2010 British Academy Television Awards Explained

The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010. The nominations were announced on 10 May.^[1] This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony. Winners are in bold.

Nominations

• Best Actor
  • Kenneth Branagh – Wallander (BBC One)
  • Brendan Gleeson – Into the Storm (BBC Two)
  • John Hurt – An Englishman in New York (ITV)
  • David Oyelowo – Small Island (BBC One)
• Best Actress
  • Helena Bonham Carter – Enid (BBC Four)
  • Sophie Okonedo – Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
  • Julie Walters – A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
  • Julie Walters – Mo (Channel 4)
• Best Supporting Actor
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – Small Island (BBC One)
  • Tom Hollander – Gracie! (BBC Four)
  • Gary Lewis – Mo (Channel 4)
  • Matthew Macfadyen – Criminal Justice (BBC One)
• Best Supporting Actress
  • Rebecca Hall – Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
  • Sophie Okonedo – Criminal Justice (BBC One)
  • Lauren Socha – The Unloved (Channel 4)
  • Imelda Staunton – Cranford (BBC One)
• Best Entertainment Performance
  • Stephen Fry – QI (BBC One)
  • Harry Hill – Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
  • Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly – I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (ITV)
  • Michael McIntyre – Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One)
• Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role
  • Jo Brand – Getting On (BBC Four)
  • Rebecca Front – The Thick of It (BBC Two)
  • Miranda Hart – Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Joanna Scanlan – Getting On (BBC Four)
• Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role
  • Simon Bird – The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • Peter Capaldi – The Thick of It (BBC Two)
  • Hugh Dennis – Outnumbered Christmas Special (BBC One)
  • David Mitchell – Peep Show (Channel 4)
• Best Single Drama
  • A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
  • Five Minutes of Heaven (BBC Two)
  • Mo (Channel 4)
  • The Unloved (Channel 4)
• Best Drama Series
  • Being Human (BBC Three)
  • Misfits (E4)
  • Spooks (BBC One)
  • The Street (BBC One)
• Best Drama Serial
  • Occupation (BBC One)
  • Red Riding (Channel 4)
  • Small Island (BBC One)
  • Unforgiven (ITV)
• Best Continuing Drama
  • The Bill (ITV)
  • Casualty (BBC One)
  • Coronation Street (ITV)
  • EastEnders (BBC One)
• Best International Programme
  • Family Guy (BBC Three)
  • Mad Men (BBC Four)
  • Nurse Jackie (BBC Two)
  • True Blood (FX)
• Best Factual Series
  • Blood, Sweat and Takeaways (BBC Three)
  • The Family (Channel 4)
  • One Born Every Minute (Channel 4)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One)
• Best Specialist Factual
  • Art of Russia (BBC Four)
  • (BBC Four)
  • Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)
  • Yellowstone (BBC Two)
• Best Single Documentary
  • Katie: My Beautiful Face (Channel 4)
  • Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (BBC Two)
  • Tsunami: Caught on Camera (Channel 4)
  • Wounded (BBC One)
• Best Feature
  • The Choir: Unsung Town (BBC Two)
  • Heston's Feasts (Channel 4)
  • James May's Toy Stories (BBC Two)
  • Masterchef: The Professionals (BBC Two)
• Best Current Affairs
  • Dispatches – Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines (Channel 4)
  • Generation Jihad (BBC Two)
  • This World – Gypsy Child Thieves (BBC Two)
  • Dispatches – Terror in Mumbai (Channel 4)
• Best News Coverage
  • The Haiti Earthquake (BBC News Channel)
  • Haiti Earthquake (Channel 4 News)
  • Haiti (ITV News at Ten)
  • Pakistan: Terror's Frontline (Sky News)
• Best Sport
  • F1 – The Brazilian Grand Prix (BBC One/BBC Sport)
  • 2009 FA Cup Final (ITV/ITV Sport)
  • World Athletics Championships (BBC Two/BBC Sport)
  • UEFA Champions League Live (ITV/ITV Sport)
• New Media
  • Antony Gormley's One & Other
  • Life Begins (One Born Every Minute)
  • Primeval Evolved
  • The Virtual Revolution
• Best Entertainment Programme
  • Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
  • Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
  • Newswipe with Charlie Brooker (BBC Four)
• Best Comedy Programme
  • The Armstrong and Miller Show (BBC One)
  • The Kevin Bishop Show (Channel 4)
  • Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (BBC Two)
  • That Mitchell and Webb Look (BBC Two)
• Best Situation Comedy
  • The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Peep Show (Channel Four)
  • The Thick of It (BBC Two)
• YouTube Audience Award
  • Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
  • Glee (E4)
  • The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • The One Show (BBC One)
  • The X Factor (ITV)
  • Unforgiven (ITV)
• Special Award
  • Simon Cowell
• BAFTA Fellowship
  • Melvyn Bragg

External links

• BAFTA Television Awards Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Television Awards Nominations in 2010. 23 May 2010. 10 May 2010. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. https://web.archive.org/web/20100823025619/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html#. 23 August 2010. dead.