BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series

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British television award television award

The BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series is a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor recognizing outstanding achievement in television drama series in the United Kingdom.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series	18
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series	4
BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series	2
BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series canonical	2
BAFTA TV Award (as producer, for work on drama series)	1
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama	1
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series (as director/producer on The Crown, among team)	1
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series (nominated)	1
BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Drama Series	1
BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series nomination	1
BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series/Serial	1
BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series	1
BAFTA for Best Drama Series	1
BAFTA for Best Drama Series (for "Waking the Dead")	1
British Academy Television Award for Drama Series (2018s era, if applicable)	1

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Target entity: BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series
Context triple: [Spooks, award, BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series]

A. BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama is a British Academy Television Award recognizing outstanding one-off television dramas broadcast in the United Kingdom.
B. British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial
The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial is a BAFTA category honoring outstanding multi-part drama series produced for UK television.
C. BAFTA Television Award for Features
The BAFTA Television Award for Features is a British Academy of Film and Television Arts accolade recognizing outstanding achievement in television feature programming, such as lifestyle, factual entertainment, and magazine-style shows.
D. BAFTA Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy
The BAFTA Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy is a British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor recognizing outstanding writing and overall excellence in television comedy series.
E. International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series
The International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series is a prestigious television accolade honoring outstanding drama series produced and initially aired outside the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series
Target entity description: The BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series is a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor recognizing outstanding achievement in television drama series in the United Kingdom.

A. BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama is a British Academy Television Award recognizing outstanding one-off television dramas broadcast in the United Kingdom.
B. British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial
The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial is a BAFTA category honoring outstanding multi-part drama series produced for UK television.
C. BAFTA Television Award for Features
The BAFTA Television Award for Features is a British Academy of Film and Television Arts accolade recognizing outstanding achievement in television feature programming, such as lifestyle, factual entertainment, and magazine-style shows.
D. BAFTA Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy
The BAFTA Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy is a British Academy of Film and Television Arts honor recognizing outstanding writing and overall excellence in television comedy series.
E. International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series
The International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series is a prestigious television accolade honoring outstanding drama series produced and initially aired outside the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British television award ⓘ television award ⓘ
awardCategoryOf	BAFTA Television Awards ceremony ⓘ linked to: British Academy Television Awards
awardFor	best drama series on British television ⓘ
awardingBody	BAFTA Television Awards jury ⓘ linked to: BAFTA Television Committee
categoryType	programme award ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Serial ⓘ linked to: British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama ⓘ linked to: BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama
eligibilityRegion	United Kingdom television ⓘ
firstAwarded	1992 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	television drama ⓘ
hasAwardedFor	single television drama series season ⓘ
hasCeremonyLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
hasMediaType	television series ⓘ
hasNotableNominee	Bodyguard ⓘ Broadchurch ⓘ Killing Eve ⓘ Peaky Blinders ⓘ
inception	1992 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
notableWinner	Cracker ⓘ Downton Abbey ⓘ Happy Valley ⓘ Line of Duty ⓘ Sherlock ⓘ Spooks ⓘ The Crown ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.bafta.org/television/awards ⓘ
parentOrganization	BAFTA Television Committee ⓘ
partOf	British Academy Television Awards ⓘ
presentedBy	British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
prestige	major UK television drama award ⓘ
relatedAward	BAFTA Television Award for Best Mini-Series ⓘ BAFTA Television Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama ⓘ
replaces	BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series/Serial ⓘ linked to: BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series
scope	scripted drama series ⓘ
selectionProcess	voted on by BAFTA members ⓘ
shortName	BAFTA for Best Drama Series ⓘ linked to: BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series

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