Adolescence leads the nominations at this year's Royal Television Society Awards, dominating six categories as the short list is officially revealed.
The hit Netflix drama, which stars Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham, has received the most nominations for a single show with its nods, including for Limited Series and Single Drama.
Owen, 16, who plays troubled teenager Jamie Miller in the series, is nominated for this year's Breakthrough Award as well as in the male Supporting Actor category for his role.
His co-star Stephen, 52, is also in the running for a gong for male Leading Actor.
Graham is up against House of Guinness' Anthony Boyle, Unforgivable's Bobby Schofield and Malachi Kirby for his role in A Thousand Blows.
Irish actress Erin Doherty, who scooped a gong at last month's Golden Globes, is nominated for the female Supporting Actor award, though faces competition from Slow Horses star Saskia Reeves, Anna Friel for Unforgivable and Toxic Town's Amiee Lou Wood.
Owen, 16, who plays troubled teenager Jamie Miller in the series, is nominated for this year's Breakthrough Award as well as in the male Supporting Actor category for his role
His co-star Stephen, 52, is also in the running for a gong for Leading Actor. Graham is up against Anthony Boyle, Bobby Schofield and Malachi Kirby
New mother Erin, 33, is also nominated for female Leading Actor for her role in A Thousand Blows.
Former EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis joins her in the running for her work in ITV drama Code of Silence, along with Prisoner 951's Narges Rashidi and Tamara Lawrance for Get Millie Black.
Elsewhere, the BBC has racked up the most nominations this year, with a total of 47 nods across the 29 categories.
Nominated for the male Comedy Performance category is Steve Coogan, Oliver Savell, Jon Pointing and Adjani Salmon.
Celebrity Traitors leads the Entertainment and Reality shortlist, alongside Married at First Sight and Race Across the World.
Claudia Winkleman is also in the running for the best Entertainment Performance gong for her role in the BBC hit, competing with Rob Beckett and Romesh Rangathan for their series and Romesh by himself for his Can't Knock the Hustle programme.
Davina McCall is the biggest name in this year's Presenter category, joined by money man Martin Lewis for his self-tilted ITV consumer series, as well as former Strictly star Hamza Yassin with his Hidden Wild Isles series.
Meanwhile, ITV's soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been snubbed from the Soap and Continuing Drama category, with just Casualty, EastEnders and Hollyoaks facing off.
Competing for Best Drama are Blue Lights, Code of Silence, Slow Horses and This City Is Ours.
Amandaland has secured two nominations in the female Comedy Performance category, with stars Lucy Punch and Philippa Dunne facing off against Transaction's
Comedian and presenter Tom Allen will host the awards for a fifth year, which will take place on Tuesday March 24.
Irish actress Erin Doherty, who scooped a gong at last month's Golden Globes , is nominated for the female Supporting Actor award (pictured at the Bafta Film Awards in February)
Speaking about this year's ceremony, Kenton Allen, Chair of the RTS Programme Awards and CEO of Big Talk Studios, said: 'The RTS Programme Awards celebrate the extraordinary depth of creative talent that defines the UK television industry. 'Across every genre represented in this year's nominations we see the craft, originality and ambition that continue to make Britain one of the most admired creative markets in the world. 'From writers and performers to producers, directors and the many brilliant teams on and off camera, these programmes demonstrate the power of British storytelling to inform, entertain and resonate with audiences at home and around the globe. 'On behalf of the Royal Television Society, I would like to congratulate all of this year's nominees and thank them for the imagination, skill and sheer hard work that keeps our industry at the very forefront of global television.'
RTS Programme Awards 2026 Nominations
Arts
- Nick Cave's Veiled World
- The Last Musician of Auschwitz
- The Trouble With Mr Doodle
Breakthrough Award
- Ellis Howard - What It Feels Like for a Girl
- Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie - Just Act Normal
- Maximilian Fairley - Unforgotten
- Owen Cooper - Adolescence
Children's Programme
- Crongton
- Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me.
- Wolf King
Comedy Drama
- Big Boys
- Dreaming Whilst Black
- Juice
Comedy Entertainment
- Last One Laughing
- Taskmaster
- Would I Lie to You?
Comedy Performance - Female
- Jordan Gray - Transaction
- Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go
- Lucy Punch - Amandaland
- Philippa Dunne - Amandaland
Comedy Performance - Male
- Adjani Salmon - Dreaming Whilst Black
- Jon Pointing - Big Boys
- Oliver Savell - Changing Ends
- Steve Coogan - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
Daytime Programme
- BBC Breakfast - Our Girls: The Southport Families
- Loose Women
- The Marvellous Miniature Workshop
Documentary Series
- Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
- Boyzone: No Matter What
- Murder 24/7
Drama Series
- Blue Lights
- Code of Silence
- Slow Horses
- This City Is Ours
Entertainment & Reality
- Married at First Sight UK
- Race Across The World
- The Celebrity Traitors
Entertainment Performance
- Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan - Rob & Romesh Vs
- Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle
- Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors
Formatted Popular Factual
- Go Back to Where You Came From
- The Assembly
- The Jury: Murder Trial
History
- Flight 149: Hostage of War
- Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
- Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire
Leading Actor - Female
- Rose Ayling-Ellis - Code Of Silence
- Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows
- Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951
- Tamara Lawrance - Get Millie Black
Leading Actor - Male
- Anthony Boyle - House of Guinness
- Bobby Schofield - Unforgivable
- Malachi Kirby - A Thousand Blows
- Stephen Graham - Adolescence
Limited Series and Single Drama
- Adolescence
- Get Millie Black
- I Fought the Law
- What It Feels Like for a Girl
Live Event
- VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember
- Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
- Last Night of the Proms: Finale
Presenter
- Hamza Yassin - Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles
- Martin Lewis - The Martin Lewis Money Show Live
- Davina McCall - Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live
Science & The Natural World
- Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon
- Pangolin: Kulu's Journey
- Underdogs
Scripted Comedy
- Here We Go
- How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
- Such Brave Girls
- Things You Should Have Done
Single Documentary
- Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
- Grenfell: Uncovered
- Groomed: A National Scandal
Soap and Continuing Drama
- Casualty
- EasTEnders
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