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.
Read our BAFTA TV awards blog below...
Fan favourite soap snubbed
A fan favourite soap has been snubbed by the BAFTA TV Awards in a major shake-up.
The nominations for the 2023 BAFTA awards have left fans baffled by a major change to the Soap & Continuing Drama category.
In previous years, there have been four contenders for the award, but this year it has been reduced to just three.
The nominees this year are BBC shows Casualty and EastEnders as well as ITV soap Emmerdale.
However, fellow ITV show Coronation Street has been snubbed, despite winning the gong last year.
Nominations for Reality and constructed factual
- Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC One)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (BBC Three)
- The Traitors (BBC One)
- We Are Black And British (BBC Two)
Nominations for Entertainment performance
- Big Zuu – Big Zuu’s Big Eats (Dave)
- Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (BBC One)
- Lee Mack – The 1% Club (ITV)
- Mo Gilligan – The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan (Channel 4)
- Rosie Jones – Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard (Channel 4)
- Sue Perkins – Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal (Netflix)
Nominations for Supporting actress
- Adelayo Adedayo – The Responder (BBC One)
- Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (Apple TV Plus)
- Fiona Shaw – Andor (Disney Plus)
- Jasmine Jobson – Top Boy (Netflix)
- Lesley Manville – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Saffron Hocking – Top Boy (Netflix)
Nominations for Supporting actor
- Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood (BBC One)
- Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV Plus)
- Josh Finan – The Responder (BBC One)
- Salim Daw – The Crown (Netflix)
- Samuel Bottomley – Somewhere Boy (Channel 4)
- Will Sharpe – The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
What TV shows has Rob Beckett been on?
In 2011, Rob made a guest appearance on Jack Whitehall's Fresh Meat, playing Mike.
He also co-hosted I'm A Celebrity's spin-off show between 2012 and 2014, alongside Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash.
Rob writes and narrates the commentary for E4's Celebs Go Dating and is a team captain on 8 out of 10 Cats.
He appeared on Travel Man, with Richard Ayoade, and on Play To The Whistle, the sports panel show hosted by Holly Willoughby.
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.
What other TV shows has Romesh Ranganathan been on?
Romesh has appeared on a host of comedy panel shows in the UK.
These include Mock The Week, Sweat The Small Stuff, Have I Got News for You,Would I Lie To You? and Play To The Whistle.
He has also performed his stand-up routine on Live At The Apollo and appeared as a guest on The Last Leg and QI.
In 2015, he was given a presenting role on Asian Provocateur - a BBC Three documentary series that saw him explore his Sri Lankan heritage.
Nominations for Male performance in a comedy programme
- Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
- Jon Pointing – Big Boys (Channel 4)
- Jose Gilgun – Brassic (Sky Max)
- Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Matt Berry – What We Do In The Shadows (Disney Plus)
- Stephen Merchant – The Outlaws (BBC One)
Nominations for Female performance in a comedy programme
- Daisy May Cooper – Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
- Diane Morgan – Cunk on Earth (BBC Two)
- Lucy Beaumont – Meet the Richardsons (Dave)
- Natasia Demetriou – Ellie & Natasia (BBC Three)
- Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls (Channel 4)
- Taj Atwal – Hullraisers (Channel 4)
Lewis Capaldi will be performing at the awards
Lewis Capaldi fans will be tuning in on Sunday night to watch the stars performance.
The 26-year-old singer recently released the track, Wish You The Best and has shared a .
Nominations for best leading actor
- Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt (BBC One)
- Chaske Spencer – The English (BBC Two)
- Cillian Murphy – Peaky Blinders (BBC One)
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV Plus)
- Martin Freeman – The Responder (BBC One)
- Taron Egerton – Black Bird (Apple TV Plus)
Nominations for best Leading actress
- Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie Too (Sky Atlantic)
- Imelda Staunton – The Crown (Netflix)
- Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth (Channel 4)
- Maxine Peake – Anne (Channel 4)
- Sarah Lancashire – Julia (Sky Atlantic)
- Vicky McClure – Without Sin (ITVX)
Who are the nominations for the best Drama series
- Bad Sisters - The popular Apple TV+ series won rave reviews last year and was very quickly renewed for a second season.
- The Responder - The Responder follows an unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.
- Sherwood - The series follows a small-town constabulary in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, which has been tasked with solving unexpected killings.
- Somewhere Boy - This series is a thriller about a boy kept away from the outside world in a remote house.
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.
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.
Who will be hosting the show?
Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will be hosting the awards ceremony on Sunday night.
The two comedians have become household names due to their comedy careers and TV appearances.
Who has been nominated for a Bafta TV award in 2023?
The nominations for Bafta TV Awards were released in March 2023 and were full of surprises.
BBC dramas like The Responder and This Is Going To Hurt lead the way with the most nods.
There was also shock from Happy Valley fans, after the gritty drama failed to get recognised at all.
BAFTA TV awards ceremony returns this weekend
Stars of the small screen from Britain and beyond are gathering for the Bafta TV Awards.
The annual prestigious ceremony honours television's finest, and will take place this Sunday (May 14, 2023).
