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- Brian Cox is the 1/4 favourite to win the Best Actor award for his role in Succession
- Sarah Lancashire leads the way in the betting odds to win Best Actress at the show
- When do the 2024 BAFTA TV Awards take place?
Brian Cox is the 1/4 favourite to win the Best Actor award for his role in Succession
Betting odds are now available on the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards with Brian Cox the early favourite with bookmakers to win the Leading Actor category.
Cox stars in Succession and is one of the six contenders going up for the award with for his role in the popular HBO series.
The British actor has received nominations for his role as Logan Roy across the BAFTA's, Emmys and Golden Globes over the year and won the Golden Globe for Best Actor back in 2020.
Now though he's 1/4 to win at the BAFTA TV Awards next month with William Hill suggesting an 80% chance that he wins one of the biggest awards on the night.
| BAFTA TV Awards 2024 - Best Actor | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Cox (Succession) | 1/4 | 80.0% |
| Steve Coogan (The Reckoning) | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Timothy Spall (The Sixth Commandment) | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Dominic West (The Crown) | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project) | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Kane Robinson (Top Boy) | 10/1 | 9.1% |
What the expert says...
Sarah Lancashire leads the way in the betting odds to win Best Actress at the show
Elsewhere in the big categories on the night at the BAFTA TV Awards sees another odds-on favourite in the Best Actress category.
Sarah Lancashire is 2/7 to win the award for her role in Happy Valley where she plays Catherine Cawood in the British crime drama series.
Lancashire has won the award before back in 2017 as well as being nominated in 2015 and bookies have her as the favourite to win it again this year.
| BAFTA TV Awards 2024 - Best Actress | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) | 2/7 | 77.8% |
| Sharon Horgan (Best Interests) | 11/4 | 26.7% |
| Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us) | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Helena Bonham Carter (Nolly) | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) | 13/2 | 13.3% |
| Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror-Demon 79) | 10/1 | 9.1% |
When do the 2024 BAFTA TV Awards take place?
The 2024 BAFTA TV Awards are set to take place next month on Sunday 12 May with the show being broadcast in the UK on BBC One and iPlayer.
Nominations are now out for the show with The Crown leading the way overall with a total of eight nominations, ahead of Demon 79 (Black Mirror) with seven.
The P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award is the only award voted for by the public and there are six nominees for this one:
- Beckham: David teases Victoria about her ‘working class’ upbringing
- Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa being revealed as the 15th Doctor
- Happy Valley: Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown
- The Last of Us: Bill and Frank's Story
- The Piano: 13-year old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance
- Succession: Logan Roy's death
