2008 British Academy Television Awards
The 2008 British Academy Television Awards were held on 20 April at the London Palladium Theatre in London. The ceremony was broadcast live on BBC One in the United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 18 March 2008. Drama Cranford received the most nominations with four, making Judi Dench the most nominated actress in BAFTA history for her work on TV and film combined. Long-running soap opera Coronation Street failed to earn a nomination. Bruce Forsyth received the Academy Fellowship Award.
Winners in bold.
Nominations
- Best Actor
- *Andrew Garfield — Boy A
- *Tom Hardy — '
- *Matthew Macfadyen — Secret Life
- *Antony Sher — Primo
- Best Actress
- *Eileen Atkins — Cranford
- *Judi Dench — Cranford
- *Gina McKee — The Street
- *Kierston Wareing — It's a Free World...
- Best Entertainment performance
- *Simon Amstell — Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- *Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins — The Friday Night Project
- *Stephen Fry — QI
- *Harry Hill — Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Best comedy performance
- *Peter Capaldi — The Thick of It
- *James Corden — Gavin & Stacey
- *Stephen Merchant —
- *David Mitchell — Peep Show
- Best single drama
- *Boy A
- *Coming Down the Mountain
- *The Mark of Cain
- *The Trial of Tony Blair
- Best drama serial
- *Britz
- *Cranford
- *Five Days
- *Murphy's Law
- Best drama series
- *Life on Mars
- *Rome
- *Skins
- *The Street
- Best continuing drama
- *The Bill
- *EastEnders
- *Emmerdale
- *Holby City
- Best factual series
- *Meet the Natives
- *Paul Merton in China
- *Tribe
- *
- Best entertainment programme
- *Britain's Got Talent
- *Harry Hill's TV Burp
- *Have I Got News for You
- *Strictly Come Dancing
- Best situation comedy
- *Benidorm
- *The IT Crowd
- *Peep Show
- *The Thick of It
- Best comedy programme
- *The Armstrong and Miller Show
- *Fonejacker
- *Russell Brand's Ponderland
- *Star Stories
- Audience award
- *The Apprentice
- *Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
- *Britain's Got Talent
- *Cranford
- *Gavin & Stacey
- *Strictly Come Dancing
- Best single documentary
- *Beautiful Young Minds
- *Lie of the Land
- *Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell
- *Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
- Best feature
- *Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection
- *Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
- *The Secret Millionaire
- *Top Gear
- Best international show
- *Californication
- *Family Guy
- *Heroes
- *My Name Is Earl
- Best special factual
- *Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
- *Earth: The Power of the Planet
- *The Genius of Photography
- *The Relief of Belsen
- Best current affairs
- *China's Stolen Children — A Dispatches Special
- *Dispatches — Fighting The Taliban
- *Honour Kills
- *Panorama: Dog Fighting Undercover
- Best news coverage
- *BBC Ten O'Clock News: War in Afghanistan
- *Channel 4 News: Iraq — The Surge
- *: Zimbabwe — The Tyranny and the Tragedy
- *Sky News — Glasgow Airport Attack
- Best sport
- *The Boat Race
- *ITV F1: 2007 Canadian Grand Prix Live
- *2007 Rugby World Cup: England v France semi-final
- *Wimbledon — The Men's Final
- Best interactivity
- *Big Art Mob
- *Doctor Who Comic Maker
- *Spooks Interactive
- *The X Factor
- Special Award
- *Paul Watson
- BAFTA Fellowship'''
- *Bruce Forsyth