With the biggest night in the telly calendar almost upon us, discover who will be battling it out for the gongs
By Virgin TV Edit
The 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards will be held behind closed doors by host Richard Ayoade live on BBC One on Friday 31 July, but you should still expect an epic celebration of top TV from the past 12 months. Because who says you can’t do glitz and glamour from the comfort of your sofa?
This year sees factual drama Chernobyl lead the way with an impressive 14 nominations, while royally good drama The Crown, Fleabag and Giri/Haji are also well represented among the incredible nominees.
Don’t forget you can vote for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment by clicking here. Not only is it the only award voted for by the great British public, but by casting your vote you could win a load of amazing prizes, including a super-cool instant camera, a £75 Just Eat voucher and much, much more!
Read on to find out who has been nominated for the 2020 Virgin Media BAFTAs…
Leading Actress
Glenda Jackson – Elizabeth Is Missing
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve
Samantha Morton – I Am Kirsty
Suranne Jones – Gentleman Jack
Leading Actor
Callum Turner – The Capture
Jared Harris – Chernobyl
Stephen Graham – The Virtues
Takehiro Hira – Giri/Haji
Supporting Actress
Helen Behan – The Virtues
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Jasmine Jobson – Top Boy
Naomi Ackie – The End Of The F***ing World
Supporting Actor
Joe Absolom – A Confession
Josh O’Connor – The Crown
Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl
Will Sharpe – Giri/Haji
Female Performance In A Comedy Programme
Gbemisola Ikumelo – Famalam
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag
Sarah Kendall – Frayed
Sian Clifford – Fleabag
Male Performance In A Comedy Programme
Guz Khan – Man Like Mobeen
Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats
Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education
Youssef Kerkour – Home
Entertainment Performance
Frankie Boyle – Frankie Boyle’s New World Order
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show
Lee Mack – Would I Lie To You?
Mo Gilligan – The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
Drama Series
The Crown
The End Of The F***ing World
Gentleman Jack
Giri/Haji
Scripted Comedy
Catastrophe
Derry Girls
Fleabag
Stath Lets Flats
Mini-Series
A Confession
Chernobyl
The Victim
The Virtues
Single Drama
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Elizabeth Is Missing
The Left Behind
Responsible Child
Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Holby City
International
Euphoria
Succession
Unbelievable
When They See Us
Entertainment Programme
The Greatest Dancer
The Rap Game UK
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
Comedy Entertainment Programme
The Graham Norton Show
The Last Leg
The Ranganation
Taskmaster
Reality & Constructed Factual
Celebrity Gogglebox
Harry’s Heroes: The Full English
Race Across The World
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Single Documentary
The Abused
David Harewood: Psychosis And Me
The Family Secret
The Last Survivors
Features
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back
The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Snackmasters
Factual Series
Crime And Punishment
Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer
Leaving Neverland
Our Dementia Choir With Vicky McClure
Sport
2019 Rugby World Cup Final: England v South Africa
ICC Cricket World Cup Final
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Semi-Final: England v USA
Wimbledon 2019 Men’s Final
Live Event
Blue Planet Live
Election 2019 Live: The Results
Glastonbury 2019
Operation Live
Specialist Factual
8 Days: To The Moon And Back
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
Current Affairs
Growing Up Poor: Britain’s Breadline Kids
The Hunt for Jihadi John
Is Labour Anti-Semitic? (Panorama)
Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag
News Coverage
Hong Kong Protesters
ITV News At Ten: Election Results
Prince Andrew & The Epstein Scandal
Victoria Derbyshire: Men Who Lost Loved Ones To Knife Crime
Short Form Programme
Anywhere But Westminster
Brain In Gear
Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle
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Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
Coronation Street: The death of Sinead Osbourne
Fleabag: Confessional scene
Game Of Thrones: Arya kills the Night King
Gavin And Stacey: Nessa proposes to Smithy
Line Of Duty: John Corbett’s death
Love Island: Michael recouples after Casa Amor
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