Showbiz news: Idris Elba finally gets a nod for the Baftas

IDRIS ELBA has earned his first BAFTA television awards nomination. The British actor has been nominated for his performance in the title role of the hit BBC series Luther.

He will go head to head in the leading actor category with London Spy’s BEN WHISHAW, Wolf Hall’s MARK RYLANCE and STEPHEN GRAHAM, who is nominated for This Is England ‘90.

Rylance and Elba were also both nominated for best supporting actor at the Baftas earlier this year. Rylance won and went on to win the Oscar for his performance in Bridge Of Spies.