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'It's a Sin' earns leading 11 BAFTA TV nominations

By Karen Butler   |   March 30, 2022 at 7:02 AM
Olly Alexander's "It's a Sin" is up for 11 BAFTA TV Awards. File Photo Jim Ruymen/UPI David Thewlis and guest attend the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Sean Bean arrives on the red carpet at the Season 8 premiere of "Game of Thrones" in 2019 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Kate Winslet arrives on the red carpet at the "Wonder Wheel" in 2017 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Jodie Comer attends the red carpet of the movie "The Last Duel" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 10. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI

March 30 (UPI) -- The drama miniseries It's a Sin -- featuring Olly Alexander, Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Fry -- earned a leading 11 BAFTA TV nominations Wednesday.

Landscapers racked up seven nominations, while Help, Time and We Are Lady Parts each scored six, Sex Education picked up five and A Very British Scandal grabbed four.

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It's a Sin was nominated for Best Miniseries alongside Landscapers, Stephen and Time.

In the running for Best Drama are In My Skin, Manhunt: The Night Stalker, Unforgotten and Vigil.

The contenders for Best Scripted Comedy are Alma's Not Normal, Motherland, Stath Lets Flats and We Are Lady Parts.

Shortlisted for Best Lead Actor are Alexander, David Thewlis for Landscapers, Hugh Quarshie for Stephen, Samuel Adewunmi for You Don't Know Me and Sean Bean for Time.

The nominees for Best Lead Actress are Denise Gough and Emily Watson for Too Close, Jodie Comer for Help, Kate Winslet for Mare of Easttown, Lydia West for It's A Sin and Niamh Algar for Deceit.

Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy are Aimee Lou Wood for Sex Education, Aisling Bea for This Way Up, Anjana Vasan for We Are Lady Parts, Natasia Demetriou for Stath Lets Flats, Rose Matafeo for Starstruck and Sophie Willan for Alma's Not Normal.

Vying for Best Actor in a Comedy are Jamie Demetriou for Stath Lets Flats, Joe Gilgun for Brassic, Ncuti Gatwa for Sex Education, Samson Kayo for Bloods, Steve Coogan for This Time with Alan Partridge and Tim Renkow for Jerk.