BAFTAs TV 2019: Jodie Comer in TEARS as she wins Best Actress

Elated: Jodie Comer broke down in tears at Sunday’s British Academy Television Awards, after the Killing Eve star won Best Actress for her performance as the assassin Villanelle

Elated: The Liverpool-born actress broke down in tears as she accepted the award for Best Leading Actress for her acclaimed performance as Villanelle

Gorgeous: The beautiful actress had dazzled in a plum one-shouldered gown as she arrived for the awards showcase

Screen staple: Jodie has been highly praised for her performance as the ruthless assassin Villanelle (pictured above on the show) 

Delighted: Jodie also dedicated her award to her late grandmother, who passed away when she first began filming the BBC drama

Happy: After the ceremony, the entire cast of winners took to the stage, where they playfully posed with their awards

Cheese! Jodie also playfully posed for a selfie with producer Phil Bigwood, who scooped the award for Best Sport earlier in the evening

Joyful: Upon taking to the podium, Jodie’s delight was absolutely apparent as she proudly displayed her prize

Jodie Comer pays tribute to her late grandmother                                            Frances at the TV BAFTAs 

We won! After accepting her award, Jodie posed backstage with Benedict Cumberbatch, who received the award for Best Leading Actor

Joint winners! After thanking Phoebe Waller-Bridge in her speech, Jodie also caught up with the acclaimed writer backstage, as they proudly displayed their prizes

Well done! Phoebe struggled to hide her delight, after Killing Eve also won the coveted award for Best Drama Series

Amazing: Phoebe has become one of TV’s most acclaimed writers, thanks to her work on both Killing Eve and Fleabag

BAFTA TV Awards 2019: WINNERS

Gushing: In her speech Phoebe said: ’Oh my god thank you so much BAFTA for this as you can see this is a brilliant charismatic risk-taking team, this is so unbelievably exciting’

Sensational: Fiona Shaw had also received the prize for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as MI6 spy Carolyn Martens

Gushing: The veteran actress delivered one of the best speeches of the night, after stopping to celebrate with Jodie Comer

Superstars: All three gorgeous stars proudly displayed their awards backstage, with Killing Eve’s second series set to air later this year in the UK

Praised: The drama had been nominated five times – including Best Leading Actress for Sandra Oh, and Best Supporting Actor for Kim Bodnia

Party time! After proudly displaying their awards, the Killing Eve stars made their way out of the awards event to go and celebrate

Big star: Benedict Cumberbatch was another big winner of the night, as he received Best Leading Actor for his role in Patrick Melrose, and it was the star’s first win and seventh nomination

My prize! In his touching speech, Benedict paid tribute to his wife Sophie Hunter for offering a welcome respite from his performance as the embattled drug addict

Gorgeous: The happy couple had made a joint appearance on the red carpet earlier in the evening, with Sophie dazzling in a semi-sheer black midi dress

So close! Benedict had previously been nominated for his role in Sherlock three times, but had never scooped the coveted award. The actor was also nominated in 2017 for his performance in Richard III

British star: Benedict was highly praised for his performance as Patrick Melrose, in the series based on the novels by Edward St. Aubyn

Stunning: Helen McCrory looked incredibly beautiful in a black ruffled fishtail gown as she took to the stage to present Benedict with his grand award

Hilarious: Helen also joked that she had forgotten her reading glasses, and so had to use her sunglasses in a bid to read the autocue

Strange: Ant McPartlin also made an awkward second appearance on the stage for the awards on Sunday night, after I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here scooped the award for Reality and Constructed Factual

Not me! As it was announced that I’m A Celebrity had won the award, Ant stood to allow the rest of the show’s crew – including Dec and stand-in host Holly Willoughby – to take to the stage

It’s you! After arriving on-stage Ant pushed Holly towards the podium to accept the honour, after she took his place presenting the show late last year 

Touching: Delivering his own speech, Dec said: ‘ I’d like to say thank you to Holly for helping me out last year standing in for Ant who has reluctantly come in here tonight, because he’s still part of the team obviously’

Two in a row: Ant and Dec had also scooped Best Entertainment Programme earlier in the evening for Britain’s Got Talent, and took to the stage alongside judge David Walliams

Back together: The presenting duo took to the stage to accept the honour after making their first awards show appearance since Ant’s drink-drive arrest last year

Tough time: He was arrested for drink-driving in March last year and his presenting partner Dec hosted the live Britain’s Got Talent shows solo

Happy: The pair looked delighted to be back on the red carpet together, after Dec made an appearance solo last year

Almost there: But the awards show wasn’t a clean sweep for the double act, as they lost Best Entertainment Performance to Lee Mack for his work on Would I Lie To You?

Amazing: Graham Norton kicked off the star-studded event, which honoured the biggest and best from TV in the last 12 months

Savage: Graham certainly came out swiping with a scathing monologue that made a dig at everything from Danny Dyer to the Seann Walsh Strictly Come Dancing kiss scandal

Exciting: The awards show saw Killing Eve and Bodyguard battle it out for the coveted Best Drama prize, at the showcase in London’s Royal Festival Hall

It’s them! The first award of the night was Best Mini-Series, which delighted Fleabag fans as Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge reunited to present the prize, while playfully insisting the show had absolutely come to an end

Well done! Patrick Melrose was given the coveted honour, and amongst its crew, star Benedict Cumberbatch

Over the moon: The Sky Atlantic series was highly praised for its adaptation of the five-novel series, with Cumberbatch’s performance earning particular praise

Big win: A League Of Their Own received the prize for Comedy Entertainment Programme, but sadly none of its main stars – James Corden, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Romesh Ranganathan – were in attendance

Funny stars: Steve Pemberton was awarded with Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for his work on Inside No. 9 (left), with Jessica Hynes scooping the Best Female Performance gong for There She Goes (right)

Not a total loss: Bodyguard almost exited the awards show empty-handed, apart from the viewer-voted Must-See Moment TV moment, with star Keeley Hawes taking to the stage to accept the honour

And the winner is…: Paloma Faith and The Crown actress Emma Corrin appeared on stage to present an award 

Legendary: Joan Bakewell also received the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship award, after decades of work in broadcasting

Face to face: Joan was also spotted meeting Benedict while backstage at the grand ceremony

Girl power: Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley also scooped the award for Specialist Factual, and couldn’t hide their shock that they had won the award

Big stars: Riviera’s Julia Stiles and McMafia’s James Norton were also seen arriving on the stage to present one of the awards

Superstar: Danny Dyer also joined Holly on-stage to the award for Must-See TV Moment, and immediately joked about whether he should have re-iterated his crude comparison with David Cameron

Hilarious; The pair still proved a good duo as they presented the prize – voted for by the public – to Bodyguard

Super soap: Danny Dyer also took to the stage to accept Best Soap and Continuing Drama for EastEnders, who beat out Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Casualty

Aren’t you sweet? Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas also had a sweet moment with finalist Joe Sugg, as they presented an award together

Outstanding: Suranne Jones and Lenny Henry were also on hand to present the Special Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the TV industry

Amazing: After announcing that Nicola Schindley would be receiving the award, Lenny delivered an amazing recital of her incredibly long list of producing credits

Father-son time: Bradley Walsh also offered a moment of comedic relief with his son Bradley, who joked he would ‘never win’ one of the famous golden masks

Sporting superstars: Alex Scott and Billy Monger were also on hand to present the Best Sport Award, for BBC’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup Quarter-Final between England and Sweden

It’s our win! The crew behind the Sport prize also posed backstage with their prize following their coverage of the epic sporting event from Russia

Lavish: It proved to be an incredibly grand occasion, as all of the winning stars took to the stage to showcase their prizes after the awards show

Girls about town: Many of the stars were also spotted backstage after accepting their awards, including Julia Stiles (left) and Helen McCrory (right)

Glam in green: Jane Krakowski made a bold statement in her forest green gown as she posed up a storm backstage at the awards show

Interrogation: Stephen was also seen larking about backstage, after his role in the highly-praised Line Of Duty

Hot stuff: At the start of the night Holly, Jodie and Susanna (left-right) looked incredible as they upped the glam to the max on the red carpet

Woah! Holly looked incredible in a thigh-slash blue gown which featured a lingerie-style body underneath while the billowing sheer lengths added drama to the stunning look

Wow! Jodie was every inch the leading lady in her one-shouldered gown which boasted a floor-sweeping arm while the rest clung to her physique while she wore her blonde locks in bouncy waves

Wow! Susanna looked incredible as she hit the red carpet, just weeks after she addressed her breakup from Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish, 53, live on GMB

Oh my! Holly looked breathtaking in the sensational gown, which she revealed was designed by Maria Lucia Hohan

A dream: Keeley was a vision in a Bardot gown which gave a nod to bridal style

Happy couple: Injecting some serious A-list glam into the evening was Benedict and Sophie, who could not resist locking lips in a steamy display on the red carpet

The whole gang (bar Susanna): Alex Beresford, Sean Fletcher, Laura Tobin, Charlotte Hawkins, Piers Morgan, Ranvir Singh, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard all posed together to fly the flag for GMB

Stunner: Billie Piper, who had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in BBC thriller Collateral, was every inch the leading lady as she turned heads in a black one-shouldered blazer-style dress

Blue beauty: Fiona looked sensational in a Bardot blue gown with a pillar base and thin straps

Wow! Rochelle was sure to make a statement as she showed off her lingerie from beneath the sheer gown 

10 Things I Love About Your Outfit… Julia ensured she upped the glam factor to the max in a billowing navy gown

Here we go: Jodie gave an insight into her preparations for the TV BAFTAs in an Instagram post shared with followers earlier that night

She’s a winner: The actress posed for a sultry photo ahead of her triumph for Killing Eve at the star-studded annual event

Let’s go: Jodie was seen leaving the event with her fellow guests later that night

Well done: The actress held her coveted award on one hand while making her way onto the street

Well done: Jodie was given a congratulatory handshake as she chatted to guests outside the venue 

In good company: The actress was joined a a smartly dressed male friend as she waited for her car

High spirits: Jodie beamed as she climbed into the rear of her waiting car following the awards ceremony on Sunday evening