The Royal Television Society has revealed the nominees for its RTS Programme Awards 2021, in partnership with Audio Network, with the BBC leading the pack with 40 nominations.<\/p>\n
Up for best drama series are\u00a0Save Me Too<\/em> (World Productions for Sky Atlantic),\u00a0I Hate Suzie<\/em> (Bad Wolf for Sky Atlantic) and\u00a0In My Skin<\/em> (Expectation for BBC Three and BBC One Wales).<\/p>\n Miniseries up for the award are\u00a0Adult Material<\/em> (Fifty Fathoms for Channel 4),\u00a0Small Axe<\/em> (Turbine Studios and Lammas Park for BBC One) and\u00a0I May Destroy You <\/em>(Various Artists\/FALKNA for BBC One).<\/p>\n The nominees for single drama are\u00a0Elizabeth is Missing<\/em> (STV Studios for BBC One),\u00a0Anthony <\/em>(LA Productions for BBC One) and\u00a0Sitting in Limbo<\/em> (Left Bank Pictures for BBC One).<\/p>\n In the category for soap and continuing drama, featured nominees are\u00a0Coronation Street<\/em> (ITV Studios for ITV),\u00a0Casualty <\/em>(BBC Studios for BBC One) and\u00a0Holby City<\/em> (BBC Studios for BBC One).<\/p>\n The nominated writers for drama are\u00a0Michaela Coel for\u00a0I May Destroy You<\/em> (Various Artists\/FALKNA for BBC One),\u00a0Lucy Prebble for\u00a0I Hate Suzie<\/em> (Bad Wolf for Sky Atlantic) and\u00a0Steve McQueen and Alastair Siddons for\u00a0Small Axe<\/em> (Turbine Studios and Lammas Park for BBC One).<\/p>\n The best actor (female) nominees are\u00a0Glenda Jackson for\u00a0Elizabeth is Missing<\/em> (STV Studios for BBC One),\u00a0Michaela Coel for\u00a0I May Destroy You<\/em> (Various Artists\/FALKNA for BBC One) and\u00a0Daisy Edgar-Jones for\u00a0Normal People<\/em> (Element Pictures for BBC Three).<\/p>\n Best actor (male) nominees are\u00a0Lennie James for\u00a0Save Me Too<\/em> (World Productions for Sky Atlantic),\u00a0Paul Mescal for\u00a0Normal People<\/em> (Element Pictures for BBC Three) and\u00a0Shaun Parkes for\u00a0Small Axe <\/em>(Turbine Studios and Lammas Park for BBC One).<\/p>\n Comedy performance (female) nominees are\u00a0Gbemisola Ikumelo for\u00a0Famalam<\/em> (BBC Studios for BBC Three),\u00a0Sophie Willan for\u00a0Alma’s Not Normal <\/em>(Expectation for BBC Two) and\u00a0Ruth Jones for\u00a0Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special<\/em> (Fulwell 73, Baby Cow and Tidy Productions for BBC One).<\/p>\n Comedy performance (male) nominees are\u00a0Youssef Kerkour for\u00a0Home<\/em> (Jantaculum and Channel X for Channel 4),\u00a0O-T Fagbenle for\u00a0Maxxx<\/em> (Luti Media for Channel 4) and\u00a0Paul Chahidi for\u00a0This Country<\/em> ( BBC Studios for BBC Three).<\/p>\n Scripted comedy nominees are\u00a0Brassic<\/em> (Calamity Films for Sky One),\u00a0Sex Education<\/em> (Eleven Film for Netflix) and\u00a0The Young Offenders (<\/em>Vico Films for BBC Three).<\/p>\n The comedy entertainment nominees are\u00a0The Big Narstie Show<\/em> (Expectation\/Dice Productions for Channel 4),\u00a0Charlie Brooker\u2019s Antiviral Wipe<\/em> (Broke and Bones\/Endemol Shine Group for BBC Two) and\u00a0The Ranganation (<\/em>Zeppotron for BBC Two).<\/p>\n For comedy, the nominated writers are\u00a0Mae Martin and Joe Hampson for\u00a0Feel Good<\/em> (Objective Fiction and Objective Media Group Scotland for Channel 4 and Netflix),\u00a0Peter Foott for\u00a0The Young Offenders<\/em> (Vico Films for BBC Three) and the writing team of\u00a0Ghosts<\/em> (Monumental Television for BBC One).<\/p>\n Entertainment nominees are\u00a0Beat the Chasers<\/em> (Potato for ITV),\u00a0The Masked Singer<\/em> (Bandicoot Scotland for ITV) and\u00a0Big Zuu\u2019s Big Eats<\/em> (Boomerang for Dave).<\/p>\n Those nominated for entertainment performance are\u00a0Big Narstie and Mo Gilligan for\u00a0The Big Narstie Show<\/em> (Expectation\/Dice Productions for Channel 4),\u00a0Yung Filly for\u00a0Hot Property <\/em>(BBC Three In-House Productions for BBC Three) and\u00a0Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan for\u00a0Rob & Romesh Vs<\/em> (CPL Productions for Sky One).<\/p>\n The nominated formatted popular factual programs are\u00a0Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace<\/em> (Wall to Wall Media for ITV),\u00a0The Rap Game UK<\/em> (Naked (A Fremantle Label) for BBC Three) and\u00a0Joe Lycett\u2019s Got Your Back<\/em> (Rumpus Media for Channel 4).<\/p>\n Documentary series features as nominees\u00a0Hospital: Fighting Covid-19<\/em> (Label1 for BBC Two),\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Iraq <\/em>(KEO Films for BBC Two) and\u00a0The School That Tried to End Racism<\/em> (Proper Content for Channel 4).<\/p>\n The nominees for single documentary are\u00a0Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me<\/em> (Wonder and New Era Global Productions for BBC One),\u00a0Surviving Covid<\/em> (Sandpaper Films for Channel 4) and\u00a0The Family Secret<\/em> (Candour Productions for Channel 4).<\/p>\n For arts, the nominees are\u00a0African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power<\/em> (ClearStory for BBC Four),\u00a0Keith Haring: Street Art Boy <\/em>(BBC Studios for BBC Two) and\u00a0Grayson’s Art Club<\/em> (Swan Films for Channel 4).<\/p>\n The history category features\u00a0Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany<\/em> (Bright Button Productions for BBC Four),\u00a0Damilola: The Boy Next Door<\/em> (Acme Films for Channel 4) and\u00a0The World’s Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg <\/em>(Middlechild Productions for Channel 5).<\/p>\n In the science and natural history category, contenders are\u00a0Surviving the Virus: My Brother & Me<\/em> (Little Gem for BBC One),\u00a0The Surgeon’s Cut<\/em> (BBC Studios Production for Netflix) and\u00a0Brain Surgeons: Between Life and Death<\/em> (Blast! Films for Channel 4).<\/p>\n The programs in the children\u2019s category are\u00a0JoJo and Gran Gran<\/em>\/It’s Time to Go to the Hairdresser’s<\/em> (BBC Children\u2019s In-House Productions in collaboration with A Productions for CBeebies),\u00a0FYI Investigates\u2014Brazil: Children Caught in the Crossfire<\/em> (Fresh Start Media for Sky News and Sky Kids) and\u00a0IRL with Team Charlene<\/em> (ITN Productions for ITV and CITV).<\/p>\n The nominees for daytime program are\u00a0Loose Women<\/em> (ITV Studios – Daytime for ITV),\u00a0The Bidding Room<\/em> (Ricochet for BBC One) and\u00a0Junior Bake Off<\/em> (Love Productions for Channel 4).<\/p>\n The nominated live events are\u00a0ENO\u2019s Drive & Live: La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> (Somethin’ Else for Sky Arts),\u00a0The Third Day: Autumn <\/em>(Sky Studios, Plan B Entertainment and Punchdrunk Entertainment for Sky Atlantic in association with HBO) and\u00a0General Election Live Results: An ITV News Special<\/em> (ITN Productions for ITV).<\/p>\n Those up for the Breakthrough Award are\u00a0Big Zuu for\u00a0Big Zuu\u2019s Big Eats <\/em>(Boomerang for Dave),\u00a0Robert Softley Gale for\u00a0CripTales: Hamish<\/em> (BBC Studios for BBC Four) and\u00a0Mae Martin for\u00a0Feel Good<\/em> (Objective Fiction and Objective Media Group Scotland for Channel 4 and Netflix).<\/p>\n Presenter nominees feature\u00a0Joe Lycett for\u00a0The Great British Sewing Bee<\/em> (Love Productions for BBC One),\u00a0Yinka Bokinni for\u00a0Damilola: The Boy Next Door<\/em> (Acme Films for Channel 4) and\u00a0Grayson Perry for\u00a0Grayson’s Art Club<\/em> (Swan Films for Channel 4).<\/p>\n The RTS Channel of the Year nominees are\u00a0ITV,\u00a0BBC One and\u00a0Sky Arts.<\/p>\n The awards will be presented on\u00a0March 16 at 6:30 p.m. and hosted by renowned British television and radio presenter Jonathan Ross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Royal Television Society has revealed the nominees for its RTS Programme Awards 2021, in partnership with Audio Network, with the BBC leading the pack with 40 nominations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":10812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[240,2607],"class_list":["post-10811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-royal-television-society","tag-rts-programme-awards-2021"],"yoast_head":"\n