BAFTA TV Awards 2025: Red Carpet Glamour and Winners Announced
The BAFTA TV Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, bringing together the great and good of the TV world to celebrate their successes from the past year. The event was a star-studded affair, with many celebrities walking the red carpet in stunning outfits.
According to The Sun, Maura Higgins, 34, was one of the standout stars of the night, arriving in a ballgown worthy of an A-list event. The Love Island legend made her big arrival at the Royal Festival Hall in a halter neck dress with a billowing skirt, working the cameras like a pro. As The Sun reported, Maura has kept a low profile since her drunken kiss with Danny Jones in March at a Brits after-party.
Tasha Ghouri, Strictly finalist, wowed in a white corseted dress that showcased her slender middle, while Mafs’ Ella caught the eye in a black dress with a huge white feathered train. The trans rights advocate made a statement by showing her bag emblazoned with the words: "Trans men are men." As quoted in The Sun, Emily Atack wowed in a white dress with pointy shoulders and a thigh-high split.
Other notable attendees included This Morning‘s Ashley James, who went for a classy baby blue off-the-shoulder gown, and Love Island‘s Malin Andersson, who looked great in a coral number. The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley made the most of her first Baftas in a very glam dress full of sparkle. JLS’s JB Gill rocked a purple velvet suit, while Celebrity Bear Hunt’s Kola Bokinni opted for a traditional suit.
The glittering event saw the great and good of the TV world celebrate their successes from the past year. This year’s nominations closely aligned with what went down well with viewers over the course of the past year. Niche and woke selections had largely been swapped out in favour of mainstream hits and big viewing figures.
Reality favourite The Traitors, entertainment shows Saturday Night Take- away and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show plus hit dramas Blue Lights and The Responder were all nominated. And fan favourites such as Strictly, Graham Norton, and Dragons’ Den were in the running, too.
Telly hardman Danny Dyer took home his first ever Bafta – after swapping Albert Square for a Sky comedy drama. As reported by The Sun, he bagged the gong for Male Performance In A Comedy for his role as estranged brother Lee Campbell in hit series Mr Bigstuff.
Danny may be another winner for the amount of expletives he managed to fit in to his acceptance speech. Emotional after finally bagging his first Bafta award, Danny thanked Sky for "giving the show a shot" before declaring: "F***ing hell, I’m choked up."
Meanwhile his former soap EastEnders won the TV Bafta for best soap after their rival Emmerdale was forced to withdraw from the nominations.
According to The Sun, some of the big winners of the night included Blue Lights for Drama Series, Lennie James for Leading Actor, and Marisa Abela for Leading Actress. The full list of winners can be seen below.
Bafta TV 2025 Winners List
- Drama Series: Blue Lights
- Leading Actor: Lennie James, Mr Loverman
- Leading Actress: Marisa Abela, Industry
- Entertainment: Would I Lie To You?
- Entertainment Performance: Joe Lycett – Late Night Lycett
- Factual Series: To Catch a Copper
- Factual Entertainment: Rob & Rylan’s Grand Tour
- International: Shogun
- Supporting Actor: Ariyon Bakare, Mr Loverman
- Supporting Actress: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
- Limited Drama: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office
- Male Performance in a Comedy: Danny Dyer, Mr Bigstuff
- Female Performance in a Comedy: Ruth Jones, Gavin and Stacey
- Fellowship: Kirsty Wark
- News Coverage: BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special
- Reality: The Jury: Murder Trial
- Scripted Comedy: Alma’s Not Normal
- Short Form: Quiet Life
- Single Documentary: Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods
- Special Award: ITV – Mr Bates Vs The Post Office
- Soap: EastEnders
- Live Event Coverage: Glastonbury 2024
- Specialist Factual: Atomic People
- Sports Coverage: Paris 2024 Olympics, BBC One
- Children’s Non-Scripted: Disability and Me (FYI Investigates)
- Children’s Scripted: Cbeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare’s Globe
- Current Affairs: State of Rage
- Daytime: Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure
- P&O Cruises Memorable Moment: Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell dance to You’ll Never Walk Alone
