‘I May Destroy You,’ ‘Normal People,’ ‘Small Axe’ Nominated For U.K. Royal Television Society Awards

I May Destroy You has won big at the Royal Television Society Awards.The groundbreaking series, written by and starring Michaela Coel, impressed judges and won three trophies at the annual event.Judges called Coel’s performance “nothing short of electrifying”, and added: “Somehow she brought the audience into her head, heart and skin.”I May Destroy You won the RTS Awards for best female actor, best drama writer and best miniseries, with Coel beating Normal People‘s Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glenda

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Naman Ramachandran Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” capped a triumphant edition of the U.K.’s Royal Television Society program awards for the BBC as the broadcaster scored 14 wins.Coel won actor – female, and writer, and the show also won best miniseries.In addition to the 29 competitive categories, three further awards were presented.

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Michaela Coel’s BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You was the big winner at the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards on Friday.

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Naman Ramachandran BBC dramas “Normal People,” “I May Destroy You,” and “Small Axe” and ITV dramas “Quiz” and “Des” lead the nominations at the 47th edition of the U.K.’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) TV and streaming Awards.“Normal People” is nominated for best drama series (5+ episodes), and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal as best actor and actress and for the ‘BPG breakthrough award.’ “Small Axe” receives nominations for best drama series (5+ episodes), best writer, best actor

After shockingly being snubbed by the Golden Globes, Michaela Coel’s searing BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You has garnered a bunch of nominations for the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

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