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Adolescence, Amandaland and Traitors stars ready for Bafta TV Awards

BBC News · May 9, 2026, 11:05 PM

Key takeaways

  • After hoovering up almost every available accolade over the past year - from National TV Awards to Golden Globes and Emmys - Adolescence leads the field at the Baftas.
  • The hard-hitting Netflix series is up for seven prizes on Sunday night, while sitcom Amandaland has four nominations in the comedy categories.
  • Erin Doherty and Aimee Lou Wood have two individual acting nominations, while Alan Carr, Bob Mortimer and Romesh Ranganathan are all also named twice on the shortlists.

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Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Adolescence's Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty are both nominated, a year after they presented a Bafta to Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning (centre)The stars of hit shows like Adolescence, Amandaland, The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing will gather later to find out who has won a Bafta Television Award, on one of the biggest nights in the British TV calendar.

After hoovering up almost every available accolade over the past year - from National TV Awards to Golden Globes and Emmys - Adolescence leads the field at the Baftas.

The hard-hitting Netflix series is up for seven prizes on Sunday night, while sitcom Amandaland has four nominations in the comedy categories.

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