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‘Chernobyl’

Chernobyl leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards, which were postponed from May to July due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Sky/HBO mini-series is up for 14 awards (11 craft and three television), including Jarred Harris for leading actor, Stellan Skarsgard for supporting actor and best mini-series.

The Crown has the next highest number of nominations with seven (four craft, three television), including drama series, Josh O’Connor for supporting actor and Helena Bonham Carter for supporting actress.

Fleabag and Giri/Haji both have six nominations.

The BBC is the most nominated broadcaster with 79 (48 in TV, 31 craft), followed by Chanel 4 on 31 (22 TV, nine craft), Sky with 25 (eight TV, 17 craft) and Netflix on 24 (eight TV, 16 craft).

Richard Ayoade will host the Bafta TV Awards for the first time, with the awards set to be broadcast as-live on BBC One on July 31.

Stephen Mangan will return to host the Bafta TV Craft Awards on July 17. Those awards will be broadcast through Bafta’s social channels, including YouTube.

Selected nominations are below. The full list is here.

Drama series

  • The Crown - Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Benjamin Caron, Michael Casey – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
  • The End Of The F***ing World - Production Team - Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions/Channel 4/Netflix
  • Gentleman Jack - Sally Wainwright, Faith Penhale, Laura Lankester, Phil Collinson – Lookout Point, HBO/BBC One
  • Giri/Haji - Production Team – Sister Pictures/BBC Two

International

  • Euphoria - Sam Levinson, Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Drake - The Reasonable Bunch, A24, Little Lamb, DreamCrew, Content Agency, HOT, TCDY Productions, HBO/Sky Atlantic
  • Succession - Production team – HBO, Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions/Sky Atlantic
  • Unbelievable - Production Team - CBS Television Studios, Timberman-Beverly Productions, Katie Couric Media, Escapist Fare, Sage Lane Productions/Netflix
  • When They See Us - Production Team - Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Harpo Films, Array Filmworks/Netflix

Leading actor

  • Callum Turner, The Capture - Heyday Television, NBC Universal/BBC One
  • Jared Harris, Chernobyl - Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
  • Stephen Graham, The Virtues - Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
  • Takehiro Hira, Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two

Leading Actress

  • Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing – STV Productions/BBC One
  • Jodie Comer, Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
  • Samantha Morton, I Am Kirsty – Me and You Productions/Channel 4
  • Suranne Jones, Gentleman Jack – Lookout Point, HBO/BBC One

Mini-series

  • A Confession - Jeff Pope, Paul Andrew Williams, Tom Dunbar, Johnny Capps - ITV Studios, Urban Myth Films/ITV
  • Chernobyl - Production Team – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
  • The Victim - Rob Williams, Niall MacCormick, Sarah Brown, Jenny Frayn – STV Productions/BBC One
  • The Virtues - Shane Meadows, Jack Thorne, Mark Herbert, Nickie Sault - Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4

Scripted Comedy

  • Catastrophe - Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Jim O’Hanlon, Toby Welch - Avalon Television, Birdbath, Merman/Channel 4
  • Derry Girls - Lisa McGee, Michael Lennox, Sam Pinnell – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
  • Fleabag - Production Team – Two Brothers Pictures/BBC Three
  • Stath Lets Flats - Jamie Demetriou, Tom Kingsley, Seb Barwell, Ash Atalla - Roughcut TV/Channel 4

Single Drama

  • Brexit: The Uncivil War - Production Team – House Productions, Baffin Media/Channel 4
  • Elizabeth Is Missing - Andrea Gibb, Aisling Walsh, Sarah Brown, Chrissy Skinns – STV Productions/BBC One
  • The Left Behind - Alan Harris, Joseph Bullman, Aysha Rafaele, Tracie Simpson – BBC Studios/BBC Three
  • Responsible Child - Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Sean Buckley, Nick Holt – Kudos, 72 Films/BBC Two

SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Joe Absolom, A Confession - ITV Studios, Urban Myth Films/ITV
  • Josh O’Connor, The Crown - Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
  • Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
  • Will Sharpe, Giri/Haji – Sister Pictures/BBC Two

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Helen Behan, The Virtues - Warp Films, Big Arty Productions/Channel 4
  • Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown - Left Bank Pictures Sony Pictures/Netflix
  • Jasmine Jobson,Top Boy - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
  • Naomi Ackie,The End of the F***ing World - Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions/Channel 4

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