BAFTA TV Awards: Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' Dominates Nominations

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Uprising, a three-part BBC series about the New Cross Fire, Black People’s Day of Action, and the Brixton riots in 1981.The Small Axe filmmaker will be director and executive producer of the series alongside James Rogan, looking at “how these three events intertwined in 1981 and how, in the process, race relations were defined for a generation”, according to a press release.“It is an honour to make these films with testimonials from the survivors, investigators, activists and representatives of

Naman Ramachandran After the global success of “Small Axe,” the BBC and acclaimed British filmmaker Steve McQueen are teaming again for documentary series “Uprising.”The three-part series will explore three seminal events of 1981 that changed race relations in the U.K. and defined them for a generation.

Steve McQueen will further cement his creative partnership with the BBC by co-directing a documentary series on three dramatic events in the UK in 1981 that defined race relations for a generation.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Steve McQueen first approached John Boyega about playing London police officer Leroy Logan in his Amazon Prime Video anthology series “Small Axe,” they were both amazed and puzzled by the story of the real-life trailblazer.

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“Small Axe,” a series of dramas exploring the experiences of London’s West Indian community from the 1960s to the 1980s, received 15 nominations on Wednesday for the British Academy Television Awards.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSteve McQueen’s “Small Axe” is poised to go big at the BAFTA Television and Craft awards.The Amazon and BBC anthology series leads the field this year with 15 nominations, narrowly topping the largest totals from the last couple of editions (“Chernobyl” had 14 last year, “Killing Eve” the same number in 2019), and has the likes of John Boyega and Letitia Wright installed among the favorites in the lead acting categories.

I May Destroy You, Small Axe and The Crown lead the nominations at this year's TV BAFTAs, which celebrate the best of the small screen. The five-film anthology from Sir Steve McQueen has 15 nominations in total across the TV and craft categories - making it the front runner for June's awards show.

Prince Charles, Prince Philip and Princess Margaret in the Netflix series.Other leading contenders include “I May Destroy You,” writer-performer Michaela Coel’s powerful drama about a woman dealing with a sexual assault, which has eight nominations including best miniseries.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Fresh off the back of the BAFTA Film Awards earlier this month, the nominations for this year's TV BAFTAs have been released and the likes of Small Axe and The Crown have swept the board. Steve McQueen's selection of films has received 15 nods including in the Mini-Series category, while Netflix's smash hit The Crown has been nominated for ten.

If you’re looking for any hints on what programs may dominate the Limited Series or Drama Series Emmy nominations look no further than the 2021 BAFTA TV Awards nominations. While the pool of contenders is not as uniform as the film side in regards to Emmy season, the nominations were still very good news for two big Amazon and Netflix contenders.