British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance
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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.
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British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
First awarded | 1969 (presented in 1970) |
Currently held by | Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors (2023) |
Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
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This category has had minor name changes:
- From 1958 to 1962 it was presented as an individual award named Best Light Entertainment Artist.
- From 1963 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Light Entertainment Personality
- From 1967 to 1999 it was awarded as Best Light Entertainment Performance.[1]
- Since 2000 the award has been known as Best Entertainment Performance.
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.