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Aisling Bea wins BAFTA Breakthrough Talent Award

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

10:56 18 Jul 2020


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Chernobyl was the big winner on the night.

Source: Instagram (@weemissbea) 

The BAFTA Television Craft Awards took place online last night.

The digital ceremony was hosted Stephen Mangan and comedian Rachel Parris.

The pair hilariously impersonated This Morning hosts Phil and Holly, as well as doing a Tiger King skit.

Chernobyl was the big winner on the night, beating stiff competition from the likes of Killing Eve and The Crown.

The HBO mini-series recounts the horrific events of the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster.

It bagged gongs for Best Director: Fiction, Editing: Fiction, Costume Design, Original Music, Photography & Lighting, Production Design, and Sound: Fiction categories.

Other winners on the night included Peaky Blinders for Best Make-up and Hair, Strictly Come Dancing for Entertainment Craft Team and Succession for Best Writer.

The Irish were well-represented by Aisling Bea who won the coveted Best Breakthrough Talent for her show This Way Up.

 

Source: Twitter (@BAFTA) 

Starring Sharon Horgan, This Way Up  follows a teacher trying to pull her life back together following a mental breakdown.

The 36-year-old Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter said that receiving the award is an "absolute dream come true" and dedicated it to her father who "didn't get to be any older than I am today".

 

 


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