# 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