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Thursday, 26 April 2012
'The Slap' nominated for BAFTA

The Slap, the television adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas' novel of the same name (A&U), has been nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in the International category. The miniseries is up against Danish political drama Borgen, Danish crime thriller The Killing and the American comedy Modern Family. The Matchbox-produced miniseries that was screened on the ABC last year, previously won five awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.