If you thought awards season was over, think again.
The Bafta Television Awards are due to take place on Sunday night (14 May) at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Comedy duo Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will host the ceremony.
Stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Lesley Manville and Kate Winslet are up for acting awards this evening, with Ben Whishaw’s medical drama This is Going to Hurt and BBC’s police procedural The Responder leading the way as the shows with the most nominations.
Bafta TV awards 2023 – live: Cillian Murphy and Kate Winslet among stars nominated
The 2023 nominees were unveiled in March. You can find a list of nominated actors and TV shows here.
Among the other series nominated are Irish comedy Derry Girls, Sherwood, Apple TV’s Bad Sisters and the critically acclaimed Channel 4 show Somewhere Boy.
Notably missing from the line-up is Happy Valley, which was broadcast too late to be eligible for this year’s ceremony. Its star, Sarah Lancashire, however, has received a nod for her performance as Julia Child in Julia.
Bafta TV awards 2023 – live: Cillian Murphy and Kate Winslet among stars nominated
It’s set to be a lively occasion with Lewis Capaldi and Jax Jones scheduled to perform.
Viewers at home can tune in on BBC One from 7pm BST.
Well, we know one subject is off the table for tonight’s opening monologue, which will likely be devoid of any contentious topics.
Bafta TV awards 2023 – live: Cillian Murphy and Kate Winslet among stars nominate
There is one subject in particular that they will be avoiding.
“I know that [with] JK Rowling and Harry Potter, there’s something’s going on with it, I don’t really know [what], though. All I know is: ‘Don’t mention JK Rowling or Harry Potter at all,’” he said.
“You just think, that’s a red zone, that’s going to cause problems, don’t mention that.”
THE BAFTA TV Awards will return to our screens tonight as stars of the small screen will gather at London’s Royal Festival Hall to discover this year’s winners.
The annual prestigious ceremony honours television’s finest and will take place tonight as hosts Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan prepare to host the event.
The full list of nominations for BAFTA TV Awards was released in March 2023 and was full of surprises.
As the show fast approaches, celebs have flooded the red carpet, with nominees Kate Winslet and Cillian Murphy stunning fans.
The Bafta Television Awards take place on Sunday, recognising the best TV shows of 2022.
