BAFTA Television Awards 2021: Steve McQueen s acclaimed Windrush series Small Axe and The Crown lead nominations while I May Destroy You also lands nods following awards snub
The Netflix drama landed 10 nominations across the TV and Craft categories, including nods for Josh O Connor, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter
Small Axe landed the most nods with 15, including two for John Boyega and Shaun Parkes in the Leading Actor category
The series, directed by Steve McQueen, was praised by critics for its anthology stories of British black people throughout the 20th Century
The Crown landed four nominations; Drama Series, Leading Actor, Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies and Supporting Actress for Helen Bonham Carter
The scene was iconic and the fact that our very own Coughlan was the centre of the mayhem and mischief occurring in British High Society made it even better.
The BAFTAs seem to think so too, because the reveal has only gone and been nominated for the Virgin Media Must See Moment of the year.
The nominees for this award were announced yesterday ahead of the rest of the BAFTA nominations. While Lady Whistledown s reveal is by far the most satisfyingly shock (in our opinion), Coughlan could have some stiff competition in securing the gong.
Among the other nominees are The Mandalorian s Luke Skywalker reveal, Gray killing Charlotte in EastEnders, and of course, Nigella Lawson pronouncing microwave like mee-cro-wah-vay.
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The six nominees for this year’s Virgin Media Must-See Moment BAFTA – the only award voted for by the public – have been revealed.
The coveted mask is given to the most dramatic scenes, the best cliffhangers and the simply unforgettable TV moments that got us all talking. To be eligible, shows must have aired on TV during 2020, meaning recent hits like Line of Duty and It’s a Sin will have to wait till next year to be considered.
This year’s shortlist was decided by an independent jury of national media experts, who met virtually to select the six nominees.
There was fury today as Diversity s controversial Britain s Got Talent Black Lives Matter dance routine was today shortlisted for a BAFTA after being nominated by ITV despite being the second most complained-about TV moment for a decade.
Officials were accused of pursuing a woke, political agenda by considering the dance for the Virgin Media s Must-See Moment Award, where it will now go to a public vote alongside five other scenes.
Led by dancer Ashley Banjo, Diversity opened their performance by reciting a viral poem The Great Realisation by the singer Tomfoolery, about the BLM movement and police brutality.
During their performance, the group also narrated the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on his neck in Minneapolis on May 25 for nearly nine minutes.
BAFTA Television Awards 2021: Diversity s controversial BGT Black Lives Matter routine is nominated for an award alongside Bridgerton
Diversity s dance, which sparked 24,500 complaints to Ofcom last year, was on the shortlist for the awards Must-See Moment prize
Bridgerton s Lady Whistledown twist, which revealed Penelope Featherington as the mysterious gossip, also led the list of nominees
Other notable moments singled out include when Luke Skywalker appeared in The Mandalorian s second season
The shocking moment Chantelle was killed by her abusive husband Gray Atkins on EastEnders also got a mention
While Nigella Lawson s amusing pronunciation of microwave as meecro-wah-vey on her BBC2 cooking show Cook, Eat, Repeat was also nominated