4 October 2026
S4C has won more than half of this year's BAFTA Cymru awards, winning nine of the 17 categories at the ceremony held on Sunday evening (4 October). 

Among the winners was Mari Grug, who received the Presenter award for her documentary Mari Grug: Un Dydd ar y Tro (Tinopolis), which follows her journey after being diagnosed with cancer.

Y Crwydryn (Docshed), the documentary following country singer Wil Tân, won two awards, taking the prize for Single Documentary, while Rhys Edwards won the award for Factual Director.

Hosted by Owain Wyn Evans at the International Convention Centre Wales, the ceremony celebrated the outstanding talent and creativity of Wales’ film and television industry.

In other categories, the dating series Amour & Mynydd (Darlun) won the Entertainment category, while Itopia (Boom) came out on top in the Children’s Programme category. 

Y Golau: Dŵr (Long Story TV/APC/Triongl) won the Drama category, with Mali Evans also receiving recognition for her editing work on the series. 

Stori’r Iaith (Rondo) won the Factual Series category, while Foden: O Brifathro i Bedoffeil (Darlun) was named Best News and Current Affairs Programme.

Llion Iwan, S4C’s Chief Content Officer, said: “The success of S4C programmes across such a wide range of categories is clear evidence of the creativity and exceptional talent within Wales’ independent production sector, and a great source of pride.

“I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the winners for producing content of the highest quality across a broad range of genres and stories that reflect contemporary Wales.”

All programmes nominated for this year's BAFTA Cymru Awards are available to watch on S4C Clic.