'Poldark' Season 3 News & Update: Aidan Turner Poised To Defeat 'Peaky Blinders' Actor Cillian Murphy For IFTA Best Actor Award

8:42 AM EST 3/10/2017 by Staff Reporter, Celebeat Reporter

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The "Poldark" Season 3 might not yet be confirmed but it looks like the BBC One show is set for an excellent start. Aidan Turner has just been nominated for the Best Actor award by the Irish Film & Television Academy for his performance as Ross Poldark in Series 2. However, the star of "The Hobbit" is up against some tough competition, most notably Cillian Murphy. Will Turner manage to defeat the "Peaky Blinders" Season 4 actor at the 2017 IFTA Awards?

Aidan Turner and Cillian Murphy are not the only talented Irishmen who are being nominated for Actor in a Leading Role in Drama at the 2017 IFTA Awards. According to CarterMatt, the "Poldark" Season 3 star is up against James Nesbitt of "The Secret" and Dara Devaney from "An Klondike". Tom Vaughan-Lawlor of "Trial of the Century" rounds up the nominees for the award. However, fans are already expecting the tight fight will be between Turner and the man who plays Thomas Shelby in "Peaky Blinders" Season 4.

So it is possible that Aidan Turner can defeat Cillian Murphy for the Best Actor award at the 2017 IFTA? Fans of the "Poldark" Season 3 star believe it is possible. After all, Turner has previously won the Impact Award at the National Television Awards last year, as reported by The Telegraph. In addition to that, the real-life Ross Poldark also received the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer in 2014. The odds might be leaning towards Turner as compared to the star of "Peaky Blinders" Season 4.

Aidan Turner's possible victory over Cillian Murphy at the 2017 IFTA is not the only thing people are looking forward to this year. CeleBeat has previously reported that "Poldark" Season 3 might be set for an early premiere in summer. This way, the beloved series can air ahead of the ITV period drama "Victoria" Season 2, which will debut in fall.

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