This past year has given us many amazing British series, and they finally got their moment in the spotlight at the BAFTA TV Awards. This year’s ceremony was dominated by the female-driven series, with Bad Sisters and Derry Girls taking home two awards each.
Bad Sisters made quite a splash when it premiered on Apple TV+, and it was promptly renewed for its second season last fall. It wasn’t a shocker to see it take the best drama series award home, while its star Anne-Marie Duff was deservedly named the best supporting actress.
As for Derry Girls, the beloved teen sitcom ended its run after three seasons last May, and it dominated the BAFTA TV Awards almost a year after its finale. It defeated the likes of Am I Being Unreasonable?, Big Boys, and Ghosts to be named the best scripted comedy, while Siobhán McSweeney won an acting award for the best female comedy performance.
Kate Wiinslet-starrer I Am… Ruth was also one of the biggest winners of the night, and it collected awards for the best single drama and best actress.
This year’s edition of the British Academy Television Awards was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, and it took place in London on May 14.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BAFTA TV AWARDS:
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
The Traitors (BBC One)
SHORT FORM PROGRAM
How to Be A Person (E4)
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone (BBC iPlayer)
DAYTIME
The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit (BBC One)
SPORTS COVERAGE
UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (BBC One)
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
The Masked Singer (ITV)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Children of the Taliban (Channel 4)
NEWS COVERAGE
Channel 4 News: Live in Kyiv (Channel 4)
SINGLE DRAMA
I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
INTERNATIONAL
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
FEATURES
Joe Lycett Vs Beckham: Got Your Back (Channel 4)
MINI-SERIES
Mood (BBC)
FACTUAL SERIES
Libby, Are You Home Yet? (Sky Crime)
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
The Real Mo Farah (BBC One)
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Friday Night Live (Channel 4)
SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMA
Casualty (BBC One)
LIVE EVENT
Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace (BBC One)
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (BBC One)
MEMORABLE MOMENT
Platinum Jubilee: Paddington Meets the Queen (BBC One)
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
DRAMA Series
Bad Sisters
LEADING ACTOR
Ben Whishaw – This is Going to Hurt (BBC One)
SCRIPTED COMEDY
Derry Girls (Channel 4)
LEADING ACTRESS
Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
