| Category | Winner [3] | Also nominated [1] |
|---|
| Most Popular Actor | Robson Green ( Soldier Soldier ) | Ross Kemp ( EastEnders )
Robbie Coltrane ( Cracker )
David Jason ( A Touch of Frost )
Nick Berry ( Heartbeat ) |
| Most Popular Actress | Anna Friel ( Brookside ) | Helen Mirren ( Prime Suspect )
Julie Goodyear ( Coronation Street )
Letitia Dean ( EastEnders )
Melissa George ( Home and Away ) |
| Most Popular Drama Programme | Soldier Soldier (ITV) | Casualty (BBC1)
Band of Gold (ITV)
Heartbeat (ITV) |
| Most Popular Serial Drama | Coronation Street (ITV) | EastEnders (BBC1)
Emmerdale (ITV)
Brookside (Channel 4)
Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network)
Neighbours (BBC1/Network Ten) |
| Most Popular Talk Show | Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV) | The Oprah Winfrey Show (BBC2/Syndicated)
The Clive James Show (ITV)
Vanessa (BBC1) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Michael Barrymore | Noel Edmonds
Shane Richie
Chris Evans |
| Most Popular Factual Entertainment Show | Animal Hospital (BBC1) | The Big Breakfast (Channel 4)
Antiques Roadshow (BBC1)
This Morning (ITV) |
| Most Popular Quiz Programme | Strike It Lucky (ITV) | Big Break (BBC1)
Play Your Cards Right (ITV)
Have I Got News For You (BBC2) |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) | Mr. Bean (ITV)
Absolutely Fabulous (BBC1)
Birds of a Feather (BBC1) |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | Brian Conley | Rowan Atkinson
Joanna Lumley
Richard Wilson |
| Most Popular Newcomer | Angela Griffin ( Coronation Street ) | Jacqueline Pirie ( Emmerdale )
Ian Kelsey ( Emmerdale )
Patsy Palmer ( EastEnders ) |
| The Top Young People's Programme | Top of the Pops (BBC1) | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (BBC1/ABC)
All New Baywatch (ITV/Syndicated)
Byker Grove (BBC1)
The Crystal Maze (Channel 4) |
| Most Popular Family Programme | Barrymore (ITV) | Gladiators (ITV)
The Brian Conley Show (ITV)
Noel's House Party (BBC1) |
| Special Recognition Award | Julie Goodyear |