2012 British Academy Television Awards

Date| 27 May 2012
Site| Royal Festival Hall
Hosted by| Dara Ó Briain
Highlights
Best Comedy Series| Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Best Drama| The Fades
Best Actor| Dominic West
Appropriate Adult
Best Actress| Emily Watson
Appropriate Adult
Best Comedy Performance|

* Darren Boyd
Spy
* Jennifer Saunders
Absolutely Fabulous

Most awards| Appropriate Adult (3)
Most nominations| Appropriate Adult/Sherlock (4)
Television coverage
Channel| BBC One
Ratings| 3.62 million

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* BAFTA Awards
* 2013 →

The 2012 British Academy Television Awards (formally known as the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards) were held on 27 May 2012 at the Royal Festival Hall in London.[1][2] The nominees were announced on 24 April 2012.[3] Rolf Harris was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, but this was annulled two years later following his conviction for sexual offences.[4]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

### Leading Actor

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Dominic West \- Appropriate Adult (ITV)

* Benedict Cumberbatch \- Sherlock (BBC One)
* Joseph Gilgun \- This Is England '88 (Channel 4)
* John Simm \- Exile (BBC One)

### Leading Actress

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Emily Watson \- Appropriate Adult (ITV)

* Romola Garai \- The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
* Nadine Marshall \- Random (Channel 4)
* Vicky McClure \- This Is England '88 (Channel 4)

### Supporting Actor

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Andrew Scott \- Sherlock (BBC One)

* Martin Freeman \- Sherlock (BBC One)
* Joseph Mawle \- Birdsong (BBC One)
* Stephen Rea \- The Shadow Line (BBC Two)

### Supporting Actress

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Monica Dolan \- Appropriate Adult (ITV)

* Anna Chancellor \- The Hour (BBC Two)
* Miranda Hart \- Call the Midwife (BBC One)
* Maggie Smith \- Downton Abbey (ITV)

### Entertainment Performance

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Graham Norton \- The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

* Alan Carr \- Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Channel 4)
* Harry Hill \- Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
* Dara Ó Briain \- Mock the Week (BBC Two)

### Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

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Jennifer Saunders \- Absolutely Fabulous (BBC One)

* Olivia Colman \- Twenty Twelve (BBC Four)
* Tamsin Greig \- Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4)
* Ruth Jones \- Stella (Sky One)

### Male Performance in a Comedy Programme

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Darren Boyd \- Spy (Sky One)

* Hugh Bonneville \- Twenty Twelve (BBC Four)
* Tom Hollander \- Rev. (BBC Two)
* Brendan O'Carroll \-  Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC One)

### Single Drama

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Random (Channel 4)

* Holy Flying Circus (BBC Four)
* Page Eight (BBC Two)
* Stolen (BBC One)

### Mini Series

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This Is England '88 (Channel 4)

* Appropriate Adult (ITV)
* The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
* Top Boy (Channel 4)

### Drama Series

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The Fades (BBC Three)

* Misfits (E4)
* Scott and Bailey (ITV)
* Spooks (MI-5) (BBC)

### Soap and Continuing Drama

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Coronation Street (ITV)

* EastEnders (BBC One)
* Holby City (BBC One)
* Shameless (Channel 4)

### International

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Borgen (BBC Four)

* The Killing (BBC Four)
* Modern Family (Sky One)
* The Slap (BBC Four)

### Factual Series

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Our War (BBC Three)

* The Choir: Military Wives (BBC Two)
* Educating Essex (Channel 4)
* Protecting Our Children: Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don't (BBC Two)

### Specialist Factual

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Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret (Channel 4)

* British Masters (BBC Four)
* Frozen Planet (BBC One)
* Wonders of the Universe (BBC Two)

### Single Documentary

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Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (BBC Two)

* 9/11: The Day That Changed the World (ITV)
* The Fight of Their Lives (ITV)
* We Need To Talk About Dad (Channel 4)

### Features

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The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two)

* DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC One)
* Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels (BBC Two)
* Timothy Spall: Back at Sea (BBC Four)

### Reality and Constructed Factual

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Young Apprentice (BBC One)

* An Idiot Abroad (Sky One)
* Don't Tell the Bride (BBC Three)
* Made in Chelsea (E4)

### Current Affairs

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Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed (BBC One)

* Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark (Al Jazeera English)
* Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (Channel 4)
* The Truth About Adoption (BBC One)

### News Coverage

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Channel 4 News: Japan Earthquake (Channel 4)

* BBC News at Ten: Siege of Homs (BBC One)
* ITV News at Ten: Battle of Misrata (ITV)
* Sky News: Libya Rebel Convoy – Live (Sky News)

### Sport and Live Event

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The Royal Wedding (BBC One)

* Frankenstein's Wedding: Live in Leeds (BBC Three)
* 2011 Rugby World Cup final (ITV)
* 2011 Tour de France (ITV4)

### New Media

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Psychoville (BBC Online)

* Autumnwatch (BBC Online)
* The Bank Job (Channel4.com)
* Misfits (E4.com)

### Entertainment Programme

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Derren Brown: The Experiments (Channel 4)

* Celebrity Juice (ITV2)
* Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
* Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow (BBC One)

### Comedy Programme

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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (BBC Two)

* Charlie Brooker’s 2011 Wipe (BBC Four)
* Comic Strip: The Hunt for Tony Blair (Channel 4)
* The Cricklewood Greats (BBC Four)

### Situation Comedy

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Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC One)

* Fresh Meat (Channel 4)
* Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4)
* Rev (BBC Two)

### YouTube Audience Award

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Celebrity Juice (ITV2)

* Educating Essex (Channel 4)
* Fresh Meat (Channel 4)
* Frozen Planet (BBC One)
* Sherlock (BBC One)
* The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two)

### Fellowship

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* Rolf Harris (annulled in 2014)

### Special Award

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* Steven Moffat

## See also

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* 2012 British Academy Television Craft Awards
* 2012 British Academy Scotland Awards
* 2012 British Academy Cymru Awards

## References

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1. ^ "Fred West drama takes Bafta awards". Independent. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. ^ "What Eurovision? Mrs Brown's Boys leads the Irish winners at the BAFTA awards". Irish Independent. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. ^ "Television Awards Winners in 2012". 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. ^ Denham, Jess (1 July 2014). "Rolf Harris guilty: Entertainer's Bafta Fellowship annulled after conviction". The Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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* Official site at BAFTA.org

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