In London, the Bafta TV Awards are being held to recognise the greatest television of 2022.
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Daniel Radcliffe, Kate Winslet, and Lesley Manville are nominated for acting awards, while This is Going to Hurt and The Responder have the most nominations.
The victors thus far include The Traitors reality series, Lenny Rush, 14, and Derry Girls actor Siobhan McSweeney.
The Repair Shop's King Charles-themed special episode won the award for outstanding daytime programming.
It was the "first time," according to the presenter Jay Blades, that a "six-foot black guy from Hackney, with gold teeth, single parent" has received an award for daytime television.
When accepting her award for best female comedy performance, McSweeney -- who plays Sister Michael in the Channel 4 comedy filmed and set in Derry -- thanked the people of her home county of Cork "who supported me despite the fact that I'm not [fellow Cork actor] Cillian Murphy" and joked, "It must be very difficult for you."
The Masked Singer won the award for best entertainment programme, defeating Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and Strictly Come Dancing.
The show is "so silly and so wonderful... it has brightened up so many families and homes," according to host Joel Dommett.
People mocked it when it initially came out, but now it has won a Bafta, said judge Mo Gilligan. People at home don't want to watch anything gloomy, thus it is a terrific kind of escape.
Beckham vs. Joe Lycett: Got Your Back The comedian won the features category for At Xmas, in which he criticised the former player for his connections to Qatar.
The proceedings are being hosted from London's Royal Festival Hall by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
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The ceremony, which starts at 19:00 BST on BBC One, features performances by Lewis Capaldi and Jax Jones.
Following the Bafta TV Craft Awards, where This Is Going to Hurt and House of the Dragon each won three awards, the event will take place.
Prior to the event, a long queue of celebrities were seen stepping onto the red carpet.
The role of a doctor in the film version of Adam Kay's best-selling memoir This is Going to Hurt has earned Ben Whishaw a nomination for best actor.
Martin Freeman, who is nominated for his role as a police officer in the drama The Responder, which is set in Liverpool, is his opponent.
Happy Valley's most recent season was televised too late to qualify for this year's awards, but its star Sarah Lancashire is nominated for her work in another season.
For her depiction of American TV chef Julia Child in the HBO drama Julia, she is nominated for best leading actress.
In the biography of the American musical comedian, Radcliffe is nominated for best male comedic performance for his depiction of Weird Al Yankovic.
Manville is honoured for her portrayal in James Graham's Sherwood, which explores the residual tensions in a mining community in Nottinghamshire following the 1980s strike.
Winslet is nominated for her role as a mother who becomes more concerned about her teenage daughter's sadness in the movie I Am Ruth.
Among the other acting candidates are Cillian Murphy, Imelda Staunton, Gary Oldman, Taron Egerton, Maxine Peake, Billie Piper, and Vicky McClure.
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The nominations for Wednesday, The White Lotus, The Bear, and Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story are among the year's top TV blockbusters in the international category.
Memorable moments
The shortlist for this year's unforgettable moment category was revealed in April after the nominees were revealed in March.
The Derry Girls conclusion, Paddington visiting the Queen for her Platinum Jubilee, and Nick and Charlie's first kiss in Netflix's Heartstopper are among the nominees in that category.
The Traitors' last roundtable, Max's escape from Vecna in Stranger Things, and Sir Mo Farah's admission that he was unlawfully brought to the UK are the other TV moments up for most memorable moment.
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Professor David Olusoga, a historian and broadcaster, will be given this year's special award, which honours those who have made remarkable contributions to television.
DJ and producer Jax Jones will perform his song Where Did You Go to kick off the celebration.
Later, Lewis Capaldi will perform his number-one hit Wish You the Best for the first time on television.
It comes after Capaldi's full-length music documentary How I'm Feeling Now, which was only recently released.
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Ant & Dec, Claudia Winkleman, Daisy May Cooper, Greg Davies, Sharon Horgan, and Susanna Reid will all be present on Sunday.
There will be award presentations from David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Dame Harriet Walter, Dannii Minogue, Danny Dyer, Golda Rosheuvel, Adrian Lester, Motsi Mabuse, Oti Mabuse, Rebecca Ferguson, and Roisin Conaty.
