Some of the UK’s biggest stars packed London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, May 11, for the BAFTA TV Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ night to honor the best and brightest small screen offerings broadcast the year before.
The biggest story of the evening might be Jessica Gunning‘s awards season sweep. The Baby Reindeer star has previously taken home an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG award for her portrayal of the menacing yet sympathetic Martha Scott, and tonight she made it a foursome with her best supporting actress win.
Gunning’s trophy was the sole score for Baby Reindeer, which with four nominations had led the pack of contenders. Also with four noms was Baby Reindeer‘s best limited drama competitor, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. That true life tale about the British Post Office scandal took home the limited drama crown, its single triumph at the event.
Other wins of note: Emmy record-breaker Shōgun won the prize for international offering, beating out a diverse set of options including dog-focused Australian rom-com Colin From Accounts and HBO’s True Detective: Night Country. Meanwhile, Belfast-set BBC police procedural Blue Lights was named best drama, after two seasons of growing critical acclaim.
Hosted by Alan Cumming, the show wasn’t broadcast live—instead, viewers in the UK watched an edited version of the show on BBC One starting at 2 p.m. ET, while folks in the US are able to stream the ceremony on-demand as of 2 p.m. ET via Britbox.
Read on to see all the full list of winners at the BAFTA TV Awards 2025.
Leading actress
WINNER: Marisa Abela – Industry
Anna Maxwell Martin – Until I Kill You
Billie Piper – Scoop
Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing
Monica Dolan – Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Sharon D Clarke – Mr Loverman
Leading actor
WINNER: Lennie James – Mr Loverman
David Tennant – Rivals
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Martin Freeman – The Responder
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Toby Jones – Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Drama series
WINNER: Blue Lights
Sherwood
Supacell
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light
Entertainment performance
WINNER: Joe Lycett – Late Night Lycett
Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett – Rob & Romesh Vs
Stacey Solomon – Sort Your Life Out
Factual entertainment
WINNER: Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour
In Vogue: The 90s
Race Across The World
Sort Your Life Out
Daytime
WINNER: Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure
Loose Women
Morning Live
Richard Osman’s House Of Games
P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award
WINNER: Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
Bridgerton – “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office – Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline
Rivals – Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis
The Traitors – “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!”
Entertainment program
WINNER: Would I Lie To You?
The 1% Club
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
Taskmaster
International
WINNER: Shōgun
