2013 British Academy Television Awards
# 2013 British Academy Television Awards

The 2013 British Academy Television Awards nominations were announced on 9 April 2013. The award ceremony was held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 12 May 2013.

## Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and emboldened.

### Leading Actor

* Ben Whishaw – Richard II: "The Hollow Crown" (BBC Two)
   * Sean Bean – Accused: "Tracie's Story" (BBC One)
   * Derek Jacobi – Last Tango in Halifax (BBC One)
   * Toby Jones – The Girl (BBC Two)

### Leading Actress

* Sheridan Smith – Mrs Biggs (ITV)
   * Rebecca Hall – Parade's End (BBC Two)
   * Sienna Miller – The Girl (BBC Two)
   * Anne Reid – Last Tango in Halifax (BBC One)

### Supporting Actor

* Simon Russell Beale – Henry IV, Parts I & II: "The Hollow Crown" (BBC Two)
   * Peter Capaldi – The Hour (BBC Two)
   * Stephen Graham – Accused: "Tracie's Story" (BBC One)
   * Harry Lloyd – The Fear (Channel 4)

### Supporting Actress

* Olivia Colman – Accused: "Mo's Story" (BBC One)
   * Anastasia Hille – The Fear (Channel 4)
   * Sarah Lancashire – Last Tango in Halifax (BBC One)
   * Imelda Staunton – The Girl (BBC Two)

### Entertainment Performance

* Alan Carr – Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Channel 4)
   * Ant & Dec – I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (ITV)
   * Sarah Millican – The Sarah Millican Television Programme (BBC Two)
   * Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

### Female Performance In A Comedy Programme

* Olivia Colman – Twenty Twelve (BBC Two)
   * Julia Davis – Hunderby (Sky Atlantic)
   * Miranda Hart – Miranda (BBC One)
   * Jessica Hynes – Twenty Twelve (BBC Two)

### Male Performance In A Comedy Programme

* Steve Coogan – Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life (Sky Atlantic)
   * Hugh Bonneville – Twenty Twelve (BBC Two)
   * Peter Capaldi – The Thick of It (BBC Two)
   * Greg Davies – Cuckoo (BBC Three)

### Single Drama

* Murder (BBC Two)
   * Everyday (Channel 4)
   * The Girl (BBC Two)
   * Richard II: "The Hollow Crown" (BBC Two)

### Mini-Series

* Room at the Top (BBC Four)
   * Accused (BBC One)
   * Mrs Biggs (ITV)
   * Parade's End (BBC Two)

### Drama Series

* Last Tango in Halifax (BBC One)
   * Ripper Street (BBC One)
   * Scott & Bailey (ITV)
   * Silk (BBC One)

### Soap & Continuing Drama

* EastEnders (BBC One)
   * Coronation Street (ITV)
   * Emmerdale (ITV)
   * Shameless (Channel 4)

### International

* Girls (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
   * The Bridge (SVT1/DR1/BBC Four)
   * Game of Thrones (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
   * Homeland (Showtime/Channel 4)

### Factual Series

* Our War (BBC Three)
   * 24 Hours in A&E (Channel 4)
   * Great Ormond Street (BBC Two)
   * Make Bradford British (Channel 4)

### Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual

* All In The Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry (Channel 4)
   * The Plane Crash (Channel 4)
   * The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes (Channel 4)
   * The Secret History of Our Streets (BBC Two)

### Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary

* 7/7: One Day in London (BBC Two)
   * Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest (BBC Two)
   * Lucian Freud: Painted Life (BBC Two)
   * Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice (BBC Four)

### Features

* The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two)
   * Bank of Dave (Channel 4)
   * Grand Designs (Channel 4)
   * Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV)

### Reality and Constructed Factual

* Made in Chelsea (E4)
   * The Audience (Channel 4)
   * I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (ITV)
   * The Young Apprentice (BBC One)

### Current Affairs

* This World: "The Shame of the Catholic Church" (BBC Two)
   * Panorama: "Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis" (BBC One)
   * Exposure: "The Other Side of Jimmy Savile" (ITV)
   * Al Jazeera Investigates: "What Killed Arafat?" (Al Jazeera English)

### News Coverage

* Granada Reports: "Hillsborough – The Truth at Last" (ITV)
   * BBC News at Ten: "Syria" (BBC One)
   * Channel 4 News: "Battle for Homs" (Channel 4)

### Sport & Live Event

* The London 2012 Paralympic Games (Channel 4)
   * The London 2012 Olympics: "Super Saturday" (BBC One)
   * The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony (BBC One)
   * Wimbledon 2012: "Men's Final" (BBC One)

### Lew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme

* The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
   * Dynamo: Magician Impossible (Watch)
   * Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
   * A League of Their Own (Sky1)

### Comedy Programme

* The Revolution Will Be Televised (BBC Three)
   * Cardinal Burns (E4)
   * Mr Stink (BBC One)
   * Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life (Sky Atlantic)

### Situation Comedy

* Twenty Twelve (BBC Two)
   * Episodes (BBC Two)
   * Hunderby (Sky Atlantic)
   * The Thick of It (BBC Two)

### Radio Times Audience Award

* Game of Thrones (HBO/Sky Atlantic)
   * Call the Midwife (BBC One)
   * The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two)
   * Homeland (Showtime/Channel 4)
   * The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony (BBC One)
   * Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)

### Special Award

* Clare Balding

### Fellowship

* Michael Palin

### BAFTA Tribute

* Doctor Who

### Wins per broadcaster

| Broadcaster | Wins |
| - | - |
| BBC | 15 |
| Channel 4 | 4 |
| Sky | 3 |
| ITV | 2 |

## In Memoriam

* Patrick Moore
* Kenneth Kendall
* John Ammonds
* Peter Gilmore
* Clive Dunn
* Mary Tamm
* Larry Hagman
* Michael Hurll
* Simon Ward
* Bill Tarmey
* James Grout
* Robert Kee
* Richard Griffiths
* Alastair Burnet
* Geoffrey Hughes
* Jack Klugman
* Frank Thornton
* Mike Morris
* Nick Milligan
* Gerry Anderson
* Victor Spinetti
* Sid Waddell
* Max Bygraves
* Denis Forman
* Tony Gubba
* Eric Sykes
* Angharad Rees
* Alasdair Milne
* Richard Briers
