BAFTA TV Nominations: ‘Chernobyl’ Leads The Way With 14 Nominations

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Chernobyl leads the pack of 2020 BAFTA TV nominations by a sizeable stretch, having been shortlisted in 14 categories across both the TV and TV craft awards. Announced Thursday, nominations were also doled out to The Crown, with seven nominations, and six for both Fleabag and Girl/Haji.

The BAFTA nominations were announced on Thursday morning, with Love Island narrator Iain Stirling receiving a nod.

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For those looking for any Emmy Awards trends in the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards, there were decidedly few. Thanks to a different qualification calendar, the HBO mini-series “Chernobyl” and Amazon Prime and BBC’s “Fleabag” dominated the proceedings.