Tapie wins the BAFTAs against Succession and The Last of Us

If Netflix came away empty-handed from the British Emmys for The Crown, the victory of “Class Act” is an excellent surprise.

France shined this weekend across the Channel, the BAFTA TV ceremony having honored Tapie, the mini-series by Tristan Séguéla retracing the rise of the career of businessman Bernard Tapie. Brilliantly played by Laurent Lafitte, who is accompanied for this show by equally talented actors (Joséphine Japy, Fabrice Luchini, Camille Chamoux, Antoine Reinartz, Hakim Jemili…), she retraces the journey of “Boss” until 1997, when he was imprisoned for a corruption scandal between OM and the Valenciennes club.

Under its English title Class Actthis ambitious French production won the BAFTA for best international series, right under the noses of the favorites Succession And The Last of Us. The Bear, Beef And Love & Death were also in the running in this category.

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This prestigious award is a surprise for Netflix, which was rather banking on The Crown and its 8 nominations, but who left empty-handed: even Elizabeth Debicki, acclaimed for her incarnation of Lady Di, did not receive an award, it was Jasmine Jobson who was honored with the trophy for best supporting actress for another series of the brand with the red N, Top Boy – also winner of the best drama trophy. Among the actors, Matthew McFayden won the BAFTA for best supporting actor for his finale of Succession.

Sarah Lancashire and Timothy Spall won the awards for best leading roles, respectively for Happy Valley and The Sixth Commandment.

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