After the fallout from Sunday’s ‘knockout’ Oscar ceremony, the focus for awards season has shifted back to British television through this year’s BAFTA TV nominations.

As expected, the leading frontrunner is It’s a Sin with a healthy eleven nods including Best Mini-Series. Written and created by Russell T. Davies, the programme follows a group of homosexual young men and their friends as they find themselves caught up in the AIDS crisis that struck Britain in the 1980s.

Five of the show’s cast have received nominations for their performances, with Years and Years singer Olly Alexander and co-star Lydia West both acknowledged for their leading roles as Ritchie Tozer and Jill Baxter. Additionally, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells and David Carlyle are all in contention to win Best Supporting Actor for their respective appearances as Roscoe Babatunde, Colin Morris-Jones and Gregory.

Elsewhere, the powerful COVID-based drama Help received six nominations including Best Single Drama as well as acting nods for stars Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham and Cathy Tyson.

Jodie scores her fourth successive leading actress nomination for her performance as overburdened care worker Sarah while Graham and Tyson are acknowledged for their respective roles as Tony and Polly.

Graham is also in contention for his supporting role as prison guard Eric McNally in Time and will be looking to finally end his long wait for a first BAFTA win. Time also scored key mentions in Best Mini-Series, as well as another Best Actor nomination for Sean Bean.

Meanwhile, Kate Winslet receives her first television nomination at BAFTA for her performance as Detective Mare Sheehan in the acclaimed crime series Mare of Easttown. She contests the rest of the Best Actress category alongside Niamh Algar (Deceit) and Too Close duo Denise Gough and Emily Watson.

The Best Drama series line-up sees the coming-of-age drama In My Skin duke it out with three crime series in Manhunt: The Night Stalker, Unforgotten and Vigil.

Other key drama acting nominees include Céline Buckens (Showtrial), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love), Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before), Hugh Quarshie (Stephen) and David Thewlis (Landscapers).

On the comedy front, the music-based sitcom We Are Lady Parts scored six nods including Best Scripted Comedy (alongside Alma’s Not Normal, Motherland and Stath Lets Flats) with leading star Anjana Vasan nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance.

Other standout names in the comedy line-ups include siblings Jamie and Natasia Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats) plus Aisling Bea (This Way Up), Steve Coogan (This Time with Alan Partridge), Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education), Joseph Gilgun (Brassic), Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal) and last year’s Best Actress winner Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education).

There is also a posthumous Best Entertainment Performance nomination for the late comedian Sean Lock who is acknowledged for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

As expected, there were a number of notable snubs made by this year’s nominations.

Despite the dominance of It’s a Sin, Keeley Hawes was surprisingly ignored for her role as Valerie Tozer. Additionally, Olivia Colman (Landscapers), Brian Cox (Succession), Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin), Claire Foy (A Very British Scandal), Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), Amy James-Kelly (Three Families), Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Sharlene Whyte (Stephen) and Sion Daniel Young (Deceit) were also overlooked.

The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade is set to host the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards ceremony for the third consecutive year as it returns to London’s Royal Festival Hall on 8 May. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards will take place on 24 April.

The full list of BAFTA nominations can be found below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST DRAMA SERIES
IN MY SKIN
MANHUNT: THE NIGHT STALKER
UNFORGOTTEN
VIGIL

BEST MINI-SERIES
IT’S A SIN
LANDSCAPERS
STEPHEN
TIME

BEST SINGLE DRAMA
DEATH OF ENGLAND: FACE TO FACE
HELP
I AM VICTORIA
TOGETHER

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Samuel Adewunmi, YOU DON’T KNOW ME
Olly Alexander, IT’S A SIN
Sean Bean, TIME
Stephen Graham, HELP
Hugh Quarshie, STEPHEN
David Thewlis, LANDSCAPERS

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Niamh Algar, DECEIT
Jodie Comer, HELP
Denise Gough, TOO CLOSE
Emily Watson, TOO CLOSE
Lydia West, IT’S A SIN
Kate Winslet, MARE OF EASTTOWN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nonso Azonzie, SWEET TOOTH
David Carlyle, IT’S A SIN
Omari Douglas, IT’S A SIN
Stephen Graham, TIME
Callum Scott Howells, IT’S A SIN
Matthew Macfadyen, SUCCESSION

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Céline Buckens, SHOWTRIAL
Leah Harvey, FOUNDATION
Emily Mortimer, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE
Jessica Plummer, THE GIRL BEFORE
Tahirah Sharif, THE TOWER
Cathy Tyson, HELP

BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY
ALMA’S NOT NORMAL
MOTHERLAND
STATH LETS FLATS
WE ARE LADY PARTS

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Steve Coogan, THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE
Jamie Demetriou, STATH LETS FLATS
Ncuti Gatwa, SEX EDUCATION
Joseph Gilgun, BRASSIC
Samson Kayo, BLOODS
Tim Renkow, JERK

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Aisling Bea, THIS WAY UP
Natasia Demetriou, STATH LETS FLATS
Rose Matafeo, STARSTRUCK
Anjana Vasan, WE ARE LADY PARTS
Sophie Willan, ALMA’S NOT NORMAL
Aimee Lou Wood, SEX EDUCATION

BEST SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY
CORONATION STREET
EMMERDALE
HOLBY CITY

BEST INTERNATIONAL
CALL MY AGENT
LUPIN
MARE OF EASTTOWN
SQUID GAME
SUCCESSION
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME
THE CHASE
MONEYBAGS
RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES
STEPH’S PACKED LUNCH

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
AN AUDIENCE WITH ADELE
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY
LIFE & RHYMES
STRICTLY COME DANCING

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Alison Hammond, I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE
Sean Lock, 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN
Joe Lycett, JOE LYCETT’S GOT YOUR BACK
Michael McIntyre, MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG WHEEL
Graham Norton, THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
Big Zuu, BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
THE LATEISH SHOW WITH MO GILLIGAN
RACE AROUND BRITAIN
THE RANGANATION

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA
THE DETECTIVES: FIGHTING ORGANISED CRIME
UNDERCOVER POLICE: HUNTING PAEDOPHILES
UPRISING

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
9/11: INSIDE THE PRESIDENT’S WAR ROOM
GRENFELL: THE UNTOLD STORY
MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY – 20 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
NAIL BOMBER: MAN HUNT

BEST FEATURES
BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS
THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE
MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING
SORT YOUR LIFE OUT

BEST REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
THE DOG HOUSE
GOGGLEBOX
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT UK
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL
BLACK POWER: A BRITISH STORY OF RESISTANCE
FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT
THE MISSING CHILDREN
SILENCED: THE HIDDEN STORY OF DISABLED BRITAIN

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
FEARLESS: THE WOMEN FIGHTING PUTIN (EXPOSURE)
FOUR HOURS AT THE CAPITOL
THE MEN WHO SELL FOOTBALL (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS)
TRUMP TAKES ON THE WORLD

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: BLACK TO FRONT
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: SHAMIMA BEGUM
ITV NEWS AT TEN: STORMING OF THE CAPITOL
SKY NEWS: AFGHANISTAN: ENDGAME

BEST SPORT
THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
ITV RACING: THE GRAND NATIONAL
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS
UEFA EURO 2020 SEMI-FINAL: ENGLAND V DENMARK

BEST LIVE-EVENT
THE BRIT AWARDS 2021
THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE 2021
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE
SPRINGWATCH 2021

BEST SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
HOLLYOAKS SAVED MY LIFE (HOLLYOAKS IRL)
OUR LAND
PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW
PLEASE HELP

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT
AN AUDIENCE WITH ADELE (Adele is surprised by the teacher who changed her life)
I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! (Ant and Dec dig at Downing Street’s lockdown parties)
IT’S A SIN (Colin’s devastating AIDS diagnosis)
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK (‘UK Hun?’ – Bimini’s verse)
SQUID GAME (Red Light, Green Light game)
STRICTLY COME DANCING (Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to ‘Symphony’)

The full list of BAFTA craft nominations can be found here: http://awards.bafta.org/award/2022/tvcraft