/Bafta TV awards – live: Follow the night’s events as Small Axe and The Crown lead nominations

Bafta TV awards – live: Follow the night’s events as Small Axe and The Crown lead nominations

Trailer for Billie Piper satire: I Hate Suzie

The 2021 Bafta TV awards are taking place this evening (6 June).

Richard Ayoade will present the ceremony, which will also feature a series of guest presenters including Fresh Meat’s Zawe Ashton, Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar and Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan

The entertainment event will take place at London’s Television Centre under Covid-19 regulations.

Nominated shows include The Crown, Normal People and I Hate Suzie.

The 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will be shown on BBC One at 7pm.

Follow along with live updates below

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Entertainment Programme goes to Life & Rhymes!

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:29

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Stacey Dooley admitting that she’s just like us and fangirled meeting “the gaffer”, Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, backstage.

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:27

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Wow, this is a tough category. But the Best Supporting Actress prize goes to Rakie Ayola for Anthony.

She’s giving a powerful speech about Anthony Walker, the show’s subject, who was murdered in 2005. Lengthy applause from the audience.

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:23

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The supporting actress category is just as important as lead actress, Richard Ayoade says, apart from that they have “have fewer lines and are paid less”.

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:20

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And Inside No 9 wins it! Reese Shearsmith is accepting in the studio, while the team (including Steve Pemberton) are sat on the sofa at home.

Pemberton jokes that they look like “the crappest episode of Gogglebox ever”, while wearing a tuxedo t-shirt.

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:19

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Scripted Comedy – a big one!

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:17

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First up, it’s the Entertainment Performance category. It goes to Romesh Ranganathan for The Ranganation.

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Hilarious seeing Bradley Walsh pull down his mask to mouth “I can’t believe it” and shouting “it’s a farce”. The joys of a small audience, eh?

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:15

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Richard Ayoade jokes that the audience has “no atmosphere” and he’s not exactly wrong…

There’s also a virtual audience tuning in from home, who the presenter jokes differ from the actual public because they’ll actually watch the whole show.

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:12

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God, this masked, sparse audience of nominees is pretty eerie…

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Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:09

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Years and Years/Olly Alexander is singing his latest single “Starstruck” – would be very surprised if he doesn’t get a nomination next year for his performance in It’s A Sin

Really unfair how some people can be SO multi-talented, right?

Isobel Lewis6 June 2021 19:05