Royal Television Society Announces Nominations For RTS Programme Awards 2026

Please find below the full list of nominations:

  • Arts
    • Nick Cave’s Veiled World (Supercollider for Sky Arts)
    • The Last Musician of Auschwitz (Two Rivers Media in association with Access for BBC)
    • The Trouble With Mr Doodle (acme in association with Lightbox for Channel 4)
  • Breakthrough Award
    • Ellis Howard – What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)
    • Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie – Just Act Normal (The Forge Entertainment for BBC)
    • Maximilian Fairley – Unforgotten (Mainstreet Pictures, ITV Studios and Masterpiece for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
  • Children’s Programme
    • Crongton (New Pictures for BBC)
    • Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me. (Fresh Start Media for Sky News)
    • Wolf King (Lime Pictures for Netflix)
  • Comedy Drama
    • Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
    • Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
    • Juice (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
  • Comedy Entertainment
    • Last One Laughing (Zeppotron/Initial for Prime Video)
    • Taskmaster (Avalon for Channel 4)
    • Would I Lie to You? (Zeppotron for BBC)
  • Comedy Performance – Female
    • Jordan Gray – Transaction (Big Talk Studios for ITV2/ITVX)
    • Katherine Parkinson – Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
    • Lucy Punch – Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)
    • Philippa Dunne – Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)
  • Comedy Performance – Male
    • Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
    • Jon Pointing – Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
    • Oliver Savell – Changing Ends (Baby Cow Productions for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Steve Coogan – How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)
  • Daytime Programme
    • BBC Breakfast – Our Girls: The Southport Families (BBC Breakfast for BBC)
    • Loose Women (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
    • The Marvellous Miniature Workshop (MGM Alternative for BBC)
  • Documentary Series
    • Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (True Vision for Sky Documentaries)
    • Boyzone: No Matter What (Curious Films for Sky Documentaries)
    • Murder 24/7 (Expectation TV for BBC)
  • Drama Series
    • Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)
    • Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
    • This City Is Ours (Left Bank Pictures for BBC)
  • Entertainment & Reality
    • Married at First Sight UK (CPL Productions for E4)
    • Race Across The World (Studio Lambert for BBC)
    • The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
  • Entertainment Performance
    • Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan – Rob & Romesh Vs (CPL Productions for Sky Max)
    • Romesh Ranganathan – Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle (Ranga Bee Productions for Sky Max)
    • Claudia Winkleman – The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
  • Formatted Popular Factual
    • Go Back to Where You Came From (Minnow Films for Channel 4)
    • The Assembly (Rockerdale Studios for ITV1/ITVX)
    • The Jury: Murder Trial (Screendog Productions for Channel 4)
  • History
    • Flight 149: Hostage of War (Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries)
    • Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (Oxford Film for BBC)
    • Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (acme for BBC)
  • Leading Actor – Female
    • Rose Ayling-Ellis – Code Of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Erin Doherty – A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
    • Narges Rashidi – Prisoner 951 (Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC)
    • Tamara Lawrance – Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)
  • Leading Actor – Male
    • Anthony Boyle – House of Guinness (Kudos and Nebulastar for Netflix)
    • Bobby Schofield – Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)
    • Malachi Kirby – A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
    • Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
  • Limited Series and Single Drama
    • Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
    • Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)
    • I Fought the Law (Hera Pictures for ITV1/ITVX)
    • What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)
  • Live Event
    • VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC Studios Events for BBC)
    • Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC Studios Events for BBC)
    • Last Night of the Proms: Finale (Livewire Pictures for BBC)
  • Presenter
    • Hamza Yassin – Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles (Silverback Films for BBC)
    • Martin Lewis – The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Davina McCall – Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live (Bango Studios & HiddenLight Productions for Channel 4)
  • Science & The Natural World
    • Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon (Curious Films for BBC)
    • Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Anonymous Content, Dog Star and Water Creature for Netflix)
    • Underdogs (Wildstar Films, a Fremantle company, in partnership with Maximum Effort for National Geographic and Disney+)
  • Scripted Comedy
    • Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
    • How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)
    • Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
    • Things You Should Have Done (Roughcut TV for BBC)
  • Single Documentary
    • Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Basement Films for Channel 4)
    • Grenfell: Uncovered (Rogan Productions for Netflix)
    • Groomed: A National Scandal (Candour Productions for Channel 4)
  • Soap and Continuing Drama
    • Casualty (BBC Studios for BBC)
    • EastEnders (BBC Studios for BBC)
    • Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
  • Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit
    • Alex Jacques – 2025 Formula 1 Highlights (Whisper for Channel 4)
    • Gabby Logan – Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
    • Ruby Tui – Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
  • Sports Programme
    • 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Sky Sports)
    • UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final (Sunset+Vine for BBC)
    • Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
  • Supporting Actor – Female
    • Aimee Lou Wood – Toxic Town (Broke & Bones for Netflix)
    • Anna Friel – Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)
    • Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
    • Saskia Reeves – Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
  • Supporting Actor – Male
    • Alexej Manvelov – Dept. Q (Left Bank Pictures for Netflix)
    • Christopher Chung – Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
    • Joshua McGuire – The Gold (Tannadice Pictures, part of Objective Media Group for BBC)
    • Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
  • Writer – Comedy
    • Adjani Salmon & Ali Hughes – Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
    • Tom Basden – Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
    • Jack Rooke – Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
    • Kat Sadler – Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
  • Writer – Drama
    • Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn – Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)
    • Catherine Moulton – Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
    • Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
    • Sally Wainwright – Riot Women (Drama Republic for BBC and BritBox)