2012 British Academy Television Awards

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2012 British Academy Television Awards
Date27 May 2012
Site Royal Festival Hall
Hosted by Dara Ó Briain
Highlights
Best Comedy Series Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Best Drama The Fades
Best Actor Dominic West
Appropriate Adult
Best Actress Emily Watson
Appropriate Adult
Best Comedy Performance
Most awards Appropriate Adult (3)
Most nominations Appropriate Adult/Sherlock (4)
Television coverage
Channel BBC One
Ratings3.62 million

The 2012 British Academy Television Awards (formally known as the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards) were held on 27 May 2012 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. [1] [2] The nominees were announced on 24 April 2012. [3] Rolf Harris was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, but this was annulled two years later following his conviction for sexual offences. [4]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Leading Actor

Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)

Leading Actress

Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV)

Supporting Actor

Andrew Scott - Sherlock (BBC One)

Supporting Actress

Monica Dolan - Appropriate Adult (ITV)

Entertainment Performance

Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Jennifer Saunders - Absolutely Fabulous (BBC One)

Male Performance in a Comedy Programme

Darren Boyd - Spy (Sky One)

Single Drama

Random (Channel 4)

Mini Series

This Is England '88 (Channel 4)

Drama Series

The Fades (BBC Three)

Soap and Continuing Drama

Coronation Street (ITV)

International

Borgen (BBC Four)

Factual Series

Our War (BBC Three)

Specialist Factual

Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret (Channel 4)

Single Documentary

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (BBC Two)

Features

The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two)

Reality and Constructed Factual

Young Apprentice (BBC One)

Current Affairs

Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed (BBC One)

News Coverage

Channel 4 News: Japan Earthquake (Channel 4)

Sport and Live Event

The Royal Wedding (BBC One)

New Media

Psychoville (BBC Online)

Entertainment Programme

Derren Brown: The Experiments (Channel 4)

Comedy Programme

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (BBC Two)

Situation Comedy

Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC One)

YouTube Audience Award

Celebrity Juice (ITV2)

Fellowship

Special Award

See also

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