Damilola, Our Loved Boy & Happy Valley Lead BAFTA TV Wins

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards last night, with Damilola, Our Loved Boy and Happy Valley leading the pack with two wins each.

First-time winner Wunmi Mosaku received the BAFTA for supporting actress for Damilola, Our Loved Boy. The true-crime drama, written by Levi David Addai, also received the award for single drama.

In the leading actress arena, Sarah Lancashire won the BAFTA for her performance in Happy Valley. The drama won a second BAFTA for drama series. The show’s writer, Sally Wainwright, won at the British Academy Television Craft Awards last month.

Adeel Akhtar took home the BAFTA for leading actor for the one-off drama Murdered by My Father. In the supporting actor category, Tom Hollander took the win for The Night Manager. National Treasure beat out the competition to win in best miniseries.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won for female performance in a comedy program for Fleabag. Steve Coogan won male performance in the category Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle. People Just Do Nothing took the win for scripted comedy.

In the international category, the BAFTA was awarded to The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story. The award for soap and continuing drama went to Emmerdale for the second time.

The BAFTA for entertainment performance was presented to Michael McIntyre for Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, while the award for entertainment program went to Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe won for comedy and comedy entertainment program.

The BAFTA for reality and constructed factual was presented to Muslims Like Us. The long-running series Who Do You Think You Are? took the award in features.

The award for news coverage went to Victoria Derbyshire: Footballers’ Abuse. Teenage Prison Abuse Exposed (Panorama) received the BAFTA for current affairs.

Exodus: Our Journey to Europe received the honor for factual series. Hillsborough secured the award for single documentary, while the BAFTA for specialist factual went to Planet Earth II, which also received two BAFTAs at the British Academy Television Craft Awards.

The Open took home the BAFTA for sport, while the award for live event was presented to The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration.

The Special Award was presented to Nick Fraser, who launched BBC’s Storyville strand and has funded and developed hundreds of award-winning documentaries. The Fellowship, the highest accolade the Academy bestows, was presented to Joanna Lumley.

The Virgin TV’s must-see moment, the only award voted for by the public, was won by Planet Earth II: Snakes vs Iguana Chase.