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Multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer & musician Tim Minchin will be making a special musical performance on Friday 31 July, BBC One, 19:00 BST

Tom Allen confirmed as host for the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Pre-Show live on BAFTAs social channels from 18:00 BST

The internationally renowned actor, writer and producer will be recognised at the 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards on Friday 31 July

View the BAFTA Television Craft Awards on BAFTA’s YouTube channel and Facebook from 19:00 BST on Friday 17 July, and join the conversation on Twitter (using the hashtags #BAFTATVand #BAFTAWatchParty)

Joint founding directors of The Farm Group will be honoured at the British Academy Television Craft Awards on Friday 17 July 2020.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Guz Khan, Jamie Demetriou, Suranne Jones, Jared Harris, Ncuti Gatwa, Samantha Morton, Stephen Graham, Youssef Kerkour and more to be announced will join BAFTA Television: The Sessions 2020, supported by TCL

Tickets available now at events.bafta.org

The nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2020 have been announced. 

The only public voted for award in the ceremony is the first shortlist to be revealed for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards

• Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will be broadcast on BBC One on Friday 31 July, hosted by Richard Ayoade
• British Academy Television Craft Awards will be streamed online on Friday 17 July, hosted by Stephen Mangan
• Nominations announced on Thursday 4 June at 7:30am BST
• Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment nominees will be announced on Wednesday 3 June at 8am BST

Nominations for BAFTA’s Television Awards and Television Craft Awards to be announced on Thursday 4 June

Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment shortlist will be announced on Wednesday 3 June

New dates and formats for the ceremonies to be announced soon

Following the latest government advice on coronavirus (COVID-19), we regret to announce that the British Academy Television Craft Awards and Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, originally scheduled for 26 April and 17 May respectively, will be postpon