BAFTA TV Awards, which is also known as the British Academy Television Awards, will kick start with a live broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall on Southbank in London this Sunday, May 14.
The annual event, which is organised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is considered as one of the biggest award nights for British television shows. For many celebrities, it is equivalent to the Emmy awards.
The nomination list for BAFTA TV Awards is already out and Netflix series The crown has topped the list with five nods followed by crime drama Happy Valley with three nominations and talk show, The Last Leg with two nods.
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Here is everything to know about BAFTA TV Awards 2017:
Where to buy tickets for BAFTA TV Awards 2017?
The tickets for the annual award show will be available online here and it will cost between US$ 91.39 and US$ 134.65. The event attendees will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet with celebrities and get an official brochure of the show free along with special BAFTA chocolate treats.
Who will host BAFTA TV Awards 2017 and where to watch it live online?
English comedian and broadcaster Susan Elizabeth Perkins a.k.a Sue will host the Bafta TV Awards 2017.
"I am thrilled to be hosting the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards this year. Not only is it one of the highlights of the television calendar, it's also a superbly fun night and an opportunity to celebrate the incredible British talent we have behind our very best TV programs," The Son quoted Sue as saying.
The annual award show will be broadcast live from the Royal Festival Hall on Southbank in London on BBC this Sunday, May 14.
Check out complete nomination list of BAFTA TV Awards 2017 below:
Drama Series
- The Crown
- The Durrells
- Happy Valley
- War & Peace
Comedy & Comedy Entertainment Programme
- Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe
- Cunk on Shakespeare
- The Last Leg
- Taskmaster
Leading Actor
- Adeel Akhtar – Murdered by My Father
- Babou Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses
- Robbie Coltrane – National Treasure
Leading Actress
- Claire Foy – The Crown
- Jodie Comer – Thirteen
- Nikki Amuka-Bird – NW
- Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley
Supporting Actor
- Daniel Mays – Line of Duty
- Jared Harris – The Crown
- John Lithgow – The Crown
- Tom Hollander – The Night Manager
Supporting Actress
- Nicola Walker – Last Tango in Halifax
- Siobhan Finneran – Happy Valley
- Vanessa Kirby – The Crown
- Wunmi Mosaku – Damilola, Our Loved Boy
Entertainment Performance
- Adam Hills – The Last Leg
- Claudia Winkleman – Strictly Come Dancing
- Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show
- Michael McIntyre – Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Entertainment Programme
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
- Britain's Got Talent
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show
- Strictly Come Dancing
Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
- Asim Chaudhry – People Just Do Nothing
- David Mitchell – Upstart Crow
- Harry Enfield – The Windsors
- Steve Coogan – Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle
Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
- Diane Morgan – Cunk on Shakespeare
- Lesley Manville – Mum
- Olivia Colman – Fleabag
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag
Reality & Constructed Factual
- First Dates
- Muslims Like Us
- The Real Marigold Hotel
- The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds
Scripted Comedy
- Camping
- Fleabag
- Flowers
- People Just Do Nothing
Features
- The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs
- The Great British Bake Off
- Travel Man: 48 Hours In...
- Who Do You Think You Are?
Current Affairs
- Inside Obama's White House
- Teenage Prison Abuse Exposed
- Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks
- Unarmed Black Male
Factual Series
- 24 Hours in Police Custody Kids on the Edge
- The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment
- Kids on the Edge
- The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment
International
- The Night Of
- The People v OJ Simpson
- Stranger Things
- Transparent
Live Event
- The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme: Thiepval
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
- Stand Up to Cancer
- The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
Mini-Series
- The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses
- National Treasure
- The Secret
- The Witness for the Prosecution
News Coverage
- Channel 4 News: Brexit – Day One
- BBC North West Tonight: Hillsborough Inquests
- Sky News Tonight – Aleppo: Death of a City
- Victoria Derbyshire
Single Documentary
- Behind Closed Doors
- Hillsborough
- How to Die: Simon's Choice
- Hypernormalisation
Single Drama
- Aberfan: The Green Hollow
- Damilola, Our Loved Boy
- Murdered By My Father
- NW
Soap & Continuing Drama
- Casualty
- EastEnders
- Emmerdale
- Hollyoaks
Specialist Factual
- Alan Bennett's Diaries
- Attenborough's Life That Glows
- Grayson Perry: All Man
- Planet Earth II
Sport
- The Open
- Rio 2016 Olympics
- Rio 2016 Paralympics
- Six Nations – England v Wales
Virgin TV's Must See Moment
- Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: Carpool Karaoke with Michelle Obama
- Line of Duty: Urgent Exit Required
- Planet Earth II: Snakes vs Iguna Chase
- Strictly Come Dancing: Ed Balls' Gangnam Style
- Who Do You Think You Are?: Danny Dyer's Origins
