| British Academy Television Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First award | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Strictly Come Dancing: "Chris McCausland andDianne Buswell waltz to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' " (2025) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
TheBritish Academy Television Award for Memorable Moment is awarded annually as part of theBritish Academy Television Awards. The category was created in 2017 and the winner is usually voted by the public. From 2017 to 2022, the category was sponsored byVirgin TV and presented under the nameVirgin TV's Must-See Moment. For the2023 ceremony, the sponsor for the category changed toP&O Cruises, also changing the name into its current nameP&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award.[1]
In 2025Strictly Come Dancing became the first program to receive multiple wins, with two wins from two nominations. Meanwhile,Game of Thrones andLine of Duty have been the most nominated programs in the category with three nominations each.
| Year | Program | Moment | Broadcaster (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 [2] | Planet Earth II | "Snake v Iguana Chase" | BBC One |
| Game of Thrones | "Battle of the Bastards" | Sky Atlantic | |
| Line of Duty | "Urgent Exit Required" | BBC Two | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | "Ed Balls' Gangnam Style" | BBC One | |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | "Danny Dyer's Origins" | ||
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | "Carpool Karaoke withMichelle Obama" | Sky One | |
| 2018 [3] | Blue Planet II | "Mother Pilot Whale Grieves" | BBC One |
| Game of Thrones | "Viserion is killed by the Night King" | Sky Atlantic | |
| Doctor Who | "The 13th Doctor Revealed" | BBC One | |
| Line of Duty | Huntley's Narrow Escape | ||
| One Love Manchester | "Ariana Grande Sings 'One Last Time'" | ||
| Love Island | "Stormzy Makes a Surprise Appearance" | ITV2 | |
| 2019 [4] | Bodyguard | "Julia Montague assassinated" | BBC One |
| Coronation Street | "Gail's monologue on the suicide ofAidan Connor" | ITV | |
| Doctor Who | "Rosa Parks,the Doctor and her companions ensure history remains intact" | BBC One | |
| Killing Eve | "Eve stabsVillanelle" | ||
| Peter Kay's Car Share | "The finale" | ||
| Queer Eye | "Tom completes his transformation" | Netflix |
| Year | Program | Moment | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 [8][9] | Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace | "Paddington MeetsThe Queen" | BBC One |
| Derry Girls | "The Finale, the people of Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly for peace"' | Channel 4 | |
| Heartstopper | "Nick andCharlie’s First Kiss" | Netflix | |
| Stranger Things | "Lucas,Dustin andSteve rescueMax from the demonicVecna by playing her favourite song -Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" | Netflix | |
| The Real Mo Farah | "SirMo Farah revealing he was illegally trafficked to the UK" | BBC One | |
| The Traitors | "The Final Roundtable" | ||
| 2024 [10][11] | Happy Valley | "Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce's final kitchen showdown" | BBC One |
| Beckham | "David teasesVictoria about her "working class" upbringing" | Netflix | |
| Doctor Who | "Ncuti Gatwa being revealed as the15th Doctor" | BBC One | |
| Succession | "Logan Roy's death" | Sky Atlantic | |
| The Last of Us | "Bill and Frank" | ||
| The Piano | "13-year old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw-dropping piano performance" | Channel 4 | |
| 2025 [12] | Strictly Come Dancing | "Chris McCausland andDianne Buswell waltz to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' " | BBC One |
| Bridgerton | "The carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope" | Netflix | |
| Gavin & Stacey: The Finale | "Smithy's Wedding: Mick Stands Up" | BBC One | |
| The Traitors | "Paul isn't my son... but Ross is!" | ||
| Mr Bates vs The Post Office | "Jo Hamilton phones theHorizon helpline" | ITV1 | |
| Rivals | "Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis" | Disney+ |
2 wins
3 nominations | 2 nominations
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