| Category | Winner [2] | Also nominated [1] |
|---|
| Most Popular Actor | David Duchovny ( The X-Files ) | Robbie Coltrane ( Cracker )
Colin Firth ( Pride and Prejudice )
David Jason ( A Touch of Frost )
Ross Kemp ( EastEnders ) |
| Most Popular Actress | Dervla Kirwan ( Ballykissangel ) | Gillian Anderson ( The X-Files )
Jennifer Ehle ( Pride and Prejudice )
Sarah Lancashire ( Coronation Street )
Jacqueline Pirie ( Emmerdale ) |
| Most Popular Drama Series | The Bill (ITV) | Band of Gold (ITV)
Heartbeat (ITV)
London's Burning (ITV) |
| Most Popular Serial Drama | EastEnders (BBC1) | Brookside (Channel 4)
Coronation Street (ITV)
Emmerdale (ITV)
Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network)
Neighbours (BBC1/Network Ten) |
| Most Popular Talk Show | The Ricki Lake Show (Channel 4/Syndicated) | The Clive James Show (ITV)
Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV)
Esther (BBC2) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | Stars in Their Eyes (ITV) | The Generation Game (BBC1)
Noel's House Party (BBC1)
40 Years of ITV Laughter (ITV) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Michael Barrymore | Noel Edmonds
Chris Evans
Lily Savage |
| Most Popular Factual Programme | Animal Hospital (BBC1) | |
| Most Popular Quiz Programme | They Think It's All Over (BBC1) | Take Your Pick
(ITV) Big Break
(BBC1) Family Fortunes (ITV) |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) | Father Ted
Keeping Up Appearances
Nelson's Column (BBC1) |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | Martin Clunes | Rowan Atkinson
Dawn French
Nicholas Lyndhurst |
| Most Popular Newcomer | Lisa Riley ( Emmerdale ) | |
| Most Popular Children's Programme | Top of the Pops (BBC1) | |
| Most Popular News Presenter | Trevor McDonald | Michael Buerk
Martyn Lewis
John Suchet |
| Special Recognition Award | David Jason |
