BAFTA TV nominations are here with Small Axe and The Crown leading the way

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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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The 60 nominees for the 2021 Peabody Awards were revealed this morning and there were quite a few surprises on the narrative side. That being said, critically acclaimed programs such as “I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe,” “Ted Lasso,” “Never Have I Ever,” “Unorthodox” and “The Good Lord Bird” still made the cut.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe,” “Ted Lasso,” “The Good Lord Bird” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among this year’s entertainment nominees for the Peabody Awards.The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors on Tuesday announced this year’s nominees for entertainment, documentaries, news, podcast/radio, children’s & youth, public service and arts.

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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.

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Small Axe, Steve McQueen's landmark anthology series about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s, leads the pack of 2021 BAFTA TV and BAFTA TV Craft award nominees.

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.

Emmerdale has been snubbed from this year's nominations for the TV BAFTAs, despite winning the award for best soap in 2020. The ITV soap has not received one single nomination, and instead Coronation Street, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Casualty will battle it out for the accolade at this year's ceremony.

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.

Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has been posthumously nominated for a 2021 BAFTA TV award.Ritter passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side earlier this month (April 5 after suffering from a brain tumour.The star, who also appeared in Harry Potter, Chernobyl and more, has been nominated for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme at the awards for his role as patriarch Martin Goodman in Friday Night Dinner.Others in the category include This Country‘s Charlie Cooper,

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.

Naman Ramachandran Steve McQueen’s Amazon and BBC “Small Axe” anthology leads the nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) Television Awards and Craft Awards with 15 nods.Netflix’s “The Crown” has 10 nominations, while BBC and HBO’s “I May Destroy You” has eight.

The nominees for the BAFTA TV Awards have been unveiled, and it was good news for Small Axe and The Crown.