Sky celebrates 28 nominations at the 2026 BAFTA TV & Craft Awards

Sky today marked a standout performance at the 2026 BAFTA TV & Craft Awards, securing 28 nominations across all categories. This means that for the second consecutive year, Sky received nominations in every genre it commissions original content in, highlighting the range and quality of its Sky Originals.

This year also marks one of Sky’s most successful showings ever in performance categories, with five nominations. Colin Firth (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth), Matt Smith (The Death of Bunny Munro), and Rafa Mathé (The Death of Bunny Munro) are all recognised for their work in Sky Original series. They are joined by Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus) and Emilia Jones (Task), rounding out a strong year for acting nominations.

Leading the Sky nominations are two limited series The Death of Bunny Munro and Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, with four nominations each. Alongside acting nods for Matt Smith and Rafa Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro has been recognised for Original Music: Fiction (Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) and Titles & Graphic Identity. Alongside Colin Firth’s nomination, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth has also received nominations for Make Up & Hair Design, Costume and Sound: Fiction.

Sky’s documentary output also continues to gain critical acclaim, with Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park  earning a nomination for Factual Series. This follows its recent Grierson Award win and RTS nomination, underscoring its impact and the quality of documentary making.

For the first time ever, a Sky Original series from Italy has also earned a BAFTA nomination, with Tom Rowlands recognised for Original Music for Mussolini: Son of the Century.

Additionally, Sky has achieved double nominations in seven categories, including  Romesh Ranganathan receiving dual nominations in the Entertainment Performance category for Rob & Romesh Vs… and  Romesh: Can’t Knock The Hustle.

These nominations reflect Sky’s continued investment in high-quality, unmissable storytelling across genres, as well as its commitment to working with world-class creative talent.

The full list of Sky’s BAFTA TV & Craft Awards can be seen below.  

Television Nominations

Children’s Non-Scripted

• BooSnoo!
  
  1. Nominees: Julian Bashford, Chris Bowden, Tracy Liddell 
• World. War. Me.
  
  1. Nominees: Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin, Nicky Cox

Entertainment Performance

• Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan for Rob & Romesh Vs… 
• Romesh Ranganathan for Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle 

Factual Series

• Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
  
  1. Nominees: Alex Thomas, Sian Guerra, Lindsay Jonieczny, Jane Greenwood, Ian Watts, Brian Woods 

International

• The White Lotus
  
  1. Nominees: Mike White, Mark Kamine, David Bernard

Leading Actor

• Colin Firth for Lockerbie: A Search For Truth 
• Matt Smith for for The Death of Bunny Munro 

News Coverage

• Gaza: Fight for Survival

Sports Coverage

• 2025 Ryder Cup

Supporting Actor

• Rafael Mathé for The Death of Bunny Munro

Supporting Actress

• Aimee Lou Wood for The White Lotus 
• Emilia Jones for Task

Craft Nominations

Children’s Craft Team

• BooSnoo!
  
  1. Jack Tilley, Jo Clegg, Tony Clarke, Nicola Coppack, Connor M. Johnston, Yolanda Brown 
• The Very Small Creatures
  
  1. Lucy Izzard, Andrew Mitchell, Fernando Lechuga, Jean-Marc Petsas, Owen Peters, Bronwen Slater 

Costume Design

• Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
  
  1. Rhona Russell

Director: Multi-Camera

• Super Sunday - Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
  
  1. Laurence Cawsey

Editing: Fiction

• The Last of Us
  
  1. Simon Smith

Entertainment Craft Team

• Rob & Romesh Vs
  
  1. Graham Proud, Toby Wilkinson, Sam Turner, Alex Weeks, Jennifer Ford

Make Up & Hair Design

• Amadeus
  
  1. Vickie Lang, Nik Williams, Barrie Gower 
• Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
  
  1. Sjaan Gillings 

Original Music: Factual

• Moon: Nature’s Secret Force
  
  1. Sophy Purnell

Original Music: Fiction

• Mussolini: Son of the Century
  
  1. Tom Rowlands
• The Death of Bunny Munro
  
  1. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis 

Photography & Lighting: Fiction

• The Last of Us
  
  1. Catherine Goldschmidt 

Sound: Factual

• The Lost Music of Auschwitz
  
  1. Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Will Thomas, Jonathan Gibson

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