| British Academy Television Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Squid Game: The Challenge (2024) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The British Academy Television Award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "programmes where participants are put into an environment or format and then observed interacting in situations devised by the producer." [1]
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Young Apprentice | Andy Devonshire, Darina Healy, Michele Kurland, Colm Martin | BBC One |
| Made in Chelsea | Sarah Dillistone, David Granger, Sharyn Mills, John Pereira | E4 | |
| Don't Tell the Bride | Rebecca Bayatti, Sarah May, Jon Rowlands, Steph Weatherill | BBC Three | |
| An Idiot Abroad | Sky One | ||
| 2013 | Made in Chelsea | E4 | |
| The Audience | Jonathan Smith, Nick Curwin, Danny Horan, Anthony Philipson | Channel 4 | |
| The Young Apprentice | Claudia Lewis, Laurence Turnbull, Ruby Evans, Alan Sugar | BBC One | |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Richard Cowles, Becca Walker, Chris Brogden | ITV | |
| 2014 | Gogglebox | Tania Alexander, Paul Broadbent, Chantal Boyle, Stephen Lambert | Channel 4 |
| Dragons' Den | Ceri Aston, Steven Handley, Paul Newton, Helen Lagoe | BBC Three | |
| The Undateables | Luke Sewell, Sarah Spencer, Amelia Hann, Liz Warner | Channel 4 | |
| The Big Reunion | ITV2 | ||
| 2015 | The Island with Bear Grylls | Channel 4 | |
| The Apprentice | Alan Sugar, Francesca Maudslay, Cate Hall, Stephen Day | BBC One | |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | ||
| The Undateables | Sarah Spencer, Martha Constable, Liz Warner | Channel 4 | |
| 2016 | First Dates | Nicola Lloyd, Martin Conway, Adam Chapman, Rob Clifford | Channel 4 |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | ||
| Gogglebox | Stephen Lambert, Tania Alexander | Channel 4 | |
| The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds | Teresa Watkins, Nicola Brown, Emily Lawson, Harjeet Chhokar | ||
| 2017 | Muslims Like Us | Kieran Smith, Nicholas Packer, Oliver Manley, Mobeen Azhar | BBC Two |
| First Dates | Channel 4 | ||
| The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds | |||
| The Real Marigold Hotel | Tom Currie, David Vallance, David Clews, Andrew Mackenzie-Betty | BBC Two | |
| 2018 | Love Island | ITV2 | |
| The Real Full Monty | Nick Bullen, Kevin Mundye, Daniela Neumann, Will Yapp | ITV | |
| Celebrity Hunted | Channel 4 | ||
| Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | Trish Powell, Murray Boland, Benjamin Leigh, Belle Borgeaud | ||
| 2019 [2] | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | |
| Dragon's Den | BBC Two | ||
| Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds | Murray Boland, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh, Louise Bartmann | Channel 4 | |
| The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night | ITV | ||
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [3] | Race Across the World | BBC Two | |
| Celebrity Gogglebox | Tania Alexander, Leon Campbell, Stephen Lambert, Chris Hooker | Channel 4 | |
| Harry's Heroes: The Full English | ITV | ||
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | BBC Three | ||
| 2021 [4] | The School that Tried to End Racism | Channel 4 | |
| MasterChef: The Professionals | David Ambler, Katie Attwood, Genevieve Welch, Anthony Crumpton | BBC One | |
| The Write Offs | Channel 4 | ||
| Race Across the World | BBC Two | ||
| 2022 [5] | Gogglebox | Channel 4 | |
| The Dog House | Channel 4 | ||
| Married at First Sight UK | Murray Boland, Dermot Caulfield, Danielle Lux, Sharyn Mills, Rachel Viner, James Kayler | E4 | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Bruce McCoy, Sally Miles, Matt Green | BBC Three | |
| 2023 [6] [7] | The Traitors | BBC One | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Bruce McCoy, Matt Green, Tony Grech-Smith | BBC Three | |
| Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams | Andrew Mackenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Cath Tudor | BBC One | |
| We Are Black and British | Narinder Minhas, Becky Clarke, Lindsay Davies, Rebecca Nunn, Ryan Samuda, Jessica Mitchell | BBC Two | |
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 [8] | Squid Game: The Challenge | Netflix | |
| Banged Up | Channel 4 | ||
| Married at First Sight UK | Danielle Lux , Murray Boland, Rachel Viner, Susy Price, James Kayler, Dermot Caulfield | E4 | |
| My Mum, Your Dad | ITV1 | ||
The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described on the official BAFTA website as being open a drama series "of between two and 19 episodes, that is intended to return."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy is awarded annually as part of the British Academy Television Awards. Until 2015, the category was named the British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy. According to British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the category "covers both situational comedies and scripted comedy sketch shows".
The British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described on the official BAFTA website as "more than one factual programme linked through a unified approach, narrative or the thematic development of a subject matter."
The British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme, or BAFTA TV Award for Best International, is an award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, according to BAFTA the category is for "a single programme or series of any genre acquired from the international marketplace".
The British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "a single, self-contained drama.", this "includes single films which form part of an anthology series, where each episode has a self-contained story. The same characters cannot appear in a later episode." It was awarded as Best Single Play from 1973 to 1983. Prior to that, there was a sole category for Drama Production.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described by the BAFTA website as being for "a drama series, between two and 19 episodes, that tells a complete story and is not intended to return". The category has been awarded since 2012, prior to that a similar category was awarded named Best Drama Serial, which was presented with the Best Drama Series category under the name Best Drama Series or Serial from 1970 to 1991 and as a separate category from 1992 to 2011.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category "includes quizzes, game shows, talent shows, music specials and all general entertainment programmes."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Short Form Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "single shorts, short form series and shorts from a strand of any genre that have been commissioned and transmitted on a broadcast channel and/or online platform."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "specifically for arts, religion, history, natural history and science programmes or series and can include both factual and performance programmes."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Features is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category "includes factual programmes, not included in any other categories including cookery and cookery competitions, travelogues, gardening, property, fashion and all other lifestyle programming and studio discussions."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "for one-off documentaries only. Includes individual episodes of documentary strands."
The British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "an individual news programme"
The British Academy Television Award for Best Current Affairs is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "for single films, or films from a strand that are primarily concerned with unfolding current affairs"
The British Academy Television Award for Best Sport is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "the television coverage of a sporting event."
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, this category is "for special, visual and graphic effects and recognises achievement in all of these crafts."
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for this category the "eligibility is limited to the director of photography."
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Daytime is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category was introduced in 2021.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Live Event is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "the television coverage of a live event."