Celebrating Excellence in Television Craft: Highlights from the 2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2026 saw Netflix drama Adolescence and The Celebrity Traitors emerge as the top winners, each receiving two awards. Notable winners included Will Smith for best drama writer for Slow Horses and Philip Barantini for best director in fiction for Adolescence. Other honored shows included Andor, Amadeus, Reunion, Trespasses, The Last Musician of Auschwitz, and Mussolini: Son of the Century. The awards ceremony took place in London and was hosted by comedian Maisie Adam at The Brewery, a historic events venue. The BAFTA TV Awards are scheduled for May 10, with Greg Davies hosting the event at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Netflix's Adolescence led the nominations with 11 nods, followed by Disney+'s A Thousand Blows with seven. The winners of the 2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards were announced, with highlights including The Very Small Creatures winning in the Children's Craft Team category, Maja Meschede for Costume Design in A Thousand Blows, and Rob Coldstream for Director: Factual in Vietnam: The War That Changed America. The awards recognized talent across various categories, from editing to makeup and hair design, original music, and sound.
The winners in the Emerging Talent categories included Olaide Sadiq for Factual and Janice Okoh for Fiction. The Entertainment Craft Team award went to The Celebrity Traitors, while Makeup & Hair Design was won by the team behind Amadeus. Original Music winners included Jessica Dannheisser for The Last Musician of Auschwitz in the Factual category and Tom Rowlands for Mussolini: Son of the Century in Fiction. Photography and Lighting winners included Ryan Kernaghan for Trespasses in Fiction, and Philippa Mumford for Juice in Production Design.
The awards also recognized achievements in Scripted Casting, Sound, and Special Visual & Graphic Effects. Notable winners included Nathan Toth and Julie Harkin for Reunion in Scripted Casting, the Sound Team for The Celebrity Traitors in Sound: Factual, and the team behind Andor for Visual Effects. The ceremony celebrated the talent and creativity of the individuals working behind the scenes in television production.
In conclusion, the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2026 honored outstanding achievements in television production, recognizing the talent and dedication of individuals working behind the scenes. The winners across various categories showcased the diversity and creativity of the television industry, highlighting the importance of craft and technical expertise in creating compelling and engaging content for audiences worldwide.