Apple TV’s smash hit “The Studio” sets new record as the most-awarded series of the year after landing International win at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards

Tonight, Apple TV’s smash hit “The Studio” landed a 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Award in the International category, officially becoming the first comedy in history to sweep all major awards in a single season. In addition to landing Apple TV its first win in the International category, “The Studio” is now the most-awarded series of the year, the most-awarded freshman comedy ever and the first comedy to win the International category at the BAFTA Television Awards in a decade. Apple landed 15 nominations overall for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards. Last month, Apple was recognized with two wins at the 2026 BAFTA Television Craft Awards, including Writer: Drama for “Slow Horses” and Director: Factual for “Vietnam: The War That Changed America.” The BAFTA Television Awards recognize the best British programs, performances and productions each year.

“The historic journey of ‘The Studio’ has been nothing short of astounding,” said Matt Cherniss, Apple TV’s head of programming. “The show’s sweeping success is a testament to the extraordinary talent, creativity and innovation of Seth, Evan and the entire creative team and cast. The series has resonated deeply with audiences worldwide, bringing laughter to millions. We couldn’t be prouder of the team’s monumental achievement and the way ‘The Studio’ has redefined what’s possible for comedy on a global scale.”

“The Studio” is the most Emmy-winning freshman comedy in history with 13 wins, including Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Lead Actor Seth Rogen. The series has also been recognized with Golden Globe Award wins for Best Comedy and Best Actor in a Comedy Seth Rogen; Critics Choice Award wins for Best Comedy, Best Actor in a Comedy Seth Rogen and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Ike Barinholtz; and is one of the few series to land the Golden Globe, Emmy and Critics Choice Awards for Best Comedy. Further record-breaking honors for “The Studio” include an American Film Institute Award for TV Program of the Year, and a sweep at The Actor Awards with wins including Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Male Actor Seth Rogen and Outstanding Female Actor Catherine O’Hara, in addition to wins for the Producers Guild, Writers Guild, Directors Guild, American Cinema Editors, Art Directors Guild, Cinema Audio Society, Casting Society Artios Awards, Costume Designers Guild, American Society of Cinematographers, and The Make-Up & Hair Stylists Guild, among many others.

These wins mark the latest recognition from the BAFTA Television Awards for Apple, following four wins in 2025, including Editing: Fiction and Sound: Fiction for “Slow Horses,” Original Music: Fiction for “Bad Sisters” and Children’s Craft Team for “The Velveteen Rabbit”; and four wins in 2024 including Editing: Fiction and Sound: Fiction for “Slow Horses,” as well as Production Design and Original Music: Fiction for world-building hit “Silo.” “Bad Sisters” earned a Titles & Graphic Identity win in 2023, as well as a Drama Series win and a Supporting Actress win for series star Anne-Marie Duff. The celebrated limited series “The Essex Serpent” landed a Costume Design win for first-time BAFTA winner Jane Petrie in 2023, and in 2022, “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room” won Editing: Factual, and “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” won Sound: Factual.

To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 817 wins and 3,498 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.

Apple landed three wins for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards, including:

International

Writer: Drama — Will Smith

Director: Factual — Rob Coldstream

All titles are now streaming globally on Apple TV.

In “The Studio,” Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps and breathes movies, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

Watch “The Studio” on Apple TV.

This darkly funny espionage drama follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes. Led by their brilliant but irascible leader, the notorious Jackson Lamb (Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman), they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Watch “Slow Horses” on Apple TV.

Ethan Hawke narrates this deeply profound look at what it was like to live through one of history’s longest wars, as told through first-person accounts and rarely seen footage.

Watch “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” on Apple TV.

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