David Tennant, There She Goes & Des Shortlisted In C21 Drama Awards

David Tennant has been named among the finalists for the C21 2020 International Drama Awards  for his performance as serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the recent ITV drama Des. In addition, David's co-star in There She Goes, Jessica Hynes, has also been named in the category for Best Individual Performance in a Comedy-Drama Series for her performance in the BBC series There She Goes. 

There She Goes and Des have also been shortlisted as Best Returning Comedy Drama Series and Best Miniseries respectively with Des also nominated for Best Casting of a Drama Series.

The winners will be announced during an online International Drama Awards Ceremony, which takes place on December 2 as part of Content London On Demand – The New Normal Box Set.

Best Individual Performance in a Drama Series:

• Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People  (Element Pictures for BBC and Hulu)
• David Tennant – Des  (New Pictures for ITV)
• Glenda Jackson – Elizabeth is Missing  (STV Studios for BBC One)
• Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You  (Various Artists Ltd and Falkna Productions BBC One and HBO)
• Olivia Colman – The Crown  (Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
• Shira Haas – Unorthodox  (Studio Airlift and RealFilm for Netflix)

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy-Drama Series:

• Asa Butterfield – Sex Education  (Eleven Film for Netflix)
• Guz Khan – Man Like Mobeen  (Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Three and BBC One)
• Jessica Hynes – There She Goes  (Merman Television for BBC Two)
• Josephine Bornebusch – Love Me  (WBITVP Sweden for Viaplay)
• Linda Cardellini – Dead to Me  (CBS Television Studios for Netflix)
• Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education  (Eleven Film for Netflix)

Best Miniseries:

• 22 July  (NRK for NRK)
• Catherine The Great  (New Pictures, Origin Pictures for Sky Atlantic)
• Defending Jacob  (Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content for Apple TV+)
• Des  (New Pictures for ITV)
• Quiz  (Left Bank Pictures for ITV)
• Stateless  (Matchbox Pictures and Dirty Films for Netflix)
• Unorthodox  (Studio Airlift and RealFilm for Netflix)

Best Casting of a Drama Series:

• Des  (New Pictures for ITV)
• I May Destroy You  (Various Artists Ltd and Falkna Productions - BBC One and HBO)
• Normal People  (Element Pictures for BBC and Hulu)
• The Crown  (Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
• Unbelievable  (CBS Television Studios for Netflix)
• Unorthodox  (Studio Airlift and RealFilm for Netflix)

See the full shortlist here.