BAFTA TV Awards: 'Squid Game: The Challenge', 'Happy Valley' and 'Top Boy' emerge as big winners; 'The Crown' snubbed

The winners of the BAFTA TV Awards have been unveiled, with 'Squid Game: The Challenge' clinching victory in the Reality Series category at the prestigious awards ceremony. The series emerged victorious among stiff competition, triumphing over contenders like 'Banged Up' and 'Married At First Sight.'
The 2024 BAFTA TV Awards, hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, celebrated the brightest talents of British television at London's Royal Festival Hall.
While 'The Crown' and 'Black Mirror' led the pack with the most nominations, it was The Challenge' 'Happy Valley' and 'Top Boy' that emerged as the frontrunners in clinching the prestigious TV BAFTA awards, overshadowing the competition.
Take a look at the complete winner's list below:
Leading actres
Anjana Vasan, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
Anne Reid, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Helena Bonham Carter, Nolly – ITVX
Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley – BBC One - WINNER
Sharon Horgan, Best Interests – BBC One
Leading actor
Brian Cox, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Dominic West, The Crown – Netflix
Kane Robinson, Top Boy – Netflix
Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project – Sky Max
Steve Coogan, The Reckoning – BBC One
Timothy Spall, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One - WINNER
Supporting actress
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – Netflix
Harriet Walter, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy – Netflix - WINNER
Lesley Manville, The Crown – Netflix
Nico Parker, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley – BBC One
Supporting actor
Amit Shah, Happy Valley – BBC One
Éanna Hardwicke, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Harris Dickinson, A Murder at the End of the World – Disney+
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – Sky Atlantic - WINNER
Salim Daw, The Crown – Netflix
Female performance in a comedy
Bridget Christie, The Change – Channel 4
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Black Ops – BBC One - WINNER
Máiréad Tyers, Extraordinary – Disney+
Roisin Gallagher, The Lovers – Sky Atlantic
Sofia Oxenham, Extraordinary – Disney+
Taj Atwal, Hullraisers – Channel 4
Male performance in a comedy
Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
David Tennant, Good Omens – Prime Video
Hammed Animashaun, Black Ops – BBC One
Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix
Joseph Gilgun, Brassic – Sky Max
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three - WINNER
Drama series
The Gold – BBC One
Happy Valley – BBC One - WINNER
Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Top Boy – Netflix
Limited drama
Best Interests – BBC One
Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
The Long Shadow – ITV1
The Sixth Commandment – BBC One - WINNER
Scripted comedy
Big Boys – Channel 4
Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
Extraordinary – Disney+
Such Brave Girls – BBC Three - WINNER
Soap
Casualty – BBC One - WINNER
EastEnders – BBC One
Emmerdale – ITV1
Entertainment programme
Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas – Apple TV+
Later… With Jools Holland – BBC Two
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – BBC One
Strictly Come Dancing – BBC One - WINNER
Entertainment performance
Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – ITV1
Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Hannah Waddingham, Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One
Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett – Channel 4 - WINNER
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max
Comedy entertainment programme
The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Late Night Lycett – Channel 4
Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max - WINNER
Would I Lie To You? – BBC One
Factual entertainment
Celebrity Race Across The World – BBC One - WINNER
The Dog House – Channel 4
Endurance: Race To The Pole – Channel 5
Portrait Artist of the Year – Sky Arts
Reality
Banged Up – Channel 4
Married At First Sight UK – E4
My Mum, Your Dad – ITV1
Squid Game: The Challenge – Netflix - WINNER
Daytime
Loose Women and Men – ITV1
Lorraine – ITV1
Make It At Market – BBC One
Scam Interceptors – BBC One - WINNER
International
The Bear – Disney+
Beef – Netflix
Class Act – Netflix - WINNER
The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Love & Death – ITVX
Succession – Sky Atlantic
Live event coverage
The Coronation Concert – BBC One
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One - WINNER
Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC One
Current affairs
Inside Russia: Traitors And Heroes (Storyville) – BBC Four
Putin Vs The West – BBC Two
Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Dispatches) – Channel 4
The Shamima Begum Story (This World) – BBC Two - WINNER
Single documentary
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived – Sky Documentaries
Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family – ITV1 - WINNER
Hatton – Sky Crime
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris – Netflix
Factual series
Dublin Narcos – Sky Documentaries
Evacuation – Channel 4
Lockerbie – Sky Documentaries - WINNER
Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland – BBC Two
Specialist factual
Chimp Empire – Netflix
The Enfield Poltergeist – Apple TV+
Forced Out – Sky Documentaries
White Nanny, Black Child – Channel 5 - WINNER
News coverage
Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War – Channel 4 News - WINNER
Inside Myanmar – The Hidden War – Sky News
Israel-Hamas War – Sky News
Sports coverage
Cheltenham Festival Day One – ITV1 - WINNER
MOTD Live: Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 – BBC One
Wimbledon 2023 Men’s Final – BBC One
Memorable moment
David Beckham teases Victoria about her “working class” upbringing – Netflix
Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor – BBC One
Happy Valley, Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown – BBC One - WINNER
The Last of Us, Bill and Frank’s Story – Sky Atlantic
The Piano, 13-year-old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance – Channel 4
Succession, Logan Roy’s death – Sky Atlantic
Short form
Mobility – BBC Three - WINNER
The Skewer: Three Twisted Years – BBC iPlayer
Stealing Ukraine’s Children: Inside Russia’s Camps – Vice News
Where It Ends – BBC Three