Summary

  • Bafta has given out British TV's biggest honours at a ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall this evening

  • The final seasons of Top Boy and Happy Valley are among the big winners at tonight's awards, along with The Sixth Commandment

  • Sarah Lancashire won the best leading actress award for her role in Happy Valley - the second time she has done so - while Timothy Spall won best leading actor

  • Lancashire said winning the award was "an honour" and thanked the "formidable cast and crew"

  • Top Boy won the prestigious best drama prize, with Jasmine Jobson also winning best supporting actress for her performance in the show

  • Special prizes were also awarded to Baroness Floella Benjamin and Lorraine Kelly

  1. Award for best reality series is nextpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 12 May

    The nominations for best reality series are:

    • Banged Up - Channel 4
    • Married At First Sight UK - E4
    • My Mum, Your Dad - ITV1
    • Squid Game: The Challenge - Netflix
  2. The award is handed to...published at 17:55 British Summer Time 12 May

    Lockerbie.

    The series is based on the real life events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scots-US investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice.

    Accepting the award, director John Dower said: "Our story is such a horrific one, 270 murdered and they were just travelling home for Christmas."

    He added that he wanted to thank the individuals who "let us make the film we wanted to make and that doesn't happen much anymore".

    John Dower accepts the award for the team behind LockerbieImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    John Dower accepts the award for the team behind Lockerbie

  3. Which show will win best factual series award?published at 17:51 British Summer Time 12 May

    The nominees are:

    • Dublin Narcos - Sky Documentaries
    • Evacuation - Channel 4
    • Lockerbie - Sky Documentaries
    • Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland - BBC Two

  4. And the specialist factual winner is...published at 17:50 British Summer Time 12 May

    White Nanny, Black Child.

    The documentary tells the stories of Nigerians adopted by white families in the 1970s.

    On stage, producer Andy Mundy-Castle says "it's been absolutely amazing" being a part of the show.

    "I come from a council estate in Brixton, and this place has been a tough, tough challenge for me to consistently... prevail in.

    "It means a lot," he says, through tears. "I've dreamt, for many years, of being on this stage."

    Producer Andy Mundy-Castle accepts the award for specialist factualImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Producer Andy Mundy-Castle accepts the specialist factual award

  5. Up next - best specialist factual programmepublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 12 May

    Up next is the award for best specialist factual programme. The nominees are:

    • Chimp Empire - Netflix
    • The Enfield Poltergeist - Apple TV+
    • Forced Out - Sky Documentaries
    • White Nanny, Black Child - Channel 5
  6. Short form winner is...published at 17:49 British Summer Time 12 May

    Mobility, the BBC Three documentary.

    It follows the story of three disabled teenagers in Huddersfield.

    On the stage, actor Jack Carroll jokes, "you can try and get me down the stairs," as he accepts the award.

    Jack Carroll accepts the short form award for MobilityImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Jack Carroll accepts the short form award for Mobility

  7. The short form award nominations are:published at 17:46 British Summer Time 12 May

    • Mobility - BBC Three
    • The Skewer: Three Twisted Years - BBC iPlayer
    • Stealing Ukraine's Children: Inside Russia's Camps - Vice News
    • Where It Ends - BBC Three
  8. The award goes to...published at 17:44 British Summer Time 12 May

    Bafta hosts Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan for their show Rob & Romesh Vs.

    They hug the producers who join them on stage as they celebrate the win.

    The two also thank their wives, although Romesh says his "hasn't been massively supportive," getting a laugh from the audience.

    This if the first of two awards the comedy duo are up for tonight. Let's wait and see if they're successful with the second or not.

  9. Best comedy entertainment programme award up nextpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 12 May

    The nominees for best comedy entertainment programme are:

    • The Graham Norton Show - BBC One
    • Late Night Lycett - Channel 4
    • Rob & Romesh Vs - Sky Max
    • Would I Lie To You? - BBC One
  10. The winner is...published at 17:30 British Summer Time 12 May

    Strictly Come Dancing - the British dancing show that fills millions of people's TV screens every year.

    It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and it's "the greatest birthday present", host of the show Tess Daly says.

    "It was worth putting the spanx on," she adds.

    Claudia Winkleman concludes their speech by giving out the thanks to their team.

    Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman accept the awardImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman accept the award

  11. Who will win best entertainment programme?published at 17:29 British Summer Time 12 May

    The next award is for the best entertainment programme. The nominees are:

    • Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas - Apple TV+
    • Later… With Jools Holland - BBC Two
    • Michael McIntyre's Big Show - BBC One
    • Strictly Come Dancing - BBC One
  12. Best supporting actor goes to...published at 17:28 British Summer Time 12 May

    ...Matthew Macfadyen for his role in the gripping family drama Succession.

    He's not here but Helena Bonham Carter, who is presenting the award, says she'll get it to him.

    Helena Bonham-Carter accepts the award for supporting actor on behalf of Matthew MacfaydenImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Helena Bonham-Carter accepts the award for supporting actor on behalf of Matthew Macfayden

  13. Next up is the award for best supporting actorpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 12 May

    Up next is the award for best supporting actor. The nominees are:

    • Amit Shah, Happy Valley - BBC One
    • Éanna Hardwicke, The Sixth Commandment - BBC One
    • Harris Dickinson, A Murder at the End of the World - Disney+
    • Jack Lowden, Slow Horses - Apple TV+
    • Matthew Macfadyen, Succession - Sky Atlantic
    • Salim Daw, The Crown - Netflix
  14. Watch the ceremony on BBC One at 19:00 BSTpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 12 May

    In less than two hours' time, you will be able to watch the ceremony from the beginning on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It will also be streamed at the top of the live page.

    As mentioned, it's already got under way and we're posting all the award winners here, as they're announced. So if you want to avoid any spoilers, it's best to wait until 7pm when the broadcast begins.

  15. The first winner of the night is...published at 17:26 British Summer Time 12 May

    Top Boy star Jasmine Jobson takes accepts the award for supporting actressImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Top Boy star Jasmine Jobson takes accepts the award for supporting actress

    Taking home the Bafta for supporting actress is Jasmine Jobson. She wins for her role in Top Boy as Jaq, a gangster from east London who works for the big boss.

    She slid on the stage, telling the crowd her dress made her go flying.

    Starting her speech, she gets emotional and cries during the thank yous.

    "Kano, my big brother, I love you," she says, shouting out her co-star.

    She then calls to her niece: "Aunty Jasmine did it... the girl finally brought it home."

  16. Who's up for the first award?published at 17:25 British Summer Time 12 May

    The first award of the night will be presented to the best actress in a supporting role. The nominations are:

    • Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown - Netflix
    • Harriet Walter, Succession - Sky Atlantic
    • Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy - Netflix
    • Lesley Manville, The Crown - Netflix
    • Nico Parker, The Last of Us - Sky Atlantic
    • Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley - BBC One
  17. Hosts strut on to the stagepublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 12 May

    Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are hosting tonight's ceremonyImage source, Getty Images for BAFTA
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    Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are hosting tonight's ceremony

    Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, the hosts for tonight, are on stage.

    It's their second year in a row hosting the awards, but Beckett says the main thing he remembers from last year was "a few mistakes".

    They also tell winners not to "milk it" in their speech, or "ideally say nothing at all".

    Producers have been told that if they come on stage, they have to stand at the back "and let the famous people talk".

    The monologue gets huge laughs from the audience.

    And on their two nominations for their shows Rob & Romesh VS, Romesh says "it's long overdue".

  18. Bafta chair makes opening speechpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 12 May

    Bafta chair Sara Putt kicks off the 2024 TV awardsImage source, Getty Images
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    Bafta chair Sara Putt kicks off the 2024 TV awards

    In her opening speech, Bafta chair Sara Putt gives her first mention to Baroness Floella Benjamin, who will receive the Bafta Fellowship award in tonight's ceremony.

    "You have affected a truly tremendous amount of industry and legislative change," Putt says.

    She next mentions "icon" Lorraine Kelly, who gets the Special Award for her 40 years of broadcasting.

    "You are fearless, frank, and funny," Putt adds.

  19. The ceremony has begunpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 12 May

    Imogen James
    Reporting from Royal Festival Hall

    Quiet has settled in the Royal Festival Hall - which is now packed with celebs.

    But first, we hear from Bafta chair Sara Putt.

    She says "it's been a really tough year" for people in the industry.

    "Bafta is an academy and a community," Putt says, acknowledging people behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera.

    It took 120 hours, she says, to choose the award winners.

    We're now just moments away from the winners being announced.

  20. And now for the main event...published at 17:00 British Summer Time 12 May

    With the red carpet schmoozing now over, we turn to the main event - the Bafta TV Awards ceremony.

    The awards show itself isn't being live-streamed, but fear not as our reporters are there and will be providing live text updates on who the winners are from 17:00 BST.

    That said, if you don't want to know who the winners are before the ceremony is broadcast a little later at 19:00, then steer clear of this live page for a couple of hours.