BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: Snubs, Surprises & Why ‘Succession’s Sarah Snook Is Missing
20.03.2024 - 14:39
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The BAFTA TV Awards nominations are out for 2024 and, while Netflix is winning headlines after strong showings for The Crown and Black Mirror, there were some snubs and surprises.
Black Mirror’s strong showing is perhaps among the eyebrow-raisers after Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series received mixed reviews and has not exactly been generating awards buzz.
The Netflix drama, now in its sixth season, garnered seven nominations for Demon 79, five of which were in the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, including best drama writer for Brooker and Bisha K. Ali.
The episode, in which a demon instructs a mild-mannered sales assistant to go on a killing spree, is up for best limited drama, while star Anjana Vasan is a surprise runner in the leading actress race.
Born in India, Vasan’s inclusion in the category marks a departure from last year, when there was controversy over the all-white leading actress nominations, including a big snub for This Is Going To Hurt star Ambika Mod.
Diversity was a feature of the 2024 supporting actress list, where Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson and The Last of Us star Nico Parker picked up nominations. Parker’s inclusion was not widely predicted. She only featured in two episodes of HBO’s breakout hit, starring as Pedro Pascal’s daughter Sarah Miller.
Some 29% of the 24 actors nominated for drama performances were from ethnic backgrounds, which was exactly in line with last year.
Sticking with actresses, in her final season of The Crown, Imelda Staunton failed to land a leading actress nomination. She was included last year, but missed out on the prize to Kate Winslet.
Staunton’s snub means that all of the women who starred as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown have failed to win a BAFTA TV