Strictly Come Dancing won big at the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, as they were awarded the gong for Best Entertainment Programme.
The BBC show beat out competition from Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Later… With Jools Holland and Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas.
The two presenters coordinated their outfits by both sporting sophisticated all-white ensembles as they cheered when their win was announced.
While hilariously, as the camera cut to actress Hannah Waddingham, she jokingly swigged from a hip flask to commiserate missing out on the win.
Strictly Come Dancing won big at the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, as they were awarded the gong for Best Entertainment Programme
The award was presented by Dominic West, with hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman leading the Strictly team on stage to accept the honour
The two presenters coordinated their outfits by both sporting sophisticated all-white ensembles as they cheered when their win was announced
Tess, 55, began her acceptance speech by quipping: ‘Thank you so much BAFTA, for making it worth putting on the Spanx on the hottest day of the year — it was a struggle.’
Voicing her gratitude for the award, she explained that it was especially meaningful as it coincides with Strictly’s 20th anniversary, after the dancing contest first hit TV screens in May 2004.
Tess said: ‘It’s Strictly’s 20th anniversary this year. We’ve been on television for 20 years. So this is the greatest birthday present.
‘And to the viewers at home, thank you so much for watching because we would not be here without you, and it really does mean the world.’
She continued: ‘And this award is for the entire Strictly team, who are the best in television. They work so hard and they are led by our incredible executive producer Sarah James, who is amazing.
‘We’re so lucky to have to you. Not only did she produce our series last year, she also gave birth during it – you are remarkable!’
She concluded: ‘It’s just been the most wonderful series and we want to say thank you to all the celebrities for taking part and being so brave. We may be tapping up a few of you in the room later on for the next series.’
Claudia, 52, also chimed in to shout out the judging panel and professional dancers and couldn’t resist making a joke about Strictly’s Musical Director, Dave Arch, 61.
In her acceptance speech, Tess explained that it was especially meaningful as it coincides with Strictly’s 20th anniversary, after the dancing contest first hit TV screens in May 2004
Claudia, 52, also chimed in to shout out the judging panel and professional dancers and couldn’t resist making a joke about Strictly’s Musical Director, Dave Arch, 61
She gushed: ‘We have to mention our extraordinary judges, the backbone of our show, the amazing professional dancers – so thank you them.
‘And of course, we’re in a throuple with Dave Archer, so thank you Dave!’
Speaking to the media after their win , the duo couldn’t hide their joy and surprise at scooping the award.
Claudia admitted: ‘We’re quite shocked. I feel wobbly and weird!’
While Tess agreed, adding: ‘We feel a bit unnecessary because we’re quite overwhelmed. We don’t take it for granted. Have we won three times?’
Claudia continued: ‘I’m not counting but also we’re such a close team. And looking at their faces. When they said our name I feel like it took us about 49 minutes to get to the stage. We’re not live, so they will be able to edit it.’
Mentioning their anniversary, she went on: ‘It’s a big year for us and it’s a privilege to do the show.
‘It’s one of those shows where I believe whole families watch, so we get lovely letters from grandparents with their grandchildren.
‘So it’s an honour, but we never take it for granted that people will come, so every year we’re like, fingers crossed!’
Strictly has been nominated for Best Entertainment Programme 13 times, and previously won in both 2016 and 2020.
Elsewhere on the star-studded evening, Happy Valley and Top Boy were also big winners.
Sarah Lancashire scooped the Leading Actress Award for her iconic role as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the BBC’s Happy Valley – which follows the dramas of policing in Yorkshire – and broke down on stage accepting the award.
The Memorable Moment Award also went to Happy Valley for Catherine and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown on BBC One.
The moment saw James Norton’s character set himself on fire after Catherine finally tracked him down in her own home after years of feuding.
Speaking to the media after their win, the duo couldn’t hide their joy and surprise at scooping the award, as Claudia admitted: ‘We’re quite shocked. I feel wobbly and weird!’
Elsewhere on the star-studded evening, Happy Valley and Top Boy were also big winners, as Sarah Lancashire scooped the Leading Actress Award for her iconic role as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the BBC’s Happy Valley (pictured)
Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson picked up the award instead for her incredible role as Jaq in the gritty Netflix drug dealing series (pictured)
Meanwhile in a shock, The Crown star Elizabeth Debicki missed out on the Best Supporting Actress gong – in a mark of a disappointing night for the Netflix series which left empty-handed despite eight nominations.
Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson picked up the award instead for her incredible role as Jaq in the gritty Netflix drug dealing series.
It was a good night for Top Boy as the show also won in the Drama Series category – beating favourite Happy Valley, The Gold and Slow Horses.
While, Timothy Spall won for Best Actor Award on the night for his role in The Sixth Commandment – a true crime series based on the murders of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin.
And Matthew Macfadyen won the Best Supporting Actor gong for his role in the hugely-popular series Succession, though was not present at the ceremony to collect it.
TV BAFTA Awards 2024: The WINNERS
Leading actress
Anjana Vasan, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
Anne Reid, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Helena Bonham Carter, Nolly – ITVX
Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley – BBC One – WINNER
Sharon Horgan, Best Interests – BBC One
Leading actor
Brian Cox, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Dominic West, The Crown – Netflix
Kane Robinson, Top Boy – Netflix
Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project – Sky Max
Steve Coogan, The Reckoning – BBC One
Timothy Spall, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One – WINNER
Bella Ramsey has been nominated in Leading Actress for The Last of Us
Supporting actress
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – Netflix
Harriet Walter, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy – Netflix – WINNER
Lesley Manville, The Crown – Netflix
Nico Parker, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley – BBC One
Supporting actor
Amit Shah, Happy Valley – BBC One
Éanna Hardwicke, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Harris Dickinson, A Murder at the End of the World – Disney+
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – Sky Atlantic – WINNER
Salim Daw, The Crown – Netflix
Female performance in a comedy
Bridget Christie, The Change – Channel 4
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Black Ops – BBC One – WINNER
Máiréad Tyers, Extraordinary – Disney+
Roisin Gallagher, The Lovers – Sky Atlantic
Sofia Oxenham, Extraordinary – Disney+
Taj Atwal, Hullraisers – Channel 4
David Tennant is up for male performance in a comedy fpr Good Omens
Male performance in a comedy
Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
David Tennant, Good Omens – Prime Video
Hammed Animashaun, Black Ops – BBC One
Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix
Joseph Gilgun, Brassic – Sky Max
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three – WINNER
Drama series
The Gold – BBC One
Happy Valley – BBC One
Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Top Boy – Netflix – WINNER
Limited drama
Best Interests – BBC One
Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
The Long Shadow – ITV1
The Sixth Commandment – BBC One – WINNER
Scripted comedy
Big Boys – Channel 4
Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
Extraordinary – Disney+
Such Brave Girls – BBC Three – WINNER
Netflix’s Demon 79 (Black Mirror) is up for Limited drama
Soap
Casualty – BBC One – WINNER
EastEnders – BBC One
Emmerdale – ITV1
Entertainment programme
Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas – Apple TV+
Later… With Jools Holland – BBC Two
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – BBC One
Strictly Come Dancing – BBC One – WINNER
Entertainment performance
Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – ITV1
Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Hannah Waddingham, Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One
Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett – Channel 4 – WINNER
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max
Comedy entertainment programme
The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Late Night Lycett – Channel 4
Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max – WINNER
Would I Lie To You? – BBC One
Factual entertainment
Celebrity Race Across The World – BBC One – WINNER
The Dog House – Channel 4
Endurance: Race To The Pole – Channel 5
Portrait Artist of the Year – Sky Arts
Reality
Banged Up – Channel 4
Married At First Sight UK – E4
My Mum, Your Dad – ITV1
Squid Game: The Challenge – Netflix – WINNER
Squid Game: The Challenge is nominated in the Reality category
Daytime
Loose Women and Men – ITV1
Lorraine – ITV1
Make It At Market – BBC One
Scam Interceptors – BBC One – WINNER
International
The Bear – Disney+
Beef – Netflix
Class Act – Netflix – WINNER
The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Love & Death – ITVX
Succession – Sky Atlantic
Live event coverage
The Coronation Concert – BBC One
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One – WINNER
Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC One
The Bear is nominated in the International category
Current affairs
Inside Russia: Traitors And Heroes (Storyville) – BBC Four
Putin Vs The West – BBC Two
Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Dispatches) – Channel 4
The Shamima Begum Story (This World) – BBC Two – WINNER
Single documentary
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived – Sky Documentaries
Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family – ITV1 – WINNER
Hatton – Sky Crime
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris – Netflix
Factual series
Dublin Narcos – Sky Documentaries
Evacuation – Channel 4
Lockerbie – Sky Documentaries – WINNER
Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland – BBC Two
Specialist factual
Chimp Empire – Netflix
The Enfield Poltergeist – Apple TV+
Forced Out – Sky Documentaries
White Nanny, Black Child – Channel 5 – WINNER
Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family is up for Single documentary
News coverage
Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War – Channel 4 News – WINNER
Inside Myanmar – The Hidden War – Sky News
Israel-Hamas War – Sky News
Sports coverage
Cheltenham Festival Day One – ITV1 – WINNER
MOTD Live: Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 – BBC One
Wimbledon 2023 Men’s Final – BBC One
Memorable moment
Beckham, David teases Victoria about her ‘working class’ upbringing – Netflix
Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor – BBC One
Happy Valley, Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown – BBC One – WINNER
The Last of Us, Bill and Frank’s Story – Sky Atlantic
The Piano, 13-year-old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance – Channel 4
Succession, Logan Roy’s death – Sky Atlantic
Up for Memorable moment is: Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor
Short form
Mobility – BBC Three – WINNER
The Skewer: Three Twisted Years – BBC iPlayer
Stealing Ukraine’s Children: Inside Russia’s Camps – Vice News
Where It Ends – BBC Three
Writer: Comedy
Jack Rooke, Big Boys – Channel 4 – WINNER
Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix
Kat Sadler, Such Brave Girls – BBC Three
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three
Writer: Drama
Charlie Brooker & Bisha K Ali, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix – WINNER
Jesse Armstrong, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Sally Wainwright, Happy Valley – BBC One
Sarah Phelps, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
The full list of Bafta TV Craft WINNERS is available on their website