Awards & Winners

1997 British Academy Television Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1997 British Academy Television Awards. Check awards winners of 1997 British Academy Film and Television Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1997 British Academy Film and Television Awards

British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor

Nigel Hawthorne

Honored for : The Fragile Heart

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nigel Hawthorne The Fragile Heart
Christopher Eccleston Our Friends in the North
Albert Finney Cold Lazarus
Albert Finney Karaoke
Peter Vaughan Our Friends in the North
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actress

Gina McKee

Honored for : Our Friends in the North

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gina McKee Our Friends in the North
Alex Kingston Moll Flanders
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect 5
Pauline Quirke The Sculptress
British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Programme

Gareth Gwenlan, John Sullivan, Tony Dow

Honored for : Only Fools and Horses

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lissa Evans Father Ted
Declan Lowney Father Ted
Graham Linehan Father Ted
Arthur Mathews Father Ted
Geoffrey Perkins Game On
Sioned Wiliam Game On
John Stroud Game On
Andrew Davies Game On
Bernadette Davis Game On
Gareth Gwenlan Only Fools and Horses
John Sullivan Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow Only Fools and Horses
Jon Plowman Absolutely Fabulous
Janice Thomas Absolutely Fabulous
Bob Spiers Absolutely Fabulous
Jennifer Saunders Absolutely Fabulous
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial

Charles Pattinson, Pedr James, Simon Cellan Jones, Stuart Urban, Peter Flannery

Honored for : Our Friends in the North

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Nominee Nominated Work
Duncan Kenworthy Gulliver's Travels
Charles Pattinson Our Friends in the North
Pedr James Our Friends in the North
Simon Cellan Jones Our Friends in the North
Stuart Urban Our Friends in the North
Peter Flannery Our Friends in the North
Bryan Elsley The Crow Road
Brian Eastman The Fragile Heart
Patrick Lau The Fragile Heart
Paula Milne The Fragile Heart
British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance

David Jason

Honored for : Only Fools and Horses
(Christmas Special)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Jason Only Fools and Horses
Christmas Special
Martin Clunes Men Behaving Badly
Joanna Lumley Absolutely Fabulous
Nicholas Lyndhurst Only Fools and Horses
Christmas Special
British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series

Michael Waldman, Andrew Bethel

Honored for : The House

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Dale The System
Peter Moore Cutting Edge
Michael Waldman The House
Andrew Bethel The House
Peter Pagnamenta People's Century
British Academy Television Fellowship Award
British Academy Television Fellowship Award
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series

Jane Harris, Corinne Hollingworth

Honored for : EastEnders

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joy Lale Ballykissangel
Deirdre Keir Hamish Macbeth
Jane Fallon This Life
Jane Harris EastEnders
Corinne Hollingworth EastEnders
British Academy Television Award for Best Foreign Television Programme

Murder One

British Academy Television Lew Grade Award For a Significant and Popular Programme

Coronation Street

British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary

John Lynch, Simon Singh

Honored for : Horizon
(Fermat's Last Theorem)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Watson Cutting Edge
The Home
Polly Steele Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Claudia Rosencrantz Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
David Furnish Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Catrine Clay Timewatch
Remember Aberfan
John Lynch Horizon
Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh Horizon
Fermat's Last Theorem
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance

John Bird

Honored for : Rory Bremner...Who Else?, The Long Johns

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Bird Rory Bremner...Who Else?","The Long Johns
John Fortune The Long Johns","Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Caroline Aherne The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
Rory Bremner Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Paul Merton Have I Got News for You
British Academy Television Special Award
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme

Alan Marke, Mark Mylod

Honored for : Shooting Stars

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Whitehouse The Fast Show
Charlie Higson The Fast Show
Sid Robeson The Fast Show
Mark Mylod The Fast Show
Mark Mylod Shooting Stars
Alan Marke Shooting Stars
Geoff Atkinson Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Elaine Morris Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Steve Smith Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Steve Connelly Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Clive Tulloh Ruby Wax Meets
Don Boyd Ruby Wax Meets
British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage

Peter Horrocks

Honored for : Newsnight
(BSE Coverage)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Horrocks Newsnight
BSE Coverage
Peter Horrocks Newsnight
Dunblane Massacre
Channel 4 News
Coverage Of The Refugee Crisis In Zaire And Rwanda
ITV News at Ten
Coverage Of Dunblane
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nicola Shindler Hillsborough
Katy Jones Hillsborough
Charles McDougall Hillsborough
Jimmy McGovern Hillsborough
Guy Jenkin Crossing the Floor
Lissa Evans Crossing the Floor
Bill Boyes Some Kind of Life
Julian Jarrold Some Kind of Life
Kay Mellor Some Kind of Life
Robert Cooper The Precious Blood
Anthony Rowe The Precious Blood
John Woods The Precious Blood
Graham Reid The Precious Blood
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance

John Fortune

Honored for : The Long Johns, Rory Bremner...Who Else?

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Bird Rory Bremner...Who Else?","The Long Johns
John Fortune The Long Johns","Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Caroline Aherne The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
Rory Bremner Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Paul Merton Have I Got News for You
British Academy Television Award for Best Sport And Live Events

Niall Sloane, Vivien Kent

Honored for : BBC1 Euro '96 Coverage

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Nominee Nominated Work
Niall Sloane BBC1 Euro '96 Coverage
Vivien Kent BBC1 Euro '96 Coverage
Jim Reside Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing
Keith MacKenzie Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing
Andy Melvin Ford Monday Night Football
Tony Mills Ford Monday Night Football
Peter Cleaver Remembrance Day Service: The Cenotaph
British Academy Television Award for Best Talk Show

Mark Gorton, Pati Marr, Caroline Aherne

Honored for : The Mrs Merton Show
(The Mrs Merton Christmas Show)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Gorton The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
Pati Marr The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
Caroline Aherne The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
Patsy Newey Esther
Jane Elsdon-Dew Esther
Esther Rantzen Esther
Mary Sackville-West The Review Show
Mark Lawson The Review Show
Jacquie Hughes Weekly Planet
Vyv Simpson Weekly Planet
Jon Snow Weekly Planet
British Academy Television Huw Wheldon Award

Sue Knussen, Hilary Chadwick

Honored for : Rhythm: Leaving Home

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gillian Greenwood A History of British Art
Nicholas Rossiter American Visions
Hugh Thomson Dancing In The Street: A Rock And Roll History
Sue Knussen Rhythm: Leaving Home
Hilary Chadwick Rhythm: Leaving Home
British Academy Television Special Award
(Broadcasters: Coverage of Death of Diana Princess of Wales)
British Academy Television Award for Best Children's Programme

Andrew Chater, Anne Brogan

Honored for : Shakespeare Shorts
(Romeo And Juliet)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Chater Shakespeare Shorts
Romeo And Juliet
Anne Brogan Shakespeare Shorts
Romeo And Juliet
British Academy Television Richard Dimbleby Award