Inside the FIRST EVER virtual TV BAFTAs: Socially-distanced presenters, no audience, ‘flat’ banter and no after party… yet fans laud all involved for doing their best amid the ‘beautiful mess’ of COVID-19
Friday saw the first ever virtual British Academy of Film and Television Awards broadcast on the BBC as the ceremony adapted to COVID-19 precautions.
Presenters such as Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal and Stacey Dooley lined up – at a 2 metre distance – to join host of the evening Richard Ayoade on stage for the broadcast, which was filmed in a studio at Television Centre in West London, without the ‘vibe’ of a live audience.
Stars up for gongs were beamed into the studio from their homes, via Zoom, some dressed up, others dressed down.
Going solo: Friday saw the first ever virtual British Academy of Film and Television Awards broadcast on the BBC hosted by Richard Ayoade, as the ceremony adapted to COVID-19 precautions
The change of pace was palpable during the broadcast both in the studio and among those joining in from home.
Yet the circumstances allowed host Ayoade and all involved to poke light-hearted fun, with nominee Sian Clifford calling the current health crisis ‘a beautiful mess’ as she accepted her Female Performance In A Comedy Programme.
Viewers at home headed to Twitter to laud those involved for making the best of a bad situation.
Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal strolled on to present the first award, keeping 2m apart, with no audience applause to accompany them.
‘Woah! Back it up!’ Ayoade joked, as the pair introduced the nominees.
On winning her Supporting Actress award for The End Of The F***ing World, Naomi Ackie declared: ‘This makes lockdown so much better!’
Comedian Greg Davies presented an award and joked with Ayoade that they were ‘collatoral damage’ and that, as soon as pandemic is over Graham Norton will be flown to take over.
When the Female Comedy award was introduced, the four nominees – Phoebe Waller- Bridge and Sian Clifford for Fleabag, Sarah Kendall for Frayed and Gbemisola Ikumelo for Famalam – were seen on their Zoom screens, pretending to pluck their chins.
This clashed slightly with Greg’s attempt at joking around, leading Ayoade to jest sardonically: ‘Zoom is great for banter!’
After Clifford won, she filmed herself emotionally accepting the gong, notably shaking her camera around.
‘That is why you need camera people! Get a grip!’ Ayoade quipped.
The video acceptance method allowed Romesh Ranganathan to play around with his thank you speech.
Accepting the Features gong for The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan, he had pre-recorded himself holding a home-made BAFTA, using a bin for a podium, and pulling cardboard cut-outs of his production team in the background.
Jessica Hynes made her way onto the stage to present the gong for Male Performance In A Comedy Programme, threatening to approach Ayoade. ‘Please! I am not wearing a mask!’ he objected.
The W1A actress went on to describe BAFTA 2020 as ‘extraordinary’, adding: ‘If you want to know what it feels like it’s somewhere between The Hunger Games and jury service!’
Hynes announced Jamie Demetriou was the winner. The actor accepted the award via Zoom, simply stating: ‘This is weird!’
His show, Stath Lets Flats, also won the Scripted Comedy award. This acceptance speech was pre-made, featuring Demetriou alongside his co-creators, as cartoon animations.
Adrian Lester presented the award for Leading Actress, joking to the bare studio: ‘It’s a long time since I played to a place this empty!’
David Tennant and Michael Sheen appeared in hoodies from their kitchens to present an award, adding to the comedy of the situation.
As the ceremony came to a close, Ayoade rounded things off with the gag: ‘And that was the over-produced Zoom call that was the BAFTAs 2020!’
BAFTA TV Awards 2020: WINNERS
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
The Graham Norton Show
The Last Leg
Taskmaster – WINNER
The Ranganation
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Growing Up Poor: Britain’s Breadline Kids (Dispatches)
The Hunt For Jihadi John
Is Labour Anti-Semitic (Panorama)
Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulug (Exposure)
DRAMA SERIES
The Crown
Gentleman Jack
Giri/Haji
The End of the F***ing World
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Frankie Boyle for Frankie Boyle’s New World Order
Graham Norton for The Graham Norton Show
Lee Mack for Would I Lie To You
Mo Gilligan for The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan – WINNER
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Strictly Come Dancing – WINNER
The Voice
The Greatest Dancer
The Rap Game UK
FACTUAL SERIES
Crime and Punishment
Leaving Neverland
Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer
Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure
FEATURES
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan – WINNER
Snackmasters
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Phoebe Waller- Bridge in Fleabag
Sarah Kendall in Frayed
Sian Clifford in Fleabag – WINNER
Gbemisola Ikumelo in Famalam
INTERNATIONAL
Succession
When They See Us
Euphoria
Unbelievable
LEADING ACTOR
Stephen Graham for The Virtues
Jared Harris for Chernobyl
Takehiro Hira for Giri/Haji
Callum Turner for The Capture
LEADING ACTRESS
Jodie Comer for Killing Eve
Suranne Jones for Gentleman Jack
Samantha Morton for I Am Kirsty
Glenda Jackson for Elizabeth Is Missing
LIVE EVENT
Blue Planet Live
Election 2019 Live: The Results
Glastonbury 2019
Operation Live
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Ncuti Gatwa for Sex Education
Guz Khan for Man Like Mobeen
Youssef Kerkour for Home
Jamie Demetriou for Stath Lets Flats
MINI-SERIES
Chernobyl
A Confession
The Virtues
The Victim
NEWS COVERAGE
Hong Kong Protests
ITV News At Ten: Election Results
Prince Andrew & The Epstein Scandal (Newsnight)
Victoria Derbyshire: Men who lost loved ones to knife crime
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
Celebrity Gogglebox
Race Across The World – WINNER
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Harry’s Heroes: The Full English
SCRIPTED COMEDY
Derry Girls
Fleabag
Derry Girls
Stath Lets Flats
SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
Anywhere But Westminster
Brain In Gear
Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle
toni_with_an_i (Born Digital: First Cuts)
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
The Abused
The Family Secret
The Last Survivors
David Harewood: Psychosis and Me
SINGLE DRAMA
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Elizabeth Is Missing
The Left Behind
Responsible Child
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
Coronation Street
Casualty
Holby City
Emmerdale
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
8 Days: To The Moon and Back
Seven Worlds: One Planet
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
SPORT
2019 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL: ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 SEMI FINAL: ENGLAND V USA
WIMBLEDON 2019 MEN’S FINAL
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joe Absolom for A Confession
Josh O’Connor for The Crown
Stellan Skarsgard for Chernobyl
Will Sharpe for Giri/Haji – WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Helen Behan for The Virtues
Helena Bonham Carter for The Crown
Jasmine Jobson for Top Boy
Naomi Ackie for The End of the F***ing World – WINNER
VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
CORONATION STREET – The Death of Sinead Osborne
FLEABAG – Confessional scene
GAME OF THRONES – Arya Kills the Night King
GAVIN AND STACEY – Nessa Proposes to Smithy
LINE OF DUTY – John Corbett’s Death
LOVE ISLAND – Michael recouples after Casa Amor
BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION CRAFT AWARDS
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT sponsored by Sara Putt Associates
Aisling Bea (Writer) for This Way Up
Aneil Karia (Director) for Pure and Top Boy
Laurie Nunn (Writer) for Sex Education
Sean Buckley (Writer) for Responsible Child
COSTUME DESIGN
Caroline McCall for His Dark Materials
Joanna Eatwell for Beecham House
Michele Clapton for Game of Thrones
Odile Dicks-Mireaux for Chernobyl
DIRECTOR: FACTUAL
Arthur Cary for The Last Survivors
Dan Reed for Leaving Neverland
Mark Lewis for Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
Robin Barnwell for Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag (Exposure)
DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Harry Bradbeer for Fleabag
Johan Renck for Chernobyl
Shane Meadows for The Virtues
Toby Haynes for Brexit: The Uncivil War
DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA
Bridget Caldwell for The Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance
Janet Fraser Crook for Glastonbury 2019
Matthew Griffiths for Six Nations 2019 – Wales v England
Paul McNamara for ITV Racing: Cheltenham Festival
EDITING: FACTUAL
Andy R. Worboys for Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein
Jules Cornell for Leaving Neverland
Kim Horton for 63 Up
Michael Harte for Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
EDITING: FICTION
Dan Crinnion for Killing Eve (Episode 4)
Elen Pierce Lewis for Giri/Haji
Gary Dollner for Fleabag
Simon Smith, Jinx Godfrey for Chernobyl
ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam
AMBER RIMELL, BRONSKI, MISTY BUCKLEY, TIM ROUTLEDGE for Glastonbury 2019 (Stormzy)
DAVID BISHOP, VICKY GILL, ANDY TAPLEY, PATRICK DOHERTY for Strictly Come Dancing
MARK BUSK-COWLEY, STEVE KRUGER, IAIN STIRLING, JAMES TINSLEY for Love Island
NIGEL CATMUR, PATRICK DOHERTY, KEVIN DUFF, ANDREW STOKES for The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN sponsored by MAC Cosmetics
Daniel Parker, Barrie Gower for Chernobyl
Inma Azorin for The Trial of Christine Keeler
Kirstin Chalmers for Catherine The Great
Loz Schiavo for Peaky Blinders
ORIGINAL MUSIC
David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia for Killing Eve
Adrian Johnston for Giri/Haji
Andrew Phillips for War In The Blood
Hildur Guðnadóttir for Chernobyl
PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL sponsored by The Farm
BERTIE GREGORY, HOWARD BOURNE, JOHN SHIER for Seven Worlds, One Planet
DOUG ANDERSON, ROGER HORROCKS, GAVIN THURSTON for Our Planet (Coastal Seas)
JAMIE MCPHERSON, HECTOR SKEVINGTON-POSTLES, BARRIE BRITTON for Our Planet (Frozen Worlds)
PATRICK SMITH, NEIL HARVEY for Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein
PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION sponsored by ScreenSkills
Adriano Goldman for The Crown
Jakob Ihre for Chernobyl
Joe Anderson for Top Boy
Suzie Lavelle for His Dark Materials
PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by Microsoft
Laurence Dorman for Killing Eve
Luke Hull, Claire Levinson-Gendler for Chernobyl
Martin Childs, Alison Harvey for The Crown
Samantha Harley, Miri Katz for Sex Education
SCRIPTED CASTING sponsored by Spotlight
Des Hamilton for Top Boy
Lauren Evans for Sex Education
Nina Gold, Robert Sterne for Chernobyl
Yoko Narahashi, Shaheen Baig, Layla Merrick-Wolf for Giri/Haji
SOUND: FACTUAL
Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins for Seven Worlds, One Planet
Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens for Our Planet (One Planet)
Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Nick Adams for Formula 1: Drive to Survive
SOUND TEAM for Battle of the Brass Bands
SOUND: FICTION
Dillon Bennett, Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgeway for His Dark Materials
Ian Wilkinson, Lee Walpoke, Fraser Barber, Stuart Hilliker for A Christmas Carol
Stefan Henrix, Joe Beal, Stuart Hilliker, Vincent Piponnier for Chernobyl
SOUND TEAM for The Crown
SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS
Ben Turner, Chris Reynolds, Asa Shoul for The Crown
Framestore, Painting Practice, Real SFX, Russell Dodgson for His Dark Materials
Lindsay McFarlane, Claudius Christian Rauch, Jean-Clement Soret, DNEG for Chernobyl
Milk Visual Effects, Gareth Spensley, Real SFX for Good Omens
TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITY
Alex Maclean for The Durrells
Elastic for Catherine the Great
Elastic, Painting Practice for His Dark Materials
Light Creative for Ghosts
WRITER: COMEDY
Danny Brocklehurst for Brassic
Phoebe Waller- Bridge for Fleabag
Jamie Demetriou for Stath Let Flats
Sam Leifer, Tom Basden for Plebs
WRITER: DRAMA
Charlie Covell for The End of the F***ing World
Craig Mazin for Chernobyl
Jesse Armstrong for Succession
Shane Meadows, Jack Thorne for The Virtues – Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
Acclaimed: Chernobyl – starring Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgard – has scored 14 nods
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