Sarah Lancashire won the Leading Actress Award for her iconic role as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the BBC's 'Happy Valley,' a series that explores the dramas of policing in Yorkshire. She broke down on stage while accepting the award.
READ MORE:. READ MORE:The 2024 BAFTA Television Awards sparked a social media frenzy, with viewers quick to make their feelings known over the nights big winners, and losers.
The series, that saw star Sarah Lancashire scoop the Leading Actress gong, was beaten by Top Boy, with many fans quickly complaining it was 'totally robbed' of the big prize Then, sweetly shouting out her niece, she said: 'My baby girl, Auntie Jasmine did it, I did it! The girl finally brought it home.'
Sarah beat Anne Reid , Bella Ramsey and Helena Bonham Carter to win in the Leading Actress category. Others were quick to share their thoughts around the ceremony itself, with some branding it 'cringe and awkward.''I normally love watching the @BAFTAs but there's just way too much cringey and awkward chatter and not enough celebration of the awards themselves or the programmes/actors/production teams winning them;''I wish awards shows were just strictly mechanical. The waffling speeches, acceptance speeches, and awkward jokes ruin it.
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. He scooped the gong - which was presented by Helena Bonham Carter - beating the likes of Amit Shah for Happy Valley and Jak Lowden for Slow Horses.
Strictly also beat Michael McIntyre's Big Show and Later with Jools Holland in the Entertainment category. Elsewhere Squid Game: The Challenge won the Reality gong, while The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 won the award for Live Event Coverage.She said: 'The week we had this time last year was, I know for everybody here, the most exceptional, stressful week but so fabulous.'
The Sixth Commandment won the Limited Series Award - which was presented by Baby Reindeer stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning. Casualty won the Soap gong, beating Emmerdale and EastEnders, after Coronation Street was snubbed in the nominations this year. The Factual Entertainment Award went to Celebrity Race Across The World - a series which follows stars on an epic 10,000km race from Africa to the Arctic.
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