For those looking for any Emmy Awards trends in the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards, there were decidedly few. Thanks to a different qualification calendar, the HBO mini-series “Chernobyl” and Amazon Prime and BBC’s “Fleabag” dominated the proceedings. Oh, “The Crown,” which is once again major Emmy player this year, also snagged some jewels, but wasn’t that expected?

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“Chernobyl” led all programs with 14 nominations with “Fleabag” and “The Crown” earning seven nods each.

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Despite an already legendary three-decade career in the public eye, it’s hard to imagine a 12-month period as busy as the last year has been for RuPaul Charles. Last September, not only did Charles take his third-straight Emmy for Outstanding Reality-Competition Host, but “RuPaul’s Drag Race” broke through to take the Outstanding Reality-Competition Series honor. And that just kicked off what for anyone would be considered an insanely busy schedule.

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