It’s A Sin leads the Bafta nominations as Channel 4 drama gets 11 nods
thesun.co.ukCHANNEL 4 series It's A Sin has led the nominations at the Bafta television awards where it is in the running for 11 gongs. Olly Alexander played the lead role of Ritchie Tozer in the drama about the UK's HIV/Aids crisis and is up for a best actor gong, after winning at the National Television Awards in September.
His co-star Lydia West has also been nominated in the leading actress category, alongside Kate Winslet, who starred in HBO/Sky Atlantic's Mare Of Easttown, marking The Titanic star's first TV performance nomination.
Also nominated in the leading actress category are Denise Gough and Emily Watson for ITV's Too Close, alongside Jodie Comer for Channel 4 drama Help, and Niamh Algar for Channel 4's Deceit.
Stars going up against Years & Years singer Alexander in the leading actor category include David Thewlis for Landscapers, Hugh Quarshie for ITV's Stephen, Samuel Adewunmi for BBC's You Don't Know Me, Sean Bean for Time and Stephen Graham for Channel 4's Help.
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