Matthew Rhys received the Best Actor award at the Bafta Cymru Awards ceremony for his role in The Beast in Me. This marks his second Bafta Cymru win, with his previous award coming 29 years earlier for the Welsh-language film Bydd yn Wro, or Be Brave. The recognition comes as Rhys has had a strong presence at major awards events in recent months.
The Bafta Cymru Awards ceremony, held at the ICC Wales in Newport, presented a total of 17 awards across various categories. Carol Vorderman received an Outstanding Contribution award, which she described as a humbling and exciting honor. Lauren Evans took home multiple recognitions, including an inaugural Outstanding Contribution to Craft award and Best Casting for her work on I Swear, which had received six Bafta nominations earlier in the year.
Other winners at the ceremony included Gabrielle Creevy, who won her second Best Actress award, and Mari Grug, who won her first Bafta Cymru for presenter in Mari Grug: Un Dydd Ar y Tro. Y Crwydryn received the Single Documentary award, with Rhys Edwards winning Director Factual for the same production. Bafta Cymru chair Lee Walters congratulated the nominees, noting that each award represented the dedication and skill of professionals working across Wales’s screen industries.
Additional award recipients included Matthew Barry for Best Writer for The Guest, Burton for Feature/Television Film, and Gofod Ymennydd – Brain Space for Short Film. The Children’s Programme award went to Itopia, while Y Golau: Dwr won two awards and Stori’r Iaith received the Factual Series award. Amour a Mynydd took home the Entertainment Programme award.
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