Irish actors Sharon Horgan of Catastrophe, Sinéad Keenan of Little Boy Blue and Brían F. O'Byrne of Line Of Duty are amongst this year's nominations for the star-studded BAFTA awards.

Alongside Horgan in her nomination for Female Performance in a Comedy role are Daisy May Cooper (This Country), Sian Gibson (Peter Kay's Car Share) and Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland).

Keenan's fellow nominees for Best Actress are Claire Foy (The Crown), Thandie Newton (Line of Duty) and Molly Windsor (Three Girls).

O'Byrne is up for Best Supporting Actor alongside another Irish actor, Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, with Anupam Kher (The Boy with the Topknot) and Jimmi Simpson (USS Callister - Black Mirror).

Sue Perkins will be hosting the ceremony in London on the 13th of May.