BAFTA TV Awards 2025: The Full List of Winners From Shōgun to Baby Reindeer

Jessica Gunning Wins a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy

Jessica Gunning wins the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ BAFTA for Baby Reindeer (2024)

The stars came together to celebrate the biggest night of the year for British television. Hosted by Alan Cumming at London’s Southbank Centre’s Royal Festive Hall, the BAFTA TV Awards have been a staple in British history. BAFTA, which stands for the ‘British Academy of Film and Television’ has been awarding stars since the award show first began back in the 1950s.

Honourable winners this year included ‘Best Supporting Actress’ to Jessica Gunning for her role as Martha in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and Lennie James took home the third BAFTA of his career so far for ‘Leading Actor’ in BBCs Mr Loverman.

Read Below For the BAFTA TV Awards 2025 Winners:

Children’s: Non-Scripted

CHILDREN’S: NON-SCRIPTED WINNER:
FYI Investigates: Disability And Me (Sky Kids)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • BooSnoo! (Sky Kids)
  • Operation Ouch! (CBBC)
  • Reu & Harper’s Wonder World (Channel 5)

Children’s: Scripted

CHILDREN’S: SCRIPTED WINNER:
CBeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare’s Globe (CBeebies)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Horrible Histories (CBBC)
  • Ready Eddie Go! (Sky Kids)
  • Tweedy & Fluff (Channel 5)

Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS WINNER: State Of Rage (Channel 4)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Life And Death In Gaza (Storyville) (BBC Two)
  • Maternity: Broken Trust (Exposure) (ITV1)
  • Ukraine’s War: The Other Side (Exposure) (ITV1)

Daytime

DAYTIME WINNER: Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Loose Women (ITV1)
  • Morning Live (BBC One)
  • Richard Osman’s House Of Games (BBC Two)

Drama Series

DRAMA SERIES WINNER: Blue Lights (BBC One)

BBC Blue Lights (2023-) wins a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy
BBC Blue Lights (2023-)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Sherwood (BBC One)
  • Supacell (Netflix)
  • Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light (BBC One)

Entertainment

ENTERTAINMENT WINNER: Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • The 1% Club (ITV1)
  • Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
  • Taskmaster (Channel 4)

Entertainment Performance

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE WINNER:
Joe Lycett for Late Night Lycett (Channel 4)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV1)
  • Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors (BBC One)
  • Graham Norton for The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
  • Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett for Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max)
  • Stacey Solomon for Sort Your Life Out (BBC One)

Factual Entertainment

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT WINNER:
Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour (BBC Two)

BBC Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (2024-) wins a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy
BBC Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour (2024-)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • In Vogue: The 90s (Disney+)
  • Race Across The World (BBC One)
  • Sort Your Life Out (BBC One)

Factual Series

FACTUAL SERIES WINNER: To Catch A Copper (Channel 4)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • American Nightmare (Netflix)
  • Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour (BBC One)
  • The Push: Murder On The Cliff (Channel 4)

Female Performance in a Comedy

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY WINNER:
Ruth Jones for Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Anjana Vasan for We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)
  • Kate O’Flynn for Everyone Else Burns (HBO / Sky Comedy)
  • Nicola Coughlan for Big Mood (Channel 4)
  • Sophie Willan for Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

International

INTERNATIONAL WINNER: Shōgun (Disney+)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • After The Party (Channel 4)
  • Colin From Accounts (BBC Two)
  • Say Nothing (Disney+)
  • True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Sky Atlantic)
  • You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack (Netflix)

Leading Actor

LEADING ACTOR WINNER:
Lennie James for Mr Loverman (BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • David Tennant for Rivals (Disney+)
  • Gary Oldman for Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
  • Martin Freeman for The Responder (BBC One)
  • Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
  • Toby Jones for Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)

Leading Actress

LEADING ACTRESS WINNER:
Marisa Abela for Industry (HBO / BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Anna Maxwell Martin for Until I Kill You (ITV1)
  • Billie Piper for Scoop (Netflix)
  • Lola Petticrew for Say Nothing (Disney+)
  • Monica Dolan for Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)
  • Sharon D Clarke for Mr Loverman (BBC One)

Limited Drama

LIMITED DRAMA WINNER: Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)

BBC Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) - Filmotomy
BBC Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
  • Lost Boys And Fairies (BBC One)
  • One Day (Netflix)

Live Event Coverage

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE WINNER: Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • D-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen (BBC One)
  • Last Night Of The Proms (BBC Two)

Male Performance in a Comedy

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY WINNER:
Danny Dyer for Mr Bigstuff (Sky Comedy)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Bilal Hasna for Extraordinary (Disney+)
  • Dylan Thomas-Smith for G’Wed (ITV2)
  • Nabhaan Rizwan for Kaos (Netflix)
  • Oliver Savell for Changing Ends (ITV1)
  • Phil Dunning for Smoggie Queens (BBC Three)

News Coverage

NEWS COVERAGE WINNER: BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC News / BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Channel 4 News: Inside Sednaya – The Fall Of Assad (Channel 4 News / Channel 4)
  • Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform’s Campaign (Channel 4 News / Channel 4)

BAFTA: P&O Cruises Memorable Moment (Public Vote)

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT WINNER: Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone (BBC One)

Strictly Come Dancing - Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell win a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy
BBC Strictly Come Dancing: Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Bridgerton – “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope (Netflix)
  • Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up – BBC One
  • Mr Bates Vs The Post Office – Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline (ITV1)
  • Rivals – Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis (Disney+)
  • The Traitors – “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!” (BBC One)

Reality

REALITY WINNER: The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Dragon’s Den (BBC One)
  • Love Is Blind UK (Netflix)
  • The Traitors (BBC One)

Scripted Comedy

SCRIPTED COMEDY WINNER: Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Brassic (Sky Max)
  • G’Wed (ITV2)
  • Ludwig (BBC One)

Short Form

SHORT FORM WINNER: Quiet Life (BBC Three)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Brown Brit (Channel 4)
  • Peaked (Channel 4)
  • Spud (BBC Three)

Single Documentary

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY WINNER: Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (BBC Two)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Hell Jumper (BBC Two)
  • Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries)
  • Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Channel 4)

Soap

SOAP WINNER: EastEnders (BBC One)

BBC EastEnders wins a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy
BBC EastEnders

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Casualty (BBC One)
  • Coronation Street (ITV1)

Specialist Factual

SPECIALIST FACTUAL WINNER: Atomic People (BBC Two)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
  • Children Of The Cult (ITV1)
  • Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4)

Sports Coverage

SPORTS COVERAGE WINNER:
Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport / BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Euro 2024 (BBC Sport / BBC One)
  • Wimbledon 2024 (Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One)

Supporting Actor

SUPPORTING ACTOR WINNER:
Ariyon Bakare for Mr Loverman (BBC One)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Christopher Chung for Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
  • Damian Lewis for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)
  • Jonathan Pryce for Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
  • McKinley Belcher III for Eric (Netflix)
  • Sonny Walker for The Gathering (Channel 4)

Supporting Actress

SUPPORTING ACTRESS WINNER:
Jessica Gunning for Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer wins a BAFTA TV Award 2025 - Filmotomy
Jessica Gunning in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer (2024)

OTHER NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY:

  • Katherine Parkinson for Rivals (Disney+)
  • Maxine Peake for Say Nothing (Disney+)
  • Monica Dolan for Sherwood (BBC One)
  • Nava Mau for Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
  • Sue Johnston for Truelove (Channel 4)

The BAFTA TV Awards 2025 was hosted by Alan Cummings and aired on 11th May 2025.
You can catch the repeat of the BAFTA TV Awards over on BBC iPlayer.
What do you think about the BAFTA 2025 winners? Let us know in the comments below.

Author: Hannah Taylor

Senior Editor at Filmotomy. Hannah is a BA English graduate and MA Screenwriting graduate with knowledge of cinema history and film theory. She is a journalist, writer, and screenwriter in the Film and TV industry with an interest in horror cinema, particularly Slashers. As a fashion correspondent, she also enjoys writing about the latest Hollywood red carpet fashions. Hannah has written for popular film blogs and magazines including Picturehouse, Industrial Scripts, Raindance Film Festival, Onscreen Magazine and Save The Cat!

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