BAFTA TV Awards 2023 LIVE — All of last night’s winners REVEALED as Catherine Tate and Lenny Rush leave fans in stitches
THE BAFTA TV Awards returned to our screens last night as stars of the small screen gathered at London's Royal Festival Hall for the most prestigious awards in British television.
The annual ceremony honoured television's finest and was hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
Throughout the show, fans were left in stitches as comedians Catherine Tate and Lenny Rush took to the stage.
Young Lenny wowed fans with his award win, as he took home the prize for best male performance in a comedy.
Other winners included the hit comedy series Derry Girls, Claudia Winkleman and Kate Winslet.
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Catch up on all the action from the BAFTA TV Awards
The BAFTA TV Awards returned to our screens last night as stars of the small screen gathered at London's Royal Festival Hall for the most prestigious awards in British television.
If you missed all the glitz and glamour from last night's show, you can head over to BBC iPlayer to catch up on all the star-studded action.
Paddington Bear wins a BAFTA
Paddington Bear expressed his joy at winning last night’s Features award.
Britain’s favourite bear took to Twitter and said: “Mr Brown said we’ve won a BAFTA but I’m not quite sure what that means.
“Bear Awards For Teatime Adventures? How marvellous. Thank you all.”
Coronation Street snubbed at TV BAFTAs
The BAFTA TV Awards 2023 saw popular ITV soap Coronation Street snubbed from the final nominations list.
This year was different from previous years as only three shows qualified instead of four.
The prestigious ceremony saw Casualty storm to victory, winning the Soap & Continuing Drama category against rival soaps and fellow nominees ITV's Emmerdale and BBC's EastEnders.
Who hosted the show?
Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan teamed up to host the awards ceremony on Sunday night.
The two comedians have become household names due to their comedy careers and TV appearances.
BAFTA hosts take brutal swipe at This Morning duo
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield suffered a brutal dig at the BAFTA TV Awards.
Hosts Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan didn’t hold back with the feuding pair, amid the ongoing drama at This Morning.
Bringing up a past scandal the This Morning presenters were embroiled in, Rob said he was looking forward to the next series of The Crown.
“Holly and Phil probably got early access to the episodes,” the comic added.
The gag got a mumble of awkward laughter from the crowd.
Fans left fuming as Imelda Staunton snubbed
In a major surprise for viewers Imelda Staunton, who plays The Crown’s Queen, was snubbed as lead actress.
One fan said: "The only one to win the bafta was Vanessa Kirby because queens and princesses: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville never won and that's too offensive."
Royal wins at the BAFTAs
The Queen’s skit with Paddington Bear was crowned the most Memorable Moment at the BAFTAs last night.
Simon Farnaby played a footman in the heart-warming sketch which came during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
He said: “I can tell you that Paddington had a very joyful Jubilee tea that day.
“But it was also perhaps a farewell because, of course, the person who most deserves this award is no longer with us to receive it.
“We can only accept it on her behalf and say thank you, Ma’am, for everything.”
Ben Whishaw, the voice of Paddington, said: “It was wonderful to be asked and most of all I thought the Queen did a great job of acting with nothing.
“It was just a stick and a tennis ball on it. She did a brilliant job.”
Party At The Palace was named best live event.
EVERY winner from last night’s glamorous show
Here is the full list of winners from the BAFTA TV Awards 2023:
- Female performance in a comedy programme – Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Reality and constructed factual – The Traitors (BBC One)
- Short form programme – How to Be a Person (E4)
- Specialist factual – Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone
- Daytime – The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit (BBC One)
- Sport – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (BBC One)
- Male performance in a comedy programme – Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Entertainment programme – The Masked Singer (ITV)
- Supporting actress- Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Current affairs – Children of the Taliban (Channel 4)
- Single drama – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- Features – Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back (Channel 4)
- Mini-series – Mood
- Entertainment performance – Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (BBC One)
- Supporting actor – Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Drama series – Bad Sisters
- Scripted comedy – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Leading actor – Ben Whishaw – This Is Going to Hurt (BBC One)
- Leading actress – Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
Who is Claudia Winkleman?
Claudia Winkleman was born in London on January 15, 1972, and is the daughter of former Sunday Express editor Eve Pollard.
Her father Barry was the former publisher of the Times Atlas Of The World.
Claudia’s parents split when she was three and both remarried in 1979.
Her mum Eve married former editor of the Daily Express Sir Nicholas Lloyd and her dad, Barry, wed children’s author Cindy Black.
On her father’s side Claudia has a royal half sister Sophie Winkleman.
She married into royalty and her daughter Maud Windsor was bridesmaid at Princess Eugenie’s wedding in 2018.
Claudia’s first major TV gig was on regional discussion programme Central Weekend in 1991, but her big break came when she took over from Bruce Forsyth on Strictly in 2014.
Is Romesh married and does he have children?
Romesh is married to wife Leesa, and is a father to three sons – Alex, Theo and Charlie.
He and his wife first met when they were both working at Hazelwick School, where she was a drama teacher.
His mum Shanthi Ranganathan appears with him in many of his shows including Just Another Immigrant.
Who is Romesh Ranganathan?
Romesh is a comedian from Crawley, West Sussex.
He originally worked as a maths teacher before pursuing a career as a performer.
Despite eventually finding status as a comedian, he was relatively successful as a freestyle rapper, and once succeeded in reaching the finals of a freestyle competition.
The star is a vegan and baked some vegan chocolate brownies for his fellow panellists during an appearance on Bake Off: Extra Slice.
He is also an avid supporter of Arsenal football club.
EVERY winner from last night's glamorous show
Here is the full list of winners from the BAFTA TV Awards 2023:
- Female performance in a comedy programme – Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Reality and constructed factual – The Traitors (BBC One)
- Short form programme – How to Be a Person (E4)
- Specialist factual – Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone
- Daytime – The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit (BBC One)
- Sport – UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (BBC One)
- Male performance in a comedy programme – Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Entertainment programme – The Masked Singer (ITV)
- Supporting actress- Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Current affairs – Children of the Taliban (Channel 4)
- Single drama – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- Features – Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back (Channel 4)
- Mini-series – Mood
- Entertainment performance – Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (BBC One)
- Supporting actor – Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Drama series – Bad Sisters
- Scripted comedy – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Leading actor – Ben Whishaw – This Is Going to Hurt (BBC One)
- Leading actress – Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
Who is Rob Beckett?
Essex boy Rob, who’s been dubbed the “Mouth of the South”, was born on January 2, 1986.
The 37 year old, who lives in Mottingham, London and has four brothers.
Rob started doing stand-up comedy back in 2009 and won four competitions in his first year.
He made his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, with his first solo show – Rob Beckett’s Summer Holiday.
EVERY winner from tonight's glamorous show
Here is the full list of winners from the BAFTA TV Awards 2023:
- Female performance in a comedy programme - Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Reality and constructed factual - The Traitors (BBC One)
- Short form programme - How to Be a Person (E4)
- Specialist factual - Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone
- Daytime - The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit (BBC One)
- Sport - UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (BBC One)
- Male performance in a comedy programme - Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Entertainment programme - The Masked Singer (ITV)
- Supporting actress- Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Current affairs - Children of the Taliban (Channel 4)
- Single drama - I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- Features - Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back (Channel 4)
- Mini-series - Mood
- Entertainment performance - Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (BBC One)
- Supporting actor - Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Drama series - Bad Sisters
- Scripted comedy - Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Leading actor - Ben Whishaw – This Is Going to Hurt (BBC One)
- Leading actress - Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
That's all for tonight folks!
That marks the end of the BAFTA TV Awards.
It was a star-studded and glamorous evening full of some of Britain's most iconic stars.
Did your favourites take home any prestigious awards?