Los Angeles: The BAFTA TV Awards have been announced and ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ shines dazzling once again. According to Deadline, “Squid Game – The Challenge” won the BAFTA TV Awards in the Reality category.
The British-produced Netflix show beat out competition from shows like Banged Up and Married At First Sight. A competition version of the Korean drama Squid Game, in which 456 participants competed against each other for a huge cash prize.
Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan hosted the 2024 BAFTA TV Awards, honoring British television’s biggest stars, at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
From The Traitors producer Studio Lambert and The Garden, the series is a sporadic co-production between two major UK unscripted producers from different production groups.
Traitors won last year when the category was called Reality and Constructed Facts.
This year, “The Crown” and “Black Mirror” received the most nominations. However, these nominations did not translate into awards as Content Valley and Top Boy dominated the BAFTA television awards.
In the acting categories, Jasmine Jobson won the BAFTA for supporting actress for “Top Boy,” according to Deadline, and the series won its second best drama series award, ahead of “Content Valley,” “The Gold” and “Snail-paced Horses.” “for the honor. Timothy Spall won best actress for his role in “The Sixth Commandment,” which also won in the narrow drama category. “Acting is stupid… get up, pretend to be someone else and pee in a costume,” Spall laughed as he accepted the award.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ won the entertainment category and ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ won the reality award. Last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in the UK, was won live, with Hannah Waddingham – one of last year’s hosts – accepting the award along with the production team.
Sarah Lancarshire won Best Actress for her role in Content Valley. The show also beat out David Beckham, who teased his wife Victoria about her “working class” upbringing in his Netflix documentary “Beckham,” winning the award for most memorable moment.
