David Farnor | 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

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