Lenny Henry has been awarded a fellowship of the Royal Television Society and was also presented with the Judges' Award for his work on diversity.
The comedian and actor said: "I'm truly hopeful that this is a pan-industry acknowledgement that diversity must be at the heart of our industry now and most importantly in the future."
Best actress and actor went to Suranne Jones for Doctor Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins for The Dresser.
Other winners included the comedy Catastrophe, Ant and Dec and Emmerdale.
Full list of RTS Programme Awards winners.
Actor, female - Suranne Jones - Doctor Foster
Actor, male - Sir Anthony Hopkins - The Dresser
Arts - Handmade
Breakthrough - Michaela Coel - Chewing Gum
Children's Programme - My Life: I Am Leo
Comedy Performance - Michaela Coel - Chewing Gum
Daytime Programme - Judge Rinder
Documentary Series - The Romanians Are Coming
Drama Serial - The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies
Drama Series - No Offence
Entertainment - Release The Hounds
Entertainment Performance - Ant and Dec - I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!, Britain's Got Talent, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
History - Holocaust: Night Will Fall
Live Event - VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers
Popular, Factual and Features - DIY SOS: Homes for Veterans
Presenter - Reggie Yates - Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia
Science and Natural History - Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
Scripted Comedy - Catastrophe
Single Documentary -Storyville: India's Daughter
Single Drama - Coalition
Soap and Continuing Drama - Emmerdale
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit - David Coulthard, BBC Sport
Sports Programme - Monday Night Foortball
Writer - Comedy - Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan - Catastrophe
Writer - Drama - Peter Morgan - The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies
Judges' Award - Sir Lenny Henry
Lifetime Achievement Award - Joan Bakewell
