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Film about enigmatic aristocrat up for six Bafta Cymru awards

Danielle HerbertBBC Wales
News imageSimon Ridgway/Mad as Birds Callum Scott Howells dressed in one of Henry Paget's outfits. It is a pink buttoned up suit jacket paired with a large navy blue bow tie. He is also wearing a pink top hat and has white gloves on his outstretched hands.Simon Ridgway/Mad as Birds
Callum Scott Howells stared as the "icon" Henry Paget in the feature film, Madfabulous

Feature film Madfabulous - which tells the story of an eccentric 19th Century Welsh aristocrat - leads the way at this year's Bafta Cymru awards with six nominations.

The nominations have been announced and also include five for drama series The Guest and three for crime thriller Under Salt Marsh.

It's a Sin actor Callum Scott Howells, who stars as Henry Paget in Madfabulous, previously said it was a "genuine honour" to portray the fifth Marquess of Anglesey.

Lee Walters, BAFTA Cymru chairman, congratulated the nominees and said "each is a testament to the creativity, skill and dedication of the people working across Wales' screen industries, both in front of and behind the camera".

"The range and quality of this year's work reflects a sector that continues to grow in confidence, telling distinctive stories that connect with audiences at home and around the world," he added.

He said the awards were "an opportunity to inspire the next generation of Welsh storytellers".

The awards consist of 17 categories.

Actress Eve Myles receives her 10th nomination, while Gabrielle Creevy receives her fourth.

Matthew Rhys alos receives his forth nomination.

Directors Euros Lyn and Gareth Bryn have both received their ninth nomination.

First-time nominees include Buddug Povey, Sian Reese–Williams, Tom Cullen, Sian Eleri, Claire Oakley and Lisa Baker.

News imageSky Kelly Reilly standing in a field, looking to the sky with her eyes closed. She has copper shoulder length hair with a fringe. She wears a green shirt and a green tartan coat.Sky
Under Salt Marsh, staring Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly, recieved three nominations

Full list of Bafta Cymru 2026 nominations

Actor:

  • Callum Scott Howells - Madfabulous
  • Jonathan Pryce - Under Salt Marsh
  • Matthew Rhys - The Beast in Me
  • Tom Cullen - Trespasses

Actress:

  • Buddug Povey - Rownd a Rownd
  • Eve Myles - The Guest
  • Gabrielle Creevy - The Guest
  • Sian Reese-Williams - Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards
News imageThe Beast In Me / Netflix Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in The Beast In Me peers through car window with a grimaceThe Beast In Me / Netflix
Matthew Rhys stared as tycoon Nile Jarvis in the Netflix thriller series The Beast in Me

Children's Programme:

  • Itopia - Production team
  • Y Briodas - Production team
  • Ysbryd yr Oerfel - Production team

Director: Factual:

  • Cannabis Cove: Operation Seal Bay - James Hale
  • Fy Ffrind ar Death Row - Andy Pritchard
  • Stori'r Iaith - Siôn Pierce Lewis
  • Y Crwydryn - Rhys Edwards

Director: Fiction:

  • Bariau - Griff Rowland
  • Karen Pirie - Gareth Bryn
  • The Lady - Lee Haven Jones
  • Wayward - Euros Lyn

Editing:

  • Madfabulous - Kevin Jones
  • Richard Burton: Wild Genius - Jules Cornell
  • Stori'r Iaith - Leusa Gwenllian
  • Y Golau: Dŵr - Mali Evans

Entertainment Programme:

  • Amour A Mynydd - Elis Dafydd
  • Other Voices: Cardigan 2025 with Huw Stephens - Production team
  • Stiwdio 24/7 - Production team
  • Y Llais - Production team

Factual Series:

  • Flaming Feasts - Production team
  • SOS: Extreme Rescues - Production team
  • Stori'r Iaith - Production team
  • Vanished Wales - Production team
News imageIcon Film Distribution Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey in a scene in the film, walking across a footbridge with brick walls either side. They are both wearing a grey suit, white shirt and tie and Toby Jones, playing Philip Burton, wears glasses and walks ahead of Harry Lawtey Icon Film Distribution
Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey stared alongside each other in the feature film, Mr Burton

Feature/Television Film:

  • Madfabulous - Production Team
  • Mr Burton - Production Team
  • Tanau'r Lloer - Production Team
  • The Man in My Basement - John Giwa-Amu

News/Current Affairs Programme:

  • Cymru ar Gyffuriau - Production team
  • Foden: O Brifathro i Bedoffeil - Arwyn Evans
  • Maxine Hughes: Canser - Ar Ba Gost? - Yvonne Alexander
  • The Hospice: Caring to the End - Production team

Photography & Lighting Fiction Number of items:

  • Havoc - Matthew Flannery
  • Madfabulous - Laurie Rose
  • The Guest - Richard Stoddard
  • Under Salt Marsh - Adam Scarth
News imageKailash Films Presenter Sian Eleri is photographed stood next to the rail of a banister. Her right arm is placed over the rail, with her left hand resting on top, just above her wrist. She is wearing a watch, rings and a grey jumper on top of a white t-shirt. She has blonde hair past her shoulders. She is looking away from the camera.Kailash Films
BBC presenter, Sian Eleri, has received a nomination for presenting a documentary about one of Wales' most accomplished artists, Gwen John

Presenter:

  • Sian Eleri - Keep the World Away - Finding Gwen John
  • Mari Grug - Mari Grug: Un Dydd Ar Y Tro
  • Huw Stephens - Other Voices: Cardigan 2025 with Huw Stephens

Short Film:

  • Barcud - Branwen Thomas
  • Flock - Production Team
  • Gofod Ymennydd - Brain Space - Production Team
  • Love Me, Hold Me, Always - Production Team

Single Documentary:

  • Boom Town: How Merthyr Made the World - Production Team
  • Keep the World Away - Finding Gwen John - Production Team
  • Richard Burton: Wild Genius - Production Team
  • Y Crwydryn - Production Team
News imageNetflix In a scene from the film, Tom Hardy stands in a dark nightclub looking ahead, holding another man by the throatNetflix
Havoc, staring Tom Hardy, was entirely shot and cut in Wales, with some visual effects added in elsewhere

Sound:

  • Havoc - Sound Team
  • The Man In My Basement - Deian Humphreys
  • Madfabulous - Sound Team

Television Drama

  • Stad - Production Team
  • The Guest - Production Team
  • Y Golau Dwr - Production Team

Writer

  • Bariau - Ciron Gruffyd
  • Madfabulous - Lisa Baker
  • The Guest - Matthew Barry
  • Under Salt Marsh - Claire Oakley

The Bafta Cymru Awards, which will be hosted by Welsh TV presenter, Owain Wyn Evans, will take place at the ICC Wales in Newport on Sunday 4 October

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