It was an evening to remember for Michaela Coel as she and her acclaimed mini-series I May Destroy You landed top honours at last night’s 2021 BAFTA TV awards.

Having already scooped wins for her writing and directing of the BBC programme during last month’s BAFTA Craft ceremony, Coel followed up that momentum by taking home Best Actress for her portrayal of Arabella, a young woman who reassesses her life after being sexually assaulted at a nightclub.

Additionally, the series itself saw off very strong competition from the likes of Small Axe and Normal People to win the Best Mini-Series category.

Elsewhere, Paul Mescal saw off The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and Small Axe duo John Boyega and Shaun Parkes to win Best Actor for his performance as loved-up teenager Connell in Normal People.

In the supporting categories, Malachi Kirby won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of activist Darcus Howe in Small Axe. Supporting Actress was rewarded to Rakie Ayola for her role as Gee Walker, the mother of murdered Liverpool teenager Anthony Walker in the drama Anthony.

The biggest upset of the night saw Save Me Too land Best Drama Series ahead of The Crown’s acclaimed fourth series while Sitting in Limbo was named Best Single Drama.

In the comedy categories, Inside No. 9 overcame Ghosts and This Country to win Best Scripted Comedy while Charlie Cooper (This Country) and Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education) took home the acting prizes for their humorous performances.

Other notable winners on the night included Casualty (Best Soap & Continuing Drama), Welcome to Chechnya (Best International Programme), The Great House Giveaway (Best Daytime Programme) and Springwatch 2020 (Best Live Event).

Finally, the Virgin Media Must-See TV Moment award was presented to the dance group Diversity for their controversial Britain’s Got Talent routine, which reflected the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Despite multiple nominations at both ceremonies, The Crown and Adult Material were the biggest losers as neither failed to win from any of their respective nods.

The full list of diverse BAFTA winners can be found below:

BEST DRAMA SERIES
SAVE ME TOO

BEST MINI-SERIES
I MAY DESTROY YOU

BEST SINGLE DRAMA
SITTING IN LIMBO

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Paul Mescal, NORMAL PEOPLE

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Michaela Coel, I MAY DESTROY YOU

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Malachi Kirby, SMALL AXE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rakie Ayola, ANTHONY

BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY
INSIDE NO. 9

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Charlie Cooper, THIS COUNTRY

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Aimee Lou Wood, SEX EDUCATION

BEST SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY

BEST INTERNATIONAL
WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: THE GAY PURGE (STORYVILLE)

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME
THE GREAT HOUSE GIVEAWAY

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
LIFE & RHYMES

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Romesh Ranganathan, THE RANGANATION

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
LOCKED IN: BREAKING THE SILENCE (STORYVILLE)

BEST FEATURES
LONG LAST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE

BEST REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
THE SCHOOL THAT TRIED TO END RACISM

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL
THE SURGEON’S CUT

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
AMERICA’S WAR ON ABORTION (EXPOSURE)

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
SKY NEWS: INSIDE IDLIB

BEST SPORT
ENGLAND V WEST INDIES TEST CRICKET

BEST LIVE-EVENT
SPRINGWATCH 2020

BEST SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
THEY SAW THE SUN FIRST

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT, Diversity perform a routine inspired by the BLM protests

The full list of BAFTA craft winners can be found here: http://awards.bafta.org/award/2021/tvcraft