The 2025 BAFTA TV Awards took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall, and many high-profile names turned up at the glamorous event to celebrate many winners.
With so many categories, who walked home with a trophy on the night?
Jessica Gunning wins Supporting Actress
After its roaring success on Netflix, Jessica Gunning won Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Martha in Baby Reindeer. She beat out competition from Katherine Parkinson, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan, Sue Johnston, and co-star Nava Mau.
On the male front, Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare won against Christopher Chung, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, McKinley Belcher III, and Sonny Walker.
In the category of Reality, where Dragon’s Den, Love Is Blind UK, and The Traitors were nominated, The Jury: Murder Trial took home the award.
BAFTA winners: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office
ITV show Mr Bates Vs The Post Office picked up Limited Drama, while BBC Two’s Alma’s Not Normal won Scripted Comedy. The show was also honoured with the Special Award.
In the comedy categories, former EastEnders star Danny Dyer won for Mr Bigstuff for Male Performance In A Comedy. He beat Bilal Hasna, Dylan Thomas-Smith, Nabhaan Rizwan, Oliver Savell, and Phil Dunning.
For the female category, Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones won for the show’s finale episode last year. Anjana Vasan, Kate O’Flynn, Lolly Adefope, Nicola Coughlan, and Sophie Willan were also nominated.
EastEnders wins Best Soap
Beating Casualty and Coronation Street, EastEnders won Best Soap while Would I Lie To You? won in the category of Entertainment.
Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland’s performance on Strictly won Memorable Moment and Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour won Factual Entertainment.
Comedian Joel Lycett picked up Entertainment Performance for Late Night Lycett.
BAFTA winners: Lennie James wins Leading Actor
Mr Loverman continued to sweep as Lennie James won Leading Actor for his portrayal of Walker in the BBC One series. He beat David Tennant, Gary Oldman, Martin Freeman, Richard Gadd, and Toby Jones.
Marisa Abela won Leading Actress for her part as Yasmin Kara-Hanani in another BBC One series, Industry – Bad Wolf. Billie Piper, Lola Petticrew, Monica Dolan, and Sharon D Clarke were also nominated.
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