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No BAFTA for James Norton

posted 10 years ago by FearlessOneDay
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I'm a bit stunned that JN didn't win a BAFTA for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. Any theories on his losing out to Stephen Rae? I didn't see the other performances in his category so I can't judge the merit of Rae's performance, but JN was brilliant as Tommy Lee Royce (so completely different from his other roles)....and everyone was talking about it after seeing Happy Valley. Is this an example of England's "Crab Mentality?" (They also ignored Cumberbatch's Sherlock again. Is BC a crab that got away?). Brits, please weigh in. Thanks.

[–] TrangPak2 10 years ago

Not a brit but I was shocked to see he didn't win anything for his truly brilliant performance!
When it comes to these awards a lot of politics go into awarding them to performers. James is rather low key, not showy and doesn't seem to be the type that is willing to play the industry phony baloney game.

I just adore him and he's always a winner in my book ☺

[–] FearlessOneDay 9 years ago

I just watched the last episode of Happy Valley 1. Not giving JN a supporting actor BAFTA was outrageous. What is wrong with those BAFTA people?