British Academy Television Awards 2011

2011 British Academy Television Awards
Date	22 May 2011
Site	Grosvenor House Hotel
Host	Graham Norton
Highlights
Best Comedy	Harry & Paul
Best Drama	Sherlock
Best Actor	Daniel Rigby Eric and Ernie
Best Actress	Vicky McClure This Is England '86
Best Comedy Performance	Jo Brand Getting On Steve Coogan The Trip
Television coverage
Channel	BBC One
Ratings	5.4 million

The 2011 British Academy Television Awards were held on 22 May 2011. The nominations were announced on 26 April. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony.

Nominations

(Winners are shown in bold)

• Actor
  • Jim Broadbent — Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch — Sherlock (BBC One)
  • Daniel Rigby — Eric and Ernie (BBC Two)
  • Matt Smith — Doctor Who (BBC One)
• Actress
  • Anna Maxwell Martin — South Riding (BBC One)
  • Vicky McClure — This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
  • Natalie Press — Five Daughters (BBC One)
  • Juliet Stevenson — Accused (BBC One)
• Supporting Actor
  • Brendan Coyle — Downton Abbey (ITV)
  • Martin Freeman — Sherlock (BBC One)
  • Johnny Harris — This Is England ’86 (Channel 4)
  • Robert Sheehan — Misfits (E4)
• Supporting Actress
  • Gillian Anderson — Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
  • Lynda Baron — The Road to Coronation Street (BBC Four)
  • Lauren Socha — Misfits (E4)
  • Jessie Wallace — The Road to Coronation Street (BBC Four)
• Entertainment Performance
  • Rob Brydon — The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two)
  • Stephen Fry — QI (BBC One)
  • Harry Hill — Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
  • Graham Norton — The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
• Female Performance in a Comedy Role
  • Jo Brand — Getting On (BBC Four)
  • Dawn French — Roger and Val Have Just Got In (BBC Two)
  • Miranda Hart — Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Katherine Parkinson — The IT Crowd (Channel 4)
• Male Performance in a Comedy Role
  • James Buckley — The Inbetweeners (E4)
  • Steve Coogan — The Trip (BBC Two)
  • Tom Hollander — Rev (BBC Two)
  • David Mitchell — Peep Show (Channel 4)
• Single Drama
  • Eric and Ernie (BBC Two)
  • I Am Slave (Channel 4)
  • The Road to Coronation Street (BBC Four)
  • The Special Relationship (BBC Two)
• Drama Series
  • Being Human (BBC Three)
  • Downton Abbey (ITV)
  • Misfits (E4)
  • Sherlock (BBC One)
• Drama Serial
  • Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
  • Mad Dogs (Sky1)
  • The Sinking of the Laconia (BBC Two)
  • The Promise (Channel 4)
• Continuing Drama
  • Casualty (BBC One)
  • Coronation Street (ITV)
  • EastEnders (BBC One)
  • Waterloo Road (BBC One)
• International
  • Boardwalk Empire (Sky Atlantic)
  • Glee (E4)
  • The Killing (BBC Four)
  • Mad Men (BBC Four)
• Factual Series
  • Coppers (Channel 4)
  • One Born Every Minute (Channel 4)
  • Welcome to Lagos (BBC Two)
  • The Young Ones (BBC One)
• Specialist Factual
  • Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (The Making Of) (More4)
  • Flying Monsters 3D (Sky 3D)
  • Human Planet (BBC One)
  • Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town (BBC Two)
• Single Documentary
  • Between Life and Death (BBC One)
  • The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (More4)
  • Pink Saris (More4)
  • Scenes From a Teenage Killing (BBC Four)
• Features
  • Come Dine With Me (Channel 4)
  • Hugh’s Fish Fight (Channel 4)
  • Mary Queen of Shops (BBC Two)
  • Pineapple Dance Studios (Sky1)
• Current Affairs
  • Panorama — Kids in Care (BBC One)
  • Dispatches — Lost Girls of South Africa (Channel 4)
  • Secret Iraq (BBC Two)
  • Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children (BBC Four)
• News Coverage
  • Handover of Power (BBC News at Ten)
  • From Chile’s Ecstasy to Congo’s Agony (Channel 4 News)
  • The Cumbria Murders (ITV News at Ten)
  • Egypt Crisis (Sky News)
• Sport
  • 6 Nations – England v Wales (BBC One/BBC Sport)
  • FA Cup Final (ITV/ITV Sport)
  • F1 - The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (BBC One/BBC Sport)
  • Wimbledon 2010 (BBC One/BBC Sport)
• New Media
  • BBC Lab UK/Brain Test Britain
  • Misfits
  • Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone
  • Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention
• Entertainment Programme
  • The Cube (ITV)
  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
  • Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
  • The X Factor (ITV)
• Comedy Programme
  • Catherine Tate’s Little Crackers (Sky1)
  • Come Fly With Me (BBC One)
  • Facejacker (Channel 4)
  • Harry & Paul (BBC Two)
• Situation Comedy
  • Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC One)
  • Peep Show (Channel Four)
  • Rev (BBC Two)
  • The Trip (BBC Two)
• YouTube Audience Award
  • Downton Abbey (ITV)
  • The Killing (BBC Four)
  • Miranda (BBC Two)
  • Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (Channel 4)
  • The Only Way Is Essex (ITV2)
  • Sherlock (BBC One)
• Special Award
  • Peter Bennett-Jones
• BAFTA Fellowship
  • Sir Trevor McDonald

External links

• BAFTA Television Awards Official site