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BAFTA TV Awards Nominations 2022

It's A Sin leads the nominations for this year's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards.


This year's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will take place on Sunday 8th May on BBC One with Richard Ayoade returning as host for the third time.


The BAFTA TV Craft Awards will take place on Sunday 24th April at The Brewery in London with host details to be announced in due course.


The 2022 BAFTA TV nominations in full are... (BAFTA TV Craft Nominations here)


Drama Series


In My Skin, BBC Three

Manhunt: The Night Stalker, ITV

Unforgotten, ITV

Vigil, BBC One



Leading Actor


David Thewlis, Landscapers, Sky Atlantic

Hugh Quarshie, Stephen, ITV

Olly Alexander, It's A Sin, Channel 4

Samuel Adewunmi, You Don't Know Me, BBC One

Sean Bean, Time, BBC One

Stephen Graham, Help, Channel 4



Leading Actress


Denise Gough, Too Close, ITV

Emily Watson, Too Close, ITV

Jodie Comer, Help, Channel 4

Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, Sky Atlantic

Lydia West, It's A Sin, Channel 4

Niamh Algar, Deceit, Channel 4



Supporting Actor


Callum Scott Howells, It's A Sin, Channel 4

David Carlyle, It's A Sin, Channel 4

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession, Sky Atlantic

Nonso Anozie, Sweet Tooth, Netflix

Omari Douglas, It's A Sin, Channel 4

Stephen Graham, Time, BBC One



Supporting Actress


Cathy Tyson, Help, Channel 4

Céline Buckens, Showtrial, BBC One

Emily Mortimer, The Pursuit of Love, BBC One

Jessica Plummer, The Girl Before, BBC One

Leah Harvey, Foundation, Apple TV+

Tahirah Sharif, The Tower, ITV



Mini-Series


It's A Sin, Channel 4

Landscapers, Sky Atlantic

Stephen, ITV

Time, BBC One



Single Drama


Death of England: Face to Face, Sky Arts

Help, Channel 4

I Am Victoria, Channel 4

Together, BBC Two



Soap & Continuing Drama


Casualty, BBC One

Coronation Street, ITV

Emmerdale, ITV

Holby City, BBC One



International


Call My Agent!, Netflix

Lupin, Netflix

Mare of Easttown, Sky Atlantic

Squid Game, Netflix

Succession, Sky Atlantic

The Underground Railroad, Amazon Prime



Scripted Comedy


Alma's Not Normal, BBC Two

Motherland, BBC Two

Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4

We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4



Female Performance in a Comedy Programme


Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education, Netflix

Aisling Bea, This Way Up, Channel 4

Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4

Natasia Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4

Rose Matafeo, Starstruck, BBC Three

Sophie Willan, Alma's Not Normal, BBC Two



Male Performance in a Comedy Programme


Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4

Joe Gilgun, Brassic, Sky One

Ncuti Gatwa, Sex Education, Netflix

Samson Kayo, Bloods, Sky One

Steve Coogan, This Time with Alan Partridge, BBC One

Tim Renkow, Jerk, BBC Three



Entertainment Performance


Alison Hammond, I Can See Your Voice, BBC One

Big Zuu, Big Zuu's Big Eats, Dave

Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show, BBC Two

Joe Lycett, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Channel 4

Michael McIntyre, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, BBC One

Sean Lock, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Channel 4



Comedy Entertainment Programme


The Graham Norton Show, BBC One

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, Channel 4

Race Around Britain, YouTube

The Ranganation, BBC Two



Entertainment Programme


An Audience with Adele, ITV

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV

Life & Rhymes, Sky Arts

Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One



Reality & Constructed Factual


Gogglebox, Channel 4

Married At First Sight UK, E4

RuPaul's Drag Race UK, BBC Three

The Dog House, Channel 4



Daytime


The Chase, ITV

Moneybags, Channel 4

Richard Osman's House of Games, BBC Two

Steph's Packed Lunch, Channel 4



Short Form Programme


Hollyoaks Saved My Life (Hollyoaks IRL), YouTube

Our Land, Together TV

People You May Know, Financial Times

Please Help, BBC Three



Current Affairs


Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin (Exposure), ITV

Four Hours At The Capitol, BBC Two

The Men who Sell Football (Al Jazeera Investigations), Al Jazeera English

Trump Takes on the World, BBC Two



Factual Series


The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime, BBC Two

9/11: One Day in America, National Geographic

Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles, Channel 4

Uprising, BBC One



Features


Big Zuu's Big Eats, Dave

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two

Sort Your Life Our, BBC One

The Great British Sewing Bee, BBC One



Live Event


The BRIT Awards 2021, ITV

The Earthshot Prize 2021, BBC One

The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, BBC One

Springwatch 2021, BBC Two



News Coverage


Channel 4 News: Black to Front, Channel 4

Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum, ITV

ITV News at Ten: Storming Of The Capitol, ITV

Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame, Sky News



Single Documentary


9/11: Inside the President's War Room, BBC One

Grenfell: The Untold Story, Channel 4

My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years in Afghanistan, ITV

Nail Bomber: Man Hunt, Netflix



Specialist Factual


Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, BBC Two

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act, BBC Two

The Missing Children, ITV

Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain, BBC Two



Sport


The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sky Sports Formula 1

ITV Racing: The Grand National, ITV

Tokyo 2020 Olympics, BBC One

UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-Final: England V Denmark, ITV



Virgin Media Must-See Moment


Adele’s surprised by the teacher who changed her life, An Audience with Adele, ITV

Ant and Dec dig at Downing Street’s lockdown parties, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, ITV

Colin’s devastating AIDS diagnosis, It's A Sin, Channel 4

UK Hun?’ – Bimini’s verse, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, BBC Three

Green Light game, Squid Game, Netflix

Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to ‘Symphony’, Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One


Vote for this year's Must-See Moment here.



The 2022 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will be shown Sunday 8th May on BBC One

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