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BAFTA TV Awards announced for the year 2016

BAFTA 2016

The British Academy Television Awards have been announced for the year 2016 by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

About BAFTA:

  • Awarded for:   The best in television
  • Headquarter:   United Kingdom
  • Established:     1955

BAFTA 2016

LIST OF WINNERS

SlAwardPresented to
1Entertainment ProgrammeStrictly Come Dancing
2Drama SeriesWolf Hall
3Single DocumentaryMy Son the Jihadi
4Mini-seriesThis Is England ’90
5Current AffairsOutbreak: The Truth About Ebola
6FactualThe Murder Detectives
7News CoverageChannel 4 News: Paris Massacre
8Live EventBig Blue Live
9Female Performance in a Comedy ProgrammeMichaela Coel
10SportThe Ashes
11InternationalTransparent
12Male Performance in a Comedy ProgrammePeter Kay
13Single DramaDon’t Take My Baby
14Supporting ActorTom Courtenay
15Reality & Constructed FactualFirst Dates
16Comedy and Comedy Entertainment ProgrammeHave I Got News for You
17Specialist FactualBritain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
18Soap & Continuing DramaEastEnders
19FeaturesThe Great British Bake Off
20Scripted ComedyPeter Kay’s Car Share
21Entertainment PerformanceLeigh Francis
22Leading ActressSuranne Jones
23Leading ActorMark Rylance
24BAFTA TV Fellowship RecipientsRay Galton & Alan Simpson

The Special Award in Honour of Alan Clarke

  • Presented to Lenny Henry
  • Britain’s best-loved comedians and writers, in recognition of his outstanding creative contribution to television during a career for 40 years
  • Revered for his writing and performance, and charity work
  • Henry’s credits have included Tiswas, Three of A Kind, Lenny Henry in Pieces and The Lenny Henry Show, as well as co-founding Comic Relief