BAFTA Television Awards 2026: Adolescence wins big, Stephen Graham bags leading actor award; see winners list

Netflix show Adolescence emerged as one of the biggest winners of the night at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Television Awards 2026, taking home multiple honours, including Limited Drama and Leading Actor, among others.

The ceremony, held in London on Sunday, May 10, celebrated the best in British television across drama, performance and entertainment categories.

Here’s the full list of winners and nominees from the major television categories:

Drama series winner: Code Of Silence

(ITV1)

Nominees:

• A Thousand Blows (Disney+)


• Blue Lights (BBC One)


• This City Is Ours (BBC One)

Limited drama winner: Adolescence (Netflix)

Nominees:

• I Fought The Law (ITV1)


• Trespasses (Channel 4)


• What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three)

Leading actor winner: Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Netflix)

• Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Sky Atlantic)


• Ellis Howard - What it Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)


• James Nelson-Joyce - This City is Ours (BBC One)


• Matt Smith - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)


• Taron Egerton - Smoke (Apple TV)

Leading actress winner: Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 (BBC One)

• Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club (BBC Three)


• Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows (Disney+)


• Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town (Netflix)


• Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law (ITV1)


• Siân Brooke - Blue Lights (BBC One)

Supporting actor winner: Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Netflix)

• Ashley Walters - Adolescence (Netflix)


• Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)


• Joshua Mcguire - The Gold (BBC One)


• Paddy Considine - MobLand (Paramount+)


• Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)

Supporting actress winner: Christine Tremarco - Adolescence (Netflix)

• Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)


• Chyna McQueen - Get Millie Black (Channel 4)


• Emilia Jones - Task (Sky Atlantic)


• Erin Doherty - Adolescence (Netflix)


• Rose Ayling-Ellis - Reunion (BBC One)

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