{"id":284939,"date":"2025-11-26T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/284939\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:08:10","slug":"bbc-dominates-broadcast-awards-2026-with-52-nominations-more-than-double-channel-4-and-itv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/284939\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC dominates Broadcast Awards 2026 with 52 nominations – more than double Channel 4 and ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Death<\/p>\n

The BBC<\/a> has received a welcome shot in the arm with more than twice as many nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2026 as any other broadcaster or streamer.<\/p>\n

The corporation\u2019s performance was particularly strong in the Children\u2019s Programme, and Comedy Drama categories, where it delivered five of the six shortlisted entries; and in the Specialist Factual and Comedy categories, where it was responsible for four out of the six.<\/p>\n

By comparison, the next highest number of nominations was Channel 4<\/a> with 19 and ITV<\/a> with 18.<\/p>\n

Shortlists for some of the major categories include Best Independent Production Company, which will see 72 Films, Candour Productions, Rogan Productions, Studio Lambert, World Productions and Warp Films go head to head, while Broadcaster of the Year will see SVoD giant Netflix<\/a> battle PSBs the BBC, Channel 4, ITV1<\/a> and 5, as well as UKTV<\/a> streamer U.<\/p>\n

Factual outfits Rogan and 72 will face off again in the Best Documentary Programme with their respective Netflix and BBC films Grenfell: Uncovered and Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case. Those shows will compete with Amos Pictures\u2019 One Day in October (C4), Life and Death in Gaza (BBC) from BBC Eye & BBC Storyville, Drum Studios\u2019\u00a0Flight 149: Hostage of War for Sky<\/a> Documentaries, and Undercover: Exposing The Far Right from Tigerlily & Marking Inc in association with HiddenLight & Doc Society for C4.<\/p>\n

\"Adolescence\"<\/p>\n

The 2026 iteration of the awards features several new categories, including Best New Drama. It will be contested by the BBC\u2019s Mr Loverman (Fable Pictures), Disney<\/a>+ duo Rivals (Happy Prince) and A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions & Water & Power Productions), ITV\u2019s I Fought The Law (Hera Pictures) and Warp Films pair Reunion (BBC) and Adolescence, co-produced with Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix.<\/p>\n

Best Returning Drama encompasses the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, All Creatures Great and Small, Slow Horses, Y Golau: D\u0175r, Malpractice and Showtrial.<\/p>\n

\"Gavin<\/p>\n

Rounding out the new scripted new categories, Best Comedy Drama, will see Death Valley, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Alma\u2019s Not Normal, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, Big Boys and Boarders compete.<\/p>\n

Various indies have multiple nominations including Warp Films and Various Artists Limited (four nominations); 72 Films and Studio Lambert (three nominations); and CPL Productions, DM Productions, Expectation, Fulwell Entertainment, Happy Prince, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions, Hat Trick Productions, Optomen, Passion Pictures and Rockerdale Studios (two apiece).<\/p>\n

\"Danny<\/p>\n

A quintet of shows won two nominations \u2013 Netflix\u2019s smash hit drama Adolescence, comedy trio Juice, Smoggie Queens and Such Brave Girls and entertainment format The Assembly.<\/p>\n

After the BBC with 52 nominations, Channel 4 with 19 and ITV with 18, comes Sky with 11 across its operations. Streamers Netflix (four) and Prime Video (two) also feature on the shortlist, while 5 scored three nominations and National Geographic two.<\/p>\n

The Special Recognition Award, sponsored by Gravity Media, and the Hall of Fame Award, sponsored by Access Bookings, will be announced on the awards night.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s dock10 TV Moment of the Year shortlist be revelaed on Monday, when the voting period to select the winner will begin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The awards take place on 4 February at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane.<\/p>\n

Tables are now available to purchase \u2013 package details can be found here: https:\/\/broadcastawards.co.uk\/table-packages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The full shortlist is available below and can also be found on the awards website: https:\/\/broadcastawards.co.uk\/shortlist-2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Children\u2019s Programme
\n
\nCrongton,\u00a0New Pictures for BBC iPlayer
\nHorrible Science,\u00a0Lion Television for\u00a0BBC iPlayer
\nMy Life: Me, My Horse and My Spear,\u00a0Salt Street for\u00a0BBC iPlayer
\nSuper Happy Magic Forest,\u00a0Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, Zodiak Kids, Family France, Movimenti Productions & Monello Productions for CBBC & BBC iPlayer
\nThe Night Before Christmas in Wonderland,\u00a0Lupus Films, Islington Films & Universal Content Group\u00a0for Sky
\nThe Primrose Railway Children,\u00a0BBC Studios<\/a> Kids & Family for BBC <\/p>\n

Best Comedy Drama Programme
\n
\nAlma\u2019s Not Normal, Expectation TV for BBC\u00a0
\nAm I Being Unreasonable,\u00a0Boffola Pictures for BBC
\nBig Boys, Roughcut TV for Channel 4\u00a0
\nBoarders,\u00a0Studio Lambert\u00a0for BBC
\nDeath Valley, BBC Studios Comedy for BBC
\nGavin & Stacey: The Finale,\u00a0Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions & Baby Cow Productions for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Comedy Programme
(Sponsored by Riverside TV Studios)
\n
\nHere We Go,\u00a0BBC Studios Comedy for BBC
\nJuice, Various Artists Limited for BBC
\nMr Bigstuff,\u00a0Water & Power Productions & Sky Studios for Sky Max
\nPushers,\u00a0Merman Television & 2LE Media for C4
\nSmoggie Queens, Hat Trick Productions for BBC
\nSuch Brave Girls, Various Artists Limited for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Current Affairs Programme
\n
\nAmerica\u2019s Veterans: The War Within (Exposure), Fuuse Films for ITV1
\nBlood Parliament, BBC World Service for YouTube
\nGaza: Doctors Under Attack, Basement Films for Channel 4
\nKill List: Hunted By Putin\u2019s Spies, Passion Pictures & Bellingcat Productions for Channel 4
\nLucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? (Exposure), DM Productions for ITV1
\nState of Rage, Duskwater for Channel 4\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Daytime Programme
\n
\nDoorbell Detectives, Purple Productions for BBC
\nHelp! We Bought a Village, True North Productions for Channel 4
\nLost and Found in the Lakes,\u00a0Ty\u2019r Ddraig for BBC
\nNarrow Escapes,\u00a0Bowled Over Media with Motion Content Group for Channel 4
\nRichard Osman\u2019s House of Games, Remarkable Entertainment for BBC
\nScam Interceptors, BBC Studios for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Documentary Programme
\n
\nFlight 149: Hostage of War, Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries
\nGrenfell: Uncovered, Rogan Productions for Netflix
\nLife and Death in Gaza,\u00a0BBC Eye & BBC Storyville for BBC
\nOne Day in October, Amos Pictures for Channel 4
\nTrump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case, 72 Films for BBC
\nUNDERCOVER: Exposing The Far Right,\u00a0Tigerlily & Marking Inc in assoc with Hidden Light & Doc Society for Channel 4\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Documentary Series
(Sponsored by\u00a0The Complete Camera Company)
\n
\nAmbulance, Dragonfly Film & TV for BBC
\nBibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park, True Vision TV for Sky Documentaries
\nLife and Death Row, BBC Studios for BBC
\nOperation Dark Phone: Murder by Text, The Garden for Channel 4
\nThe Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed, RAW for ITV1 & ITVX
\nTsunami: Race Against Time, Blast Films for National Geographic\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Entertainment Programme
(Sponsored by BBC Studioworks)
\n
\nA League of Their Own, CPL Productions for Sky Max
\nLast One Laughing, Zeppotron & Initial for Prime Video
\nMichael McIntyre\u2019s Big Show, Hungry McBear for BBC
\nStrictly Come Dancing, BBC Studios for BBC
\nThe Assembly, Rockerdale Studios for ITV1
\nThe Great British Bake Off, Love Productions for Channel 4\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Factual Entertainment Programme
\n
\nClarkson\u2019s Farm, Expectation TV & Con Dao for Prime Video
\nExtraordinary Portraits, Chatterbox Media for BBC
\nPete Wicks: For Dogs\u2019 Sake, BBC Studios Entertainment for U&W
\nSort Your Life Out, Optomen Television for BBC
\nThe Piano, Love Productions for Channel 4
\nVirgin Island, Double Act for Channel 4\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Multichannel Programme
\n
\nJuice, Various Artists Limited for BBC
\nKursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin, HiddenLight for Sky HISTORY
\nMarried at First Sight UK, CPL Productions for E4
\nMurder Case: The Vanishing Cyclist, Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland
\nOlivia Attwood: The Price of Perfection, Optomen Television for ITVX
\nSuch Brave Girls, Various Artists Limited for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best New Drama
\n
\nA Thousand Blows, The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions & Water & Power Productions for Disney+
\nAdolescence, Warp Films, Matriarch Productions & Plan B for Netflix
\nI Fought The Law, Hera Pictures for ITV1 & ITVX
\nMr Loverman, Fable Pictures for BBC
\nReunion, Warp Films for BBC
\nRivals, Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios<\/a> for Disney+ <\/p>\n

Best News Programme
\n
\nBBC Breakfast: Southport and Social Media \u2013 From Heartbreak to Hope, BBC Breakfast for BBC
\nBBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak, BBC News for BBC
\nGood Morning Britain Southport Special: Giving Voice to the Victims, ITV Studios for ITV
\nInside Sednaya: The Fall of Assad, Channel 4 News for Channel 4
\nSky News: Assad Downfall, Sky News for Sky News
\nThe Case Against the Archbishop, Channel 4 News for Channel 4 <\/p>\n

Best Original Programme
\n
\nAdolescence, Warp Films, Matriarch Productions & Plan B for Netflix
\nCode of Silence, Mammoth Screen for ITV1
\nSmoggie Queens, Hat Trick Productions for BBC
\nThe Assembly, Rockerdale Studios for ITV1
\nThe Donald Trump Show, 72 Films for Channel 4
\nUnderdogs, Maximum Effort & Wildstar Films for National Geographic <\/p>\n

Best Pre-School Programme
\n
\nBig Lizard, Beakus, Je Suis Bien Content, Watch Next Media & Bardaf! Productions for CBeebies
\nDodge\u2019s Pup School, Brilliant Trees Media for BBC iPlayer
\nJaime\u2019s Yoga Adventures, Zodiak Kids & Cosmic Kids for Sky Kids
\nMixmups, Mackinnon & Saunders for Channel 5<\/a> Milkshake!
\nMojo Swoptops, Blue Zoo for BBC
\nTiddler, Magic Light Pictures for BBC <\/p>\n

Best Reality Programme
(Sponsored by\u00a0Versa Studios)
\n
\nI Kissed a Boy, Twofour for BBC
\nI\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out Of Here!, Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios for ITV1
\nLove Is Blind: UK, CPL Productions for Netflix
\nTempting Fortune, Voltage TV Productions for Channel 4
\nThe Fortune Hotel, Tuesday\u2019s Child for ITV1
\nThe Traitors, Studio Lambert for BBC <\/p>\n

Best Returning Drama
\n
\nAll Creatures Great and Small, Playground Television for 5
\nMalpractice, World Productions for ITV1
\nShowtrial, World Productions for BBC
\nSlow Horses, See-Saw Films for Apple<\/a> TV
\nWolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Playground & Company Pictures, Masterpiece in assoc Banijay<\/a> Rights Limited for BBC
\nY Golau: D\u0175r, The Light, Y Golau Cyf, Triongl & Channel 4 for S4C <\/p>\n

Best Soap\/Continuing Drama
\n
\nCasualty, BBC Studios for BBC
\nCoronation Street, ITV Studios for ITVX & ITV1
\nEastEnders, BBC Studios for BBC
\nEmmerdale, ITV Studios for ITV1
\nHollyoaks, Lime Pictures for E4
\nWaterloo Road, Rope Ladder Fiction & Wall to Wall North for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Specialist Factual Programme
\n
\n7\/7: The London Bombings, The Slate Works for BBC
\nChildren of the Cult (Exposure), DM Productions for ITV1
\nHelmand: Tour of Duty, Passion Pictures & Kailash Films for BBC
\nSimon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz, Oxford Films for BBC
\nThe Lost Music of Auschwitz, Windfall Films for Sky Arts
\nUnforgotten: The Bradford City Fire, Acme for BBC & BBC iPlayer\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Sports Programme
(Sponsored by NEP)
\n
\nCheltenham Festival – Day One, ITV Sport for ITV1
\nEngland v India Test Cricket, Sky Sports<\/a> for Sky Sports Cricket
\nEuro 2025, ITV Sport for ITV1
\nTour De France, ITV Sport for ITV4
\nUEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2025, Sunset+Vine for BBC
\nWomen\u2019s Rugby World Cup, Whisper for BBC\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Post-Production House
\n
\ndock10
\nENVY
\nrunVT
\nSerious Facilities
\nSky Post Production
\nSuite\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Emerging Indie of the Year
\n
\nBinocular
\nHappy Prince
\nLove Monday
\nSandpaper Films
\nWalk on Air Films
\nZANDLAND\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Best Independent Production Company
(Sponsored by Barclays)
\n
\n72 Films
\nCandour Productions
\nRogan Productions
\nStudio Lambert
\nWarp Films
\nWorld Productions\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Broadcaster of the Year
(Sponsored by\u00a0BMC TV & Racetech)
\n
\n5
\nBBC
\nChannel 4
\nITV1
\nNetflix
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