2019 British Academy Television Awards


The 2019 British Academy Television Awards were held on 12 May 2019 at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
The nominations were announced on 28 March 2019, whilst the nominations for the "Virgin TV's Must-See Moment" were announced on 27 March 2019. The 2019 British Academy Television Craft Awards were held on 28 April 2019.
On 2 April 2019, it was announced that Graham Norton, following a two-year hiatus, would return to host the 2019 BAFTA Television Awards.

Winners and nominees

Best Drama SeriesBest Mini-Series
Killing Eve
Patrick Melrose
  • * A Very English Scandal
  • * Kiri
  • * Mrs Wilson
  • Best Single DramaBest Soap and Continuing Drama
    Killed by My Debt
  • * Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
  • * Care
  • * Through the Gates
  • EastEnders
  • * Casualty
  • * Coronation Street
  • * Hollyoaks
  • Best ActorBest Actress
    Benedict CumberbatchPatrick Melrose as Patrick Melrose
  • * Hugh GrantA Very English Scandal as Jeremy Thorpe
  • * Lucian MsamatiKiri as Tobi Akindele
  • * Chance PerdomoKilled by My Debt as Jerome
  • Jodie ComerKilling Eve as Villanelle
  • * Keeley HawesBodyguard as Julia Montague
  • * Sandra OhKilling Eve as Eve Polastri
  • * Ruth WilsonMrs Wilson as Alison Wilson
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Ben WhishawA Very English Scandal as Norman Josiffe / Norman Scott
  • * Kim BodniaKilling Eve as Konstantin Vasiliev
  • * Stephen GrahamSave Me as Fabio "Melon" Melonzola
  • * Alex JenningsUnforgotten as Tim Finch
  • Fiona ShawKilling Eve as Carolyn Martens
  • * Monica DolanA Very English Scandal as Marion Thorpe
  • * Keeley HawesMrs Wilson as Dorothy Wick
  • * Billie PiperCollateral as Karen Mars
  • Best Male Comedy PerformanceBest Female Comedy Performance
    Steve PembertonInside No. 9 as Various Characters
  • * Jamie DemetriouStath Lets Flats as Stath
  • * Alex MacqueenSally4Ever as David
  • * Peter MullanMum as Michael
  • Jessica HynesThere She Goes as Emily Yates
  • * Daisy May CooperThis Country as Kerry Mucklowe
  • * Julia DavisSally4Ever as Emma
  • * Lesley ManvilleMum as Cathy Bradshaw
  • Best Scripted ComedyBest Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme
    Sally4Ever
  • * Derry Girls
  • * Mum
  • * Stath Lets Flats
  • A League of Their Own
  • * The Big Narstie Show
  • * The Last Leg
  • * Would I Lie to You?
  • Best Entertainment PerformanceLew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme
    Lee MackWould I Lie to You?
  • * Ant & DecAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • * David MitchellWould I Lie to You?
  • * Rachel ParrisThe Mash Report
  • Britain's Got Talent
  • * Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • * Michael McIntyre's Big Show
  • * Strictly Come Dancing
  • Best Factual Series or StrandHuw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual
    Louis Theroux's Altered States
  • * 24 Hours in A&E
  • * Life and Death Row: The Mass Execution
  • * Prison
  • Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley
  • * Bros: After the Screaming Stops
  • * Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage
  • * Superkids: Breaking Away from Care
  • Robert Flaherty Award for Single DocumentaryBest Feature
    Gun No. 6
  • * Driven: The Billy Monger Story
  • * My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me
  • * School for Stammers
  • Who Do You Think You Are?
  • * Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip
  • * The Great British Bake Off
  • * Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
  • Best Reality and Constructed FactualBest Live Event
    I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
  • * Dragons' Den
  • * Old Peoples' Home for 4 Year Olds
  • * The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night
  • The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
  • * Open Heart Surgery: Live
  • * The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Megan Markle
  • * Stand Up to Cancer
  • Best News CoverageBest Current Affairs
    Cambridge Analytica Uncovered
  • * Bullying and Harassment in the House of Commons
  • * Good Morning Britain: On the Knife Edge
  • * Good Morning Britain: Thomas Markle
  • Myanmar's Killing Fields
  • * Football's Wall of Silence
  • * Iran Unveiled: Taking on the Ayatollahs
  • * Massacre at Ballymurphy
  • Best SportBest Short Form Programme
    2018 World Cup Quarter Final: England vs Sweden
  • * 2018 Six Nations: Scotland vs England
  • * England's Test Cricket – Cook's Farewell
  • * Winter Olympics
  • Missed Call
  • * Bovril Pam
  • * The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk
  • * Wondergate
  • Best International ProgrammeVirgin TV's Must-See Moment
    Succession
  • * 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
  • * The Handmaid's Tale
  • * Reporting Trump's First Year: The Fourth Estate (Storyville)
  • Bodyguard – "Julia Montague assassinated"
  • * Coronation Street – "Gail's monologue on the suicide of Aidan Connor"
  • * Doctor Who – "Rosa Parks, the Doctor and her companions make sure historical moments remain"
  • * Killing Eve – "Eve stabs Villanelle"
  • * Peter Kay's Car Share – "The Finale"
  • * Queer Eye – "Tom completes his transformation"
  • Programmes with multiple nominations

    The following is a list of programmes with multiple nominations at both the 2019 British Academy Television Awards and the 2019 British Academy Television Craft Awards.
    NominationsProgramme
    15Killing Eve
    12A Very English Scandal
    6Bodyguard
    6Patrick Melrose
    5The Little Drummer Girl
    4Mrs Wilson
    4Mum
    3Bros: After the Screaming Stops
    3Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
    3The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
    3Sally4Ever
    3Save Me
    3Would I Lie to You?
    2Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
    2Collateral
    2Coronation Street
    2Dynasties
    2Good Morning Britain
    2Grenfell
    2Killed by My Debt
    2Kiri
    2The Long Song
    2Louis Theroux's Altered States
    2The Mash Report
    2Michael Palin in North Korea
    2Peter Kay's Car Share
    2Prison
    2The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Megan Markle
    2Stath Lets Flats
    2Strictly Come Dancing
    2Through the Gates
    2This Country
    2The Voice UK
    2Winter Olympics

    NominationsNetwork
    76BBC One
    25BBC Two
    23Channel 4
    16ITV
    14Sky Atlantic
    8BBC Three
    6BBC Four
    6Netflix
    3Channel 5

    Most major wins

    WinsShow
    3Killing Eve
    2Patrick Melrose

    WinsNetwork
    11BBC One
    4Sky Atlantic
    3BBC Two
    3ITV

    Controversy

    The inclusion of Killing Eve attracted some controversy as BAFTA rules state that a programme must have its premiere in the UK before elsewhere in order to be eligible, and Killing Eve premiered on BBC America in the US in April 2018, but in the UK in September 2018. BAFTA subsequently amended its eligibility rules, removing the requirement for UK programmes to premiere in the UK.

    In Memoriam