‘The Crown’ leads BAFTA TV nominations, Matt Smith gets snubbed

Netflix drama “The Crown” leads the 2017 British Academy Television Awards nominations. However, one of its main actors was snubbed.

On Tuesday, the show earned five BAFTA TV nominations including best drama series and best leading actress for Claire Foy (Queen Elizabeth II). This marks Foy’s second consecutive BAFTA nomination, following a nod last year for her role in “Wolf Hall.”

Her onscreen husband Matt Smith (Prince Philip), however, did not receive a nomination. The lead actor nominees are Adeel Akhtar (“Murdered by My Father”), Babou Ceesay (“Damilola, Our Loved Boy”) and Robbie Coltrane in (“National Treasure”). Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated as well for playing Richard III in “The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses.” This is the actor’s sixth BAFTA TV nomination.

Smith’s co-stars Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret) also received a nod for the supporting actress category. John Lithgow (Winston Churchill) and Jared Harris (King George VI), meanwhile, are also nominated for best supporting actor.

Although Smith missed out on a recognition from the BAFTA this year, it is expected that he will be nominated next year. Creator Peter Morgan previously hinted that “The Crown” season 2 will turn its attention away from Queen Elizabeth and instead focus on the Duke of Edinburgh’s “complexity.”

Morgan added that the next season of the critically-acclaimed series will explore the alleged affair of Prince Philip. In the late ‘50s, it was rumoured that Philip dated actress Pat Kirkwood and TV star Katie Boyle. There was also a rumour that he brought a woman into the royal yacht Britannia during an overseas tour. However, such rumours had been denied.

“The Crown” season 2 will premiere in November on Netflix US. It is expected to be available in Australia during the same time as well.

The 2017 BAFTA TV ceremony will take place on May 14 at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Check out the full list of nominees for the 2017 BAFTA TV here.

Leading actor

Adeel Akhtar – Murdered By My Father (BBC3)
Babou Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC1)
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses (BBC2)
Robbie Coltrane – National Treasure (Channel 4)

Leading actress

Claire Foy – The Crown (Netflix)
Jodie Comer – Thirteen (BBC3)
Nikki Amuka-Bird – NW (BBC1)
Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley (BBC1)

Supporting actor

Daniel Mays – Line of Duty (BBC2)
Jared Harris – The Crown (Netflix)
John Lithgow – The Crown (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – The Night Manager (BBC1)

Supporting actress

Nicola Walker – Last Tango in Halifax (BBC1)
Siobhan Finneran – Happy Valley (BBC1)
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown (Netflix)
Wunmi Mosaku – Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC1)

Entertainment performance

Adam Hills – The Last Leg (Channel 4)
Claudia Winkleman – Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1)
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC1)
Michael McIntyre – Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC1)

Female performance in a comedy programme

Diane Morgan – Cunk on Shakespeare (BBC2)
Lesley Manville – Mum (BBC2)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (BBC3)
Olivia Colman – Fleabag (BBC3)

Male performance in a comedy programme

Asim Chaudhry – People Just Do Nothing (BBC3)
David Mitchell – Upstart Crow (BBC2)
Harry Enfield – The Windsors (Channel 4)
Steve Coogan – The Scissored Isle (Sky Atlantic)

Single drama

Aberfan: The Green Hollow (BBC1 Wales)
Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC1)
Murdered By My Father (BBC3)
NW (BBC2)

Mini-series

The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses (BBC2)
National Treasure (Channel 4)
The Secret (ITV)
The Witness for the Prosecution (BBC1)

Drama series

The Crown (Netflix)
The Durrells (ITV)
Happy Valley (BBC1)
War and Peace (BBC1)

International

The Night Of (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
American Crime Story – The People Vs OJ Simpson (FX/BBC)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Transparent (Amazon Studios)

Factual series

24 Hours in Police Custody (Channel 4)
Exodus: Our Journey to Europe (BBC2)
Kids on the Edge (Channel 4)
The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment (BBC4)

Specialist factual

Alan Bennett’s Diaries (BBC2)
Attenborough’s Life That Glows (BBC2)
Grayson Perry’s All Man (Channel 4)
Planet Earth II (BBC1)

Single documentary

Behind Closed Doors (BBC1)
Hillsborough (BBC2)
How to Die: Simon’s Choice (BBC2)
Hypernormalisation (BBC i Player)

Features

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (BBC1)
The Great British Bake Off (BBC1)
Travel Man: 48 Hours In… (Channel 4)
Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1)

Reality and constructed factual

First Dates (Channel 4)
Muslims Like Us (BBC2)
The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC2)
The Secret Life of Five Years Olds (Channel 4)

Current affairs

Inside Obama’s White House (BBC2)
Teenage Prison Abuse Exposed – Panorama (BBC1)
Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks – This World (BBC2)
Unarmed Black Male – This World (BBC2)

News coverage

Channel 4 News: Brexit Day One (Channel 4)
BBC North West Tonight: Hillsborough Inquests (BBC North West/BBC1)
Sky News Tonight – Aleppo: Death of a City (Sky News)
Victoria Derbyshire (BBC2)

Sport

The Open (Sky Sports 1)
2016 Rio Olympics (BBC1)
Rio 2016 Paralympics (Channel 4)
Six Nations – England V Wales (ITV)

Live event

The Centenary of the Battle of The Somme: Thiepval (BBC1)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (BBC2)
Stand Up to Cancer (Channel 4)
The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration (ITV)

Entertainment programme

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)
Britain’s Got Talent (ITV)
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC1)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1)

Scripted comedy

Camping (Sky Atlantic)
Fleabag (BBC3)
Flowers (Channel 4)
People Just Do Nothing (BBC3)

Comedy and comedy entertainment programme

Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe (BBC2)
Cunk on Shakespare (BBC2)
The Last Leg (Channel 4)
Taskmaster (Dave)

Virgin’s Must-See Moments

Game of Thrones – Battle of the Bastards
The Late Late Show with James Corden – Carpool Karaoke with Michelle Obama
Line of Duty – Urgent Exit Required
Planet Earth II – Snakes v Iguanas chase
Strictly Come Dancing – Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style
Who Do You Think You Are? – Danny Dyer’s origins