BAFTA TV Awards 2023: Bad Sisters leads winners
James R | On 15, May 2023
The winners of the 2023 BAFTA TV awards have been announced, and Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters was the big winner of the evening.
The series took home two BAFTAs, both for Drama Series and forSupporting Actress Annie-Marie Duff.
Also taking home two prizes on the night was Derry Girls, which won in Scripted Comedy, with Sister Michael actress Siobhán McSweeney winning for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme – a double win that followed Lisa McGee’s win at the Television Craft Awards last month. The Traitors won for Reality and Constructed Factual, with Entertainment Performance also won by presenter Claudia Winkleman. And Channel 4’s I Am Ruth won for Single Drama, with Kate Winslet also winning Leading Actress.
Ben Whishaw won Leading Actor for his portrayal of Adam Kay in autobiographical drama This is Going to Hurt. Adeel Akhtar won Supporting Actor for his role in the crime drama Sherwood. Lenny Rush won Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for his role in Am I Being Unreasonable?
Following Nicôle Lecky’s recent win at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, BBC Three’s Mood won the Mini-Series prize. The Real Mo Farah won the Single Documentary prize, while Casualty took home the coveted Soap & Continuing Drama award.
The International prize went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The BAFTA Special Award was presented by David Harewood to presenter, broadcaster, filmmaker, author and historian Professor David Olusoga OBE for his outstanding contribution to the television industry and his trailblazing work in reappraising how history is told through popular culture. The Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA, was presented by Adrian Lester to national treasure Meera Syal CBE in recognition of her exceptional contribution to television.
Here’s the full list of winners:
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen – Phil McIntyre Television, Boffola Pictures/Channel 4
CURRENT AFFAIRS
CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Bryon, Juan Camilo Cruz, Stephen Ellis, Aman Sadat – Moondogs Films/Channel 4
DAYTIME
THE REPAIR SHOP: A ROYAL VISIT Production Team – Ricochet/BBC One
DRAMA SERIES
BAD SISTERS Sharon Horgan, Dearbhla Walsh, Faye Dorn, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Johann Knobel – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN The Traitors – Studio Lambert/BBC One
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE MASKED SINGER Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay – Bandicoot Scotland/ITV1
FACTUAL SERIES
LIBBY, ARE YOU HOME YET? Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Danielle Jones, Celia Jennison – Candour Productions/Sky Crime
FEATURES
JOE LYCETT VS BECKHAM: GOT YOUR BACK AT XMAS Production Team – Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited/Channel 4
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
INTERNATIONAL
DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY Production Team – Ryan Murphy Productions/Netflix
LEADING ACTOR
BEN WHISHAW This Is Going To Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
LEADING ACTRESS
KATE WINSLET I Am Ruth – Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4
LIVE EVENT
PLATINUM JUBILEE: PARTY AT THE PALACE Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
LENNY RUSH Am I Being Unreasonable? – Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One
MINI-SERIES
MOOD Nicôle Lecky, Margery Bone, Lisa Walters, Dawn Shadforth, Stroma Cairns – Bonafide Films/BBC Three
NEWS COVERAGE
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: LIVE IN KYIV Production Team – ITN/Channel 4
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
THE TRAITORS Production Team – Studio Lambert/BBC One
SCRIPTED COMEDY
DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Liz Lewin, Caroline Leddy, Michael Lennox, Brian J. Falconer, Jessica Sharkey – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
HOW TO BE A PERSON Anna Hashmi, Sindha Agha, Samira Mian, Anne Perrie, Tobi Kyeremateng – The Corner Shop/E4
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
THE REAL MO FARAH Leo Burley, Hannah Richards, Rick Barker, Marvyn Benoit, Shona Thompson, Zad Rogers – Atomized Studios, Red Bull Studios/BBC One
SINGLE DRAMA
I AM RUTH Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Josh Hyams, Kate Winslet, Richard Yee, David Charap – Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
RUSSIA 1985-1999: TRAUMAZONE Adam Curtis, Sandra Gorel, Rose Garnett, Grigor Atanesian – BBC Film/BBC iPlayer
SPORT
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2022 Production Team – Whisper, BBC Sport/BBC One
SUPPORTING ACTOR
ADEEL AKHTAR Sherwood – House Productions/BBC One
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE-MARIE DUFF Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
Craft Awards
COSTUME DESIGN
JANE PETRIE The Essex Serpent – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
FELICITY MORRIS The Tinder Swindler – Raw TV, Gaspin Media, AGC Studios/Netflix
DIRECTOR: FICTION
WILLIAM STEFAN SMITH Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
DIRECTING TEAM The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
EDITING: FACTUAL
RUPERT HOUSEMAN Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries
EDITING: FICTION
SELINA MACARTHUR This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL
CHARLIE MELVILLE (Producer/Director) John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf – South Shore Productions, Lola/ITV1
EMERGING TALENT: FICTION
PETE JACKSON (Writer) Somewhere Boy – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM
CATHERINE LAND, DAVID BISHOP, PATRICK DOHERTY, RICHARD SILLITTO, DAVID NEWTON, JOE PHILLIPS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios/BBC One
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
AMANDA KNIGHT, BARRIE GOWER, ROSALIA CULORA House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUAL
JESSICA JONES Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story –72 Films/Netflix
ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION
NICOLE LECKY, BRYAN SENTI, KWAME KZ KWEI-ARMAH JR Mood – Bonafide Films/BBC Three
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL
MARCEL METTELSIEFEN, JORDAN BRYON Children of the Taliban – Moondogs Films/Channel 4
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION
CHAS APPETI Jungle – Nothing Lost Productions/Amazon Prime Video
PRODUCTION DESIGN
BECKY SLOAN, JOE PELLING Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared – Blink Industries/All 4
SCRIPTED CASTING
NINA GOLD, LUCY AMOS Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
SOUND: FACTUAL
PETER BRIDGES, MATTHEW CHARLES, CONRAD FLETCHER, JULIAN GOUGH, ANDY JAMES, ANDY PAYNE The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
SOUND: FICTION
ALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, MARTIN SEELEY, PAULA FAIRFIELD, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
ANGUS BICKERTON, NIKEAH FORDE, ASA SHOUL, MIKE DAWSON, MPC, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
WRITER: COMEDY
LISA MCGEE Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
WRITER: DRAMA
ADAM KAY This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One