It's an exciting day for showbiz stars and TV lovers as the BAFTA Awards 2022 will air on our screens tonight. Stars have been spotted getting ready for tonight's glamorous red carpet before they strut their stuff on the red carpet outside London's Royal Festival Hall.
This year's show has many talented actors and actresses hoping to bag an award for their work, as well as some popular TV hosts and reality stars too. Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson and radio star Vicki Hope will be offering a sneak peek into the action from 2pm on Facebook and YouTube, before Richard Ayoade hosts the main show on BBC One at 6pm.
While some stars like Holly Willoughby, Suranne Jones, and Ant and Dec are regulars at the BAFTA awards, some stars are nominated for the very first time. It's A Sin stars Olly Alexander and Callum Scott Howells are among the newbies to have been nominated.
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Lead actresses including Kate Winslet and Vigil star Suranne Jones are up for awards. Beloved drama on ITV, Unforgotten is up for a gong and Sean Bean’s tormented performance as accidental killer Mark Cobden in Time has bagged him a nomination.
Emily Mortimer is tipped for her role in The Pursuit Of Love, but is up against Celine Buckens for her portrayal of spoilt heiress Talitha Campbell in Showtrial. Must-see moment nominees include I'm A Celebrity and Ru Paul's Drag Race UK.
Adele’s onscreen reunion with the teacher who changed her life and Rose Ayling-Ellis’ silent dance on Strictly Come Dancing are both in the running to be named the ‘must-see moment’.
Here is a closer look at this year's nominees and everything you need to know about the 2022 event.
The 2022 Nominees
Comedy Entertainment Programme
- The Graham Norton Show
- The Raganation
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
- Race Around Britain
Drama series
- In My Skin
- Vigil
- Unforgotten
- Manhunt: The Night Stalker
Mini-series
- It's A Sin
- Landscapers
- Time
- Stephen
International
- Call My Agent!
- Squid Game
- Succession
- The Underground Railroad
- Mayor of Easttown
- Lupin
Specialist Factual
- Black Power: A British Story of Resistance
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
- The Missing Children
- Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain
Reality and Constructed Factual
- Gogglebox
- Married at First Sight UK
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK
- The Dog House
Current Affairs
- Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin
- Four Hours at the Capitol
- The Men Who Sell Football
- Trump Takes on the World
Entertainment Programme
- An Audience with Adele
- Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
- Life & Rhymes
- Strictly Come Dancing
Scripted Comedy
- Alma's Not Normal
- Motherland
- Stath Lets Flats
- We Are Lady Parts
Short Form Programme
- Hollyoaks Saved My Life
- Our Land
- People You May Know
- Please Help
Factual Series
- The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime
- 9/11: One Day in America
- Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles
- Uprising
Features
- Big Zuu's Big Eats
- Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
- Sort Your Life Out
- The Great British Sewing Bee
Live event
- The Brit Awards 2021
- The Earthshot Prize 2021
- The Royal Legion Festival of Remembrance
News coverage
- Channel 4 News: Back to Front
- Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum
- ITV News at Ten: Storming of the Capitol
- Sky News: Afghanistan: End Game
Single documentary
- 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room
- Grenfell: The Untold Story
- My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan
- Nail Bomber: Manhunt
Single drama
- Death of England: Face to Face
- Help
- I Am Victoria
- Together
Soap and continuing drama
- Casualty
- Coronation Street
- Emmerdale
- Holby City
Sport
- The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- ITV Racing: The Grand National
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics
- UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-final: England v Denmark
Virgin Media must-see moment nominees
- An Audience With Adele – Adele is surprised by the teacher who changed her life
- I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – Ant and Dec dig at Downing Street’s lockdown parties
- It’s a Sin – Colin’s devastating Aids diagnosis
- RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – Bimini’s verse ‘UK Hun?’
- Squid Game – red light, green light game
- Strictly Come Dancing – Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to Symphony
Leading actress
- Denise Gough – Too Close
- Emily Watson – Too Close
- Jodie Comer – Help
- Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown
- Lydia West – It’s a Sin
- Niamh Algar – Deceit
Leading actor
- David Thewlis – Landscapers
- Hugh Quarshie – Stephen
- Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin
- Samuel Adewunmi – You Don’t Know Me
- Sean Bean – Time
- Stephen Graham – Help
Female performance in a comedy programme
- Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education
- Aisling Bea – This Way Up
- Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts
- Natasia Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats
- Rose Matafeo – Starstruck
- Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal
Male performance in a comedy programme
- Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats
- Joe Gilgun – Brassic
- Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education
- Samson Kayo – Bloods
- Steve Coogan – This Time with Alan Partridge
- Tim Renkow – Jerk
Supporting actor
- Callum Scott Howells – It’s a Sin
- David Carlyle – It’s a Sin
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
- Nonso Anozie – Sweet Tooth
- Omari Douglas – It’s a Sin
- Stephen Graham – Time
When is it on and where can I watch it?
The BAFTA TV Awards 2022 will take place on Sunday, May 8, at 6pm. The ceremony will be broadcast from BBC One at 6pm but if you're interested in properly immersing yourself in the big night, coverage will begin on YouTube and Facebook from 2pm.
Who is this year's host?
Comedian Richard Ayoade will be manning this year's BAFTA TV Awards once again. Meanwhile, presenters Vick Hope and Zeze Millz will host the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards red carpet show and Sam Thompson is set to take over the official Instagram account to bring audiences at home closer to the red carpet action.
The 2022 BAFTA TV Awards will air tonight at 6pm on BBC One.
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