Winners of the BAFTA Television Awards were unveiled at a star-studded ceremony in London on Sunday (5/14). Celebrating the very best of television in 2022, the ceremony was hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer.
Kate Winslet won the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her role in I Am Ruth, which won for Single Drama.
Anne-Marie Duff won Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Grace Williams in Bad Sisters, which won for Drama Series.
Ben Whishaw won Leading Actor for his portrayal of Adam Kay in autobiographical drama This is Going to Hurt. Adeel Akhtar won the BAFTA for Supporting Actor for his role in the crime drama Sherwood.
Following Lisa McGee’s win at the Television Craft Awards last month, Derry Girls won in Scripted Comedy, with Sister Michael actress Siobhán McSweeney winning for Female Performance in a Comedy Program. Lenny Rush won Male Performance in a Comedy Program for his role in Am I Being Unreasonable?
Entertainment Performance was won by Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors, which won for Reality and Constructed Factual.
The Memorable Moment Award, the only award at the ceremony voted for by the public, was won by Platinum Jubilee – Party at the Palace Paddington meets the Queen.
Platinum Jubilee- Party at the Palace also won in Live Event Coverage.
Following Nicôle Lecky’s recent win at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, Mood won Best Miniseries.
The Real Mo Farah won Single Documentary; UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 won Sports Coverage; Casualty won Soap & Continuing Drama; The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit won Daytime; The Masked Singer won Entertainment Program; Features was won by Joe Lycett Vs Beckham: Got Your Back at Xmas. Comedy Entertainment Program was won by Friday Night Live.
Libby, Are you Home Yet? won Factual Series; Specialist Factual was won by Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone; News Coverage was presented to Channel 4 News: Live in Kyiv; and Children of the Taliban won Current Affairs. Short Form was won by How to Be a Person, and International went to 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 award-winning and nationally beloved actor, screenwriter and novelist Meera Syal CBE in recognition of her exceptional contribution to television. Syal’s cross-cultural stories and performances have united the nation through humor and have played an instrumental force in showcasing the positive representation of British-Asian stories and talent on screen, over four decades and counting.
Here's a rundown of Sunday's winners:
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen, Ben Elton – Phil McIntyre Television, Boffola Pictures/Channel 4
CURRENT AFFAIRS
CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Bryon, Juan Camilo Cruz, Stephen Ellis, Sayed Aman Sadat, Farzad Fetrat – 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 PROGRAM
THE MASKED SINGER Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay, Lucy Eagle – 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 PROGRAM
SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
INTERNATIONAL
DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, David McMillian, Reilly Smith, Carl Franklin – 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 PROGRAM
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 PROGRAM
HOW TO BE A PERSON Anna Hashmi, Sindha Agha, Samira Mian, Anne Perri, 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+
The Many Hires Jeremiah Wassom As Group Creative Director
Independent agency The Many has added Jeremiah Wassom as group creative director.
Wassom most recently worked a decade at Deutsch LA where, as SVP/creative director, he led the Taco Bell account and won new business for the agency. His agency past also includes AKQA and TBWAChiatDay. His creative work has touched the QSR, video games, automotive, fashion, and culture brand sectors. He also served eight years with the United States Marine Corps.
“Throughout his career, Jeremiah has helmed work that has not only made me personally jealous but has consistently pushed brands to show up in memorable and innovative ways,” said Josh Paialii, head of creative at The Many. “One look at his body of work and you will see his passion for storytelling and craft has raised the bar for entire categories, driving participation with many brands’ most loyal fans. Beyond being a world-class creative director and maker, Wassom is a proven team player and strategic thought leader. He’ll be a great addition to the leadership team at The Many working across all accounts. His role will be immediately felt as he guides and supports each of the creative leads in the department.”
A 20-year creative with agency, brand, and freelance experience, Wassom has forged a creative approach which focuses on crafting engaging connections rather than simply make ads. He sees the need for advertising to mean more, not simply do more.
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