The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has just revealed the nominations for the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards that will take place on May 13. BAFTA TV Awards are considered British equivalent to Emmy Awards and honor the best in domestic and international television programming in the past TV season.
This year’s awards have Line of Duty, Peaky Blinders, The End Of The F***Ing World, and The Crown going head to head for the Best Drama Series, while Big Little Lies, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Vietnam War will hope to get the title of Best International Programme.
The Crown has a chance to pick up the awards in Best Leading Actress (Claire Foy) and Best Supporting Actress (Vanessa Kirby) as well, while Black Mirror will get the same opportunity in the categories for Best Leading Actor (Joe Cole) Best Supporting Actor (Jimmi Simpson).
You can check out the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations for 2018 below.
Best Drama Series
Line of Duty
Peaky Blinders
The Crown
The End Of The F***Ing World
Best Leading Actress
Claire Foy, The Crown
Molly Windsor, Three Girls
Sindead Keenan, Little Boy Blue
Thandie Newton, Line of Duty
Best Leading Actor
Jack Rowan, Born to Kill
Joe Cole, “Hang the DJ” (Black Mirror)
Sean Bean, Broken
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Best Supporting Actress
Anna Friel, Broken
Julie Hesmondhalgh, Broadchurch
Liv Hill, Three Girls
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Best Supporting Actor
Adrian Dunbar, Line of Duty
Anupam Kher, The Boy with the Topknot
Brian F, O’Byrne, Little Boy Blue
Jimmi Simpson, “USS Callister” (Black Mirror)
Best International Programme
Big Little Lies
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Vietnam War
Best Scripted Comedy
Catastrophe
Chewing Gum
This Country
Timewasters
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program
Anna Maxwell Martin, Motherland
Daisy May Cooper, This Country
Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe
Sian Gibson, Peter Kay’s Car Share
Best Male Performance in a Comedy Program
Asim Chaudry, People Just Do Nothing
Rob Brydon, The Trip to Spain
Samson Kayo, Famalam
Toby Jones, Detectorists
Best Mini-Series
Howards End
The Moorside
The State
Three Girls
