THE BAFTA TV awards has returned tonight for another glam award ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall.
The Baftas 2022 started on BBC One at 6pm, and will finish at 8pm. In case you miss any of the action, you can watch it back on the BBC iPlayer.
This years TV award show is being hosted by the one and only Richard Ayoade.
Among the Bafta TV award winners tonight are: Uprising, Sophie Willan for Female Performance, Gogglebox and Big Zuu’s Big Eats.
Read our BAFTAs live blog below for the latest news and updates..
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Bafta winner:
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan has picked up a Bafta for the Comedy Entertainment Programme
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Up next: Comedy Entertainment Programme
The nominees are:
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Fans ‘knew’ Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance would win
Fans are saying they ‘knew’ Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance would win a Bafta.
One wrote: “YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ROSE AND GIO'”
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Virgin Media must-see moment winner
The Bafta winners are: Strictly Come Dancing – Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to Symphony
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A moment of reflection
We now take a moment to commemorate and remember those who have passed this last year.
Among those is actor Dennis Waterman who died aged 74 today.
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The Bafta goes to:
Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats!
Well done, it’s such a popular comedy!
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Up now: Male performance in a comedy programme
- Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats
- Joe Gilgun – Brassic
- Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education
- Samson Kayo – Bloods
- Steve Coogan – This Time with Alan Partridge
- Tim Renkow – Jerk
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In full: Virgin Media must-see moment nominees
- An Audience With Adele – Adele reunites with her childhood teacher
- I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – Ant and Dec commentary on the Downing Street’s lockdown parties
- It’s a Sin – Colin’s heart-breaking Aids diagnosis
- RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – Bimini’s verse ‘UK Hun?’
- Squid Game – the infamous red light, green light game
- Strictly Come Dancing – Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to Symphony
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Glad we’re not the only ones that saw this
As the camera was panning around the audience a moment ago, we spotted a few Squid Game masks among the audience.
And it looks like we weren’t the only ones to spot this.
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A worthy Bafta win
Uprising has won the Bafta for Factual series tonight.
It’s certainly a well-deserved win!
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The Bafta nominations for Factual series
- The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime
- 9/11: One Day in America
- Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles
- Uprising
To give this award is Ross Kemp
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Bafta for Mini-Series goes to…
And the Bafta goes to:
BBC One’s drama Time!
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Next up
Mini-series:
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Steve Coogan commemorates the Baftas
For the 75 years of the Baftas, Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) snogged a Bafta.
Not what we thought we’d be seeing on a Sunday night at 7pm to be honest with you…
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Fans overjoyed Sophie Willan has won a Bafta
Fans are so happy that Sophie Willan has won a Bafta this evening.
One fan wrote: “Yeeessssss @sophiewillan doing it for all the working class women!!!!! Your last bafta win was iconic…. This one just as much”
Another said: “Yessss @sophiewillan Totally deserved”
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Winner for Female performance in a comedy programme
The Bafta goes to: Sophie Willan for her perofrmance in. Alma’s Not Normal.
She both wrote and starred this series!
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Chris McCausland & Lee Mack’s amazing opening
We haven’t laughed this hard in quite a while.
Chris McCausland and Lee Mack have certainly made our night.
It is also the first time a person with a severe visual impairment has been asked to present a Bafta.
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Female performance in a comedy programme
The nominees are:
- Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education
- Aisling Bea – This Way Up
- Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts
- Natasia Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats
- Rose Matafeo – Starstruck
- Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal
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Next category: Reality and constructed factual
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The Bafta for the Supporting Actor goes to…
Huge congratulations to Matthew Macfadyen!!
It is his second Supporting Actor Bafta.
He won’t be collecting it personally however.
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Supporting Actor
The next category is Supporting Actor. There is a lot of talent on this list!
- Callum Scott Howells – It’s a Sin
- David Carlyle – It’s a Sin
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
- Nonso Anozie – Sweet Tooth
- Omari Douglas – It’s a Sin
- Stephen Graham – Time
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The Bafta goes to…
The winner of the Scripted Comedy category is:
Motherland
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Next award is Scripted Comedy
Ncuti Gatwa has been given a round of applause as he’s taken to the stage to announce this category.
This category handles serious matters – while making us laugh also expand our empathy.
The nominees are:
- Alma’s Not Normal
- Motherland
- Stath Lets Flats
- We Are Lady Parts
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Fans enjoying Richard Ayoade’s presenting
As are we – he’s a ball of laughter!
Fans have taken to Twitter to express their joy at Richard presenting the Baftas this year.
One wrote: “Bloody hell I LOVE Richard Ayoade!!!”
Another has said: “Richard, you funny funny lad”
And a third penned: “Richard Ayoade hilarious as always”
