75th Annual BAFTA TV Awards: Nominations Include ‘It’s A Sin,’ ‘Sex Education,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ and More

The British Academy of Film and Television announced the nominees for the upcoming 75th annual BAFTA TV Awards today.

The cable network show It’s A Sin leads the way with six nominations, followed by shows like Landscapers with seven nominations, Netflix’s Sex Education with five nominations, and Mare of Easttown with two nominations.

It’s A Sin is a British mini-series that follows the lives of gay men during the AIDS crisis in the late 80s and 90s. It features a star-studded cast, including Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Fry. Americans can stream the acclaimed drama on HBO Max.

The black comedy Landscapers stars Olivia Coleman and David Thewlis and can also be streamed on HBO Max in the United States.

Each year, the British Academy celebrates the best on-screen talent coming from the United Kingdom and international nominees in its international categories for shows popular in Great Britain.

Here’s a look at the full list of Television Nominations for the 75th Annual BAFTA TV Awards:

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• In My Skin (Expectation/BBC 3)
• Manhunt: The Night Stalker (Buffalo Pictures/ITV)
• Unforgotten (Mainstreet Pictures/ITV)
• Virgil (World Productions/BBC One)

SCRIPTED COMEDY

• Alma’s Not Normal (Expectation/BBC Two)
• Motherland (Merman Television, Twofour/BBC)
• Stath Lets Flats (Roughcut TV/Channel 4)
• We Are Lady Parts (Working Title Television/Channel 4)

MINI-SERIES

• It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• Landscapers (South of the River Pictures/Sky Atlantic)
• Stephen (HTM Television/ITV)
• Time (BBC Studios/BBC One)

SINGLE DRAMA

• Death of England: Face To Face (Cuba Pictures/Sky Arts)
• Help (One Shoe Films/Channel 4)
• I Am Victoria (Me + You Productions/Channel 4)
• Together (BBC Film/BBC Two)

SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMA

• Casualty (BBC Studios/BBC One)
• Coronation Street (ITV Studios/ITV)
• Emmerdale (ITV Studios/ITV)
• Holby City (BBC Studios/BBC One)

INTERNATIONAL SERIES

• Call My Agent! (France Télévisions/Netflix)
• Lupin (Gaumont Télévision/Netflix)
• Mare of Easttown (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
• Squid Game (Siren Pictures/Netflix)
• Succession (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
• The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios/Amazon Prime)

LEADING ACTOR

• David Thewlis – Landscapers (South of the River Pictures/Sky Atlantic)
• Hugh Quarshie – Stephen (HTM Television/ITV)
• Olly Alexander – It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• Samuel Adewunmi – You Don’t Know Me (Snowed-In Productions/BBC One)
• Sean Bean – Time (BBC Studios/BBC One)
• Stephen Graham – Help (One Shoe Films/ Channel 4)

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

• Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats (Roughcut TV/Channel 4)
• Joe Gilgun – Brassic (Calamity Films/Sky Max)
• Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education (Eleven Film/Netflix)
• Samson Kayo – Bloods (Sky Studios/Sky One)
• Steve Coogan – This Time with Alan Partridge (Baby Cow Productions/BBC One)
• Tim Renkow – Jerk (Roughcut TV/BBC Three)

LEADING ACTRESS

• Denise Gough – Too Close (Snowed-In Productions/ITV)
• Emily Watson – Too Close (Snowed-In Productions/ITV)
• Jodie Comer – Help (The Forge Entertainment, One Shoe Films/Channel 4)
• Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
• Lydia West – It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• Niamh Algar – Deceit (Story Films/Channel 4)

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

• Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education (Eleven Film/Netflix)
• Aisling Bea – This Way Up (Merman Television/Channel 4)
• Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts (Working Title Television/Channel 4)
• Natasia Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats (Roughcut TV/Channel 4)
• Rose Matafeo – Starstruck (Avalon/BBC Three)
• Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal (Expectation/BBC Two)

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Callum Scott Howells – It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• David Carlyle – It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
• Nonso Anozie – Sweet Tooth (Warner Bros. Television/Netflix)
• Omari Douglas – It’s A Sin (Red Production Company/Channel 4)
• Stephen Graham – Time (BBC Studios/BBC One)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Cathy Tyson – Help (One Shoe Films/Channel 4)
• Céline Buckens – Showtrial (World Productions/BBC One)
• Emily Mortimer – The Pursuit of Love (Amazon Studios/BBC One)
• Jessica Plummer – The Girl Before (42/BBC One)
• Leah Harvey – Foundation (Phantom Four/Apple TV+)
• Tahirah Sharif – The Tower (Windhover Films/ITV)

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The BAFTA TV Craft awards are set to take place on April 24, the BAFTA TV Awards (sponsored by Virgin Media) will be held on May 8.

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