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Bafta TV 2021 nominations: From Bridgerton to The Queen’s Gambit – the biggest snubs from this year’s awards

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There were some glaring absences from this year’s Bafta TV nominations (Picture: ITV/Netflix)

The Bafta TV award nominations were revealed today – and while we’re celebrating the successes, there were a couple of shocking snubs we need to talk about. 

Some shows did finally get the recognition they deserved (we’re looking at you I May Destroy You), with Small Axe leading the nominations list.

But then there are other performances and dramas that seemed like a guaranteed steal for the gong – only to be completely ignored.

So, who got snubbed and why?

Here’s just some of the stars and roles we are surprised didn’t get a mention.

Emma Corrin – Princess Diana, The Crown 

Emma Corrin’s absence is the biggest shock of the evening (Picture: Netflix)

As arguably the stand-out performance of season four, Emma Corrin didn’t even get a look in as Princess Diana in The Crown

The noticeable absence from the list comes despite her winning a Golden Globe for the performance, and getting a nomination at the Screen Actors Guild awards for Outstanding Female Performance. 

However, her long-running scene partner Josh O’Connor, did get a nod for leading actor as Prince Charles. 

Olivia Colman – Queen Elizabeth, The Crown 

Olivia Colman was ignored but her on-screen husband Tobias Menzies was nominated (Picture: Netflix)

Again, while Tobias Menzies, who played Prince Philip, got nominated for an award at this year’s celebrations as best supporting actor, Olivia Colman was again missing from the nominations. 

Olivia has been widely celebrated for her role of Queen Elizabeth, and this awards season was nominated for a Golden Globe and a SAG award for best actress. 

She also won a Satellite award and a gong at the Broadcast Film Critics Awards. 

Gillian Anderson – Margaret Thatcher, The Crown 

Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher won her numerous awards – but no Bafta nods (Picture: Netflix)

The third major Crown miss on the list was Gillian Anderson, who appeared throughout the fourth season as ‘Iron Lady’ Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 

The snub comes despite recognition from all other major awards shows, including wins at the Golden Globes, Sag Awards and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. 

David Tennant – Dennis Nilsen, Des 

David Tennant went to lengths to perfectly nail the role of Dennis Nilsen (Picture: Rex)

David Tennant’s pitch perfect portrayal of sick serial killer Dennis Nilsen was widely praised for its shocking accuracy when it aired in September last year. 

The Scottish actor went to great lengths to accurately replicate Nilsen, who murdered at least 15 men between the years of 1978 and 1983 in London. 

Matthew Macfadyen – Major Charles Ingram, Quiz

Quiz had reason to celebrate as the coughing scandal story reached a peak of 6.4million (Picture: ITV)

To be fair, Michael Sheen rightly won a nomination as Chris Tarrant in this retelling of the ‘Coughing Major’ scandal on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. 

But where would the show even be without the Major himself? 

Quiz, in general, has been widely overlooked during this awards season, despite 6.4million people tuning in to the finale of the three-episode drama.

Sian Clifford, who played Diana Ingram, and the writing team have also been snubbed from the nominations. 

Britain’s Got Talent 

Diversity’s routine is the only thing recognised for BGT this year (Picture: Rex)

Britain’s Got Talent has been swerved for the best entertainment show, with the lesser known Life and Rhymes getting a nod instead. 

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Strictly Come Dancing and The Masked Singer round off the nominations.

However, it did at least get a little recognition, and is up for the audience voted ‘TV moment of the year’ award at the ceremony for Diversity’s Black Lives Matter inspired routine. 

The Great British Bake Off 

While BGT got at least a little nod, Bake Off was completely ignored this year. 

Maybe they need to up the soggy bottoms next year. 

Bridgerton 

The Duke and Daphne’s love story had viewers hooked (Picture: Netflix)

Bridgerton is Netflix’s most successful series EVER with more than 80million tuning in to see the randy tales of the London’s Regency era elite. 

Sadly that has not translated to awards, with the Shonda Rhimes series being ignored in the international category. 

The reveal of Lady Whistledown has been acknowledged in the TV Moment of the Year category, but that’s it. 

The Queen’s Gambit

Anya Taylor-Joy hasn’t been recognised for The Queen’s Gambit (Picture: Netflix)

The Queen’s Gambit was another sleeper hit for Netflix, and in the midst of lockdown two in the UK became the must-watch drama. 

It even sparked a 273% surge in searches for chess sets as the tale gripped the nation.  

However, the series, and its star Anya Taylor-Joy, have all been skipped at this year’s ceremony.

The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday 6 June on BBC One.

Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards 2021 nominations full list

Leading actress

Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie 

Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People

Hayley Squires – Adult Material

Jodie Comer – Killing Eve

Letitia Wright – Small Axe

Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You 

Leading actor

John Boyega – Small Axe

Josh O’Connor – The Crown

Paapa Essiedu – I May Destroy You

Paul Mescal – Normal People

Shaun Parkes – Small Axe

Waleed Zuaiter – Baghdad Central

Comedy entertainment programme

Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe

Rob & Romesh

The Big Narstie Show

The Ranganation 

Current Affairs

America’s War On Abortion 

Italy’s Frontline: A Doctor’s Diary 

The Battle For Hong Kong

The Cyprus Papers Undercovert

Daytime

Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On

Richard Osman’s House Of Games

The Chase 

The Great House Giveaway

Drama Series

Gangs of London 

I Hate Suzie

Save Me Too

The Crown

Entertainment Performance

Adam Hills – The Last Leg

Bradley Walsh – Beat the Chasers

Claudia Winkleman – Strictly Come Dancing

David Mitchell – Would I Lie To You? 

Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show

Romesh Ranganathan – The Ranganation 

Entertainment Programme 

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 

Life & Rhymes

Strictly Come Dancing

The Masked Singer

Factual Series

Crime & Punishment

Hospital 

Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency 

Once Upon A Time In Iraq

Features 

Big Zuu’s Big Eats

Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

The Repair Shop

Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education 

Daisy Haggard – Breeders 

Daisy May Cooper – This Country

Emma Mackey – Sex Education 

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Famalam 

Mae Martin – Feel Good

International 

Little America

Lovecraft Country 

Unorthodox 

Welcome To Chechnya: The Gay Purge 

Leading actress

Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie 

Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People

Hayley Squires – Adult Material

Jodie Comer – Killing Eve

Letitia Wright – Small Axe

Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You 

Live event

Life Drawing Live! 

Springwatch 2020 

The Royal British Legion Festivel of Remembrance

The Third Day: Autumn 

Male performance in a comedy programme 

Charlie Cooper – This Country

Guz Khan – Man Like Mobeen

Joseph Gilgun – Brassic 

Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education 

Paul Ritter – Friday Night Dinner

Reece Shearsmith – Inside No.9

Miniseries 

Adult Material 

I May Destroy You 

Normal People

Small Axe

News Coverage

BBC News At Ten: Prime Minister Admitted to Intensive Care

Channel 4 News: Deterring Democracy 

Newsnight: Covid Care

Sky News Inside Idlib

Reality & constructed factual

Masterchef: The Professionals

Race Across The World 

The School That Tried To End Racism 

The Write Offs

Scripted Comedy 

Ghosts

Inside No.9 

Man Like Mobeen

This Country

Short form programme

Criptales

Disabled Not Defeated: The Rock Bans With Learning Disabilities – Delta 7

The Main Part

They Saw The Sun First

Single documentary 

American Murder: The Family Next Door

Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me

Locked In: Breaking The Silence

Surviving Covid 

Single drama

Anthony 

BBW (On The Edge) 

Sitting In Limbo

The Windermere Children

Soap & continuing drama

Casualty 

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Hollyoaks

Specialist Factual 

Extinction: The Facts

Putin: A Russian Spy Story

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty 

The Surgeon’s Cut

Sport

Bahrain Grand Prix

England v France: The Final of Autumn Nations Cup

England v West Indies Test Cricket

London Marathon 2020 

Supporting actor

Kunal Nayyar – Criminal: UK 

Malachi Kirby – Small Axe 

Michael Sheen – Quiz

Micheal Ward – Small Axe 

Rupert Everett – Adult Material

Tobias Menzies – The Crown

Supporting actress

Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown

Leila Farzad – I Hate Suzie

Rakie Ayola – Anthony 

Siena Kelly – Adult Material 

Sophie Okenedo – Criminal: UK

Weruche Opia – I May Destroy You

Virgin Media’s must-see moment

Bridgerton – Penelope is revealed as Lady Whisledown

Britain’s Got Talent – Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020  

EastEnders – Gray kills Chantelle 

Gogglebox – Reactions to Boris Johnson’s press conference 

Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat – Mee-cro-wah-vay 

The Mandalorian – Luke Skywalker arrives

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