Vote for your favourite
The Philips Audience Award is for the Best Programme of 2008 and it was up to you, the public, to decide which show wins by voting for your favourite.
Voting has now closed the and winner will be announced at the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday 26 April.
Prize draw winners will be contacted shortly and the winners announced online after the Television Awards.
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PHILIPS AUDIENCE AWARD
for the best programme of 2008
YouTube Competition
Since launching our British Academy Television Awards competition on YouTube we’ve had a fantastic response from the YouTube community.
Over 200 YouTube users submitted questions for our reporter to ask on the red carpet and ten people posted creative video responses.
The questions ranged from funny (“If you were born the opposite sex, which actor/actress would you like to have been” ppp659 ) to thoughtful (“If you weren’t in front of the camera, which member of the crew would you be and why?” siempresequal ) to taxing (“If you could get rid of the press/paparazzi, would you, if it meant trading in your fame?” elzyxxx ). misterfishermann wanted James to ask the red carpet fitter how he got the carpet rolled out so smoothly!
The most popular nominees people wanted to ask question to were Ant and Dec, the Top Gear trio, Harry Hill, the cast of Eastenders and the Doctor Who team.
There were a number of questions probing the effect of the credit crunch on the television industry and users also wanted to know whether the stars used YouTube and what they searched for most often.
With the quality and range our reporter James Rhodes had a really tough time choosing his favourite question. In the end, James selected a winner based on which question he would most like to ask and the reaction he thought it might get on the night.
James will be on the red carpet putting his favourite questions to the stars at the Television Awards this Sunday. You’ll be able to view the results on BAFTA’s official YouTube channel later that night ( www.youtube.com/baftaonline ).
Plus, we’ll be posting exclusive backstage interviews with all the winners on the channel and here on the BAFTA website. Presenter Angelica Bell will be grabbing the winners as soon as they come off stage.
Robert Cawston, Website Editor
Friday 24 April
The Guest List
The guest list for the British Academy Television Awards has been announced. A host of small screen talent will walk the red carpet and attend the ceremony at the Royal Festival hall on London's South Bank.
Presenters include:
Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley, Rob Brydon, Gary Lineker, Adrian Lester, Patsy Kensit, Andrew Marr, Kirsty Wark, Jools Holland, Sarah Alexander, Andrew Garfield, Robert Webb, Kate Silverton, John Torode, Gregg Wallace, Louis Theroux, Richard Armitage, Hermione Norris, Michael McIntrye, Tess Daly, Idris Elba, Michelle Ryan, Ed Westwick, Davina McCall, Lindsay Duncan and James Nesbitt.
Nominees include:
Stephen Dillane, Jason Isaacs, Ken Stott, Ben Whishaw, June Brown, Maxine Peake, Andrea Riseborough,Harry Hill, Jonathan Ross, Sharon Horgan, David Mitchell, Claire Skinner, Kenneth Branagh, Ross Kemp, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Peter Serafinowicz.
Also attending:
Kevin Bishop, Dolly Wells, Laura Patch (Star Stories) Olivia Coleman (Peep Show), Hannah Murray and Kaya Scodelario (Skins), Miranda Raison and Peter Firth (Spooks), Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas (InBetweeners).
Kelly Smith, Awards Officer
Friday 17 April
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BAFTA on YouTube
Send in your red carpet questions for the nominees and you could join on them at this year's British Academy Television Awards.
We've just launched a new BAFTA channel on YouTube and our official red carpet reporter, James Rhodes, needs your help.
What would you ask the stars on the red carpet? Post your questions and we'll ask them for you at the Television Awards on Sunday 26 April.
If you post our favourite question you'll win two tickets to this year's Awards. You could join the stars on the red carpet and watch the live ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall.
To enter, click on the video above or go to the YouTube BAFTA Channel to record your question as a video response or simply post it as a comment.
Competition entrants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. UK residents only. Full terms and Conditions are available here .
Also, make sure you check out the YouTube channel on the night of the Awards to see your questions asked on the red carpet. Plus, we'll be posting exclusive backstage interviews with the winners here on the BAFTA website.
Rob Cawston, Website Editor
Friday 17 April
TV Awards Tickets
As well as releasing tickets to BAFTA members and the industry, the Academy is making a limited number of Television Awards tickets available to the public..
This year's Television Awards are being held at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank.The ticket price includes the opportunity to walk the red carpet and to sit in the main auditorium to enjoy the Awards ceremony.
Tickets are now available online from the Southbank Centre.
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And the Nominations Are...
The nominations for the British Academy Television Awards in 2009 have been announced.
BBCThe official list of nominations went live on the website at 7.45am (GMT) on Tuesday 24 March.
Nomination Highlights:
- Three nominations for Hancock and Joan
- Eastender's actress June Brown receiving her first BAFTA nomination
- Two nominations for Ross Kemp, Stephen Fry and David Mitchell
- The sixth BAFTA nomination for Kenneth Branagh across both TV and Film
- Jonathan Ross, Ant & Dec, Stephen Fry and Harry Hill battle it out for Entertainment Performance
- First-time nominations for The Friday/Sunday Night Project, The Wire and Celebrity MasterChef
This year's ceremony will take on Sunday 26 April at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank.
In the build-up to the Awards we'll be providing you with all the latest news and features here on the BAFTA website including... your chance to vote for your favourite programme of the last twelve months in the Philips Audience Award.
Robert Cawston, Website Editor
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