• Culture
  • 11 Apr 17
Irish at the BAFTA Awards!
Irish at the BAFTA Awards!
Tom Littrell
Tom Littrell

We hopped the pond from IFTA to BAFTA

The 2017 British Academy Television Awards ceremony will be held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 14 May.

Irish Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaile worked on 'The Crown' which has received five nominations.

IFTA 2017 award winning actress Charlie Murphy and Irish director Neasa Hardiman worked on Sally Wainwright’s crime drama 'Happy Valley,' up for Best Drama Series.

Irish actress Genevieve O’Reilly worked on 'The Secret,' nominated for Best Mini-Series.

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Irish chat show host Graham Norton received a nomination for Best Entertainment Performance for The Graham Norton Show.

You'll find all the other nominees here.

Who will take home the golden faces? Tweet your guesses to @HotPress using #BAFTA.

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