The BAFTA TV Awards 2021 were finally announced on June 6 at a hybrid event that was filed at the London Television Centre. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, only nominees of the main categories were present in person while others tuned in virtually to the event. The event was hosted by Richard Ayoade and saw Michael Coel win the Best Actress award for playing the lead role in BBC and HBO drama show, I May Destroy You. Paul Mescal won the Best Actor award for his performance in hit show, Normal People. The BAFTA awards are given to honour the best British and international contributions to film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Here is the full list of winners:
Drama Series
Save Me Too – Sky Atlantic
Comedy Entertainment Programme
The Big Narstie Show – Channel 4
Entertainment Performance
Romesh Ranganathan, The Ranganation – BBC Two
Entertainment Programme
Life & Rhymes – Sky Arts
Factual Series
Once Upon A Time In Iraq – BBC Two
Features
Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace – ITV
Leading Actress
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You – BBC One
Female Performance In A Comedy Programme
Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education – Netflix
Leading Actor
Paul Mescal, Normal People – BBC Three
News Coverage
Sky News: Inside Idlib – Sky News
International
Welcome To Chechnya: The Gay Purge (Storyville) – BBC Four
Mini-Series
I May Destroy You – BBC One
Live Event
Springwatch 2020 – BBC Two
Reality & Constructed Factual
The School That Tried To End Racism – Channel 4
Supporting Actor
Malachi Kirby, Small Axe – BBC One
Male Performance In A Comedy Programme
Charlie Cooper, This Country – BBC Three
Scripted Comedy
Inside No 9 – BBC Two
Short Form Programme
They Saw The Sun First – Red Bull TV
Single Drama
Sitting In Limbo – BBC One
Soap and Continuing Drama
Casualty – BBC One
Supporting Actress
Rakie Ayola, Anthony – BBC One
Current Affairs
America’s War On Abortion (Exposure) – ITV
Daytime
The Great House Giveaway – Channel 4
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment (voted by the public)
Britain’s Got Talent, Diversity perform routine inspired by events of 2020 – ITV
Sport
England v West Indies Test Cricket – Sky Sports
Specialist Factual
The Surgeon’s Cut – Netflix
Single Documentary
Locked In: Breaking The Silence (Storyteller) – BBC Four
