The 2008

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were held on 20 April at the

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Theatre in

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. The ceremony was broadcast live on

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in the

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. The nominations were announced on 18 March 2008. Drama '' Cranford'' received the most nominations with four, making

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the most nominated actress in BAFTA history for her work on TV and film combined. Long-running

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'' failed to earn a nomination.

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received the Academy Fellowship Award. Winners in bold.

Nominations

*Best Actor **

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— '' Boy A'' (

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) ** Tom Hardy — '' Stuart: A Life Backwards'' (

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) **

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— ''Secret Life'' (Channel 4) ** Antony Sher — ''

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'' (

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) *Best Actress ** Eileen Atkins — '' Cranford'' (

) **

— '' Cranford'' (BBC One) ** Gina McKee — ''

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'' (BBC One) **Kierston Wareing — '' It's a Free World...'' (Channel 4) *Best Entertainment performance ** Simon Amstell — '' Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (BBC Two) ** Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins — '' The Friday Night Project'' (Channel 4) ** Stephen Fry — '' QI'' (BBC Two) ** Harry Hill — '' Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (

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) *Best comedy performance ** Peter Capaldi — '' The Thick of It'' (BBC Four) **

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— '' Gavin & Stacey'' ( BBC Three) ** Stephen Merchant — ''Extras'' Christmas special (BBC One) ** David Mitchell — '' Peep Show'' (Channel 4) *Best single drama **''Boy A'' (Channel 4) **''

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'' (BBC One) **''

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'' (Channel 4) **'' The Trial of Tony Blair'' ( More4) *Best drama serial **'' Britz'' (Channel 4) **'' Cranford'' (BBC One) **'' Five Days'' (BBC One) **'' Murphy's Law'' (BBC One) *Best drama series **'' Life on Mars'' (BBC One) **'' Rome'' (BBC Two) **'' Skins'' ( E4) **''

'' (BBC One) *Best continuing drama **'' The Bill'' (ITV) **''

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'' (BBC One) **'' Emmerdale'' (ITV) **''

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'' (BBC One) *Best factual series **''Meet the Natives'' (Channel 4) **''

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'' ( Five) **'' Tribe'' (BBC Two) **'' The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities'' (BBC One) *Best entertainment programme **'' Britain's Got Talent'' (ITV) **'' Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (ITV) **'' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) **''

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'' (BBC One) *Best situation comedy **''

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'' (ITV) **''

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'' (Channel 4) **'' Peep Show'' (Channel 4) **''The Thick of It'' (BBC Four) *Best comedy programme **'' The Armstrong and Miller Show'' (BBC One) **'' Fonejacker'' (Channel 4) **'' Russell Brand's Ponderland'' (Channel 4) **'' Star Stories'' (Channel 4) *Audience award **'' The Apprentice'' (BBC Two) **'' Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain'' (BBC Two) **'' Britain's Got Talent'' (ITV) **'' Cranford'' (BBC One) **'' Gavin & Stacey'' (BBC Three) **''

'' (BBC One) *Best single documentary **''

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'' (BBC Two) **''Lie of the Land'' (Channel 4) **''Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell'' (ITV) **''Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives'' (BBC Four) *Best feature **'' Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection'' (BBC Two) **'' Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares'' (Channel 4) **''The Secret Millionaire'' (Channel 4) **'' Top Gear'' (BBC Two) *Best international show **'' Californication'' (Five) **''

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'' (BBC Three) **'' Heroes'' (BBC Two) **'' My Name Is Earl'' (Channel 4) *Best special factual **''Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain'' (BBC Two) **''Earth: The Power of the Planet'' (BBC Two) **''The Genius of Photography'' (BBC Four) **''The Relief of Belsen'' (Channel 4) *Best current affairs **''China's Stolen Children'' — A '' Dispatches'' Special (Channel 4) **''Dispatches'' — ''Fighting The Taliban'' (Channel 4) **''Honour Kills'' (BBC Three) **''

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'': ''Dog Fighting Undercover'' (BBC One) *Best news coverage **'' BBC Ten O'Clock News: War in Afghanistan'' (BBC One) **'' Channel 4 News: Iraq —

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'' (Channel 4) **'' ITV Evening News: Zimbabwe — The Tyranny and the Tragedy'' (ITV) **''

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— Glasgow Airport Attack'' (Sky News) *Best sport ** The Boat Race (ITV) ** ITV F1:

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Live (ITV) **

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: England v France semi-final (ITV) **

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— The Men's Final (BBC One) *Best interactivity **Big Art Mob (Channel 4) **''

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'' Comic Maker (BBC One) **'' Spooks'' Interactive (BBC One) **'' The X Factor'' (ITV) *Special Award ** Paul Watson *BAFTA Fellowship **

References

External links

BAFTA Television Awards
Official Site
BAFTA Television Award Winners 2008
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