Olivia Colman And Jodie Whittaker Help 'Broadchurch' Lead Royal Television Society Award Nominations
Broadchurch Females Head To Head For Top Acting Award
The Huffington Post UK
‘Broadchurch’ co-stars Olivia Colman and Jodie Whittaker are set to go head-to-head for the Best Female Actor prize at the Royal Television Society Awards later this year.
However, the pair will have to fight off stiff competition from ‘My Mad Fat Diary’ actress Sharon Rooney if either of them are to take home the prize.
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Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman are nominated in the same category for the RTS Awards.
ITV’s ‘Broadchurch’ is leading the way with four nods, including nominations for Best Serial Drama and Best Drama Writer.
Surprisingly, David Tennant, currently busy filming a US adaptation of the hit show, hasn't been nominated in the Best Male Actor, leaving Idris Elba, Stephen Dillane and Lennie James to battle it out for the award.
‘Emmerdale’, ‘Casualty’ and ‘Coronation Street’ are nominated for the Best Soap And Continuing Drama award while Sir David Attenborough, Davina McCall and Stephen Fry are all nominated for the Best Presenter accolade.
The RTS Awards will be hosted by comedian Tim Vine on 18 March at Grosvenor House, London.
Olivia Colman: 9 Facts in 90 Seconds
Olivia Colman(01 of08)
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1. She lives in South London with her actor-turned-writer husband Ed Sinclair and their two children Finn, seven and five-year-old Hal (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(02 of08)
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3. She was described by her 'The Iron Lady' co-star Meryl Streep as 'divinely gifted' during her BAFTA acceptance speech for Best Actress following her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher's daughter, Carol.
Olivia Colman(03 of08)
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4. She originally trained to be a teacher but realised it wasn't for her. “I would have been the sort of primary teacher who never noticed the struggling kids because I would have been struggling so much myself,” she later said. (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(04 of08)
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5. She met her 'Peep Show' co-stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb when they were all students at Cambridge University (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(05 of08)
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6. She got her kit off in the Brit flick, 'Confetti', opposite her 'Peep Show' co-star Robert Webb, something she later described as 'the worst experience of my life' (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(06 of08)
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7. Her performance in the 2011 film Tyrannosaur received critical acclaim and bagged her several high profile awards including the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, the Empire Award for Best Actress, Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress, the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances. Phew. (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(07 of08)
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8. Her TV roles have included *takes deep breath* Doctor Who, Peep Show, Holby City, The Office, Green Wing, Skins, Beautiful People, Midsomer Murders, Rev, Twenty Twelve, Accused and of course, Broadchurch. (credit:WENN)
Olivia Colman(08 of08)
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9. Olivia almost didn't take on the role of DS Miller in 'Broadchurch' because it involved being away from her two young sons whilst she filmed the West Country. “I don’t take jobs away from London because I don’t like being away from the boys," she said. "This is the longest I’ve spent away from them ever.” (credit:WENN)