MELTCROWN Nuke disaster and royalty drama top Bafta nominee list
CHERNOBYL and The Crown are leading the charge for prizes at this year’s Bafta Television Awards.
The acclaimed Sky miniseries based on the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster has 14 nominations, matching the record set by Fleabag last year.
Netflix royal drama The Crown, which stars Olivia Colman as the Queen, received seven nominations.
Season two of BBC comedy Fleabag, created and starring Phoebe Wallerbridge, is up for six awards, as is London and Tokyo-set BBC thriller Giri/haji.
Glenda Jackson, 84, is nominated for leading actress for her comeback role in BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing.
She is against Jodie Comer in Killing Eve, Samantha Morton in I Am Kirsty and Suranne Jones for Gentleman Jack.
Leading actor features Callum Turner in The Capture, Jared Harris in Chernobyl, Stephen Graham in The Virtues and Takehiro Hira in Giri/haji.
Waller-bridge and Jamie Demetriou from the comedy Stath Lets Flats are the most nominated actors this year, with three nods each.
Sky’s programmes, including Chernobyl, racked up a total of 25 nominations. Managing director of content
Zai Bennett said:
“This recognition is a reflection of the success of our increased investment in original content and the brilliant work of everyone involved in the shows.”
Reality show
Love Island is nominated for the Mustsee Moment award.
Narrator Iain Stirling dedicated it to former presenter Caroline Flack, who took her own life in February.
He wrote on Instagram: “To be named here and considered one of the team when all I do is talk into a microphone has touched me more than anyone will ever know. Well done Love Island! Caroline – this one’s for you.”
Scenes from Gavin & Stacey, Game of Thrones, Line of Duty, Fleabag and Coronation Street are also up for the Virgin Media-sponsored award – the only accolade voted for by the public.
This year’s main ceremony for prizes for acting and best overall series will be broadcast from behind closed doors on July 31 on BBC1 after being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Comedy actor Richard Ayoade will host and winners will give acceptance speeches virtually.
Bafta’s Craft Awards, which celebrate behind-the-scenes achievements, will be streamed on July 17 hosted by fellow comic actor Stephen Mangan. Categories such as writing, sound, editing and production design will be handed out.