Also among the big winners at the ceremony, which takes place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, are Ben Whishaw, 'The Traitors' and athlete Mo Farah's shocking documentary 'The Real Mo Farah'.
- May 15, 2023
AceShowbiz - The 2023 British Academy Television Awards announced its full winners on Sunday evening, May 14. Among the big winners at the ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, were Kate Winslet, Ben Whishaw and Netflix's hit series "DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story".
Kate was named as the winner of Leading Actress category, thanks to her performance as the titular character on "I Am Ruth". She triumphantly bested Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie Too"), Imelda Staunton ("The Crown"), Maxine Peake ("Anne"), Sarah Lancashire ("Julia") and Vicky Mcclure ("Without Sin").
The trophy for Leading Actor, meanwhile, went to "This Is Going to Hurt" star Ben. He won over fellow nominees including Chasker Spencer ("The English"), Cillian Murphy ("Peaky Blinders"), Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"), Martin Freeman ("The Responder") and Taron Egerton ("Black Bird").
"I Am Ruth" nabbed its second prize after winning the Single Drama award. On the other hand, Ryan Murphy's "DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" was given the International award. Starring Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the controversial series beat "The Bear", "Wednesday", "Pachinko", "The White Lotus" and "Oussekine".
The BBC's coverage of the Platinum Jubilee also won a BAFTA for best live event. Meanwhile, athlete Mo Farah's shocking documentary "The Real Mo Farah", which revealed he'd been smuggled to the U.K. as a child, won best documentary at this year's BAFTA Awards. Also among the honorees was BBC game show "The Traitors" which won two awards, one in the best reality and constructed factual category and best entertainment performance for its host Claudia Winkleman.
Full winners of the 2023 BAFTA Awards:
- Female Performance in a Comedy Program: Siobhan Mcsweeney - "Derry Girls"
- Reality & Constructed Factual: "The Traitors"
- Short Form Program: "How to Be a Person"
- Specialiist Factual: "Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone"
- Daytime: "The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit"
- Sport: "UEFA Woman's Euro 2022"
- Male Performance in a Comedy Program: Lenny Rush - "Am I Being Unreasonable?"
- Entertainment Program: "The Masked Singer UK"
- Suporting Actress: Anne-Marie Duff - "Bad Sisters"
- Current Affairs: "Children of the Taliban"
- News Coverage: "Channel 4 News: Live in Kyiv"
- Single Drama: "I Am Ruth"
- International: "DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
- Features: "Joe Lycett Vs Beckham: Got Your Back at Xmas"
- Mini-Series: "Mood"
- Factual Series: "Libby, Are You Home Yet?"
- Single Documentary: "The Real Mo Farah"
- Comedy Entertainment Program: "Friday Night Live"
- Soap & Continuing Drama: "Casualty"
- Live Event: "Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace"
- Entertainment Perfomance: Claudia Winkleman - "The Traitors"
- Memorable Moment: "Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace"
- Supporting Actor: Adeel Akhtar - "Sherwood"
- Drama Series: "Bad Sisters"
- Leading Actor: Ben Whishaw - "This Is Going to Hurt"
- Scripted Comedy: "Derry Girls"
- Leading Actress: Kate Winslet - "I Am Ruth"
