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Aisling Bea wins Best TV Actor at the BandLab NME Awards 2022
Aisling Bea has won Best TV Actor at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her portrayal of Áine in the dramedy This Way Up.The Irish comedian, who also wrote the razor-sharp series, beat out Mae Martin, Ncuti Gatwa, Olly Alexander, and Euphoria‘s Zendaya for the prize.“Big shout-out to the small, independent TV show Euphoria! I’m sure we all expected this – I didn’t,” Bea said while collecting the award on stage at the O2 Academy Brixton from Munya Chawawa and Amelia Dimoldenberg.She added: “Ever since I started out acting, I always wanted to win a music award. Genuinely, I will use this [award] tonight in my own special way… Thank you so so much, honestly.“Myself and Sharon Horgan had a moment where we sang ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries, and it took off.