Kate Winslet has won the coveted Leading Actress gong at the BAFTA TV Awards.
Winslet beat off competition in a crowded category from I Hate Suzie Too’s Billie Piper, Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, Kate Winslet for I Am Ruth, Maxine Peake (Anne), Vicky McClure (Without Sin) and Happy Valley lead Sarah Lancashire.
Last year’s winner was Jodie Comer for her role in heart-wrenching Channel 4 Covid-19 drama Help.
The BAFTA TV Awards are taking place through the late afternoon of Sunday 14 May at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Hosted by Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, they are featuring the great and the good of the UK TV industry.
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