Whishaw plays junior doctor Adam Kay inThis Is Going To Hurt, which was co-produced by AMC.
Freeman features as an urgent response police officer inThe Responder.
This Is Going To Hurtis nominated for Mini Series, whileThe Responderwill compete in the Drama Series race.
‘This Is Going To Hurt’ and ‘The Responder’ lead the chase for BAFTAs.BBC
Netflix scooped 24 nominations, while Apple TV+ was behind with 15.
Other first-time nominees included Cillian Murphy forPeaky Blindersand Daniel Radcliffe forWeird: The Al Yankovic Story.
They were joined by Chaske Spencer forThe Englishand Adelayo Adedayo, who is nominated for Supporting Actress forThe Responder.
Imelda Staunton will battle it out for Leading Actress following her performance as Queen Elizabeth II inThe Crown.
Away from drama, BBC1s breakout reality show hitThe Traitorssecured two nominations.
Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett will host the event.
Below are the nominations in full.
