London, May 9 (IANS) In another strong year for British television, historical drama Wolf Hall was declared the best drama series and actor Mark Rylance received the leading actor honour at the BAFTA Television Awards here.
The ceremony, which was hosted by Graham Norton at the Royal Festival Hall here on Sunday, also saw Shane Meadows This Is England 90 and Peter Kays Car Share win awards, reports variety.com.
This Is England 90", the latest instalment in Shane Meadows Sheffield-set drama, nabbed awards for best miniseries, beating out Doctor Foster, Working Titles London Spy and Skys The Enfield Haunting as well as best supporting actress for Chanel Cresswell. It was nominated for three awards going into the event.
British comedian Peter Kay snapped up the award for best male comedy performance for Peter Kays Car Share as well as the BAFTA for scripted comedy.
Suranne Jones won in the leading actress category for her portrayal of a wife betrayed by her husbands infidelity in Doctor Foster while Tom Courtenays performance in Unforgotten earned him the award for supporting actor, his third BAFTA in total.
Amazon Studios dramedy Transparent, which sees a transgender parent coming out to her family, snapped up the award for best international program, beating out The Good Wife, Narcos and Spiral".
Comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson were honoured with a BAFTA fellowship.
Poldark, based on the Winston Graham tomes and adapted by Debbie Horsfield, snapped up the Radio Times Audience Award, the only award of the ceremony voted by members of the public.
The Special Award in Honour of Alan Clarke was presented to comedian Lenny Henry in recognition of his outstanding contribution to television during a career that has so far spanned 40 years.
The star-studded event saw the likes of Idris Elba, Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Tom Hiddleston, Josh Hartnett and Hugh Bonneville grace the red carpet on a markedly sunny evening here.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Leading actor
Mark Rylance - "Wolf Hall"
Leading actress
Suranne Jones - "Doctor Foster"
Drama series
"Wolf Hall" (BBC2)
Entertainment program
"Strictly Come Dancing"
Female Performance in a Comedy Program
Michaela Coel - "Chewing Gum"
International
"Transparent"
Male performance in a comedy program
Peter Kay - "Peter Kays Car Share"
Single drama
"Dont Take My Baby"
Radio Times audience award (voted for by members of the public)
"Poldark"
Supporting actor
Tom Courtenay - "Unforgotten"
Reality and constructed factual
"First Dates"
Supporting actress
Chanel Cresswell - "This is England 90"
Comedy and comedy entertainment program
"Have I Got News for You"
Specialist factual
"Britains Forgotten Slave Owners"
Soap and continuing drama
"EastEnders"
Features
"The Great British Bake Off"
Scripted comedy
"Peter Kays Car Share"
Entertainment performance
Leigh Francis - "Celebrity Juice"
