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Bafta TV awards: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and The Crown top nominations list Lizzie Edmonds UP NEXT Today, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the full nominees for the television and craft awards, which celebrate the best in small-screen talent. Small Axe, the anthology series created and directed by the artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s, was nominated for 15 awards, from...

It is about time – Bernardine Evaristo hails diverse talent breaking through Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prizes/PA) Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo has hailed diverse talent breaking through at the Oscars and Baftas, saying “I think it is about time.” The best-selling author of Girl, Woman, Other said that when artists of colour are sidelined the whole of society suffers. Evaristo, who is chairwoman of the judges for this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, said she is “really...

Nigella Lawson nominated alongside Bridgerton and The Mandalorian in audience-voted Must-See Moment BAFTA TV Award category © Provided by ABC NEWS A moment from Nigella Lawsons show Cook, Eat, Repeat went viral last year. (Supplied: ABC iview) The Oscars delivered a shock when Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor and now the British public might be responsible for one at the BAFTA TV Awards where a viral moment from celebrity chef Nigella Lawson could upset The Mandalorian and Bridgerton. The BAFT...

Friday Night Dinner's Paul Ritter has been given a posthumous BAFTA TV Award nomination.

Thursday, 3rd June 2021 at 5:46 pm The BAFTA TV Awards are just around the corner, with this year’s ceremony taking place on Sunday 6th June – and there are a whole host of brilliant shows up for awards. Advertisement Small Axe, The Crown and I May Destroy You lead the pack with those shows having receiving 15, 10 and eight nods respectively when the BAFTA TV nominations 2021 were unveiled at the end of April. Some other recent shows are nowhere to be seen – including huge hits such as L...

The scene was iconic and the fact that our very own Coughlan was the centre of the mayhem and mischief occurring in British High Society made it even better. The BAFTAs seem to think so too, because the reveal has only gone and been nominated for the Virgin Media Must See Moment of the year. The nominees for this award were announced yesterday ahead of the rest of the BAFTA nominations. While Lady Whistledowns reveal is by far the most satisfyingly shock (in our opinion), Coughlan could have so...

Small Axe and The Crown lead BAFTA TV nominees - with Tobias Menzies up for Philip portrayal Chris Robertson, arts and entertainment reporter The Crown has received 10 nominations at this years BAFTA TV awards, including Tobias Menzies for his portrayal of Prince Philip in the Netflix royal drama - just weeks after the consorts death. © Other Tobias Menzies played Prince Philip in The Crown. Pic: Netflix/Sophie Mutevelian Continuing its dominance at awards shows, The Crown s...

Normal People nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards Updated / Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021 09:47 Normal People has received seven BAFTA TV nominations Normal People has received seven nominations at this years BAFTA TV Awards, including best mini-series, while Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal have both been recognised in the leading actor categories. 22-year-old Edgar-Jones, who played Marianne in the 12-part adaptation of Sally Rooneys acclaimed novel, which was directed by Oscar-nominated film-make...

Last modified on Wed 28 Apr 2021 10.09 EDT The good news is that the 2021 British Academy television awards recognise – as these trophies have not always done – glittering fresh genius where it appears. Two daringly written and visualised dramas with first-person titles that include an aggressive verb – the BBC’s I May Destroy You and Sky Atlantic’s I Hate Suzie – receive eight and five nominations respectively. Each is driven by an exceptional creative talent in, ...

Steve McQueens Small Axe anthology series leads Bafta TV awards nominations; Normal People scored seven nods The Crown scored 10 nods; while Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are recognised in the leading actor and leading actress categories Normal People scored seven Bafta nods. (C) Element Pictures/Enda Bowe - Photographer: Enda Bowe Sir Steve McQueens Small Axe anthology series leads the nominations at the Bafta television awards, where it is in the running for 15 gongs. There is recognitio...