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The nominations for the 2023 TV BAFTAs have been announced, and it’s set to be one hell of a night. BBC’s “This Is Going to Hurt”, starring Ben Whishaw, and BBC’s “The Responder”, starring Martin Freeman, top the board with six nods each. Netflix’s “The Crown” has bagged five nominations, and Channel 4’s “Derry Girls” is in the running for the Scripted comedy and Female performance in a comedy programme, thanks to Siobhán McSweeney’s star turn as Sister Michael. Costar Nicola Coughlan jumped on Facetime with her two “best friends” McSweeney and Jack Rooke to celebrate their nominations straight after the list was released.

But there were some snubs among the list. Despite the third series of “Happy Valley” praised for the incredible acting by stars Sarah Lancashire and James Norton, the BBC show did not find itself on the list of nominees. “Where’s ‘Happy Valley’ in this?”, one fan asked on Twitter, while another questioned: “Did no one on the bafta committee watch Happy Valley???? What even???” However, BAFTA’s official Twitter responded to the complaints, informing fans that the series was not eligible for this year’s awards after the third series was released on 1 Jan., and is likely to be nominated for the 2024 BAFTAs instead. “Peaky Blinders” also missed out on the drama series category. Last year’s TV BAFTAs shocked fans as “It’s a Sin” failed to win, despite being nominated for six awards, so questions have remained around outdated attitudes and the weight of awards recognition.

The film BAFTAs, the sister to the TV award show, took place in Feb., and while the night saw Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett recognised, the awarding body was criticised for not one person of colour winning any category throughout the whole evening.

The TV BAFTAs will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday, 14 May at 7pm. See all the 2023 TV BAFTA nominations ahead.

DRAMA SERIES
“Bad Sisters” – AppleTV+
“The Responder” – BBC One
“Sherwood” – BBC One
“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4

MINI-SERIES
“A Spy Among Friends” – ITVX
“Mood” – BBC Three
“The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe” – ITV
“This is Going to Hurt” – BBC One

INTERNATIONAL
“The Bear” – Disney+
“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” – Netflix
“Wednesday” – Netflix
“Oussekine” – Itineraire
“Pachinko” – Apple TV+
“The White Lotus” – Sky Atlantic

LEADING ACTRESS
Billie Piper in “I Hate Suzie Too” – Sky Atlantic
Imelda Staunton in “The Crown” – Netflix
Kate Winslet in “I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
Maxine Peake in “Anne” – Channel 4
Sarah Lancashire in “Julia” – Sky Atlantic
Vicky McClure in “Without Sin” – ITVX

LEADING ACTOR
Ben Whishaw in “This is Going to Hurt” – BBC One
Chaske Spencer in “The English” – BBC Two
Cillian Murphy in “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One
Gary Oldman in “Slow Horses” – Apple TV+
Martin Freeman in “The Responder” – BBC One
Taron Egerton in “Black Bird” – Apple TV+

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adeel Akhtar in “Sherwood” – BBC One
Jack Lowden in “Slow Horses” – Apple TV+
Josh Finan in “The Responder” – BBC One
Salim Daw in “The Crown” – Netflix
Samuel Bottomley in “Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4
>Will Sharpe in “The White Lotus” – Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adelayo Adedayo in “The Responder” – BBC One
Anne-Marie Duff in “Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+
Fiona Shaw in “Andor” – Disney+
Jasmine Jobson in “Top Boy” – Netflix
Lesley Manville in “Sherwood” – BBC One
Saffron Hocking in “Top Boy” – Netflix

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
Daisy May Cooper in “Am I Being Unreasonable?” – BBC One
Diane Morgan in “Cunk on Earth” – BBC Two
Lucy Beaumont in “Meet the Richardsons” – Dave
Natasia Demetriou in “Ellie & Natasia” – BBC Three
Siobhán McSweeney in “Derry Girls” – Channel 4
Taj Atwal in “Hullraisers” – Channel 4

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
Daniel Radcliffe in “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” – The Roku Channel
Jon Pointing in “Big Boys” – Channel 4
Joseph Gilgun in “Brassic” – Sky Max
Lenny Rush in “Am I Being Unreasonable?” – BBC One
Matt Berry in “What We Do in the Shadows” – Disney+
Stephen Merchant in “The Outlaws” – BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Big Zuu in “Big Zuu’s Big Eats” – Dave
Claudia Winkleman in “The Traitors” BBC One
Lee Mack in “The 1% Club” – ITV1
Mo Gilligan in “The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan” – Channel 4
Rosie Jones in “Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard” – Channel 4
Sue Perkins in “Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal” – Netflix

SPECIALIST FACTUAL
“Aids: The Unheard Tapes” – BBC Two
“The Green Planet” – BBC One
“How to Survive a Dictator With Munya Chawawa” – Channel 4
“Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone” – iPlayer

REALITY AND CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
“Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams” – BBC One
“RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” – BBC Three
“The Traitors” – BBC One
“We Are Black and British” – BBC Two

CURRENT AFFAIRS
“Afghanistan: No Country for Women: Exposure” – ITV1
“Children of the Taliban” – Channel 4
“The Crossing: Exposure” – ITV1
“Mariupol: The People’s Story – Panorama” – BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
“Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” – ITV
“Later … With Jools Holland” – BBC Two
“The Masked Singer” – ITV
“Strictly Come Dancing” – BBC One

SCRIPTED COMEDY
“Am I Being Unreasonable?” – BBC One
“Big Boys” – Channel 4
“Derry Girls” – Channel 4
“Ghosts” – BBC One

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
“Friday Night Live” – Channel 4
“The Graham Norton Show” – BBC One
“Taskmaster” – Channel 4
“Would I Lie To You?” – BBC One

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
“Always, Asifa” – Together TV
“Biscuitland” – All 4
“How to Be a Person” – E4
“Kingpin Cribs” – YouTube/Channel 4

FACTUAL SERIES
“Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime” – Channel 4
“Libby, Are You Home Yet?” – Sky Crime
“Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi” – Netflix
“Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing” – ITV1

>FEATURES
“Big Zuu’s Big Eats” – Dave
“Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back” – Channel 4
“The Martin Lewis Money Show Live” – ITV1
“The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan” – BBC Two

LIVE EVENT
“Concert for Ukraine” – ITV1
“Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace” – BBC One
“The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II” – BBC One

NEWS COVERAGE
BBC News at 10: “Russia Invades Ukraine” – BBC One
Channel 4 News: “Live in Kyiv” – Channel 4
Good Morning Britain: “Boris Johnson Interview” – ITV1

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
“Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes” – Sky Documentaries
“Escape from Kabul Airport” – BBC Two
“Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story” – BBC Two
“The Real Mo Farah” – BBC One

SINGLE DRAMA
“I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
“The House” – Netflix
“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three

SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMA
“Casualty” – BBC One
“EastEnders” – BBC One
“Emmerdale” – ITV1

SPORT
“Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games” – BBC One
“UEFA Women’s Euro 2022” – BBC One
“Wimbledon 2022” – BBC One

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