edinburgh tv awards 2026 nominees
company Awards
Broadcaster of the Year
5
BBC
Channel 4
ITV
Netflix
U
Production Group of the Year
Banijay UK
BBC Studios
Fremantle UK
ITV Studios
STV Studios
Production Company of the Year
Clapperboard Studios
Hera Pictures
Quay Street Productions
Studio Lambert
Twofour
Wonderhood Studios
Agency of the Year
DBA
Insanity
InterTalent
Leodis Talent
Mirador Talent Group
The Foundry
Small Indie of the Year
Black Camel Pictures
Candour Productions
Walk on Air Films
Programme Awards
Best Drama
Dept Q – A Left Bank Pictures Production for Netflix
Prisoner 951 – Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC
Riot Women – Drama Republic, BBC
Slow Horses – See-Saw Films and 60Forty Films in association with Apple for Apple TV
Waiting For The Out – Produced by Sister Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC One
What It Feels Like For A Girl – Hera Pictures for BBC
Best International Drama
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms – HBO in association with GRRM and Friendly Wolf Pictures for Sky Atlantic
All Her Fault – Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Sky Atlantic
Pluribus – Sony Pictures Television for Apple TV
The Last Of Us – HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog for Sky Atlantic
The Pitt – HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Your Friends & Neighbors – Apple Studios and Tropper Ink for Apple TV
Best Documentary
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (Exposure) – Zandland for ITV1/ITVX
Flight 149: Hostage of War – Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries
Grenfell: Uncovered – Rogan Productions for Netflix
Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story – Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC
See No Evil – Passion Pictures for Channel 4
The Dunblane Tapes – Candour Productions for Channel 4
Sponsored by The Farm
Best Comedy Series
Changing Ends – Baby Cow Productions for ITV 1 and ITVX
How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) – Baby Cow Productions for BBC One
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast – A Hat Trick Production for Netflix
Man Like Mobeen – Tiger Aspect and Dice Roll for BBC Three
Pushers – Merman Television & 2LE Media for Channel 4
Saturday Night Live UK – UTAS UK Productions and Broadway Video, for Sky and NOW
Best Entertainment or Reality Series
I Kissed A Boy – Twofour for BBC Three
Rob & Romesh Vs… – CPL Productions for Sky Max
Taskmaster – Avalon for Channel 4
The 1% Club – Magnum Media for ITV1
The Celebrity Traitors – Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC
The Last Leg – Open Mike Productions for Channel 4
Best Popular Factual Series
Celebrity Race Across the World – Studio Lambert for BBC
Educating Yorkshire –Twofour for Channel 4
Girl Bands Forever – Mindhouse Productions for BBC Two
The Assembly – Rockerdale Studios for ITV1
The Jury: Murder Trial – ScreenDog Productions for Channel 4
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy – Twofour in association with Apple for Apple TV
Best Branded Entertainment
Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures – Dragonfly TV for Channel 4
Guy Martin’s House Without Bills – North One for Channel 4 in partnership with NESTA
Where To Next? – Strongwatch Studios for Channel 4 and Visit Scotland
Win Win with People’s Postcode Lottery – Hello Dolly for ITV1
Best Visualised Podcast
Game’s Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast – Persephonica for BBC Sounds
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Podcast – Platform Media for Netflix
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked – Platform Media for BBC TV and BBC Sounds
Climate Storytelling Award
After The Flood – Quay Street Productions for ITV1/ITVX
Dirty Business – Halcyons Heart Films for Channel 4, UK. International sales by All3Media International.
Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall – Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision; BSNA, a Banijay Entertainment company for Netflix
Guy Martin’s House Without Bills – North One for Channel 4 in partnership with NESTA
Plastic Detox – Oceanic Preservation Society and Minderoo Pictures for Netflix
Under Salt Marsh – Little Door Productions, in association with Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic
Performance Awards
Best TV Actor - Drama
Gary Oldman in Slow Horses
Malachi Kirby in A Thousand Blows
Narges Rashidi in Prisoner 951
Rose Ayling-Ellis in Code of Silence
Sheridan Smith in I Fought the Law
Stephen Graham in A Thousand Blows
Best TV Actor - Comedy
Caoilfhionn Dunne in How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
Emma Sidi in Saturday Night Live UK
Lenny Rush in Finding Father Christmas
Oliver Savell in Changing Ends
Roisin Gallagher in How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
Sinéad Keenan in How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
Breakthrough Performance
Chenée Taylor in Just Act Normal
Ellis Howard in What It Feels Like for a Girl
Fehinti Balogun in Down Cemetery Road
Jessica Reynolds in A Woman of Substance
Osian Morgan in Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards
Posy Sterling in Dirty Business
Best TV Presenter - Factual
Davina McCall – Standup To Cancer – Cancer Clinic Live
Martin Lewis – The Martin Lewis Money Show Live
Matt Shea – Dispatches: Palestine Action – The Truth Behind The Ban
Oobah Butler – How I Made £1 Million in 90 Days
Best TV Presenter - Entertainment
Claudia Winkleman – The Celebrity Traitors
Greg Davies & Alex Horne – Taskmaster
Rob Brydon – Destination X
Romesh Ranganathan – Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents’ Evening