Adolescence, Amandaland and Traitors stars ready for Bafta TV Awards

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Adolescence, Amandaland and Traitors stars ready for Bafta TV Awards25 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesAdolescence's Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty are both nominated, a year after they presented a Bafta to Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning (centre)The stars of hit shows like Adolescence, Amandaland, The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing will gather later to find out who has won a Bafta Television Award, on one of the biggest nights in the British TV calendar. After hoovering up almost every available accolade over the past year - from National TV Awards to Golden Globes and Emmys - Adolescence leads the field at the Baftas. The hard-hitting Netflix series is up for seven prizes on Sunday night, while sitcom Amandaland has four nominations in the comedy categories.

Erin Doherty and Aimee Lou Wood have two individual acting nominations, while Alan Carr, Bob Mortimer and Romesh Ranganathan are all also named twice on the shortlists. The nominees to look out forAdolescence is frontrunner to win best limited drama, and five of its cast have acting nominations - Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters and Christine Tremarco. The scene where Jamie, played by Cooper, snaps at Doherty's psychologist, is nominated for the memorable moment accolade - the only award to be voted for by the public.

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The show has already won two Baftas at the organisation's Craft Awards, which recognise behind-the-scenes achievements and were handed out two weeks ago. Doherty's other nomination is for best actress for her role in Disney+'s A Thousand Blows, which is also up for best drama. /Gaumont/Ben BlackallAimee Lou Wood is nominated for her roles in both Film Club (pictured) and The White LotusLike Doherty, Aimee Lou Wood is up for both best actress and best supporting actress - for Three comedy-drama Film Club and HBO/Sky dark comedy The White Lotus respectively.

Other nominees in the leading acting categories include Colin Firth (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth), Jodie Whittaker (Toxic Town), Matt Smith (The Death of Bunny Munro), Sheridan Smith (I Fought The Law) and Taron Egerton (Smoke). Amandaland is up for best scripted comedy, and three of its cast are competing for best comedy actress - Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and Jennifer Saunders, the latter of whom played Amanda's aunt in the Christmas special. The Celebrity Traitors, the most-watched show of 2025, is up for best reality show, while its host Claudia Winkleman is shortlisted for best entertainment performance.

The Celebrity Traitors is up for best reality show, best entertainment performance and memorable momentAlan Carr's victory is one of the memorable moment nominees, and he's also in contention for best entertainment performance for another show, Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.