BAFTA TV Awards nominations: BBC dramas ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ and ‘The Responder’ top the shortlist with six nominations each
The nominations for this year’s BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards were announced ahead of the May 14 ceremony.
BBC dramas This is Going to Hurt and The Responder have each received six nominations, topping the shortlist.
The Crown received five nominations for its most recent series, which aired last fall.
Apple TV+ hits Bad Sisters and Slow Horses and Emily Blunt’s The English also received five nods each. Slow Horses star Gary Oldman has also received his first BAFTA TV nomination.
Nominated six times: Nominations for this year’s BAFTA TV Awards were announced ahead of the May 14 ceremony, with BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt topping the shortlist
BBC received the most nominations of any broadcaster with a total of 47 nominations, Channel 4 received 21 and ITV 15.
Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan have been confirmed to host the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises.
A total of 128 programs received nominations from a record-breaking number of television and arts and crafts entries.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA said: “Congratulations to all of our nominees. Today, a record number of television and craft entries resulted in 128 nominations, demonstrating fantastic strength and depth in programming and talent in 2022.
Sara Putt, BAFTA Vice Chair and BAFTA Television Committee Chair added, “Our awards encourage the public to speak up about great television and the craft and creativity that goes into creating the most talked about television of 2022.”
“Production companies provided us with timely and authentic stories that resonated with British audiences, from hard-hitting unscripted programs to heavily female-led narratives. I am pleased to see that the actions we have taken to increase the representation of women in the directorial and entertainment performance categories have shown positive results.’
“These nominations reflect some of the changes we are seeing today and will continue to see in the future. The BAFTA Elevate and BAFTA Breakthrough talent programs have also endorsed a number of first-time nominees in all categories – so if you haven’t seen some of these nominated programs, check them out.’