There was good news for the Irish as the BAFTA TV awards were announced as Normal People picked up a total of seven nominations.
Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar Jones and Lenny Abrahamson all earned nods for their performances and direction with the editing, lighting and sound departments also earning nominations.
The series itself is up for Best Mini-Series but it faces stiff competition from Adult Material (Channel 4), I May Destroy You (BBC) and Small Axe (BBC).
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe is the most nominated series this year with a whopping 15 nominations. The BBC and Amazon anthology drama leads the nominations just ahead of The Crown, which earned 10.
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