1997 British Academy Television Awards
The 1997 British Academy Television Awards were held on 29 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as a joint ceremony with the British Academy Film Awards and was hosted by Lenny Henry. To date, it is the last occasion upon which the two sets of awards have been given jointly at the same event; from 1998, the Film and Television Awards were given at separate ceremonies for the first time since 1968.
| 1997 British Academy Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 April 1997 |
| Site | Royal Albert Hall |
| Hosted by | Lenny Henry[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Comedy Series | Only Fools and Horses |
| Best Drama | EastEnders |
| Best Actor | Nigel Hawthorne The Fragile Heart |
| Best Actress | Gina McKee Our Friends in the North |
| Best Comedy | |
Winners
- Best Actor
- Winner: Nigel Hawthorne — The Fragile Heart (Channel 4)
- Other nominees: Christopher Eccleston — Our Friends in the North (BBC2); Albert Finney — Karaoke / Cold Lazarus (BBC1 / Channel 4); Peter Vaughan — Our Friends in the North (BBC2)
- Best Actress
- Winner: Gina McKee — Our Friends in the North (BBC2)
- Other nominees: Alex Kingston — The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (ITV); Helen Mirren — Prime Suspect 5 (ITV); Pauline Quirke — The Sculptress (BBC1)
- Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- Winner: Only Fools and Horses (BBC / BBC1)
- Other nominees: Absolutely Fabulous (BBC / BBC1); Father Ted (Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4); Game On (Hat Trick Productions / BBC2)
- Best Comedy Performance
- Winner: David Jason — Only Fools and Horses (BBC1)
- Other nominees: Martin Clunes — Men Behaving Badly (BBC1); Joanna Lumley — Absolutely Fabulous (BBC1); Nicholas Lyndhurst — Only Fools and Horses (BBC1)
- Best Drama Serial
- Winner: Our Friends in the North (BBC / BBC2)
- Other nominees: The Crow Road (BBC Scotland / Union Pictures Productions / BBC2); The Fragile Heart (Carnival Films / Channel 4); Gulliver's Travels (Jim Henson Productions / RHI Entertainment Inc / Channel 4)
- Best Drama Series
- Winner: EastEnders (BBC / BBC1)
- Other nominees: Ballykissangel (Ballykea / BBC Northern Ireland / World Productions / BBC1); Hamish Macbeth (BBC Scotland / Skyline Films / Zenith Entertainment Ltd / BBC1); This Life (World Productions / BBC2)
- Best Single Drama
- Winner: Hillsborough (Granada Television / ITV)
- Other nominees: Crossing the Floor (BBC / BBC2); The Precious Blood (BBC Northern Ireland / BBC2); Some Kind of Life (Granada Television / ITV)
- Best News Coverage
- Winner: Newsnight — BSE Coverage (BBC / BBC2)
- Other nominees: Newsnight — Dunblane Massacre (BBC / BBC2); News at Ten — Dunblane Massacre (ITN / ITV); Channel 4 News — Refugee Crisis in Zaire and Rwanda (ITN / Channel 4)
- Best Light Entertainment Performance
- Winner: John Bird & John Fortune — Rory Bremner - Who Else? / The Long Johns (Channel 4)
- Other nominees: Caroline Aherne — The Mrs Merton Christmas Show (BBC1); Rory Bremner — Rory Bremner - Who Else? (Channel 4); Paul Merton — Have I Got News for You (BBC2)
- Best Factual Series
- Winner: The House (BBC2)
- Other nominees: Cutting Edge (Channel 4); People's Century (BBC / WGBH / BBC2); The System (BBC / BBC2)
- Flaherty Award for Single Documentary
- Winner: Horizon — Fermat's Last Theorem (BBC / BBC2)
- Other nominees: Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (Rocket Pictures / Carlton Television / ITV); Cutting Edge — The Home (Channel 4); Timewatch — Remember Aberfan (BBC / BBC2)
- Huw Wheldon Award for Arts Programme or Series
- Winner: Leaving Home (Channel 4)
- Other nominees: A History of British Art (BBC / BBC2); American Visions (BBC / Planet 24 Productions / Time / WNET / BBC2); Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History (BBC Bristol / BBC2)
- Light Entertainment Programme or Series
- Winner: Shooting Stars (BBC / BBC2)
- Other nominees: The Fast Show (BBC / BBC2); Rory Bremner - Who Else? (Kudos Film & Television / Channel 4); Ruby Wax Meets (BBC / BBC1)
- Best Talk Show
- Winner: The Mrs Merton Christmas Show (Granada Television / BBC1)
- Other nominees: Esther (BBC / BBC2); Late Review (BBC / BBC2); Weekly Planet (Wall to Wall Television / Channel 4)
- Best Sports / Events Coverage in Real Time
- Winner: Euro 96 Coverage (BBC / BBC1)
- Other nominees: Formula One Grand Prix Racing (BBC / BBC2); Monday Night Football (Sky Sports); Remembrance Sunday — The Cenotaph (BBC / BBC1)
- Foreign Programme Award
- The Lew Grade Award
- The Dennis Potter Award
- The Alan Clarke Award
- The Richard Dimbleby Award
- Special Awards
References
- "Lenny Henry To Receive BAFTA Special Award". www.bafta.org. April 27, 2016.
External links
- Archive of winners on official BAFTA website (retrieved March 26, 2006).
- British Academy Television Awards 1997 at the Internet Movie Database
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