The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance is an award given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at their annual BAFTA Television Awards ceremony. This category has had minor name changes: From 1958 to 1962 it was presented as an individual award named Best Light Entertainment Artist. From 1963 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Light Entertainment Personality From 1967 to 1999 it was awarded as Best Light Entertainment Performance. Since 2000 the award has been known as Best Entertainment Performance. Prior to the 1994 ceremony, acting performances in comedy roles were included in this category. Since 1994 they have been recognised in the Best Comedy Performance category. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Performers with multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins The following people have been awarded the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times: 6 wins Graham Norton 4 wins Ronnie Barker Nigel Hawthorne Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise 3 wins Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly Jonathan Ross 2 wins Rowan Atkinson Rory Bremner Harry Hill Richard Wilson Victoria Wood Multiple nominations The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times: 13 nominations Graham Norton 12 nominations Ronnie Barker 10 nominations Paul Merton 8 nominations Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly Stephen Fry 7 nominations Rowan Atkinson 5 nominations Rory Bremner Ronnie Corbett Harry Hill David Jason Victoria Wood 4 nominations Stanley Baxter John Bird & John Fortune John Cleese Paul Eddington Nigel Hawthorne Barry Humphries Arthur Lowe Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise Jonathan Ross 3 nominations Alan Carr Judi Dench Adam Hills Penelope Keith Michael McIntyre Leonard Rossiter Richard Wilson Claudia Winkleman 2 nominations Caroline Aherne Dave Allen Kathy Burke Angus Deayton Leigh Francis Dawn French Nicholas Lyndhurst Lee Mack Sarah Millican David Mitchell Michael Parkinson Romesh Ranganathan Patricia Routledge References Entertainment Performance