2010 British Academy Television Awards

2010 British Academy Television Awards
Date	6 June 2010
Site	London Palladium
Hosted by	Graham Norton
Highlights
Best Comedy Series	The Armstrong and Miller Show
Best Drama	Misfits
Best Actor	Kenneth Branagh Wallander
Best Actress	Julie Walters Mo
Best Comedy Performance	Peter Capaldi The Thick of It Rebecca Front The Thick of It
Television coverage
Channel	BBC One
Ratings	4.17 million

The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010. The nominations were announced on 10 May. This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony. Winners are in bold.

Nominations

• Actor
  • Kenneth Branagh — Wallander (BBC One)
  • Brendan Gleeson — Into the Storm (BBC Two)
  • John Hurt — An Englishman in New York (ITV)
  • David Oyelowo — Small Island (BBC One)
• Actress
  • Helena Bonham Carter — Enid (BBC Four)
  • Sophie Okonedo — Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
  • Julie Walters — A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
  • Julie Walters — Mo (Channel 4)
• Supporting Actor
  • Benedict Cumberbatch — Small Island (BBC One)
  • Tom Hollander — Gracie! (BBC Four)
  • Gary Lewis — Mo (Channel 4)
  • Matthew Macfadyen — Criminal Justice (BBC One)
• Supporting Actress
  • Rebecca Hall — Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
  • Sophie Okonedo — Criminal Justice (BBC One)
  • Lauren Socha — The Unloved (Channel 4)
  • Imelda Staunton — Cranford (BBC One)
• Entertainment Performance
  • Stephen Fry — QI (BBC One)
  • Harry Hill — Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
  • Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly — I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (ITV)
  • Michael McIntyre — Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One)
• Female Performance in a Comedy Role
  • Jo Brand — Getting On (BBC Four)
  • Rebecca Front — The Thick of It (BBC Two)
  • Miranda Hart — Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Joanna Scanlan — Getting On (BBC Four)
• Male Performance in a Comedy Role
  • Simon Bird — The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • Peter Capaldi — The Thick of It (BBC Two)
  • Hugh Dennis — Outnumbered Christmas Special (BBC One)
  • David Mitchell — Peep Show (Channel 4)
• Single Drama
  • A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
  • Five Minutes of Heaven (BBC Two)
  • Mo (Channel 4)
  • The Unloved (Channel 4)
• Drama Series
  • Being Human (BBC Three)
  • Misfits (E4)
  • Spooks (BBC One)
  • The Street (BBC One)
• Drama Serial
  • Occupation (BBC One)
  • Red Riding (Channel 4)
  • Small Island (BBC One)
  • Unforgiven (ITV)
• Continuing Drama
  • The Bill (ITV)
  • Casualty (BBC One)
  • Coronation Street (ITV)
  • EastEnders (BBC One)
• International
  • Family Guy (BBC Three)
  • Mad Men (BBC Four)
  • Nurse Jackie (BBC Two)
  • True Blood (FX)
• Factual Series
  • Blood, Sweat and Takeaways (BBC Three)
  • The Family (Channel 4)
  • One Born Every Minute (Channel 4)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One)
• Specialist Factual
  • Art of Russia (BBC Four)
  • Chemistry: A Volatile History (BBC Four)
  • Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)
  • Yellowstone (BBC Two)
• Single Documentary
  • Katie: My Beautiful Face (Channel 4)
  • Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (BBC Two)
  • Tsunami: Caught on Camera (Channel 4)
  • Wounded (BBC One)
• Features
  • The Choir: Unsung Town (BBC Two)
  • Heston's Feasts (Channel 4)
  • James May's Toy Stories (BBC Two)
  • Masterchef: The Professionals (BBC Two)
• Current Affairs
  • Dispatches — Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines (Channel 4)
  • Generation Jihad (BBC Two)
  • This World — Gypsy Child Thieves (BBC Two)
  • Dispatches — Terror in Mumbai (Channel 4)
• News Coverage
  • The Haiti Earthquake (BBC News Channel)
  • Haiti Earthquake (Channel 4 News)
  • Haiti (ITV News at Ten)
  • Pakistan: Terror's Frontline (Sky News)
• Sport
  • F1 - The Brazilian Grand Prix (BBC One/BBC Sport)
  • FA Cup Final (ITV/ITV Sport)
  • World Athletics Championships (BBC Two/BBC Sport)
  • UEFA Champions League Live (ITV/ITV Sport)
• New Media
  • Antony Gormley's One & Other
  • Life Begins (One Born Every Minute)
  • Primeval Evolved
  • The Virtual Revolution
• Entertainment Programme
  • Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
  • Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
  • Newswipe with Charlie Brooker (BBC Four)
• Comedy Programme
  • The Armstrong and Miller Show (BBC One)
  • The Kevin Bishop Show (Channel 4)
  • Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (BBC Two)
  • That Mitchell and Webb Look (BBC Two)
• Situation Comedy
  • The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Peep Show (Channel Four)
  • The Thick of It (BBC Two)
• YouTube Audience Award
  • Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
  • Glee (E4)
  • The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • The One Show (BBC One)
  • The X Factor (ITV)
  • Unforgiven (ITV)
• Special Award
  • Simon Cowell
• BAFTA Fellowship
  • Melvyn Bragg

External links

• BAFTA Television Awards Official site