Sharp-edged spy thriller “Killing Eve” has won three major trophies at the British Academy Television Awards, including best drama series.
Jodie Comer was named best actress for her performance as ruthless assassin Villanelle. She beat co-star Sandra Oh, who plays Villanelle’s secret-agent nemesis Eve.
Fiona Shaw was named best supporting actress on Sunday for playing a spy chief in the BBC series.
The show’s creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, thanked her cast “for taking risks. Jodie Comer almost swallowed a wasp in Tuscany. It was a really edgy moment that we did capture on camera.”
Benedict Cumberbatch was named best actor in a drama for playing a man confronting a lifetime of demons in “Patrick Melrose.”
The supporting actor trophy went to Ben Whishaw for political drama “A Very English Scandal.”
Here’s a rundown of the British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards recipients:
Virgin Media British Academy Television Award Winners
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland – CPL Productions / Sky One
CURRENT AFFAIRS
MYANMAR’S KILLING FIELDS (DISPATCHES) Evan Williams, Patrick Wells, Eve Lucas, Dan Edge – Evan Williams Productions / Mongoose Pictures / Channel 4
DRAMA SERIES
KILLING EVE Production Team – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
LEE MACK Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM (given in honor of Lew Grade)
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Charlie Irwin, Amelia Brown, Nigel Hall, Dawn Gray – Thames / Syco Production / ITV
FACTUAL SERIES
LOUIS THEROUX’S ALTERED STATES Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Two
FEATURES
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Colette Flight, Sarah Feltes, Anna Kirkwood, David Vincent – Wall to Wall Media / BBC One
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
JESSICA HYNES There She Goes – Merman / BBC Four
INTERNATIONAL
SUCCESSION Production Team – HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus / Gary Sanchez Productions / Sky Atlantic
LEADING ACTOR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
LEADING ACTRESS
JODIE COMER Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
LIVE EVENT
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios / BBC Two
MINI-SERIES
PATRICK MELROSE Production Team – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
NEWS COVERAGE
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA UNCOVERED Production Team – ITN / Channel 4
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
SCRIPTED COMEDY
SALLY4EVER Production Team – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
SHORT FORM PROGRAM
MISSED CALL Production Team – Field Day Productions / Little Dot Studios / Real Stories
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY (given in honor of Robert Flaherty)
GUN NO. 6 James Newton, Zac Beattie, Georgina Cammalleri, Rupert Houseman – The Garden Productions / BBC Two
SINGLE DRAMA
KILLED BY MY DEBT Joseph Bullman, Tahsin Guner, Chris Clough, Aysha Rafaele – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
SPECIALIST FACTUAL (given in honor of Huw Wheldon)
SUFFRAGETTES WITH LUCY WORSLEY Production Team – Brook Lapping / BBC One
SPORT
2018 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL: ENGLAND v SWEDEN Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEN WHISHAW A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
FIONA SHAW Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
BODYGUARD Julia Montague assassinated – World Productions / BBC One
British Academy Television Craft Awards – The Winners
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT
AKEMNJI NDIFORNYEN (Composer, Producer and Writer) Famalam – BBC Studios / BBC Three
COSTUME DESIGN
SUZANNE CAVE A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures/BBC One
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
BEN ANTHONY Grenfell – Minnow Films / BBC One
DIRECTOR: FICTION
STEPHEN FREARS A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
BARBARA WILTSHIRE Inside No.9 Live: Dead Line – BBC Studios / BBC Two
EDITING: FACTUAL
WILL GILBEY Bros: After the Screaming Stops – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
EDITING: FICTION
PIA DI CIAULA A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM
NIGEL CATMUR, DAVID COLE, KATE DAWKINS, KEVIN DUFF The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC Studios / BBC One
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN
VICKIE LANG Vanity Fair – Mammoth Screen / ITV
ORIGINAL MUSIC
DAVID HOLMES, KEEFUS CIANCIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL
LINDSAY McCRAE Dynasties: Emperor – BBC Studios / BBC One
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION
WOO-HYUNG KIM The Little Drummer Girl – The Ink Factory / 127 Wall / BBC / AMC / BBC One
PRODUCTION DESIGN
TOM BURTON Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
SOUND: FACTUAL
SOUND TEAM Later Live…with Jools Holland – BBC Studios / BBC Two
SOUND: FICTION
SOUND TEAM Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
ADAM McINNES, JOHN SMITH, KEVIN HORSEWOOD Troy: Fall of a City – Wild Mercury / Kudos / BBC One
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
SMITH & FOULKES, MARK ROALFE ‘The Fearless Are Here’- The 2018 Winter Olympics – BBC Sport / Nexus Studios / Y&R / BBC One
WRITER: COMEDY
DAISY MAY COOPER, CHARLIE COOPER This Country – BBC Studios / BBC Three
WRITER: DRAMA
DAVID NICHOLLS Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
