BAFTA TV Awards 2015: ‘Happy Valley’ Wins Best Drama Series
UPDATE, WRITETHRU 2:05 PM PT: The BBC’s crime drama Happy Valley prevailed over network cousins Line Of Duty, The Missing and Peaky Blinders at the BAFTA TV Awards tonight in London. The Drama Series win for the breakout Sally Wainwright creation was not a shocker; it had Britain all abuzz last spring (and later aired on Netlfix). A surprise of sorts, however, was found in the Leading Actor category. This was Benedict Cumberbatch’s third time in the race for Sherlock, but the prize ultimately went to Jason Watkins for The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, a Peter Morgan-scripted drama based on the true story of the title character’s false accusation of murder — and the media vilification that followed. Christopher Jeffries, exec produced by Downton Abbey‘s Gareth Neame, also won best miniseries. Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Entertainment Programme: Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Best Mini-Series: The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies : Gareth Neame, Peter Morgan, Roger Michell, Kevin Loader
Best Factual Series: Life And Death Row
Best International: True Detective: Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, Steve Golin
Best News Coverage: Sky News Live At Five: Ebola : Alex Crawford, Nick Ludlam, Thomas Moore, David Rees
Best Features: Grand Designs
Best Single Documentary: The Paedophile Hunter: Dan Reed, Mark Towns, Tom Costello
Best Sport and Live Event: WW1 Remembered – From The Battlefield & Westminster Abbey
Best Current Affairs: Children On The Frontline (Dispatches): Marcel Mettelsiefen, Anthony Wonke, Stephen Ellis, Chris Shaw
Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Rea- The Honourable Woman
Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme: The Graham Norton Show : Jon Magnusson, Graham Stuart, Graham Norton, Steve Smith
Best Supporting Actress: Gemma Jones : Marvellous
Special Award Recipient: Jeff Pope
Best Soap & Continuing Drama: Coronation Street
Best Drama Series: Happy Valley : Sally Wainwright, Karen Lewis, Euros Lyn, Nicola Shindler
Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: Matt Berry : Toast of London
Best Specialist Factual: Grayson Perry: Who Are You? : Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, Grayson Perry, Dinah Lord
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: Jessica Hynes : W1A
Best Reality & Constructed Factual: The Island With Bear Grylls
Best Single Drama: Marvellous: Peter Bowker, Julian Farino, Katie Swinden, Patrick Spence
Best Scripted Comedy: Detectorists: Mackenzie Crook, Adam Tandy
Best Entertainment Performance Winner: Ant and Dec: Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Special Factual Award Winner: Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
Radio Times Audience Award Winner: Sherlock
Best Leading Actress: Georgina Campbell: Murdered by My Boyfriend
Best Leading Actor: Jason Watkins: The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
BAFTA Fellowship Recipient: Jon Snow
BAFTA Special Award: Clive James