British Academy Television Awards Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

Richard Ayoade hosts the British Academy Television Awards from the Royal Festival Hall in London, once again honouring the very best of both British and international television talent in front and behind the camera.

Nominees include Kate Winslet, Olly Alexander, Stephen Graham, Mortimer and Whitehouse and Samson Kayo. Programmes up for a prestigious award include It's a Sin, Time, Gogglebox, The Ranganation, An Audience with Adele and Strictly Come Dancing.

George Ezra will be performing exclusively on the red carpet as a myriad of top television personalities arrive for the prestigious event.

Richard Ayoade hosts the annual ceremony celebrating the best of both British and International talent in front and behind the camera, which was postponed from its usual slot in mid-May by the coronavirus. Nominees include Mo Gilligan, Pheobe Waller-Bridge, Guz Khan, Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Suranne Jones, Ncuti Gatwa and Lee Mack. In accordance with current restrictions, the ceremony will take place as a closed studio, socially distanced show, with nominees invited to accept their awards virtually.

Highlights from the British Academy Television Awards, hosted by Sue Perkins at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Nominees include Claire Foy, Thandie Newton, Michael McIntyre, Graham Norton, Adrian Dunbar and Anna Friel. Nominated programmes include This Country, The Crown, Line of Duty, Blue Planet II and Peaky Blinders.

The British Academy Television Awards takes place at the iconic Royal Festival Hall, on Sunday 8 May, with Graham Norton returning as host for the evening. It's a battle of the dramas as Wolf Hall leads with four nominations, while This is England '90, trails closely behind with three nominations

Sheridan Smith and Ben Whishaw, who both previously won their Leading Actor and Actress awards in 2013 for Mrs Biggs and The Hollow Crown: Richard II respectively, are both nominated again this year for the same categories, while Idris Elba and Mark Rylance face off again, having both been nominated in the same category in the film awards.

Sir Ian McKellen and singer Adele receive their first Bafta television nomination, along with all four Supporting Actress nominees; Chanel Cresswell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Lesley Manville and Michelle Gomez.

Singer-songwriter Elle King will grace the red carpet before the ceremony begins to perform her hit single Ex's & Oh's, marking a first for the Bafta Television Awards.