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'Chernobyl', HBO's critically acclaimed
dramatisation of events surrounding the world's worst nuclear
accident, tops the roll-call of nominations announced on
Thursday, with 14.
"We've had over 500 entries this year... (so) it was really
fiercely contested," BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar told
Reuters TV.
Nominations fall into two categories, television and television
craft, with winners of the former to be announced at the Virgin
Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony on July 31.
As things stand with the coronavirus pandemic, nominees are
expected to film their speeches rather than appear in person and
there are no plans for a big audience. There will however be a
live element to the BBC show, which actor and filmmaker Richard
Ayoade will present.
"All those details are being worked out at the moment because
the social distancing rules are changing. What we can say at the
moment is that there will be a show in a studio and we're
working out the participants," Majumdar said.
'Chernobyl' nominations include leading actor for Jared Harris,
supporting actor for Stellan Skarsgard, and mini-series.
'The Crown', the warts-and-all account of the reign of Queen
Elizabeth that aired its third season last year, has seven
nominations, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's black comedy 'Fleabag'
and Anglo-Japanese thriller 'Giri/Haji' on six each.
The British Academy Television Craft Awards will be announced
online on July 17.
(Writing by John Stonestreet; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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