Press Releases

• Virgin Media and BAFTA curate the first ever virtual nominees shoot for the Virgin Media BAFTAs with acclaimed photographer, Rankin

• Stephen Graham, Suranne Jones, Ncuti Gatwa, Samantha Morton, Youseff Kerkour and many more take part in the first ever Virgin Media BAFTAs at home portraits through the power of connectivity

• Tune in on Friday 31st July at 7pm on BBC One to watch the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and from 6pm on BAFTAs social channels for the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Pre-Show 
 
 

Adrian Lester, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Himesh Patel, Jeff Goldblum, Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy, Paul Mescal and Stacey Dooley among those presenting awards to the winners on the night

The Virgin Media BAFTAs will be broadcast on BBC One at 19:00 BST on Friday 31 July

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