2024 British Academy Television Awards

The 2024 British Academy Television Awards ceremony was held on 12 May 2024 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, to recognise the excellence in British television of 2023.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan for the second time in a row, and was broadcast on BBC One.

70th British Academy Television Awards
Date12 May 2024
SiteRoyal Festival Hall
Hosted byRob Beckett
Romesh Ranganathan
Highlights
Best Comedy SeriesSuch Brave Girls
Best DramaTop Boy
Most awardsHappy Valley / The Sixth Commandment / Top Boy (2)
Most nominationsHappy Valley / Succession (5)
Television coverage
ChannelBBC One

The nominations were announced on 20 March 2024 alongside the nominations for the 2024 British Academy Television Craft Awards.[1] The nominees for the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment were announced on 14 March 2024.[2] Happy Valley and Succession led the nominations with five each, followed by The Sixth Commandment and The Crown, both with four.[3] Lorraine Kelly was presented with the Special Award. The BAFTA Fellowship, the organization's highest honour, was presented to Floella Benjamin.

Background

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Category changes and updates

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The academy announced several category changes and updates for the 2024 edition:[4]

  • In order to be eligible for the Daytime category, episodes must be transmitted between 09:00 and 18:00.
  • For the Best Entertainment Programme, two people will be considered as a pair if they have equal billing on their entered program and are entered together. Previously, pairs were required to be recognised as a presenting duo to be eligible.
  • The categories for Best Mini-Series and Best Single Drama will be merged into a category named Limited Drama, to recognise "scripted one-off programmes or series that tell a complete story over 1-19 episodes".
  • The categories for Best Sport and Best Live Event will be merged again into a category named Best Sport & Live Event Coverage (the merged category had previously been presented from 2012 to 2015). The categories will be split in case there are 12 sports and 12 live events entered.
  • Three category names have been updated and renamed:

Fellowship

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On 24 April, it was announced that Floella Benjamin would receive the BAFTA Fellowship award for her services to television. Of the honour, BAFTA chair Sarah Putt stated "We are honoured to present Baroness Benjamin the BAFTA Fellowship for her tireless support of children and young people, her impact on television broadcasting, and for her unwavering championing of diversity. She is an unstoppable force for good with a determination to create opportunities and positive role models for future generations that has seen her effect a tremendous amount of positive change over fifty years and counting. She is deservedly a national treasure and we can’t wait to celebrate the impact of her work to date on 12th May at the BAFTA Television Awards." In a statement alongside the announcement, Benjamin expressed "My heart is full of joy and happiness. I feel as if I'm standing on the summit of life's mountain, looking down at the wonderful experiences I have had in my career in the television industry of over 50 years. It's been an adventurous journey, with many challenges and adversities, but here I am, receiving the highest accolade BAFTA can bestow. I am delighted that my work, which has predominantly been for children, is being recognised and celebrated in this way."[5]

Winners and nominees

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The nominations were announced on 20 March 2024.[6][3]

Best Drama Series Best Scripted Comedy
Best Limited Drama Best Soap
Best Factual Entertainment Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Male Comedy Performance Best Female Comedy Performance
Best Entertainment Performance Best Entertainment Programme
Best Factual Series Best Specialist Factual
  • White Nanny, Black Child (Channel 5)
    • Chimp Empire (Netflix)
    • Forced Out (Sky Documentaries)
    • The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple TV+)
Best Single Documentary Best Reality
  • Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family (ITV1)
Best Sport Event Coverage Best Live Event Coverage
Best Current Affairs Best News Coverage
  • This World: The Shamima Begum Story (BBC Two)
    • Dispatches: "Russel Brand: In Plain Sight" (Channel 4)
    • Putin vs the West (BBC Two)
    • Storyville: "Inside Russia: Traitors and Heroes" (BBC Four)
  • Channel 4 News: "Inside Gaza: Israel and Hamas at War" (Channel 4)
    • Sky News: "Inside Myanmar: The Hidden War" (Sky News)
    • Sky News: "Israel-Hamas War" (Sky News)
Best Short Form Programme Best Daytime
  • Mobility (BBC Three)
    • Stealing Ukraine's Children: Inside Russia's Camps (Vice News)
    • The Sekwer: Three Twisted Year (BBC iPlayer)
    • Where It Ends (BBC Three)
Best International Programme Memorable Moment

In Memoriam

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rules and Guidelines or the 2024 awards" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hibbs, James (14 March 2024). "BAFTA TV Awards announces shortlist for Memorable Moment 2024". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Richardson, Holly (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Key updates to the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Floella Benjamin to receive BAFTA Fellowship at BAFTA TV Awards 2024". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ "BAFTA Television 2024: The Nominations". BAFTA. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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