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Paul Mescal and I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel are among the winners at this year’s Bafta TV Awards. Mescal hailed the “life-changing” impact the BBC hit series had on him after he won best leading actor while Coel dedicated her lead actress win to the intimacy coordinator of her sexual consent drama.

The BAFTA Television Awards 2021 were held on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at London’s Television Centre. The event was held in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols and hosted some of the biggest celebrities from British Television who walked the red carpet looking their best.

Coronation Street and EastEnders to the British Academy Television Award for Best Soap. On an individual level, there were two major wins for Michaela Coel as the actress took home the awards for Lead Actress and Mini-Series for her BBC drama I May Destroy You.

instead able to appear as a hologram. Those unable to attend the ceremony, including stars who are in production filming bubbles, were given the chance to be beamed onto stage.

Helena Bonham Carter, Jodie Comer and more headed to London's Television Centre on Sunday for the annual awards show, with many bringing their fashion A-game. Coughlan certainly made an impact on the carpet, rocking a custom red Valentino gown and custom pink Valentino pumps.

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Here's tonight's full list of winners: Leading Actress: Michaela Coel - I May Destroy You Leading Actor: Paul Mescal - Normal People Comedy Entertainment Programme: The Big Narstie Show Current Affairs: America’s War On Abortion Daytime: The Great House Giveaway Drama Series: Save Me Too Entertainment Performance: Romesh Ranganathan - The Ranganation Entertainment Programme: Life & Rhymes Factual Series: Once Upon A Time In Iraq Features: Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace Female Performance

The BAFTA TV Awards took place in west London on Sunday evening, with the academy recognising those shows that have lit up the small screen over the past year. Michaela Coel was the night's big winner, scooping the leading actress and best mini-series awards for her ground-breaking show I May Destroy You, while the likes of The Crown and Saturday Night Takeaway were snubbed.

I May Destroy You following her BAFTA win. The BBC One and HBO series took home several awards at the TV BAFTAs on Sunday night (June 6), including a gong for Michaela as leading actress in a TV series and best mini series.

I May Destroy You was the big winner at the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 tonight (June 6), which also saw Small Axe, Normal People and This Country take home prizes.The ceremony was hosted by Richard Ayoade for the second year in a row and broadcast online and on BBC One.Michaela Coel’s 2020 drama won the awards for Mini-Series and, for Coel, Leading Actress.

The BAFTA TV Awards winners have been announced, and it was a big night for Michaela Coel, whose BBC and HBO series I May Destroy You scooped two of the biggest prizes of the evening.

Michaela Coel dedicated her BAFTA TV Award for leading actress to her I May Destroy You intimacy coach Ita O’Brien amid a growing #MeToo scanal in the British television industry.

K.J. Yossman Michaela Coel, who wrote and starred in hit BBC/HBO drama “I May Destroy You,” dedicated the second of her two BAFTA Television awards to the show’s intimacy director, Ita O’Brien.Coel collected two golden masks this evening: one for mini-series and another for leading actress.

Jodie Comer Billie Piper, Maya Jama, Paul Mescal and more. The annual event began in 1955, and has long been an opportunity for celebrities to indulge in some glamour – something Judi Dench knows a thing or two about…In March 1982, when she won a Bafta for her role in A Fine Romance, Dench was the picture of elegance in a black turtleneck dress.

Michaela Coel is one of the most talented actors and writers working today, but for many in the US, she’s still not a household name. Even after the recent BBC series, “I May Destroy You,” debuted on HBO and has gone on to earn a ton of critical acclaim and awards recognition, Coel still seems to be relatively under the radar when you consider the A-listers that typically make headlines.

I May Destroy You.The new show was announced as part of the BBC’s new slate of forthcoming TV projects, but drama controller Piers Wenger said the specifics of Coel’s new project remain very much under wraps.“It’s truly in Michaela’s head and it’s not for me to second guess that too much at this point.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Queenie” author Candice Carty-Williams, “Everything I Know About Love” writer Dolly Alderton, “The Virtues” creator Shane Meadows and Michaela Coel are among the creatives delivering the next slate of dramas for the BBC.Piers Wenger, drama controller for the BBC, teased a new project with Coel on Tuesday during a showcase of the Beeb’s upcoming drama offerings, though details were sparse.

Michaela Coel is working on a new series for the BBC that the British broadcaster has said could have links to the I May Destroy You universe, her blistering drama about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault.

Truth be told, no Emmy category includes more memorable performances of the past year in any medium than Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV movie. It’s historically rich in incredible work.

Ethan Shanfeld Top female stars reflect on the “secret weapon” of being funny, their path to fame and their heroes in “Lifetime Presents Variety’s Power of Women: The Comedians,” which premiered Monday on Lifetime.The special featured interviews with  Michaela Coel, Mindy Kaling, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph and Sofia Vergara, who were celebrated in the May 5 Power of Women edition of Variety.

Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.The creator and star of I May Destroy You opened up in a recent interview with Variety about her favourite art consumed over the last year.Nodding to Will Ferrell’s Netflix comedy about an unlikely pair of contestants for the Eurovision Song Contest, Coel said: “I actually was crying my eyes out watching. It’s that moment when [Rachel McAdams] begins to sing in Icelandic, I cried.

I May Destroy You.In a new interview, the creator, co-director and actress of the HBO–BBC series said she was aware of Fonda admiring her show and imagined what kind of conversation they might have about it together, as Coel has been doing with fans who’ve approached her.“I imagine if I bumped into her outside of the supermarket, we’d be nerding out on all of the hidden meanings and layers because I can see that she really gets it,” Coel told Variety.

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Michaela Coel is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here.If viewers think they know Michaela Coel personally after watching “I May Destroy You,” she understands why.“Even though it’s fictional, there’s something very transparent about the show,” Coel tells Variety.

Michaela Coel has penned a statement on Twitter following the allegations of sexual harassment against Brit actor, writer and producer Noel Clarke, best known for his Kidulthood trilogy of films and recently the recipient of BAFTA's outstanding British contribution to cinema award. On Thursday, an exposé in The Guardian revealed how 20 women had come forward with allegations ofgroping, harassment and bullying by Clarke, who has since had his BAFTA membership and award revoked.

I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel has shared her support for the 20 women who have accused actor Noel Clarke of sexual harassment and bullying.Yesterday (April 29), a report was published in the Guardian that saw a number of women accuse Clarke of a variety of wrongdoings – from alleged bullying to sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact.Clarke has denied all claims through his lawyers except for one, accepting that he once made inappropriate comments about one woman for which he

I May Destroy You creator and star Michaela Coel has published a statement in response to last night’s bombshell Guardian investigation in which more than 20 women made allegations of misconduct against UK actor and producer Noel Clarke.

I May Destroy You creator and star Michaela Coel has published a statement in response to last night’s bombshell Guardian investigation in which more than 20 women made allegations of misconduct against UK actor and producer Noel Clarke.

I May Destroy You, Small Axe and The Crown lead the nominations at this year's TV BAFTAs, which celebrate the best of the small screen. The five-film anthology from Sir Steve McQueen has 15 nominations in total across the TV and craft categories - making it the front runner for June's awards show.