The British Academy Television Awards are given out by the

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( BAFTA). They are informally known as the BAFTA TV Awards. They have been awarded since 1954. From 1968-1997, the

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and the BAFTA Film Awards were presented in one joint ceremony. Since 1998, there have been two separate ceremonies. The film awards are held in February, two weeks ahead of the

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(Oscars) in America, while the Television awards are held in late May. The

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is the UK equivalent to the Emmy Award in the United States. The awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were first presented at the 2010 ceremony.

Winners and nominees

2010s

2020s

Superlatives

Actors with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor multiple times: 3 nominations * Stephen Graham 2 nominations *

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* Matthew Macfadyen * Stephen Rea

Programmes with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple Awards

2 awards *'' Sherlock''

Multiple Nominations

4 nominations *''

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'' 3 nominations *''

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'' *'' Sherlock'' 2 nominations *'' Line of Duty'' *''

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References

{{British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor British Academy Television Awards Television awards for Best Supporting Actor