Bafta TV Awards 2023: Everything you need to know

Thursday, 11 May 2023 12:33

By Kinga Piotrowska

See everything you need to know about this year's BAFTA TV Awards.

It's time for the best of British TV to be celebrated.

The glamour comes to London's Royal Festival Hall this Sunday with the return of British TV's showpiece event of the year: the Bafta Television Awards.

Lewis Capaldi is also set to perform at the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards.

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Below is everything you need to know before Sunday.

The Bafta Television Awards will be held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and they will take place at 7pm on Sunday, 14 May.

Comedy duo Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are set to host the 2023 edition of the Bafta Television Awards, following on from Richard Ayoade's three-year stint as host.

TV presenter Clara Amfo and RuPaul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage are also set to host the red carpet for the event before the official ceremony.

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The main event will be available to watch live on BBC One and on BBC iPlayer from 7pm on Sunday, 14 May, and it will be on until 9pm.

For those interested in watching the event even earlier, the awards show red carpet will begin from 3pm on Sunday, and viewers can livestream the glamorous proceedings on Bafta's social media channels on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

Among the nominees are Billie Piper, Kate Winslet, and Imelda Staunton are among this year's nominees for Leading Actress, and the trio have been nominated alongside Maxine Peake, Sarah Lancashire, and Vicky McClure.

Irish actor Cillian Murphy is nominated in the leading actors category for his role in Peaky Blinders.

Apple TV+'s critically acclaimed series Bad Sisters was nominated for best drama and supporting actress category for Anne-Marie Duff, while Derry Girls has been shortlisted in the scripted comedy series category alongside Ghosts, Big Boys, and Am I Being Unreasonable?

The full list of nominations for this year can be viewed here.