BAFTA TV Awards 2026: winner updates as Adolescence and Amandaland lead nominations

HELLO!'s Lucy Norris also caught up with Loose Women star Katie Piper, who spoke about the importance of feeling confident in yourself. 

"Comparison is the fastest way to disconnect with yourself, and it's really important that you don't look around and try to be like somebody else," she said. 

"I've always thought that the ultimate body positivity is actually feeling neutral about your appearance…the neutrality of it doesn't define you." 

She added: "I always say about myself, 'I'm not beautiful like her, I'm beautiful like me."

Meanwhile, beloved ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly stopped by to reflect on life as a grandmother… 🥰

Also on the red carpet was Vogue Williams, who debuted her baby bump as she chatted with HELLO! about her My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast co-host Joanne McNally, who is currently off filming the upcoming season of The Celebrity Traitors.

"Joanne's going to nail The Traitors, she's going to love it," said Vogue. "I haven't heard from her, which is always a good sign. I got a message through to send more fake tan!"

Tonight's hosting duties are in the safe hands of comedian and actor Greg Davies, who's best known for hosting Taskmaster and featuring on Channel 4's The Inbetweeners. 

The presenter is following in the footsteps of Graham Norton, Lenny Henry and Michael Parkinson and revealed that the gig was too good to pass up. Speaking to The Times, Greg said: "It's one of those things you can't say no to.

"I used to watch Stephen Fry at the (film) Baftas and marvel at his cool, intellectual charm. I won’t be bringing that."

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Back in February, the film BAFTAs were hosted by Alan Cumming, who navigated an incident when Tourette's campaigner John Davidson was heard shouting a racial slur at Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they were presenting.

When asked about the incident, Greg said: "I don't know what happened there but I'm sure they've got it in hand so that everybody has a nice time.

"I don't anticipate there’ll be any surprises but if there are, we'll be fine, we'll roll with it."

Speaking to HELLO!'s Lucy Norris exclusively on the red carpet, This Morning's Ashley James reflected on navigating diet culture and the pressures around Ozempic. 

"I think the advice is to know that you don't need to shrink yourself. It doesn't make you more lovable or more confident. Your worth isn't defined by your body," she said.

The red carpet arrivals sure didn't disappoint, with stars like Dianne Buswell, Claudia Winkleman, Jodie Whittaker, Lucy Punch, Emilia Fox and Mary Berry all stepping out with beautiful looks.

Click here to see a list of all the best dressed stars… 

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In case you need a reminder of the nominees, they are as follows:

Drama series

• A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
• Blue Lights (BBC One)
• Code Of Silence (ITV1)
• This City Is Ours (BBC One)

Limited drama

• Adolescence (Netflix)
• I Fought The Law (ITV1)
• Trespasses (Channel 4)
• What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three)

Leading actor

• Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Sky Atlantic)
• Ellis Howard - What it Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
• James Nelson-Joyce - This City is Ours (BBC One)
• Matt Smith - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
• Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Netflix)
• Taron Egerton - Smoke (Apple TV)

Leading actress

• Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club (BBC Three)
• Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
• Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town (Netflix)
• Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
• Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law (ITV1)
• Siân Brooke - Blue Lights (BBC One)

Supporting actor

• Ashley Walters - Adolescence (Netflix)
• Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)
• Joshua Mcguire - The Gold (BBC One)
• Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Netflix)
• Paddy Considine - MobLand (Paramount+)
• Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)

Supporting actress

• Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
• Christine Tremarco - Adolescence (Netflix)
• Chyna McQueen - Get Millie Black (Channel 4)
• Emilia Jones - Task (Sky Atlantic)
• Erin Doherty - Adolescence (Netflix)
• Rose Ayling-Ellis - Reunion (BBC One)

Scripted comedy

• Amandaland (BBC One)
• Big Boys (Channel 4)
• How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
• Things You Should Have Done (BBC Three)

Best actor in a comedy

• Jim Howick - Here We Go (BBC One)
• Jon Pointing - Big Boys (Channel 4)
• Lenny Rush - Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
• Mawaan Rizwan - Juice (BBC Three)
• Oliver Savell - Changing Ends (ITV1)
• Steve Coogan - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)

Best actress in a comedy

• Diane Morgan - Mandy (BBC Two)
• Jennifer Saunders - Amandaland (BBC One)
• Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go (BBC One)
• Lucy Punch - Amandaland (BBC One)
• Philippa Dunne - Amandaland (BBC One)
• Rosie Jones - Pushers (Channel 4)

Entertainment

• The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
• Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
• Michael Mcintyre's Big Show (BBC One)
• Would I Lie To You (BBC One)

Entertainment performance

• Amanda Holden & Alan Carr - Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job (BBC One)
• Bob Mortimer - Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
• Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
• Lee Mack - The 1% Club (ITV1)
• Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan - Rob & Romesh Vs... (Sky Max)
• Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle (Sky Max)

Factual entertainment

• The Assembly (ITV1)
• Go Back To Where You Came From (Channel 4)
• Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV)
• Race Across the World (BBC One)

Reality

• The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
• The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
• Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
• Virgin Island (Channel 4)

Soap

• Casualty (BBC One)
• Coronation Street (ITVX)
• EastEnders (BBC One)

Daytime

• The Chase (ITV1)
• Lorraine (ITV1)
• Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two)
• Scam Interceptors (BBC One)

International

• The Bear (Disney+)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Severance (Apple TV)
• The Studio (Apple TV)
• The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)

Children's: Scripted

• Crongton (BBC iPlayer)
• Horrible Science (BBC iPlayer)
• Shaun the Sheep (CBBC)
• The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)

Children's: Non-scripted

• A Real Bugs Life (Disney+)
• Boosnoo! (Sky Kids)
• Deadly 60 Saving Sharks (BBC Studios / CBBC)
• World.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates) (Sky News)

Factual series

• Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries)
• Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4)
• See No Evil (Channel 4)
• The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1)

Specialist factual

• Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two)
• Simon Schama: The Road To Auschwitz (BBC Two)
• Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
• Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV)

Current affairs

• Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War (Exposure) (ITV1)
• The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money ( ITV1)
• Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4)
• Undercover in the Police (Panorama) (BBC One)

News coverage

• BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak (BBC Two)
• Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4)
• Sky News: Gaza: Fight For Survival (Sky News)

Single documentary

• Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
• Louis Theroux: The Settlers (BBC Two)
• One Day In Southport (Channel 4)
• Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (BBC Two)

Live event coverage

• Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One)
• Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One)
• Ve Day 80: A Celebration To Remember (BBC One)

Sports coverage

• The 2025 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports Main Event)
• The FA Cup Final (BBC One)
• Uefa Women's Euro 2025 (BBC One)
• Wimbledon 2025 (BBC One)

Short form

• Donkey (BBC Three)
• Hustle And Run (Channel 4)
• Rocket Fuel (BBC iPlayer)
• Zoners (BBC Three)

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award (voted for by the public)

• Adolescence - Jamie Snaps at the Psychologist (Netflix)
• Big Boys - I didn't make it, did I? (Channel 4)
• Blue Lights - The police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness (BBC One)
• The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins (BBC One)
• Last One Laughing - Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade's speed date (Prime Video)
• What It Feels Like For A Girl - Byron leaves for Brighton to start Uni, where she introduces herself as Paris (BBC Three)

Good afternoon and welcome to HELLO!'s live blog of the Bafta Television Awards 2026. 

We'll be keeping you updated with all the latest news from the star-studded event, which is taking place this evening at London's Royal Festival Hall.

The ceremony begins in real time at 5pm and will be broadcast two hours later at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer. So stay tuned! 🎬