- Written by Noor Nanji
- culture reporter
There were tears, surprises and quite a few parasols as the BAFTA TV Awards took place on the hottest day ever.
The ceremony is already over and the winners and losers are all known.
The final seasons of Happy Valley and Top Boy took home multiple awards on the night, with special awards also given to Baroness Floella Benjamin and daytime TV star Lorraine Kelly.
Here are six other highlights from this year's ceremony.
1. Clothes that can be boiled in a bag
Many of the celebrities wore loose-fitting clothing to keep cool from the sun beating down on London's Royal Festival Hall.
Joe Lycett is different. The comedian arrived dressed as Queen Elizabeth I, wearing a white cloak and a ruffled gown around the neck.
As temperatures soared, Lycett carried two types of fans on the red carpet: a manual one and a battery-powered one.
But that wasn't enough to keep him calm. “It's simmering in the bag,” he said of the silver ensemble.
He also lavished sunscreen not only on himself, but also on TV critic Scott Bryan, who was on the red carpet. “It was so surreal, but to be honest, I'm so happy because I don't have a tan now,” Brian later said.
Lycett then won the award for Best Entertainment Performance on Channel 4's show Late Night Lycett.
As soon as the comedian took the stage, he declared: “I lost a bet. It's so hot I need to pee.”
He added: “Thank you to my mother and father, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.”
2. Matthew Perry remembered
There were rumors that the remaining five Friends would reunite at the Emmy Awards earlier this year to pay tribute to their late co-star Matthew Perry.
That never happened. There was also some criticism of Perry's exclusion from the BAFTA Tribute section in February, which was probably intentional as Perry was primarily known for his work on television.
But on Sunday night, the actor, who passed away last year at the age of 54, was remembered at a ceremony. Some of his most memorable scenes from Friends were shown to audiences on screen.
The memorial section includes tributes to talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson, Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor, journalist Emily Morgan, newsreader George Alagia and Hairy Biker Dave Myers. It also included the words.
3. Different responses to the host
It was a busy night for comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. Not only did they have an award ceremony, but they also won for themselves on their show “Rob and Romesh VS.”
First, they gave instructions to the assembled celebrities about their acceptance speeches.
“Producers, you can go on stage if you want, but please stand back and let the celebrities talk,” Ranganathan said.
“For actors, it's impossible to fall in love with a script. They read it, love it, and think they can make money from it.”
The pair also targeted former Prime Minister Liz Truss, NHS wait times and Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others, overnight.
However, while some viewers enjoyed the joke, others were less impressed, calling it “absolutely disgusting” and “awkward.”
“The silence after every joke is unbearable,” one social media user wrote. ah.
4. There's no shortage of political commentary.
Many stars used the red carpet as an opportunity to make political statements.
Brian Cox, who played Logan Roy in Succession, wore a red pin with a hand attached, a symbol seen as calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Scottish actor lost out to Timothy Spall in the Best Actor category, winning for The Sixth Commandment.
However, he did take to the stage that night to present Lorraine Kelly with a special award to commemorate her 40th anniversary on television.
Steve Coogan, nominated for his role as serial sex offender Jimmy Savile in BBC drama The Reckoning, also wore a red pin.
I also lost to Spall. But at the start of the red carpet, he told the PA news agency that being nominated for a BAFTA felt like “validation” for his own decision to take on the risky role.
Khalid Abdallah, who played Princess Diana's late lover Dodi Fayed in The Crown, also wore a red pin.
Arriving on the red carpet for a photo shoot, the 43-year-old actor held up a hand that read “Stop Arming Israel.”
Meanwhile, he carried around 14,000 red sequins representing children killed in Gaza. he said this in x (Formerly known as Twitter).
5. Losers drink, anyone?
Actress Hannah Waddingham, 49, won hearts with her reaction to losing that night.
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas was in the running for Best Entertainment, but lost to Strictly Come Dancing.
When the camera panned to her following the announcement, Waddingham could be seen smiling, lifting the bracelet (which was also a small flask) and taking a sip. Then she raised it again to signal “Cheers.”
“X'' had fans overjoyed, with some calling him an “icon” as he drank from his bracelet.
“Hannah Waddingham's reaction to losing to Strictly was absolutely amazing,” one said.
The star was crowned victorious later in the night when he won the award for Best Live Event Broadcast at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Mr Waddingham, who co-hosted the event in Liverpool last year, accepted the award on stage with other contestants.
6. “Britain will win Eurovision someday.”
But speaking to the BBC after Eurovision 2023 won the BAFTA award for Best Live Event Broadcast, commentator Scott Mills and executive producer Andrew Cartmell expressed their concerns about the country's future. He was optimistic about the outlook.
Mills said Alexander is a “world-class performer” and has “nothing to be ashamed of.”
Even after winning the BAFTA, they remain optimistic that Britain will one day top Eurovision. They said it “will happen” and that we will get there one day.
Now, this is what I drink.