2010 British Academy Television Awards
# 2010 British Academy Television Awards

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

* Best 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)
* Best 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)
* Best Supporting Actor
   * Benedict Cumberbatch – Small Island (BBC One)
   * Tom Hollander – Gracie! (BBC Four)
   * Gary Lewis – Mo (Channel 4)
   * Matthew Macfadyen – Criminal Justice (BBC One)
* Best 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)
* Best 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)
* Best 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)
* Best 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)
* Best Single Drama
   * A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
   * Five Minutes of Heaven (BBC Two)
   * Mo (Channel 4)
   * The Unloved (Channel 4)
* Best Drama Series
   * Being Human (BBC Three)
   * Misfits (E4)
   * Spooks (BBC One)
   * The Street (BBC One)
* Best Drama Serial
   * Occupation (BBC One)
   * Red Riding (Channel 4)
   * Small Island (BBC One)
   * Unforgiven (ITV)
* Best Continuing Drama
   * The Bill (ITV)
   * Casualty (BBC One)
   * Coronation Street (ITV)
   * EastEnders (BBC One)
* Best International Programme
   * Family Guy (BBC Three)
   * Mad Men (BBC Four)
   * Nurse Jackie (BBC Two)
   * True Blood (FX)
* Best 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)
* Best Specialist Factual
   * Art of Russia (BBC Four)
   * Chemistry: A Volatile History (BBC Four)
   * Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)
   * Yellowstone (BBC Two)
* Best 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)
* Best Feature
   * The Choir: Unsung Town (BBC Two)
   * Heston's Feasts (Channel 4)
   * James May's Toy Stories (BBC Two)
   * Masterchef: The Professionals (BBC Two)
* Best 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)
* Best News Coverage
   * The Haiti Earthquake (BBC News Channel)
   * Haiti Earthquake (Channel 4 News)
   * Haiti (ITV News at Ten)
   * Pakistan: Terror's Frontline (Sky News)
* Best Sport
   * F1 – The Brazilian Grand Prix (BBC One/BBC Sport)
   * 2009 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
* Best 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)
* Best 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)
* Best 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
