The nominations for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards have been announced, with BBC One duo The Responder and This is Going to Hurt leading the way with six nods apiece.

The Responder, which follows a troubled Liverpudlian police officer, is on the shortlist for Best Drama Series, alongside Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters, Channel 4’s Somewhere Boy and fellow BBC crime drama Sherwood.

Additionally, central star Martin Freeman is among the big-names acknowledged in a strong Leading Actor line-up, while co-stars Adelayo Adedayo and Wirral newcomer Josh Finan are both recognised in the Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories.

 

Despite missing out on a Drama Series nod, Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, and the fifth series of Netflix’s The Crown also enjoyed a solid showing with five nods each.

 

In the case of This is Going to Hurt, the television adaptation of Adam Kay’s bestselling memoir about his time as a junior doctor is up for the Best Mini-Series prize, while renowned star Ben Whishaw earns a Leading Actor nomination for his fictionalised portrayal of Kay.

However, co-star Ambika Mod was shockingly overlooked for her performance as ill-fated nurse Dr. Shruti Acharya.

Meanwhile, BBC Three’s Mood contests the Mini-Series category alongside ITV duo A Spy Among Friends and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, while Channel 4’s I Am…Ruth, Netflix’s The House and BBC Three’s Life and Death in the Warehouse lock horns in the Single Drama field.

In the acting categories, previous film winners Imelda Staunton (The Crown) and Kate Winslet (I Am Ruth) go head-to-head in a powerhouse Leading Actress line-up that includes Maxine Peake (Anne) and Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie Too).

As for Leading Actor, Gary Oldman receives his first acting nomination in television for his performance as scruffy MI5 boss Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, while Cillian Murphy finally scores a first BAFTA nod for his lauded role as gangster Tommy Shelby in the final series of BBC One’s Peaky Blinders.

 

Previous BAFTA winners Adeel Akhtar (Sherwood), Sarah Lancashire (Julia), Vicky McClure (Without Sin), Fiona Shaw (Andor), and Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) are also recognised while the other acting nominees include Samuel Bottomley (Somewhere Boy), Salim Daw (The Crown), Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters), Taron Egerton (Black Bird), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Lesley Manville (Sherwood), Chaske Spencer (The English), and Top Boy starlets Saffron Hocking and Jasmine Jobson.

 

 

On the comedy front, BBC One’s Am I Being Unreasonable? and Channel 4’s Big Boys are on top with four nods each, which includes a place on the Scripted Comedy shortlist.

Both sitcoms are joined in the main category by BBC One’s Ghosts, and the final series of Channel 4’s beloved Irish sitcom Derry Girls.

From those comedies, Am I Being Unreasonable? stars Daisy May Cooper and teenage newcomer Lenny Rush are both acknowledged in the acting categories, along with Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) and Jon Pointing (Big Boys).

Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe earns a Male Comedy Performance nod for his portrayal of comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic in the autobiographical Roku Channel programme Weird: The Al Yankovic Story with Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows), Joseph Gilgun (Brassic) and Stephen Merchant (The Outlaws) among his fellow nominees.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Female Comedy Performance category is made up by Diane Morgan (Cunk on Earth) and first-time BAFTA inductees Taj Atwal (Hullraisers), Lucy Beaumont (Meet the Richardsons) and Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows).

After making a splash with audiences, BBC One’s hit reality series The Traitors picks up two nominations for Reality & Constructed Factual, and an Entertainment Performance nod for host Claudia Winkleman.

Her competition in that bracket includes disabled comedian Rosie Jones (Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard) and previous category winners Mo Gilligan (The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan) and Big Zuu (Big Zuu’s Big Eats).

Meanwhile, the late Queen Elizabeth II is recognised twice in the Live Event category for both her Platinum Jubilee last June, and her state funeral in September.

The full list of BAFTA nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST DRAMA SERIES
BAD SISTERS
THE RESPONDER
SHERWOOD
SOMEWHERE BOY

BEST MINI-SERIES
MOOD
A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE
THIS IS GOING TO HURT

BEST SINGLE DRAMA
THE HOUSE
I AM RUTH
LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WAREHOUSE

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Sarah Lancashire, JULIA
Vicky McClure, WITHOUT SIN
Maxine Peake, ANNE
Billie Piper, I HATE SUZIE TOO
Imelda Staunton, THE CROWN
Kate Winslet, I AM RUTH

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Taron Egerton, BLACK BIRD
Martin Freeman, THE RESPONDER
Cillian Murphy, PEAKY BLINDERS
Gary Oldman, SLOW HORSES
Chaske Spencer, THE ENGLISH
Ben Whishaw, THIS IS GOING TO HURT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adelayo Adedayo, THE RESPONDER
Anne-Marie Duff, BAD SISTERS
Saffron Hocking, TOP BOY
Jasmine Jobson, TOP BOY
Lesley Manville, SHERWOOD
Fiona Shaw, ANDOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adeel Ahktar, SHERWOOD
Samuel Bottomley, SOMEWHERE BOY
Salim Daw, THE CROWN
Josh Finan, THE RESPONDER
Jack Lowden, SLOW HORSES
Will Sharpe, THE WHITE LOTUS

BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY
AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?
BIG BOYS
DERRY GIRLS
GHOSTS

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Taj Atwal, HULLRAISERS
Lucy Beaumont, MEET THE RICHARDSONS
Daisy May Cooper, AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?
Natasia Demetriou, ELLIE & NATASIA
Siobhán McSweeney, DERRY GIRLS
Diane Morgan, CUNK ON EARTH

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Matt Berry, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Joseph Gilgun, BRASSIC
Stephen Merchant, THE OUTLAWS
Jon Pointing, BIG BOYS
Daniel Radcliffe, WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
Lenny Rush, AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?

BEST SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY
EASTENDERS
EMMERDALE

BEST INTERNATIONAL
THE BEAR
DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY
OUSSEKINE
PACHINKO
WEDNESDAY
THE WHITE LOTUS

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME
THE CHASE
THE REPAIR SHOP: A ROYAL VISIT
SCAM INTERCEPTORS

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY
LATER… WITH JOOLS HOLLAND: JOOLS’ 30TH BIRTHDAY BASH
THE MASKED SINGER
STRICTLY COME DANCING

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Mo Gilligan, THE LATEISH SHOW WITH MO GILLIGAN
Rosie Jones, ROSIE JONES’ TRIP HAZARD
Lee Mack, THE 1% CLUB
Sue Perkins, SUE PERKINS: PERFECTLY LEGAL
Claudia Winkleman, THE TRAITORS
Big Zuu, BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
TASKMASTER
WOULD I LIE TO YOU?

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
JEREMY KYLE SHOW: DEATH ON DAYTIME
LIBBY, ARE YOU HOME YET?
VATICAN GIRL: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EMANUELA ORLANDI
WORLDS COLLIDE: THE MANCHESTER BOMBING

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES
ESCAPE FROM KABUL AIRPORT
OUR FALKLANDS WAR: A FRONTLINE STORY
THE REAL MO FARAH

BEST FEATURES
BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS
JOE LYCETT VS BECKHAM: GOT YOUR BACK AT XMAS
THE MARTIN LEWIS MONEY SHOW LIVE
THE MISADVENTURES OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN

BEST REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
FREDDIE FLINTOFF’S FIELD OF DREAMS
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK
THE TRAITORS
WE ARE BLACK AND BRITISH

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL
AIDS: THE UNHEARD TAPES
THE GREEN PLANET
HOW TO SURVIVE A DICTATOR WITH MUNYA CHAWAWA
RUSSIA 1985-1999: TRAUMAZONE

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
AFGHANISTAN: NO COUNTRY FOR WOMEN
CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN
THE CROSSING
MARIUPOL: THE PEOPLE’S STORY

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
BBC NEWS AT TEN: RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: LIVE IN KYIV
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: BORIS JOHNSON INTERVIEW

BEST SPORT
BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2022
WIMBLEDON 2022

BEST LIVE-EVENT
CONCERT FOR UKRAINE
PLATINUM JUBILEE: PARTY AT THE PALACE
THE STATE FUNERAL OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

BEST SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
ALWAYS, ASIFA
BISCUITLAND
HOW TO BE A PERSON
KINGPIN CRIBS

Additionally, the full list of BAFTA Craft nominations can be found here: https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/bafta-television-2023-nominations