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Megan White

BAFTA TV Awards 2019: Stars prepare for glitzy ceremony as Killing Eve leads nominations

Leading women: Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty)

Stars are preparing for Sunday night’s TV Baftas, with Killing Eve leading nominations at the glitzy ceremony.

Actors will flock to the Royal Festival Hall for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, with Bodyguard also set to rake in gongs.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's dark comic crime drama leads the nominations, with its two main stars - Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh - in the running for leading actress.

The hit show also has nods in the supporting actor and actress categories, for Kim Bodnia and Fiona Shaw.

File photo: Bodyguard stars Keeley Hawes and Richard Madden (Isabel Infantes/PA Wire/PA Images)

The show, which first aired in the US on BBC America, is nominated despite Bafta's own rules stating that a programme must have premiered in the UK.

Bafta said there was "significant creative contribution from key UK talent throughout the production" and "the television committee is the arbiter of all eligibility".

A Very English Scandal has picked up four nominations, while both Bodyguard and Mrs Wilson have received three nods.

Bodyguard, the show which had viewers on the edge of their seats last year, has a nod for best actress, for Keeley Hawes.

Hugh Grant has been nominated for Leading Actor for his role as Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal (BBC/Blueprint Television Ltd)

She played a home secretary in Jed Mercurio's thriller, which aired on BBC One.

The ceremony will be hosted by Graham Norton, who last fronted it in 2016.

The awards will also see Ant McPartlin back on the red carpet, alongside Declan Donnelly.

The 43-year-old stepped away from his TV roles after being arrested for drink-driving, before returning to work on Britain's Got Talent earlier this year.

The ITV show is also in the running for best entertainment programme, alongside Britain's Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing and Michael McIntyre's Big Show.

Danny Dyer, Holly Willoughby, Steve Coogan, Sir Lenny Henry, Kelsey Grammer, David Schwimmer and Line Of Duty star Martin Compston are among the presenters at the ceremony, taking place at the Royal Festival Hall.

The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards air at 8pm on Sunday on BBC One.

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