Sky has been nominated for a total of 25 BAFTA Television Awards, a record for the broadcaster. This includes 14 nods for Sky Original drama series Chernobyl as the most nominated show this year. The total includes 17 nominations for British Academy Television Craft Awards and 8 nominations for the British Academy Television Awards, covering a range of Sky’s original and acquired shows including Chernobyl, Catherine The Great and Succession.
Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content, Sky, comments: “We’re delighted with Sky’s record number of nominations for this year’s BAFTA TV awards, including an incredible 14 nominations for our original series Chernobyl. This recognition is a true reflection of the success of our increased investment in original content and the brilliant work of everyone involved in the nominated shows. Whether it’s the terrifying true story of Chernobyl or the magical escapism of Game of Thrones, we are proud to bring our customers more TV that they love.”
The nominations include 19 for Sky’s original productions, 4 for Sky’s acquired series, with further nominations for Sky News for the broadcaster’s coverage of the Hong Kong protests and Sky Sports, for coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup Final. The British Academy Television Awards ceremony will be Friday 31 July on BBC One with the British Academy Television Craft Awards taking place online on Friday 17 July.
SKY’S RECORD NUMBER OF BAFTA TV NOMINATIONS
MINI-SERIES
CHERNOBYL Production Team – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games – HBO/Sky Atlantic
LEADING ACTOR
JARED HARRIS Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
SUPPORTING ACTOR
STELLAN SKARSGARD Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, HBO/Sky Atlantic
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
SARAH KENDALL Frayed – Merman Television Ltd, Guesswork Television/Sky One
WRITER: COMEDY
DANNY BROCKLEHURST Brassic – Calamity Films/Sky 1
WRITER: DRAMA
CRAIG MAZIN Chernobyl – Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games/Sky Atlantic
