The nominations for the 2024 BAFTA Television Craft Awards and BAFTA Television Awards have been announced.

The BAFTA Television and Craft awards celebrate the very best in television broadcast in 2023 with a total of 118 programmes received nominations today, March 20.

Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will host the event, in Rob’s case possibly win one, with the ceremony broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday, May 12.

Netflix’s iconic series The Crown leads the way as its final series received eight nominations and Demon 79 (Black Mirror) getting seven.

Happy Valley could end up with six awards as the BBC programme came to a climatic end that could be vote Memorable Moment but faces tough competition from Sky’ The Last of Us as it has five nominations.

Sara Putt, Chair of BAFTA, said: “Water-cooler TV moments, brave documentaries which expand our world-view, and powerful real-life inspired dramas – these are just some of the BAFTA nominated TV programmes for audiences to watch.

“I’m delighted to see so many first-time nominees, so much new and emerging talent and so many debut projects recognised today.

“At a time when budgets are tight and creative risk-taking can feel ever riskier, we hope our awards can play a positive role in reinforcing the value of nurturing new talent and ideas, as well as holding a mirror up to stubborn industry inequities, particularly for talented female directors who are still significantly outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to awards submissions.

“The exceptional variety and quality of programmes nominated reflects the creative powerhouse that is the UK television industry, and it is an honour for BAFTA voters to watch and debate such brilliant TV. Congratulations to everyone nominated.”

Seventeen out of forty four nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Television Awards nomination, including Amit Shah (Happy Valley), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Bridget Christie (The Change), David Tennant (Good Omens), Éanna Harwicke (The Sixth Commandment), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops), Hannah Waddingham (Eurovision Song Contest 2023), Harriet Walters (Succession), Harris Dickinson (A Murder at the End of the World), Kane Robinson (Top Boy), Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary), Maween Rizwan (Juice), Nico Parker (The Last of Us), Rob Beckett (Rob & Romesh Vs), Roisin Gallagher (The Lovers) and Sofia Oxenham (Extraordinary). 

Two first-time nominees in the New Talent: Fiction category Kat Sadler (writer – Such Brave Girls) and Mawaan Rizwan (writer – Juice) are also named nominees across Writer Comedy, and Scripted Comedy for Such Brave Girls and Writer Comedy and Male Performance in a Comedy programme for Juice, with three nominations apiece.

The ten programmes with the most nominations are:

• Eight nominations for The Crown
• Seven nominations for Demon 79 (Black Mirror)
• Six nominations for Happy Valley, Slow Horses and The Sixth Commandment
• Five nominations for The Last of Us, The Long Shadow and Succession
• Four nominations for Eurovision Song Contest 2023and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

The P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award nominees were unveiled last Thursday, the only BAFTA Television Award voted-for by the public. Voting is open until 9 April, here. The nominees are: 

• Beckham: David teases Victoria about her ‘working class’ upbringing 
• Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa being revealed as the 15th Doctor
• Happy Valley: Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown 
• The Last of Us: Bill and Frank’s Story
• The Piano: 13-year old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance
• Succession: Logan Roy’s death

47 competitive categories feature in the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises and BAFTA Television Craft Awards – recognising exceptional performances, craftsmanship and stories broadcast from 1 January – 31 December 2023. 

The BAFTA Television Craft Awards will take place on Sunday, April 28. The BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises will once again be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 12 May.

The awards will also be broadcast in in North America, the Nordics, South Africa and Australia on BritBox International, in Australia and New Zealand on BBC Studios ANZ, and in 24 countries across Africa and the Middle East on AlThaqafeya and MBC Channels, with other territories to be confirmed.