Irish stars Aisling Bea and Michael Harte triumphed at Friday night's British Academy Television Craft Awards.
Kildare native Bea won the Breakthrough Talent award for her comedy-drama This Way Up, which follows a teacher trying to pull her life back together after having a nervous breakdown.
The 36-year-old Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter said that receiving the award is an "absolute dream come true" and dedicated it to her father who "didn't get to be any older than I am today".
Only @WeeMissBea can use her acceptance speech time wisely after being named the 2020 #BAFTATV Craft Breakthrough Talent winner for #ThisWayUp! 😍 pic.twitter.com/0LRyNP6MqQ
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) July 17, 2020
Donegal man Michael Harte scooped an award in the Editing: Factual category for Netflix's mind-boggling documentary Don't F*** With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer.
The docu-series tells the story of one of Canada's most infamous crimes, the murder of Lin Jun. Lin was killed by Luka Magnotta, who courted internet infamy before the murder by circulating videos of himself killing kittens.
Winning the Editing: Factual BAFTA… Michael Harte for Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer 🎞🏆#BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/wlFBCxVgU8
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) July 17, 2020
The award ceremony, which celebrates technical achievement, was hosted by actor and comedian Stephen Mangan.
Mangan appeared at the start of the digital Bafta ceremony wearing pyjama bottoms and a dinner jacket.
We can bring you TV in lockdown but we could NOT bring you a stable live feed for @stephenmangan to talk to @RomeshRanga *sigh* 😂 Join us LIVE for the #BAFTATV Craft Awards on Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin now! pic.twitter.com/I6JXYbuK7q
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) July 17, 2020
Chernobyl was the big winner at the virtual ceremony with the Sky and HBO drama scooping seven awards.
The nuclear disaster series beat competition including The Crown, Killing Eve and The Virtues at the pre-recorded ceremony, triumphing in categories including Director: Fiction for Johan Renck. Other wins included best Production Design and Editing: Fiction.
Make-up and hair design artist, Loz Schiavo, took home an award for her work on crime drama Peaky Blinders.
In a recorded message, she paid tribute to the "amazing" team who work on the programme and said she would like to share the award with its star Cillian Murphy.
Other winners included Jesse Armstrong, who took home best Writer: Drama for Succession, while Jamie Demetriou scooped best Writer: Comedy for Stath Lets Flats.
Congratulations to all the winners of this year's #BAFTATV Craft Awards! Explore the full list on our website. With thanks to official #BAFTATV Craft Partner @MD2020Casting and all our category sponsors.https://t.co/BmqWKl5B2E
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) July 17, 2020
Check out the full list of winners here
