‘Fleabag’ and ‘Chernobyl’ lead the Royal Television Society Programme Awards nominations with three apiece.
The BBC comedy and Sky Arts drama have both been given the nod in a hat-trick of categories for the upcoming RTS ceremony, which will be hosted by writer and comedian Paul Merton on March 17th at London’s Grosvenor Hotel.
‘Fleabag’ creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been nominated for both the Comedy Performance (Female) and Writer (Comedy) prizes, and the show as a whole is in the running for Scripted Comedy.
‘Chernobyl’ lead Jared Harris is on the shortlist in the male Actor category, with writer Craig Mazin up for Drama award, and the programme itself is nominated for best Mini-Series.
For the Comedy Writer prize, Phoebe finds herself competing with Danny Brocklehurst (‘Brassic’) and ‘Sex Education’ scribe Laurie Nunn, while the latter show also has a nod in the Comedy Performance (Male) category thanks to Ncuti Gatwa.
‘Derry Girls’ star Saoirse-Monica Jackson is also on the list for female Comedy Performance prize alongside ‘Motherland’ actress Diane Morgan, and both shows have further nods respectively in the Comedy and Breakthrough (Tanya Moodie) lists.
Also on two nominations, ‘Gentleman Jack’ is listed for best Drama, while leading star Suranne Jones is up for the Actor (Female) prize.
Finally, ‘The Virtues’ has two nominations, earning recognition in the acting categories for Niamh Algar and Stephen Graham.
The shortlist was unveiled on Tuesday morning (03.03.20) by BBC journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed at h Club in London’s Covent Garden.
Royal Television Society Programme Awards full nominations:
Actor (Female)
Niamh Algar – The Virtues
Suranne Jones – Gentleman Jack
Tamara Lawrance – The Long Song
Actor (Male)
Jared Harris – Chernobyl
Michael Ward – Top Boy
Stephen Graham – The Virtues
Arts
Bros: After The Screaming Stops
imagine…James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens
Superkids: Breaking Away From Care
Breakthrough Award
Aisling Bea – This Way Up
Tanya Moodie – Motherland
Tim Renkow – Jerk
Children’s Programme
The Athena
Step Up to the Plate
Zog
Comedy Performance (Female)
Diane Morgan – Motherland
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag
Saoirse-Monica Jackson – Derry Girls
Comedy Performance (Male)
Alex Murphy & Chris Walley – The Young Offenders
Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education
Youssef Kerkour – Home
Daytime Programme
Beat the Chef
Good Morning Britain
The Repair Shop
Documentary Series
The Choir: Our School By The Tower
Crime and Punishment
Hometown: A Killing
Drama Series
Ackley Bridge
The Capture
Gentleman Jack
Entertainment
Britain’s Got Talent
Love Island
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Entertainment Performance
London Hughes – Don’t Hate The Playaz
Mo Gilligan – The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Stephen Mulhern – In For A Penny
Formatted Popular Factual
The British Tribe Next Door
Celebrity Gogglebox
The Circle
History
Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain
The Last Survivors
Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History
Live Event
The BRIT Awards 2019
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Stormzy at Glastonbury 2019
Mini-Series
Chernobyl
The Long Song
Years and Years
Presenter
Fred Brathwaite – A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
Mobeen Azhar – Hometown: A Killing
Vicky McClure – Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure
RTS Channel of the Year
BBC Three
Channel 5
Sky Atlantic
Science and Natural History
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
The Parkinson’s Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?
The Planets
Scripted Comedy
Derry Girls
Fleabag
Stath Lets Flats
Single Documentary
David Harewood: Psychosis and Me
Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag
War in the Blood
Single Drama
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Doing Money
The Left Behind
Soap and Continuing Drama
Casualty
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit
Alex Scott – 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Gareth Thomas – 2019 Rugby World Cup
Nasser Hussain – The Ashes
Sports Programme
2019 Rugby World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup Final
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – Semi Final: England v USA
Writer (Comedy)
Danny Brocklehurst – Brassic
Laurie Nunn – Sex Education
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag
Writer (Drama)
Craig Mazin – Chernobyl
Neil Forsyth – Guilt
Roy Williams – Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle