BAFTA has announced the nominations for its 2025 Television Awards.

Winners of the BAFTA Television Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday 11 May 2025, hosted by actor Alan Cumming.

Highlights from this year’s nominations include Baby Reindeer, which started as a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has scored 8 nominations, the most of any show.

Other shows selected for multiple nominations include Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Rivals and Slow Horses – all with six nods; and Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) and Say Nothing, with four nominations each.

In the Leading Actor category, David Tennant, who recently starred in the West End as Macbeth, is up for Rivals; with Gary Oldman, who will star in Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape in York this spring, nominated for Slow Horses; Lennie James, who recently starred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida, for Mr Loverman; Martin Freeman, who is about to star in new West End play The Fifth Step with Jack Lowden, for The Responder; Richard Gadd, for stage-to-TV hit Baby Reindeer; and Toby Jones, for Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

The Leading Actress category features Anna Maxwell Martin, who recently performed in The Constituent at The Old Vic in London, for Until I Kill You; Billie Piper, nominated for Scoop; Lola Petticrew nominated for Say Nothing; Marisa Abela scoring a BAFTA nod for Industry; Monica Dolan nominated for Mr Bates vs The Post Office; and Sharon D Clarke, who recently starred as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, for Mr Loverman.

BAFTA Television Awards 2025 – Full list of nominations

Leading actress

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

Leading actor

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

Supporting actor

Ariyon Bakare – Mr Loverman (BBC One)
Christopher Chung – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Damian Lewis – Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Mckinley Belcher III – Eric (Netflix)

Supporting actress

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

Female performance in a comedy

Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)
Kate O’Flynn – Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4
Lolly Adefope – The Franchise (Sky Comedy)
Nicola Coughlan – Big Mood (Channel 4)
Ruth Jones – Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (BBC One)
Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Male performance in a comedy

Bilal Hasna – Extraordinary (Disney+)
Danny Dyer – Mr Bigstuff (Sky Comedy)
Dylan Thomas-Smith – G’Wed (ITV2)
Nabhaan Rizwan – Kaos – Sister (Netflix)
Oliver Savell- Changing Ends (ITV1)
Phil Dunning – Smoggie Queens (BBC Three)

Drama series

Blue Lights – BBC One
Sherwood – BBC One
Supacell – Netflix
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light – BBC One

Limited drama

Baby Reindeer – Netflix
Lost Boys And Fairies – BBC One
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office – ITV1
One Day – Netflix

Writer: Comedy

Alma’s Not Normal – BBC Two
Brassic – Sky Max
G’wed – ITV2
Ludwig – BBC One

Soap

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

Factual entertainment

In Vogue: The 90s – Disney+
Race Across The World – BBC One
Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour – BBC Two
Sort Your Life Out – BBC One

Entertainment performance

Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – (ITV1)
Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (BBC One)
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Joe Lycett Late Night Lycett – (Channel 4)
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max)
Stacey Solomon Sort Your Life Out – (BBC One)

Entertainment programme

The 1% Club – ITV1
Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show – BBC One
Taskmaster – Channel 4
Would I Lie To You? – BBC One

Reality

Dragons’ Den – BBC One
The Jury: Murder Trial – Channel 4
Love Is Blind – Netflix
The Traitors – BBC One

Daytime

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure – BBC Two
Loose Women – ITV1
Morning Live – BBC One
Richard Osman’s House Of Games – BBC Two

International

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

Live event coverage

D-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen – BBC One
Glastonbury 2024 – BBC Two
Last Night Of The Proms – BBC Two

Current affairs

Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) – BBC Two
Maternity: Broken Trust (Exposure) – ITV1
State of Rage – Channel 4
Ukraine’s War: The Other Side – ITV1

Single documentary

Hell Jumper – BBC Two
Tell Them You Love Me – Sky Documentaries
Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods – BBC Two
Undercover: Exposing The Far Right – Channel 4

Factual series

American Nightmare – Netflix
Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour – BBC One
The Push: Murder On The Cliff – Channel 4
To Catch A Copper – Channel 4

Specialist factual

Atomic People – BBC Two
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love – National Geographic
Children of the Cult – ITV1
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain – Channel 4

News coverage

BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special – BBC News/BBC One
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

Sports coverage

Euro 2024 – BBC Sport/BBC One
Paris 2024 Olympics – BBC Sport/BBC One
Wimbledon 2024 – BBC Sport/Wimbledon Broadcast Services/BBC One

Memorable moment

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+)
Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone (BBC One)
The Traitors – “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!” (BBC One)

Short form

Brown Brit – Channel 4
Peaked – Channel 4
Quiet Life – BBC Three
Spud – BBC Three

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