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British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
Annual award
Annual award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | British Academy Television Award |
| presenter | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| country | United Kingdom |
| year | 2009 (presented in 2010) |
| holder | Ruth Jones for Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (2025) |
| website |
The British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance was instituted in 2009. It is awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media.
Since 2009 (presented in 2010), the British Academy Television Awards has presented two awards for comedy performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance. Before 2009 there was one award for Best Comedy Performance. Jessica Hynes is the only actress who has received this award more than once, with two wins.
Winners and nominees
2010s
| Year | Actress | Work | Character | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **2010 | ||||
| (56th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Rebecca Front | *The Thick of It* | Rt Hon Nicola Murray MP | BBC Two | |
| Jo Brand | Getting On | Kim Wilde | BBC Four | |
| Joanna Scanlan | Denise "Den" Flixter | |||
| Miranda Hart | Miranda | Miranda | BBC Two | |
| **2011 | ||||
| (57th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Jo Brand | *Getting On* | Kim Wilde | BBC Four | |
| Dawn French | Roger & Val Have Just Got In | Val Stephenson | BBC Two | |
| Katherine Parkinson | The IT Crowd | Jen Barber | Channel 4 | |
| Miranda Hart | Miranda | Miranda | BBC One | |
| **2012 | ||||
| (58th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Jennifer Saunders | *Absolutely Fabulous* | Edina Monsoon | BBC One | |
| Olivia Colman | Twenty Twelve | Sally Owen | BBC Four | |
| Tamsin Greig | Friday Night Dinner | Jackie Goodman | Channel 4 | |
| Ruth Jones | Stella | Stella Morris | Sky One | |
| **2013 | ||||
| (59th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Olivia Colman | *Twenty Twelve* | Sally Owen | BBC Two | |
| Julia Davis | Hunderby | Dorothy | Sky Atlantic | |
| Miranda Hart | Miranda | Miranda | BBC One | |
| Jessica Hynes | Twenty Twelve | Siobhan Sharpe | BBC Two | |
| **2014 | ||||
| (60th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Katherine Parkinson | *The IT Crowd* | Jen Barber | Channel 4 | |
| Frances de la Tour | Vicious | Violet Crosby | ITV | |
| Kerry Howard | Him & Her: The Wedding | Laura Williams | BBC Three | |
| Doon Mackichan | Plebs | Flavia | ITV2 | |
| **2015 | ||||
| (61st) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Jessica Hynes | *W1A* | Siobhan Sharpe | BBC Two | |
| Catherine Tate | Catherine Tate's Nan | Joanie Taylor | BBC One | |
| Olivia Colman | Rev. | Alex Smallbone | BBC Two | |
| Tamsin Greig | Episodes | Beverly Lincoln | ||
| **2016 | ||||
| (62nd) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Michaela Coel | *Chewing Gum* | Tracey Gordon | E4 | |
| Miranda Hart | Miranda | Miranda | BBC One | |
| Sian Gibson | Peter Kay's Car Share | Kayleigh Kitson | ||
| Sharon Horgan | Catastrophe | Sharon Morris | Channel 4 | |
| **2017 | ||||
| (63rd) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Phoebe Waller-Bridge | *Fleabag* | Fleabag | BBC Three | |
| Lesley Manville | Mum | Cathy Bradshaw | BBC Two | |
| Diane Morgan | Cunk on Shakespeare | Philomena Cunk | ||
| Olivia Colman | Fleabag | Godmother | BBC Three | |
| **2018 | ||||
| (64th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Daisy May Cooper | *This Country* | Kerry Mucklowe | BBC Three | |
| Anna Maxwell Martin | Motherland | Julia | BBC Two | |
| Sian Gibson | Peter Kay's Car Share | Kayleigh Kitson | BBC One | |
| Sharon Horgan | Catastrophe | Sharon Morris | Channel 4 | |
| **2019 | ||||
| (65th) | ||||
| ** | ||||
| Jessica Hynes | *There She Goes* | Emily Yates | BBC Four | |
| Daisy May Cooper | This Country | Kerry Mucklowe | BBC Three | |
| Julia Davis | Sally4Ever | Emma | Sky Atlantic | |
| Lesley Manville | Mum | Cathy Bradshaw | BBC Two |
2020s
| Year | Actress | Work | Character | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **2020 | ||||
| (66th)** | ||||
| Sian Clifford | *Fleabag* | Claire | BBC Three | |
| Sarah Kendall | Frayed | Sammy Cooper | Sky One | |
| Gbemisola Ikumelo | Famalam | Various Characters | BBC Three | |
| Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Fleabag | Fleabag | ||
| **2021 | ||||
| (67th)** | ||||
| Aimee Lou Wood | *Sex Education* | Aimee Gibbs | Netflix | |
| Daisy Haggard | Breeders | Ally Worsley | Sky One | |
| Emma Mackey | Sex Education | Maeve Wiley | Netflix | |
| Daisy May Cooper | This Country | Kerry Mucklowe | BBC Three | |
| Gbemisola Ikumelo | Famalam | Various Characters | ||
| Mae Martin | Feel Good | Mae | Channel 4 | |
| **2022 | ||||
| (68th)** | ||||
| Sophie Willan | *Alma's Not Normal* | Alma Nuthall | BBC Two | |
| Aimee Lou Wood | Sex Education | Aimee Gibbs | Netflix | |
| Aisling Bea | This Way Up | Áine | Channel 4 | |
| Anjana Vasan | We Are Lady Parts | Amina | ||
| Natasia Demetriou | Stath Lets Flats | Sophie | ||
| Rose Matafeo | Starstruck | Jessie | BBC Three | |
| **2023 | ||||
| (69th)** | ||||
| Siobhán McSweeney | *Derry Girls* | Sister George Michael | Channel 4 | |
| Lucy Beaumont | Meet the Richardsons | Lucy | Dave | |
| Daisy May Cooper | Am I Being Unreasonable? | Nic | BBC One | |
| Taj Atwal | Hullraisers | Rana | Channel 4 | |
| Diane Morgan | Cunk on Earth | Philomena Cunk | BBC Two | |
| Natasia Demetriou | Ellie and Natasia | Various characters | BBC Three | |
| **2024 | ||||
| (70th)** | ||||
| Gbemisola Ikumelo | *Black Ops* | Dom | BBC One | |
| Bridget Christie | The Change | Linda | Channel 4 | |
| Máiréad Tyers | Extraordinary | Jen | Disney+ | |
| Sofia Oxenham | Carrie | |||
| Roisin Gallagher | The Lovers | Janet | Sky Atlantic | |
| Taj Atwal | Hullraisers | Rana | Channel 4 | |
| **2025 | ||||
| (71st)** | ||||
| Ruth Jones | *Gavin & Stacey: The Finale* | Nessa Jenkins | BBC One | |
| Anjana Vasan | We Are Lady Parts | Amina | Channel 4 | |
| Kate O'Flynn | Everyone Else Burns | Fiona Lewis | ||
| Nicola Coughlan | Big Mood | Maggie | ||
| Lolly Adefope | The Franchise | Dagmara "Dag" Nwaeze | Sky Comedy | |
| Sophie Willan | Alma's Not Normal | Alma Nuthall | BBC Two |
Superlatives
| Record | Actress | Programme | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Jo Brand | Getting On | 53 |
| Oldest nominee | Frances de la Tour | Vicious | 69 |
| Youngest winner | Aimee Lou Wood | Sex Education | 26 |
| Youngest nominee | Emma Mackey | Sex Education | 24 |
Actresses with multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
The following people have won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance multiple times:
2 wins
- Jessica Hynes
Multiple nominations
The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance multiple times:
4 nominations
- Olivia Colman
- Miranda Hart
- Daisy May Cooper
3 nominations
- Jessica Hynes
- Gbemisola Ikumelo
2 nominations
- Taj Atwal
- Jo Brand
- Julia Davis
- Natasia Demetriou
- Sian Gibson
- Tamsin Greig
- Sharon Horgan
- Ruth Jones
- Lesley Manville
- Diane Morgan
- Katherine Parkinson
- Anjana Vasan
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Sophie Willan
- Aimee Lou Wood
Programmes with multiple wins and nominations
Multiple Nominations
4 nominations
- Fleabag
- Miranda
3 nominations
- Getting On
- Sex Education
- This Country
- Twenty Twelve
2 nominations
- Alma's Not Normal
- Catastrophe
- Extraordinary
- Famalam
- Hullraisers
- The IT Crowd
- Mum
- Peter Kay's Car Share
- We Are Lady Parts
References
References
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- (2021-04-28). "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards".
- (30 March 2022). "Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations".
- Ritman, Alex. (22 March 2023). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- (14 May 2023). "Bafta TV awards 2023: the full list of winners". Guardian.
- (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV Awards 2024: The list of nominations". BBC News.
- (May 12, 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024: the full list of winners".
- Richardson, Hollie. (27 March 2025). "Bafta TV awards 2025 nominations: full list". [[The Guardian]].
- Kanter, Jake. (11 May 2025). "BAFTA TV Awards Complete Winners: 'Mr Bates Vs The Post Office' & 'Mr Loverman' Win Big Prizes". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
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