Shows Airing on MASTERPIECE Nominated for 2025 BAFTA Awards

If you can’t get enough of award shows like the Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes and more, there is a whole world of awards for you to discover including the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Awards. Find out which shows seen on MASTERPIECE were nominated for 2025 BAFTA Television and Craft Awards, learn more about the prestigious awards themselves, and MASTERPIECE’s history with them. Plus, find out how to stream the nominated MASTERPIECE shows now and scan a list of nominees.

What are the BAFTAs?

The BAFTAs roll out the red carpet every year to honor the best-of-the-best in global film and TV, especially in the UK. The star-studded BAFTA Television and Craft Awards will be given on May 11, 2025. And who better to lead the festivities than Alan Cumming, who’s sure to bring his signature charm and playful self to the ceremony.

Three BAFTA Nominations for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Congratulations are in order for the cast and crew behind the critically acclaimed Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The series is nominated for Best TV Drama, Best Supporting Actor (Damian Lewis as Henry VIII), and Best Director, Fiction (Peter Kosminsky).

Legendary actor Damian Lewis and acclaimed director Peter Kosminsky are no strangers to the BAFTAs. In 2023, Damian Lewis starred in A Spy Among Friends, which earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Mini-Series. And Peter Kosminsky was given the BAFTA Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television in 1999 after winning multiple times in the Best Director category.

Six BAFTA Nominations for Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which helped focus attention on the real story of UK Subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted for theft and fraud, has six nominations (second-most nominations) including Best Limited Series and is also included in BAFTA’s Memorable TV Moment category.

Toby Jones earns his fifth BAFTA acting nomination for his deeply empathetic portrayal of tireless, real-life hero Alan Bates. Jones was the 2018 winner for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Program for Detectorists (after a nomination for same in 2016) and recognized with a Best Leading Actor nomination for both Marvellous (2015) and The Girl (2013).

Monica Dolan is nominated for her performance as Jo Hamilton, the kind-hearted Subpostmistress accused of crimes she didn’t commit. And in a fun twist, Dolan’s heart-racing scene—where she frantically calls a financial software helpline as her post office shortfall doubles before her eyes—is in the Memorable TV moment category.

How to Watch the Two BAFTA-Nominated Shows

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is currently airing at 9/8c on Sunday nights through April 27, 2025. Each episode streams online and on the PBS app for 14 days after its respective national broadcast. You can also watch anytime with PBS Passport, an added member benefit.

Mr Bates vs the Post Office can also be streamed with PBS Passport. PBS Passport gives eligible station members access to an on-demand library of public television shows online. Learn more here.

MASTERPIECE’s History with the BAFTAs

British shows that aired on MASTERPIECE have more than 170 BAFTAs wins to date. Mysteries like Sherlock and Wallander and dramas like Cranford and Downton Abbey have earned top BAFTA honors, as have iconic performers including Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson, Andrew Scott, Eileen Atkins, Martin Freeman, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh, Imelda Staunton, and Glenda Jackson.

2025 BAFTA Television Nominees

Below are this year’s BAFTA Television Awards nominations in select categories. The BAFTA website offers a full TV nominations list as well as the TV Craft nominations list.

Drama Series
Blue Lights
Sherwood
Supacell
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light

Limited Drama
Baby Reindeer
Lost Boys and Fairies
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
One Day

Leading Actress
Anna Maxwell Martin – Until I Kill You
Billie Piper – Scoop
Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing
Marisa Abela – Industry
Monica Dolan – Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Sharon D. Clarke – Mr. Loverman

Leading Actor
David Tennant – Rivals
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Lennie James – Mr. Loverman
Martin Freeman – The Responder
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Toby Jones – Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Supporting Actress
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Katherine Parkinson – Rivals
Maxine Peake – Say Nothing
Monica Dolan – Sherwood
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer
Sue Johnston – Truelove

Supporting Actor
Ariyon Bakare – Mr. Loverman
Christopher Chung – Slow Horses
Damian Lewis – Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light 
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses
Mckinley Belcher III – Eric

Female Performance in a Comedy
Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts
Kate O’Flynn – Everyone Else Burns
Lolly Adefope – The Franchise
Nicola Coughlan – Big Mood
Ruth Jones – Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal

Male Performance in a Comedy
Bilal Hasna – Extraordinary
Danny Dyer – Mr. Bigstuff
Dylan Thomas-Smith – G’Wed
Nabhaan Rizwan – Kaos – Sister
Oliver Savell- Changing Ends
Phil Dunning – Smoggie Queens

Scripted Comedy
Alma’s Not Normal
Brassic
G’wed
Ludwig

Factual Entertainment
In Vogue: The 90s
Race Across The World
Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour
Sort Your Life Out

Entertainment 
The 1% Club
Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show
Taskmaster
Would I Lie To You?

Entertainment Performance
Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show
Joe Lycett – Late Night Lycett
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett – Rob & Romesh Vs
Stacey Solomon Sort Your Life Out

Reality
Dragons’ Den
The Jury: Murder Trial
Love Is Blind UK
The Traitors

International
After The Party
Colin From Accounts
Say Nothing
Shōgun
True Detective: Night Country
You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack

Current Affairs
Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville)
Maternity: Broken Trust (Exposure)
State of Rage
Ukraine’s War: The Other Side

Single Documentary
Hell Jumper
Tell Them You Love Me
Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (Exposure)
Undercover: Exposing The Far Right

Factual Series
American Nightmare
Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour
The Push: Murder On The Cliff
To Catch A Copper

Specialist Factual
Atomic People
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love
Children of the Cult
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain

Memorable Moment
Bridgerton – “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up
Mr Bates vs The Post Office – Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline
Rivals – Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis
Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone
The Traitors – “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!”