
2021 Virgin Media BAFTAs: the winners!
2021 Virgin Media BAFTAs: the winners!
Ahead of the 2022 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, let’s take look back at who won what at last year’s ceremony in 2021 – plus interviews with all the winners
By Virgin TV Edit
Bringing you closer to the shows, series and stars you love is what we do best. With the 2022 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards on the horizon – plus the opportunity to vote for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment for your chance to win tickets to the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards – let’s look back at last year’s event.
On Sunday 6 June 2021, the prestigious ceremony to celebrate top television from the past 12 months was held at BBC Studios. Telly’s biggest stars attended in person with social distancing, and virtually.
For the second year in a row, The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade announced this year’s winners. Michaela Coel and Paul Mescal won the Leading Actress and Leading Actor awards for their roles in I May Destroy You and Normal People, respectively.
Drama Series went to Lennie James’ Save Me Too, while Rakie Ayola picked up a gong for Supporting Actress for her part in Anthony. The award for Supporting Actor went to Malachi Kirby for Small Axe (Mangrove), and The Great House Giveaway was victorious in the newly introduced Daytime category.
Virgin Media was at the heart of the action, gaining exclusive chats with the winners, either backstage or via video chat. Check out our Twitter and Instagram pages for even more highlights from the night.
Other winners on the night included Romesh Ranganathan (Entertainment Performance – The Ranganation) and This Country star Charlie Cooper (Male Performance In A Comedy Programme). This year’s worthy winner of Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment Award, the only award voted for by the Great British public, was Britain’s Got Talent – Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020.
Make sure you check out our BGT episode of The Telly That Kept Us Talking, where award-winning documentary film-maker Cassam Looch asked the nation why the performance meant so much to them.
If you didn’t catch the ceremony, you can watch the whole thing in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer right now!
Read on to find out all the 2021 Virgin Media BAFTAs winners and watch our exclusive backstage interviews with the stars
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
Bridgerton: Penelope is revealed as Lady Whistledown
Britain’s Got Talent: Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020
EastEnders: Gray kills Chantelle
Gogglebox: Reactions to Boris Johnson’s press conference
Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Mee-cro-wah-vay
The Mandalorian: Luke Skywalker arrives
Leading Actress
Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People
Hayley Squires – Adult Material
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve
Letitia Wright – Small Axe
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
Leading Actor
John Boyega – Small Axe
Josh O’Connor – The Crown
Paapa Essiedu – I May Destroy You
Paul Mescal – Normal People
Shaun Parkes – Small Axe
Waleed Zuaiter – Baghdad Central
Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Leila Farzad – I Hate Suzie
Rakie Ayola – Anthony
Siena Kelly – Adult Material
Sophie Okonedo – Criminal: UK
Weruche Opia – I May Destroy You
Supporting Actor
Kunal Nayyar – Criminal: UK
Malachi Kirby – Small Axe
Michael Sheen – Quiz
Micheal Ward – Small Axe
Rupert Everett – Adult Material
Tobias Menzies – The Crown
Female Performance In A Comedy Programme
Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education
Daisy Haggard – Breeders
Daisy May Cooper – This Country
Emma Mackey – Sex Education
Gbemisola Ikumelo – Famalam
Mae Martin – Feel Good
Male Performance In A Comedy Programme
Charlie Cooper – This Country
Guz Khan – Man Like Mobeen
Joseph Gilgun – Brassic
Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education
Paul Ritter – Friday Night Dinner
Reece Shearsmith – Inside No.9
Entertainment Performance
Adam Hills – The Last Leg
Bradley Walsh – Beat The Chasers
Claudia Winkleman – Strictly Come Dancing
David Mitchell – Would I Lie To You? At Christmas
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show
Romesh Ranganathan – The Ranganation
Drama Series
Gangs Of London
I Hate Suzie
Save Me Too
The Crown
Scripted Comedy
Ghosts
Inside No. 9
Man Like Mobeen
This Country
Mini-Series
Adult Material
I May Destroy You
Normal People
Small Axe
Single Drama
Anthony
BBW (On The Edge)
Sitting In Limbo
The Windermere Children
Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
International
Little America
Lovecraft Country
Unorthodox
Welcome To Chechnya: The Gay Purge (Storyville)
Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Life & Rhymes
Strictly Come Dancing
The Masked Singer
Comedy Entertainment Programme
Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe
Rob & Romesh Vs
The Big Narstie Show
The Ranganation
Reality & Constructed Factual
Masterchef: The Professionals
Race Across The World
The School That Tried To End Racism
The Write Offs
Daytime
Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On
Richard Osman’s House Of Games
The Chase
The Great House Giveaway
Single Documentary
American Murder: The Family Next Door
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me
Locked In: Breaking The Silence (Storyville)
Surviving COVID
Features
Big Zuu’s Big Eats
Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace
Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
The Repair Shop
Factual Series
Crime & Punishment
Hospital
Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency
Once Upon A Time In Iraq
Sport
Bahrain Grand Prix
England V France: The Final Of Autumn Nations Cup
England V West Indies Test Cricket
London Marathon 2020
Live Event
Life Drawing Live!
Springwatch 2020
The Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance
The Third Day: Autumn
Specialist Factual
Extinction: The Facts
Putin: A Russian Spy Story
The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty
The Surgeon’s Cut
Current Affairs
America’s War On Abortion (Exposure)
Italy’s Frontline: A Doctor’s Diary
The Battle For Hong Kong (Dispatches)
The Cyprus Papers Undercover (Al Jazeera Investigations)
News Coverage
BBC News At Ten: Prime Minister Admitted To Intensive Care
Channel 4 News: Deterring Democracy
Newsnight: Covid Care Crisis
Sky News: Inside Idlib
Short Form Programme
Criptales
Disabled Not Defeated: The Rock Band With Learning Disabilities
The Main Part
They Saw The Sun First
When is the 2022 Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards on TV?
The 2022 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards airs on BBC One HD (CH 101) on Sunday 8 May. It is also available for 30 days in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer.
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