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Home / News / Entertainment News / 2020 BAFTA TV awards: 'Chernobyl' leads the nominations
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2020 BAFTA TV awards: 'Chernobyl' leads the nominations

2020 BAFTA TV awards: 'Chernobyl' leads the nominations
Written by Sagar
Jun 05, 2020, 01:18 am 3 min read
2020 BAFTA TV awards: 'Chernobyl' leads the nominations

The nominations for the 2020 BAFTA television awards are out. Chernobyl, last year's critically-acclaimed drama produced by HBO and Sky has emerged as the front runner at the upcoming Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards, with as many as 14 nominations. Both the award ceremonies will take place in July, with no in-person attendees. Here are more details.

Details
'Chernobyl' among most-nominated shows in BAFTA history

The 2019 mini-series, based on 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, was lauded by critics all around the world. Now, with 14 nominations, Chernobyl has become the most-nominated show in the ceremony's history, matching up with last year's Killing Eve. Meanwhile, Netflix historical drama The Crown follows up with a total of seven nominations. Fleabag and Giri/Haji have received six nominations each.

Categories
It is running for mini-series, leading actor, other awards

Apart from being nominated for the best mini-series award, Chernobyl has received nominations for categories like costume design, director (fiction), editing (fiction), make-up and hair design, original music, photography and lighting (fiction), production design, scripted casting, sound (fiction), special, visual and graphic effects, and writer (drama). It has also been nominated for best leading actor (for Jared Harris), and supporting actor (for Stellan Skarsgard).

Information
'The Crown', 'TEOTFW', 'Giri/Haji' compete for best drama series

For the best drama series award, nominations include The Crown, dark comedy series The End of the F***ing World, Gentleman Jack and Giri/Haji. On the other hand, nominations for the best mini-series award are A Confession, Chernobyl, The Victim, and The Virtues.

Actors
Nominations for leading actor and leading actress

Nominations for the best leading actor include Jared Harris (for Chernobyl), Callum Turner (for The Capture), Stephen Graham (for The Virtues), and Takehiro Hira (for Giri/Haji). For the best leading actress category, the nominations are Glenda Jackson (for Elizabeth Is Missing), Jodie Comer (for Killing Eve), Samantha Morton (for I Am Kirsty), and Suranne Jones (for Gentleman Jack).

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Waller-Bridge, Jamie Demetriou most-nominated individuals

Fleabag creator and Killing Eve executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge along with Stath Lets Flats star Jamie Demetriou are the most-nominated individuals for this year, with three nods each.

Representation
This year, a 22% rise in nominees of color

Like many other popular award ceremonies, BAFTA too, has recently received criticism for its lack of representation among nominees. In this regard, this year's plan sees a 22 percent rise in nominees of color. Further, there is a plenty of new talent to be seen, with a humongous 57% of the performance category nominations having gone to first-time nominees.

Schedule
2020 BAFTA awards to be held on July 31

The 2020 BAFTA awards were originally scheduled to take place on May 17, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony will now be held on July 31, from behind the doors without any live audience. The winners will be called to accept their awards virtually. Comedian/actor Richard Ayoade will be the host for this year.

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