Sir Steve McQueen's Small Axe series leads the nominations at this year's Bafta Television Awards with 15 nods. The landmark five-film BBC One series tells stories about the lives of the West Indian community in London from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Netflix's regal drama The Crown follows with 10 nominations, while I May Destroy You, about a woman coming to terms with an assault, is listed eight times including best actress, writer and director for Michaela Coel. Coel said she was 'overwhelmed with joy' at the recognition.
There are five nominations each for Channel 4's Adult Material and Sky Atlantic's I Hate Suzie. BBC Three comedy This Country is recognised four times, as are Strictly Come Dancing and the documentary series Once Upon a Time in Iraq.
In individual categories, John Boyega and Shaun Parkes are both nominated for best actor for their roles in Small Axe films, alongside Josh O'Connor for The Crown, Paapa Essiedu for I May Destroy You, Waleed Zuaiter for Baghdad Central and Paul Mescal for Normal People. Daisy Edgar-Jones is nominated for best actress alongside Billie Piper, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Jodie Comer and Hayley Squires.
Notably, The Crown's Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson have been overlooked by Bafta, as have Olivia Colman and David Tennant's drama Des. In the international category, Netflix hits The Queen's Gambit and Tiger King failed to make the cut.
Sir Steve McQueen said he made Small Axe so that people like his own mother could see stories like their own reflected on screen. 'That period of time from the 60s to the early 80s... was a time where things were being contested and stories needed to be spoken about,' he said.
