Los Angeles: BAFTA TV Awards have been introduced, and ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ as soon as once more shined shiny. As per Deadline, ‘Squid Game — The Challenge’ gained the Reality class on the BAFTA TV Awards.
The UK-produced Netflix present beat off competitors from reveals equivalent to Banged Up and Married At First Sight. A contest model of Korean drama Squid Game, it pitted 456 contestants in opposition to one another in an enormous to win a large money prize.
Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan hosted the 2024 BAFTA TV Awards, honouring the largest stars of British tv at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The present comes from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert and The Garden, a uncommon co-production between two main British unscripted producers from totally different manufacturing teams.
The Traitors gained final yr, when the the class was referred to as Reality and Constructed Factual.
This yr The Crown and Black Mirror bought probably the most nominations. However, these nominations did not translate into awards as Happy Valley and Top Boy dominated the TV BAFTA.
According to Deadline, within the appearing classes, Jasmine Jobson gained a BAFTA for supporting actress for “Top Boy” with the present choosing up a second award for greatest drama collection, edging out “Happy Valley,” “The Gold” and “Slow Horses” for the respect. Timothy Spall gained main actor for “The Sixth Commandment,” which additionally gained restricted drama. “Acting’s a stupid thing… stand up pretending to be somebody and pissing about in costume,” Spall mentioned to laughter as he picked up the award.
“Strictly Come Dancing” gained for leisure, whereas “Squid Game: The Challenge” gained an award for actuality. Last yr’s Eurovision Song Contest, which passed off within the U.Okay., gained for dwell occasion protection, with Hannah Waddingham – one of many hosts final yr – accepted the award together with the manufacturing group.
Sarah Lancarshire gained the main actress award for her flip in “Happy Valley.” The present additionally beat out David Beckham teasing his spouse Victoria over her “working class” upbringing in his Netflix documentary “Beckham” to take house the award for many memorable second.Â