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The Netflix/Channel 4 series End of the F***ing World won the best drama series at the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards, its second honor of the night after Naomi Ackie landed the best supporting actress statuette. HBO/Sky's Chernobyl, meanwhile.

The British Academy of Film and Television announced the winners of the 2020 British Academy Television Awards and, like their counterparts across the pond a year ago, HBO and Sky’s “Chernobyl” was the big winner. That being said, there were some major surprises.

Naman Ramachandran HBO and Sky Atlantic’s “Chernobyl,” Channel 4’s “Stath Lets Flats” and Channel 4 and Netflix’s “The End of the F—king World” emerged with two BAFTAs apiece at this year’s awards.“Chernobyl” won for mini-series and leading actor for Jared Harris, adding two prizes to its existing haul of seven gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month.Meanwhile, BAFTA’s Leading Actress award was won by Glenda Jackson for her performance in BBC’s “Elizabeth is Missing,” her first

Normal People co-stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal have shown their commitment to following social distancing guidelines while posing on the red carpet at the Bafta TV Awards.On Friday, the pair, who are presenting during the mostly virtual ceremony, attended the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards held at Television Centre in London, where they kept their distance amid the coronavirus pandemic with the help of a tape measure.

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are staying socially distant in their return to the red carpet amid the pandemic!

social distancing kind-of-way — thanks to the 2020 BAFTA TV Awards!  Oh, how we’ve missed seeing the hottest stars in the industry get all dressed up and on Friday, July 31, we finally got to indulge in the fun once again.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to miss out on some of our favorite nights of the year, including the highly anticipated 2020 Met Gala.

Normal People stars Daisy Edgar Jones and Paul Mescal were two such acting talents who arrived at the predominantly virtual ceremony (the recipients will be accepting and being interviewed via video link), and demonstrated some excellent social distancing on the red carpet.