The nominations for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards are in.
Leading with 15 nominations is Sir Steve McQueen’s BBC One series, Small Axe. The director’s critically-acclaimed five-film anthology tells the stories of resilience and triumph that the West Indian community in London lived though during the 1960s to the 1980s.
Netflix’s regal drama, The Crown, is also one of the leading shows, with 10 nods. I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel’s powerful show documenting the story of a woman coming to terms with an assault, is listed eight times, including Best Actress, Writer and Director for Coel herself.
“I am overwhelmed with joy to see so many people and teams that made I May Destroy You nominated this year,” Coel said in a statement, adding that she is “equally thrilled to see Small Axe, one of my favourite shows of last year, deservedly honoured. Let the celebrations begin!”
First-time nominees Shaun Parkes and John Boyega are both up for lead actor for their roles in Small Axe, along with I May Destroy You’s Paapa Essiedu, Normal People’s Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, who played Prince Charles in TheCrown, and Baghdad Central’s Waleed Zuaiter.
Elsewhere, grime MC Big Zuu’s cooking show, Big Zuu’s Big Eats, gets a nod, as does drill rapper Digga D’s BBC Three doc, Defending Digga D.
The full list on BAFTA TV nominees are below.
Drama Series
Gangs Of London – Sky Atlantic
I Hate Suzie – Sky Atlantic
Save Me Too – Sky Atlantic
The Crown – Netflix
Comedy Entertainment Programme
Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe – BBC2
Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky One
The Big Narstie Show – Channel 4
The Ranganation – BBC2
Entertainment Performance
Adam Hills, The Last Leg – Channel 4
Bradley Walsh, Beat The Chasers – ITV
Claudia Winkleman, Strictly Come Dancing – BBC1
David Mitchell, Would I Lie To You? At Christmas – BBC1
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show – BBC1
Romesh Ranganathan, The Ranganation – BBC2
Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV
Life & Rhymes – Sky Arts
Strictly Come Dancing – BBC1
The Masked Singer – ITV
Factual Series
Crime & Punishment – Channel 4
Hospital – BBC2
Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency – Channel 4
Once Upon A Time In Iraq – BBC2
Features
Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace – ITV
Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – BBC2
The Repair Shop – BBC1
Leading Actress
Billie Piper, I Hate Suzie – Sky Atlantic
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People – BBC3
Hayley Squires, Adult Material – Channel 4
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve – BBC1
Letitia Wright, Small Axe – BBC1
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Female Performance In A Comedy Programme
Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education – Netflix
Daisy Haggard, Breeders – Sky One
Daisy May Cooper, This Country – BBC3
Emma Mackey, Sex Education – Netflix
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Famalam – BBC3
Mae Martin, Feel Good – Channel 4
International
Little America – Apple Tv+
Lovecraft Country – Sky Atlantic
Unorthodox – Netflix
Welcome To Chechnya: The Gay Purge (Storyville) – BBC4
Leading Actor
John Boyega, Small Axe – BBC1
Josh O’Connor, The Crown – Netflix
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Paul Mescal, Normal People – BBC3
Shaun Parkes, Small Axe – BBC1
Waleed Zuaiter, Baghdad Central – Channel 4
Live Event
Life Drawing Live! – BBC4
Springwatch 2020 – BBC2
The Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance – BBC1
The Third Day: Autumn – Sky Atlantic
News Coverage
BBC News At Ten: Prime Minister Admitted To Intensive Care – BBC1
Channel 4 News: Deterring Democracy – Channel 4
Newsnight: Covid Care Crisis – BBC Two
Sky News: Inside Idlib – Sky News
Male Performance In A Comedy Programme
Charlie Cooper, This Country – BBC3
Guz Khan, Man Like Mobeen – BBC3
Joseph Gilgun, Brassic – Sky One
Ncuti Gatwa, Sex Education – Netflix
Paul Ritter, Friday Night Dinner – Channel 4
Reece Shearsmith, Inside No 9 – BBC2
Mini-Series
Adult Material – Channel 4
I May Destroy You – BBC1
Normal People – BBC3
Small Axe – BBC1
Reality & Constructed Factual
Masterchef: The Professionals – BBC1
Race Across The World – BBC2
The School That Tried To End Racism – Channel 4
The Write Offs – Channel 4
Supporting Actor
Kunal Nayyar Criminal: UK – Netflix
Malachi Kirby, Small Axe – BBC1
Michael Sheen, Quiz – ITV
Micheal Ward, Small Axe – BBC1
Rupert Everett, Adult Material – Channel 4
Tobias Menzies, The Crown – Netflix
Scripted Comedy
Ghosts – BBC1
Inside No 9 – BBC2
Man Like Mobeen Production Team – Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC Three
This Country – BBC3
Short Form Programme
Criptales – BBC4
Disabled Not Defeated: The Rock Band With Learning Disabilities – Vice/Noisey
The Main Part – BBC iPlayer
They Saw The Sun First – Red Bull TV
Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty – BBC1
Coronation Street – ITV
EastEnders – BBC1
Hollyoaks – Channel 4
Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown – Netflix
Leila Farzad, I Hate Suzie – Sky Atlantic
Rakie Ayola Anthony – BBC1
Siena Kelly, Adult Material – Channel 4
Sophie Okonedo, Criminal: UK – Netflix
Weruche Opia, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Current Affairs
America’s War On Abortion (Exposure) – ITV
Italy’s Frontline: A Doctor’s Diary – BBC2
The Battle For Hong Kong (Dispatches) – Channel 4
The Cyprus Papers Undercover (Al Jazeera Investigations) – Al Jazeera Media Network/Al Jazeera English
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment (voted for by the public)
Bridgerton, Penelope is revealed as Lady Whistledown – Netflix
Britain’s Got Talent, Diversity perform routine inspired by events of 2020 – ITV
EastEnders, Gray kills Chantelle – BBC1
Gogglebox, reactions to Boris Johnson’s press conference – Channel 4
Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat, Mee-Cro-Wah-Vay – BBC2
The Mandalorian, Luke Skywalker arrives – Disney+
Sport
Bahrain Grand Prix – Sky Sports
England v France: The Final Of Autumn Nations Cup – Amazon Prime Video
England v West Indies Test Cricket – Sky Sports
London Marathon 2020 – BBC
Specialist Factual
Extinction: The Facts – BBC1
Putin: A Russian Spy Story – Channel 4
The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty – BBC2
The Surgeon’s Cut – Netflix
Daytime
Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On – BBC1
Richard Osman’s House Of Games – BBC2
The Chase – ITV
The Great House Giveaway – Channel 4
Single Documentary
American Murder: The Family Next Door – Netflix
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me – BBC1
Locked In: Breaking The Silence (Storyville) – BBC4
Surviving Covid – Channel 4
Single Drama
Anthony – BBC1
BBW (On The Edge) – Channel 4
Sitting In Limbo – BBC1
The Windermere Children – BBC2
Costume Design
Rosa Dias, Sex Education – Netflix
Jacqueline Durran, Small Axe – BBC1
James Keast, Belgravia – ITV
Amy Roberts, The Crown – Netflix
Emerging Talent: Fiction
Georgi Banks-Davies (director), I Hate Suzie – Sky Atlantic
Harry Tulley (dubbing mixer), Anthony – BBC1
Stephen S Thompson (writer), Sitting In Limbo – BBC1
William Stefan Smith (director), On The Edge: BBW – Channel 4
Emerging Talent: Factual
Ashley Francis-Roy (shooting producer/director) Damilola: The Boy Next Door & The Real EastEnders – Channel 4
Jessica Kelly (director) The Schools That Chain Boys, and Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market – BBC
Kandise Abiola (producer) Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story – YouTube
Marian Mohamed (director) Defending Digga D – BBC3
Director: Factual
Xavier Alford, Locked In: Breaking The Silence – BBC4
James Bluemel, Once Upon A Time In Iraq – BBC2
Teresa Griffiths, Lee Miller: A Life On The Front Line – BBC2
Deeyah Khan, America’s War On Abortion – ITV
Director: Fiction
Lenny Abrahamson, Normal People – BBC3
Benjamin Caron, The Crown (episode 3) – Netflix
Michaela Coel and Sam Miller, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Steve McQueen, Small Axe – BBC1
Director: Multi-Camera
Bridget Caldwell, The Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance – BBC1
Ken Burton, Rugby League Challenge Cup Final – BBC1
Marcus Viner, Eno’s Drive & Live: La Bohème – Somethin’ Else – Sky Arts
Nikki Parsons, Strictly Come Dancing – BBC1
Editing: Factual
Adam Finch, Putin: A Russian Spy Story – Channel 4
Anna Price, Once Upon A Time In Iraq (episode 3) – BBC2
Claire Guillon, Lee Miller: A Life On The Front Line – BBC2
Will Grayburn, Once Upon A Time In Iraq (episode 2) – BBC2
Editing: Fiction
Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen, Small Axe – BBC1
Editing team, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Nathan Nugent, Normal People (episode 5) – BBC3
Pia Di Ciaula, Quiz – ITV
Entertainment Craft Team
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV
Last Night Of The Proms – BBC1
Strictly Come Dancing – BBC1
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! – ITV
Make Up & Hair Design
Bethany Swan, I May Destroy You – BBC1
Cate Hall, The Crown – Netflix
Jojo Williams, Small Axe – BBC1
Louise Coles, Sarah Nuth, Lorraine Glynn and Erin Ayanian, The Great – Starzplay
Photography: Factual
Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team and John Livesey, The Great Mountain Sheep Gather – BBC4
Richard Kirby, Sue Gibson, Max Kölbl and Robert Hollingworth, Tiny World – Apple Tv+
Tim Cragg, Fear City: New York vs The Mafia – Netflix
Will Edwards and Michael O’Halloran, Marina Abramović Takes Over TV – Sky Arts
Photography & Lighting: Fiction
Ed Rutherford, Little Birds – Sky Atlantic
Rob Hardy, Devs – BBC2
Shabier Kirchner, Small Axe – BBC1
Suzie Lavelle, Normal People – BBC3
Original Music
Cristobal Tapia De Veer, The Third Day (episode 3) – Sky Atlantic
H Scott Salinas, Baghdad Central – Channel 4
Harry Escott, Roadkill – BBC1
Martin Phipps, The Crown – Netflix
Production Design
Helen Scott, Small Axe – BBC1
Joel Collins, His Dark Materials – BBC1
Matt Gant and Megan Bosaw, Gangs Of London – Sky Atlantic
Samantha Harley and Alexandra Slade, Sex Education – Netflix
Scripted Casting
Gary Davy, Small Axe – BBC1
Kate Rhodes James, Baghdad Central – Channel 4
Lauren Evans, Sex Education – Netflix
Shaheen Baig, The Third Day – Sky Atlantic
Sound: Factual
Earth At Night In Colour – Apple TV+
Formula 1: Drive To Survive – Netflix
Hitsville: The Making Of Motown – Sky Documentaries
Springwatch 2020 – BBC2
Sound: Fiction
His Dark Materials (episode 7) – BBC1
Normal People – BBC3
Small Axe – BBC1
The Crown – Netflix
Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
The Crown – Netflix
War Of The Worlds – Fox
Cursed – Netflix
His Dark Materials – BBC1
Titles & Graphic Identity
Devs – BBC2
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia – Netflix
Dracula – BBC1
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse – Sky One
Writer: Comedy
Charlie Brooker, Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe – BBC2
Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, This Country – BBC3
Sophie Willan, Alma’s Not Normal – BBC2
Writing team, Ghosts – BBC1
Writer: Drama
Alastair Siddons and Steve McQueen, Small Axe – BBC1
Lucy Kirkwood, Adult Material – Channel 4
Lucy Prebble, I Hate Suzie – Sky Atlantic
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You – BBC1
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