Inside the 2026 BAFTAs: Distracted Danny Dyer watches his beloved West Ham on his phone backstage while Owen Cooper celebrates win with his parents

By BETHAN EDWARDS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 01:44, 11 May 2026 | Updated: 02:14, 11 May 2026 Danny Dyer looked very distracted while backstage at the TV BAFTAs on Sunday night as he watched his beloved West Ham take on Arsenal on his phone.  The actor, 48, was spotted watching his phone intently as he walked arm-in-arm with his glamorous daughter Dani Dyer to the stage at The Royal Festival Hall. Danny, who is a famously passionate fan of The Hammers, was forced to miss the game due to the awards and took to the stage to present the Reality Award gong to The Celebrity Traitors.  Meanwhile Love Island star Dani, who looked sensational in a strapless black gown, missed out on watching her husband Jarrod Bowen, who is the West Ham captain, playing at the London Stadium.  Luckily Rivals star Danny had his phone handy to watch every nail-biting moment of the intense clash as The Hammers fight for every point to attempt to avoid relegation. As the former EastEnders star and Dani headed to the stage in a lift, Danny was spotted laughing away with crew members.  Danny Dyer looked very distracted while backstage at the TV BAFTAs on Sunday night as he watched his beloved West Ham take on Arsenal on his phone Elsewhere inside the star-studded bash Owen Cooper celebrated his Supporting Actor gong with his parents Andy and Noreen The actor was spotted watching his phone intently as he walked arm-in-arm with his glamorous daughter Dani Dyer to the stage at The Royal Festival Hall The intense match concluded with West Ham being beaten in the Premier League clash after LATE VAR controversy. Arsenal took the lead late but West Ham thought they had one final dramatic equaliser through Callum Wilson, but after a lengthy five-minute VAR review, the goal was overturned, leaving the Gunners with all three points. VAR deemed that goalie David Raya was being fouled in the build-up to Wilson’s late strike. There are now just two games left in the Premier League for West Ham, and this evenings result is a blow for the Hammers. After Tottenham's two most recent wins, they are in pole position to stay up in the Premier League, but there's still plenty to play for. Following the BAFTAs Danny was spotted departing the Royal Festival Hall but made sure to make time for a quick cigarette break before hopping in a cab.  Meanwhile glamorous Dani was seen beaming as she headed home solo.  Elsewhere inside the star-studded bash Owen Cooper, 16, celebrated his Supporting Actor gong with his parents Andy and Noreen.  The family were spotted proudly posing for a photo during the lavish dinner inside the venue.   Ahead of the awards taking place, Owen was spotted chatting away to co-star Erin Doherty, who was sat across from him.   Meanwhile Gavin and Stacey icon Rob Brydon was spotted enjoying a glass of wine with Graham Norton and Kirsty Wark.  Presenter Graham was also spotted chatting away to Richard Osman as they beamed for a photo ahead of taking their seats.   Following the three-hour long ceremony the stars were treated to a lavish dinner by P&O Cruises inside the Royal Festival Hall.  Despite killing off Paloma Faith on Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr proved their was no bad blood between the pair as they sat together before chatting to ab-flashing Amanda Holden.  Meanwhile Made In Chelsea OGs Louise Thompson and Millie Mackintosh reunited as they posed for photos during the champagne reception.  Owen and his dad were spotted proudly posing for a photo ahead of the lavish dinner  Danny, who is a famously passionate fan of The Hammers, was forced to miss the game due to the awards and took to the stage to present the Reality Award gong to The Celebrity Traitors Meanwhile Love Island's Dani, who looked sensational in a strapless gown, missed out on watching her husband Jarrod Bowen, who is the West Ham captain, play at the London Stadium Luckily Rivals star Danny had his phone handy to watch every nail-biting moment of the intense clash as The Hammers fight for every point to attempt to avoid relegation The intense match concluded with West Ham being beaten in the Premier League clash after LATE VAR controversy; pictured Dani's husband Jarrod Bowen  Ahead of the awards taking place, Owen was spotted chatting away to co-star Erin Doherty, who was sat across from him Christine Tremarco and Adolescence co-star Erin shared a sweet moment hugging backstage after Christine beat Erin to the Best Supporting Actress gong Elsewhere inside the star-studded bash Gavin and Stacey icon Rob Brydon was spotted enjoying a glass of wine with Graham Norton and Kirsty Wark Stephen Graham was all smiles as he posed for a selfie  Amandaland star's Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and Jennifer Saunders were in good spirits as they enjoyed a glass of wine at the dinner following the ceremony  The Other Bennet Sister co-stars looked to be having fun as Donal Finn defended a high-kick from Ella Bruccoleri as they posed backstage.  Christine Tremarco and Adolescence co-star Erin Doherty shared a sweet moment hugging backstage after Christine beat Erin to the Best Supporting Actress gong.  Christine looked in complete shock as her name was announced as the winner as she beat co-star Erin, who previously took home the Golden Globe and Emmy Award.  The pair looked in good spirits as they chatted away and hugged backstage.  Elsewhere during the night, an emotional Stephen Graham was awarded Best Actor at the British Academy Television Awards, as his show Adolescence broke records at London's Royal Festival Hall. The actor, 52, revealed he had previously been nominated eight times for shows including Help, Time and This Is England '90 , before finally landing the gong for Adolescence. The four-part Netflix show, which received a staggering 11 nominations when it was announced in March, received the most ever wins for a series as it also took home Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Limited Drama.  Adolescence, which was created by actor Stephen and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online.  Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny.  During his acceptance speech, Stephen, who played Jamie's father, said: 'I might take my time. I've been nominated eight times and this is the first time I've won. I'd like to thank all my fellow nominees. Especially our James and our Ellis, both of you are magnificent. When I was a kid, I watched a television programme called Scully, written by Alan Bleasdale, and it had the wonderful Drew Schofield in it.  'He lived across the road from my nannas house so he showed me then that I could be on the television. Drew was such a wonderful man. He was my inspiration so for any young kid, no matter where you're from, anything is possible.' Owen, 16, who has made history by becoming the youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards, continued his award-winning streak as he took home the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. The Netflix series also won in the Limited Drama category, beating the shows; Fought The Law (ITV), Trespasses (Channel 4) and What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three). Code Of Silence scooped Best Drama. It follows Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison Brooks - a deaf canteen worker who uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to help police investigate a dangerous jewellery heist. Stephen Graham planted a kiss on Dame Mary Berry's cheek after winning Leading Actor gong Following the BAFTAs Danny was spotted departing the Royal Festival Hall but made sure to make time for a quick cigarette break before hopping in a cab Presenter Graham was also spotted chatting away to Richard Osman as they beamed for a photo ahead of taking their seats Despite killing off Paloma Faith on Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr proved their was no bad blood between the pair as they sat together before chatting to ab-flashing Amanda Holden Celia Imrie swapped her green gown for a black number which she accessorised with a chunky dazzling necklace and a pair of sunglasses  Following the three-hour long ceremony the stars were treated to a lavish dinner by P&O Cruises; pictured Amandaland stars Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne, Jennifer Saunders The Other Bennet Sister co-stars looked to be having fun as Donal Finn defended a high-kick from Ella Bruccoleri as they posed backstage Meanwhile Made In Chelsea OGs Louise Thompson and Millie Mackintosh reunited as they posed for photos during the champagne reception The father-daughter dup beamed for a photo inside the reception  Meanwhile glamorous Dani was seen beaming as she headed home solo The Lead Actress BAFTA went to Narges Rashidi for Passenger 951, who beat Aimee Lou Wood, Jodie Whitaker and Sheridan Smith.  The drama is the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who was wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for spying. She, her husband and their daughter were at the ceremony.  Amandaland starring Lucy Punch won the BAFTA for scripted comedy. The show follows the demise of Motherland's snooty Queen Bee, who has moved from a lavish life in well-to-do Chiswick to becoming a single mother in the less-than-desirable South Harlesden - which she christens 'SoHa'. However, Lucy and her co-star Philippa Dunne missed out on the Actress In A Comedy gong, which went to Katherine Parkinson for her performance in BBC One's Here We Go.  Katherine thanked her husband Stephen during her acceptance speech, who she said: 'wasn't here tonight because he didn't think I’d win.'  Claudia Winkleman accepted the Reality Award for The Celebrity Traitors.  Meanwhile, Alan Carr, 49, who won the series as a Traitor, dedicated his Most Memorable Moment Award win to his close friend Paloma Faith, who he ruthlessly murdered in plain sight on the show.  He said: 'There’s no one else I would rather murder than you.' The Entertainment BAFTA was awarded to Last One Laughing, which also scored big on the night. Lenny Rush - Am I Being Unreasonable? Steve Coogan - How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge) - WINNER  Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go - WINNER  Amanda Holden - Alan Carr Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job  Bob Mortimer - Last One Laughing - WINNER  Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors Rob Beckett - Romesh Ranganathan Rob & Romesh vs… Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Ellis Howard - What It Feels Like for a Girl James Nelson-Joyce - This City is Ours Matt Smith - The Death of Bunny Munro Stephen Graham - Adolescence - WINNER  Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 - WINNER  Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)  BBC Newsnight - Grooming Survivors Speak  Production Team Channel 4 News - Israel-iran: The Twelve Day War - WINNER  Production Team Sky News: Gaza - Fight for Survival Production Team The Celebrity Traitors - WINNER  How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge) Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire The 2025 Ryder Cup Production Team The FA Cup Final UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 - WINNER Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road Owen Cooper - Adolescence - WINNER  Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus Christine Tremarco - Adolescence - WINNER  Chyna Mcqueen - Get Millie Black Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two) Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (BBC Two) - WINNER  Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix) Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV) Hustle and Run (Channel 4) - WINNER  Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries) Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4) See No Evil (Channel 4) - WINNER The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1) Deadly 60: Saving Sharks (CBBC) World.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates) - WINNER Crongton (BBC iPlayer) - WINNER  The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network) Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One) Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One) VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC One) - WINNER  P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award (Voted for by the Public) Adolescence - Jamie snaps at the psychologist Big Boys - I didn’t make it, did I? Blue Lights - The police are warned of an ambush to plot to silence a key witness  The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors - Studio Lambert Scotland / BBC One - WINNER  Last One Laughing - Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date What It Feels Like for a Girl - Byron leaves for Brighton to start Uni, where she introduces herself as Paris The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? 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