaland)

Philippa Dunne (Amandaland)

Rosie Jones (Pushers)

Supporting Actor

Owen Cooper (Adolescence) — WINNER

Ashley Walters (Adolescence)

Fehinti Balogun (Down Cemetery Road)

Joshua McGuire (The Gold)

Paddy Considine (MobLand)

Rafael Mathé (The Death of Bunny Munro)

Supporting Actress

Christine Tremarco (Adolescence) — WINNER

Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)

Chyna McQueen (Get Millie Black)

Emilia Jones (Task)

Erin Doherty (Adolescence)

Rose Ayling-Ellis (Reunion)

Entertainment

LOL: Last One Laughing UK — WINNER

The Graham Norton Show

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

Would I Lie to You?

Entertainment Performance

Bob Mortimer (LOL: Last One Laughing UK) — WINNER

Amanda Holden & Alan Carr (Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job)

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)

Scripted Comedy

Amandaland — WINNER

Big Boys

How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)

Things You Should Have Done

Specialist Factual

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz — WINNER

Belsen: What They Found

Surviving Black Hawk Down

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Reality

The Celebrity Traitors — WINNER

The Jury: Murder Trial

Squid Game: The Challenge

Virgin Island

Current Affairs

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack — WINNER

Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money

Undercover in the Police: Panorama

Short Form

Hustle and Run — WINNER

Donkey

Rocket Fuel

Zoners

Factual Entertainment

Go Back to Where You Came From — WINNER

The Assembly

Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars

Race Across the World

Factual Series

See No Evil — WINNER

Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park

Educating Yorkshire

The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed

Live Event Coverage

VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember — WINNER

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Last Night of the Proms: Finale

News Coverage

Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War — WINNER

BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak

Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival

Single Documentary

Grenfell: Uncovered — WINNER

Louis Theroux: The Settlers

One Day in Southport

Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire

Soap

EastEnders — WINNER

Casualty

Coronation Street

Sports Coverage

The 2025 Ryder Cup

The FA Cup Final

UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

Wimbledon 2025

Daytime

Scam Interceptors — WINNER

The Chase

Lorraine

Richard Osman’s House of Games

Children’s Non-Scripted

World.War.Me — WINNER

A Real Bug’s Life

BooSnoo!

Deadly 60: Saving Sharks

Children’s Scripted

Crongton — WINNER

Horrible Science

Shaun the Sheep

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

Memorable Moment

The Celebrity Traitors — Alan Carr wins (WINNER)

Adolescence — Jamie snaps at the psychologist

Big Boys — “I didn’t make it, did I?”

Blue Lights — Ambush warning scene

LOL: Last One Laughing UK — Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade speed date

What It Feels Like for a Girl — Byron introduces herself as Paris

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