Adolescence scoops four prizes in dominant night at Bafta TV awards
The Netflix drama completed a near-clean sweep after leading with 11 nominations and also won best limited drama, BAFTA said.
- On Sunday, the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards took place at London's Royal Festival Hall, where Netflix drama Adolescence dominated the ceremony by securing four major prizes.
- Co-Created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, the series earned 11 nominations after critics praised its social commentary on knife crime and newcomer Owen Cooper's breakout performance.
- Graham secured the Leading Actor award, while Cooper won Supporting Actor and Christine Tremarco took Supporting Actress, completing a sweep of major acting honors for the drama's cast.
- The Celebrity Traitors won Reality and Memorable Moment awards, EastEnders claimed the Soap prize, and Mary Berry received the BAFTA Fellowship, the organization's highest honor.
- Comedian Greg Davies hosted the event, which followed procedural reviews by BAFTA after controversy at the Film Awards earlier this year.
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A record-breaking cultural behemoth, Netflix's four-part limited 'Adolescence' co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, saw Cooper play Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murdering a female classmate.
The Netflix drama series "Adolescence" dominated the "Bafta" television award. The four-episode miniseries, each filmed in sequence, took the award for best dramatic miniseries, best actor for Stephen Graham, co-creator of the series, best contributor to Christine Tremarco and best contributor to Owen Cooper. Cooper was revealed by the series by the role of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy assassinates a schoolmate.
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