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Delight and disappointment go hand-in-hand at any awards ceremony, but Kiell Smith-Bynoe left viewers stunned with his reaction at the National Television Awards on Wednesday evening.
The actor looked outraged after BBC show Ghosts – in which he takes a lead role as Mike Cooper – missed out on the award for Best Comedy.
Instead, the accolade was awarded to Irish sitcom Mrs. Brown’s Boys, with Smith-Bynoe, 35, left to glare from the audience as show creator Brendan O’Carroll and his co-stars took to the stage.
It was the second consecutive Best Comedy award for the show, which is filmed in front of a live studio audience, after beating Ghosts in the same category in 2023.
Only three weeks earlier, Smith-Bynoe had addressed their win in post shared on X, formerly Twitter. alongside a link to the NTA voting website.
Kiell Smith-Bynoe looked outraged after BBC show Ghosts failed to win the Best Comedy accolade at the National Television Awards on Wednesday evening
The actor looked outraged after BBC show Ghosts – in which he takes a lead role as Mike Cooper – missed out on the award for Best Comedy, with Mrs. Brown’s Boys coming out on top
Captioning the post, he wrote: ‘Don’t let Mrs Browns Boys beat us again.’
His subsequent reaction upon losing for the second time was inevitably highlighted across social media, with some viewers unsure if he was serious.
‘Can’t tell if Kiell Smith-Bynoe was doing his ‘angry’/belligerent act like he did on Taskmaster or was genuinely fuming at Mrs Brown’s Boys win!’ wrote one.
A second added: ‘That #ghosts actors face just when he didn’t win the award!”
Elsewhere a third joked: “Omg the face on that guy!”
Ant and Dec were awarded the Best Presenter honour for a record 23rd time as they led the big winners at the annual event.
While the presenting duo continued their record-breaking winning streak, it was Mr Bates Vs The Post Office who were the big champions of the night, with three prizes.
Toby Jones was awarded the prize for Serial Drama Performance for his critically-acclaimed performance in the series.
In his speech, the actor offered his congratulations to the real-life Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates, after he tied the knot with his longtime partner Susanne on Richard Branson’s private island at the weekend.
He added: ‘This is an extraordinary project, brilliantly commissioned, directed with flare, and the best actors I could possibly hope to work with. I’m really honoured.’
Mr Bates vs The Post Office drew renewed public attention to the subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted during the Horizon IT scandal, and this was also recognised with the ceremony’s Impact Award later in the evening.
Despite a year plagued with scandals and controversy, Strictly Come Dancing scooped the prize for Talent Show at the National Television Awards on Wednesday night.
Amid fears for the show’s future over accusations of abuse aimed at professional dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima, the BBC show beat out Britain’s Got Talent, The Great British Bake Off, Masterchef and The Voice to take one of the night’s big prizes.
The NTAs are voted for by the public, with the win for Strictly a clear sign that viewers are still rooting for the show as it prepares to return for its 20th series on Saturday night.
