The best of British TV of 2018 was celebrated at the most prestigious Bafta Television Awards. The 2019 BAFTA TV Awards took place at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 12. With 14 nominations, Killing Eve was dominating this year with the hit thriller series' leading ladies Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh both up competing in the Best Leading Actress category. While Jodie Comer and the series both won awards in the Best Actress and Best Drama series awards, Benedict Cumberbatch took home the Best actor award for his role in Patrick Melrose.

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Check out the complete list of winners here:

Drama series

Killing Eve (BBC America/BBC Three)

Mini-series

Patrick Melrose (Showtime/Sky Atlantic)

Leading actress

Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America/BBC Three)

Leading actor

Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose (Showtime/Sky Atlantic)

Supporting actor

Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal (BBC One)

Supporting actress

Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve (BBC One)

Female performance in a comedy programme

Jessica Hynes – There She Goes (BBC Four)

Male performance in a comedy programme

Steve Pemberton – Inside No 9 (BBC Two)

International

Succession (HBO/Sky Atlantic)

Entertainment performance

Lee Mack – Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)

Specialist Factual

Suffragettes With Lucy Worsley (BBC One)

Reality and constructed factual

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I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! ( ITV)

Current affairs

Myanmar’s Killing Fields: Dispatches (Channel 4)

Entertainment programme

Britain’s Got Talent (ITV)

Scripted comedy

Sally4Ever (Sky Atlantic/HBO)

Comedy entertainment programme

A League of Their Own (Sky One)

Factual series

Louis Theroux’s Altered States (BBC Two)

Features

Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One)

Live event

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance (BBC One)

News coverage

Cambridge Analytica Uncovered (Channel 4)

Single documentary

Gun No 6 (BBC Two)

Single drama

Killed By My Debt (BBC Three) – WINNER

Soap and continuing drama

EastEnders (BBC One)

Sport

2018 World Cup: England v Sweden (BBC One)

Virgin Media Must-See Moment nominees

Bodyguard – the assassination of Julia Montague (BBC)

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