Irish actress Fiona Shaw has won 'best supporting actress' for her role in BBC drama Killing Eve at the TV BAFTAs in the UK.
It was a very successful night for the show – pulling in a total of three awards and beating out the challenge of The Bodyguard for ‘best drama series.’
Accepting her award Ms Shaw said her role in the show was “probably the greatest pleasure of my life.”
She also praised the show’s creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge for her "earth-shattering genius and wayward imagination."
Fiona Shaw seems pretty pleased with her BAFTA for Supporting Actress ☺️✨ #BAFTATV @KillingEve pic.twitter.com/shAHVquNWc
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 12, 2019
Picking up the ‘best drama series’ award on stage, Ms Waller-Bridge praised her "charismatic, breathtaking, energetic team” and the author Luke Jennings, whose books the show were based on.
The shows third award saw actress Jodie Comer taking home the ‘best lead actress’ prize.
The Liverpudlian beat US co-star Sandra Oh, among others, to the award.
"Thank you so much," the 26-year-old said.
"Sorry I'm the only one who's turned on the waterworks."
She described Ms Waller-Bridge as "the most talented person I know, also an inspiration."
Congratulations to all of the #BAFTATV nominees and winners 🏆👏 Here's a deadly kiss goodnight from our Leading Actress, @jodiecomer 💋 pic.twitter.com/e7MAVg0QC7
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 12, 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch won the best actor award for his role in the Sky Atlantic drama Patrick Melrose – which also won the ‘best mini series’ award.
The actor, who was first nominated in 2005, told the audience: "Oh gosh, I think I'm going to fall over, I'm very used to being a bridesmaid not the bride.
"We all stand on one man's shoulders, the man who wrote the five novels who this is based on,” he said.
"Edward St Aubyn, thank you for your wit, your courage."
Cambridge Analytica Uncovered (Channel 4) triumphed in the news category, with its programme-makers thanking the undercover reporter who exposed what the political consulting firm were up to.
They said: "We couldn't have done it without him - or her."
"Facebook are saying they are doing what they can to protect people's data... we still await to see if that's the case."
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! won best reality and constructed factual for the most recent series featuring Holly Willoughby as co-host.
With reporting from IRN ...
