"Downton Abbey" may be a phenomenon in the U.S., but that doesn't necessarily translate into awards back in its native Britain. The series, currently shooting its third season, picked up just one British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination on Tuesday, but it's one that counts: Maggie Smith, who plays the dowager countess, was nominated for supporting actress.
It's Smith's fourth BAFTA TV nomination, but she's never won. (She has won five BAFTAs for her film work, however). The fact that she's the only member of the cast to get a nomination underlines something "Masterpiece" executive producer Rebecca Eaton told PBS supporters in Florida earlier this month (as reported by the Orlando Sentinel): "Maggie Smith is a handful, it's true. She's very difficult. She knows her worth, and she's tricky on the set, but she delivers when the time comes."
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