British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance


The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance is an award given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at their annual BAFTA Television Awards ceremony.
This category has had minor name changes:
Prior to the 1994 ceremony, acting performances in comedy roles were included in this category. Since 1994 they have been recognised in the Best Comedy Performance category.

1970s

1970 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show
1971 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show
1972 Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett - The Two Ronnies
1973 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show
1974 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show
1975 Stanley Baxter - The Moving Picture Show
1976 Ronnie Barker - Porridge
1977 Penelope Keith - The Good Life
1978 Ronnie Barker - Porridge & The Two Ronnies
1979 Ronnie Barker - Going Straight & The Two Ronnies
1980 John Cleese - Fawlty Towers
1981 Rowan Atkinson - Not The Nine O'Clock News
1982 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Minister
1983 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Minister
1984 Tracey Ullman - Three of a Kind
1985 Judi Dench - A Fine Romance
1986 Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
1987 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Prime Minister
  • Paul Eddington - Yes, Prime Minister
  • David Jason - Only Fools and Horses
  • Nicholas Lyndhurst - Only Fools and Horses
  • Julie Walters - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
  • Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
1988 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Prime Minister
  • Rowan Atkinson - Blackadder the Third
  • Paul Eddington - Yes, Prime Minister
  • Barry Humphries - The Dame Edna Experience
1989 Victoria Wood - An Audience with Victoria Wood'
1990 Rowan Atkinson - Blackadder Goes Forth
1991 David Jason - Only Fools and Horses
1992 Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave
1993 Joanna Lumley - Absolutely Fabulous
1994 Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave; One Foot in the Algarve
1995 Rory Bremner - Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1996 Rory Bremner - Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1997 John Bird & John Fortune - Rory Bremner...Who Else?/The Long John's
1998 Paul Whitehouse - The Fast Show
1999 Michael Parkinson - Parkinson
2000 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton
2001 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton
2002 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton
2003 Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You
2004 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2005 Paul O'Grady - The Paul O'Grady Show
2006 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2007 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2008 Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp
2009 Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp

2020s

Performers with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

The following people have been awarded the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times:
6 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times:
12 nominations
10 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations