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BAFTA TV Awards 2020 - Winners

Chernobyl, The End of the F***ing World and Stath Lets Flats lead the winners at this year's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards.


This year's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and took place tonight (Friday 31st July) in a ceremony "behind closed doors" at Television Centre in West London and broadcast as live on BBC One.


This year's awards were hosted by first-time host Richard Ayoade, himself a previous BAFTA Award winner for his work in The IT Crowd.


In attendance to present the many awards were Adrian Lester​, ​Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, ​Greg Davies, Himesh Patel, Jessica Hynes, Joe Cole, Nina Sosanya, Sope Dirisu ​and Stacey Dooley.


And Richard Ayoade was joined virtually by some of biggest names in television including ​Billy Porter, Chris O’Dowd, ​David Tennant, ​Jeff Goldblum​, ​Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Michael Sheen and Ruth Madeley, ​who also presented awards via a video link.


The 2020 BAFTA TV winners in full are...



Drama Series


The End of the F***ing World, Channel 4/Netflix



Leading Actor


Jared Harris, Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic



Leading Actress


Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth is Missing, BBC One



Supporting Actor


Will Sharpe, Giri/Haji, BBC Two



Supporting Actress


Naomi Ackie, The End of the F***ing World, Channel 4



Mini-Series


Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic



Single Drama


The Left Behind, BBC Three



Soap & Continuing Drama


Emmerdale, ITV



International


When They See Us, Netflix



Scripted Comedy


Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4



Female Performance in a Comedy Programme


Sian Clifford, Fleabag, BBC Three



Male Performance in a Comedy Programme


Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4



Entertainment Performance


Mo Gilligan, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, Channel 4



Comedy Entertainment Programme


Taskmaster, Dave



Entertainment Programme


Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One



Reality & Constructed Factual


Race Across the World, BBC Two



Short Form Programme


Brain in Gear, BBC iPlayer



Current Affairs


Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag (Exposure), ITV



Factual Series


Leaving Neverland, Channel 4



Features


The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, BBC Two



Live Event


Blue Planet Live, BBC One



News Coverage


Hong Kong Protests, Sky News



Single Documentary


The Last Survivors, BBC Two



Specialist Factual


Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, BBC Four



Sport


2019 Rugby World Cup Final: England V South Africa, ITV



Virgin Media Must-See Moment


Nessa proposes to Smithy, Gavin & Stacey



BAFTA Special Award


Idris Elba OBE



The 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards are available on BBC iPlayer

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