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2008 British Academy Television Awards
Date	20 April 2008
Site	London Palladium
Hosted by	Graham Norton
Highlights
Best Comedy Series	Fonejacker
Best Drama	The Street
Best Actor	Andrew Garfield Boy A
Best Actress	Eileen Atkins Cranford
Best Comedy Performance	James Corden Gavin & Stacey
Television coverage
Channel	BBC One
Ratings	5.67 million
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The 2008 British Academy Television Awards were held on 20 April at the London Palladium Theatre in London.^[1] The ceremony was broadcast live on BBC One in the United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 18 March 2008.^[2]^[3]^[4] Drama Cranford received the most nominations with four,^[1] making Judi Dench the most nominated actress in BAFTA history for her work on TV and film combined.^[5] Long-running soap opera Coronation Street failed to earn a nomination.^[1] Bruce Forsyth received the Academy Fellowship Award.^[6]

Winners in bold.

Nominations

Best Actor
- Andrew Garfield — Boy A (Channel 4)
- Tom Hardy — Stuart: A Life Backwards (BBC Two)
- Matthew Macfadyen — Secret Life (Channel 4)
- Antony Sher — Primo (BBC Four)
Best Actress
- Eileen Atkins — Cranford (BBC One)
- Judi Dench — Cranford (BBC One)
- Gina McKee — The Street (BBC One)
- Kierston Wareing — It's a Free World... (Channel 4)
Best Entertainment performance
- Simon Amstell — Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two)
- Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins — The Friday Night Project (Channel 4)
- Stephen Fry — QI (BBC Two)
- Harry Hill — Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
Best comedy performance
- Peter Capaldi — The Thick of It (BBC Four)
- James Corden — Gavin & Stacey (BBC Three)
- Stephen Merchant — Extras Christmas special (BBC One)
- David Mitchell — Peep Show (Channel 4)
Best single drama
- Boy A (Channel 4)
- Coming Down the Mountain (BBC One)
- The Mark of Cain (Channel 4)
- The Trial of Tony Blair (More4)
Best drama serial
- Britz (Channel 4)
- Cranford (BBC One)
- Five Days (BBC One)
- Murphy's Law (BBC One)
Best drama series
- Life on Mars (BBC One)
- Rome (BBC Two)
- Skins (E4)
- The Street (BBC One)
Best continuing drama
- The Bill (ITV)
- EastEnders (BBC One)
- Emmerdale (ITV)
- Holby City (BBC One)
Best factual series
- Meet the Natives (Channel 4)
- Paul Merton in China (Five)
- Tribe (BBC Two)
- The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities (BBC One)
Best entertainment programme
- Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
- Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
- Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Best situation comedy
- Benidorm (ITV)
- The IT Crowd (Channel 4)
- Peep Show (Channel 4)
- The Thick of It (BBC Four)
Best comedy programme
- The Armstrong and Miller Show (BBC One)
- Fonejacker (Channel 4)
- Russell Brand's Ponderland (Channel 4)
- Star Stories (Channel 4)
Audience award
- The Apprentice (BBC Two)
- Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
- Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
- Cranford (BBC One)
- Gavin & Stacey (BBC Three)
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Best single documentary
- Beautiful Young Minds (BBC Two)
- Lie of the Land (Channel 4)
- Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell (ITV)
- Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (BBC Four)
Best feature
- Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection (BBC Two)
- Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (Channel 4)
- The Secret Millionaire (Channel 4)
- Top Gear (BBC Two)
Best international show
- Californication (Five)
- Family Guy (BBC Three)
- Heroes (BBC Two)
- My Name Is Earl (Channel 4)
Best special factual
- Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
- Earth: The Power of the Planet (BBC Two)
- The Genius of Photography (BBC Four)
- The Relief of Belsen (Channel 4)
Best current affairs
- China's Stolen Children — A Dispatches Special (Channel 4)
- Dispatches — Fighting The Taliban (Channel 4)
- Honour Kills (BBC Three)
- Panorama: Dog Fighting Undercover (BBC One)
Best news coverage
- BBC Ten O'Clock News: War in Afghanistan (BBC One)
- Channel 4 News: Iraq — The Surge (Channel 4)
- ITV Evening News: Zimbabwe — The Tyranny and the Tragedy (ITV)
- Sky News — Glasgow Airport Attack (Sky News)
Best sport
- The Boat Race (ITV)
- ITV F1: 2007 Canadian Grand Prix Live (ITV)
- 2007 Rugby World Cup: England v France semi-final (ITV)
- Wimbledon — The Men's Final (BBC One)
Best interactivity
- Big Art Mob (Channel 4)
- Doctor Who Comic Maker (BBC One)
- Spooks Interactive (BBC One)
- The X Factor (ITV)
Special Award
- Paul Watson
BAFTA Fellowship
- Bruce Forsyth

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cranford leads Bafta nominations". BBC News. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ "TV Nominations in 2008". BAFTA. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ "Bafta TV Awards 2008: The nominations". BBC News. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ Alex Fletcher (2008-03-18). "BAFTA TV awards 2008 - The Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ "Nominations Announced for Television Awards in 2008". 18 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "Forsyth to get top Bafta honour". BBC News. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

External links

BAFTA Television Awards Official Site
BAFTA Television Award Winners 2008

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