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1997 - Results

Television Awards

1997 Results

  • Winner

    Nigel Hawthorne

    The Fragile Heart
    Actor
    Nominee

    Peter Vaughan

    Our Friends In The North
    Actor
    Nominee

    Christopher Eccleston

    Our Friends In The North
    Actor
    Nominee

    Albert Finney

    Cold Lazarus/Karaoke
    Actor
  • Winner

    Gina McKee

    Our Friends In The North
    Actress
    Nominee

    Alex Kingston

    Moll Flanders
    Actress
    Nominee

    Helen Mirren

    Prime Suspect 5
    Actress
    Nominee

    Pauline Quirke

    The Sculptress
    Actress
  • Winner

    Michael Wearing

    Michael Wearing
    Non Competitive
    Alan Clarke Award
  • Winner

    Shakespeare Shorts: Romeo And Juliet

    • Andrew Chater
    • Anne Brogan
    Children's Programme
  • Winner

    Only Fools And Horses

    • Gareth Gwenlan
    • Tony Dow
    • John Sullivan
    Comedy - Programme or Series
    Nominee

    Absolutely Fabulous

    • Jon Plowman
    • Janice Thomas
    • Bob Spiers
    • Jennifer Saunders
    Comedy - Programme or Series
    Nominee

    Father Ted

    • Lissa Evans
    • Declan Lowney
    • Graham Linehan
    • Arthur Mathews
    Comedy - Programme or Series
    Nominee

    Game On

    • Geoffrey Perkins
    • Sioned Wiliam
    • John Stroud
    • Andrew Davies
    • Bernadette Davis
    Comedy - Programme or Series
  • Winner

    David Jason

    Only Fools And Horses Christmas Special
    Comedy Performance
    Nominee

    Nicholas Lyndhurst

    Only Fools And Horses Christmas Special
    Comedy Performance
    Nominee

    Martin Clunes

    Men Behaving Badly
    Comedy Performance
    Nominee

    Joanna Lumley

    Absolutely Fabulous
    Comedy Performance
  • Winner

    Peter Flannery

    Peter Flannery
    Dennis Potter Award
  • Winner

    Our Friends In The North

    • Charles Pattinson
    • Pedr James
    • Simon Cellan Jones
    • Stuart Urban
    • Peter Flannery
    Drama Serial
    Nominee

    The Crow Road

    • Bradley Adams
    • Gavin Millar
    • Bryan Elsley
    Drama Serial
    Nominee

    The Fragile Heart

    • Brian Eastman
    • Patrick Lau
    • Paula Milne
    Drama Serial
    Nominee

    Gulliver's Travels

    • Duncan Kenworthy
    • Charles Sturridge
    • Simon Moore
    Drama Serial
  • Winner

    EastEnders

    • Corinne Hollingworth
    • Jane Harris
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    Hamish Macbeth

    Deirdre Keir
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    This Life

    Jane Fallon
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    Ballykissangel

    Joy Lale
    Drama Series
  • Winner

    The House

    • Michael Waldman
    • Andrew Bethell
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Cutting Edge

    Peter Moore
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    People's Century

    Peter Pagnamenta
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    The System

    Peter Dale
    Factual Series
  • Winner

    David Rose

    David Rose
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
    Winner

    Steven Bochco

    Steven Bochco
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
  • Winner

    Horizon: Fermat's Last Theorem

    • John Lynch
    • Simon Singh
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Timewatch: Remember Aberfan

    Catrine Clay
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Cutting Edge: The Home

    Paul Watson
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Elton John: Tantrums And Tiaras

    • Polly Steele
    • Claudia Rosencrantz
    • David Furnish
    Flaherty Documentary Award
  • Winner

    Murder One

    Foreign Television Programme
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    Rhythm: Leaving Home

    • Sue Knussen
    • Hilary Chadwick
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    A History Of British Art

    Gillian Greenwood
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    American Visions

    Nicholas Rossiter
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    Dancing In The Street: A Rock And Roll History

    Hugh Thomson
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
  • Winner

    Coronation Street

    Lew Grade Award For A Significant And Popular Programme
  • Winner

    Shooting Stars

    • Alan Marke
    • Mark Mylod
    Light Entertainment
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    The Fast Show

    • Paul Whitehouse
    • Charlie Higson
    • Sid Robeson
    • Mark Mylod
    Light Entertainment
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    Rory Bremner… Who Else?

    • Geoff Atkinson
    • Elaine Morris
    • Steve Smith
    • Steve Connelly
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Ruby Wax Meets

    • Clive Tulloh
    • Don Boyd
    Light Entertainment
  • Winner

    • John Bird
    • John Fortune

    Rory Bremner…Who Else?/The Long Johns
    Light Entertainment Performance
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    Paul Merton

    Have I Got News For You
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Caroline Aherne

    The Mrs Merton Christmas Show
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Rory Bremner

    Rory Bremner…Who Else?
    Light Entertainment Performance
  • Winner

    BBC Newsnight: BSE Coverage

    Peter Horrocks
    News Coverage
    Nominee

    BBC Newsnight: Dunblane Massacre

    Peter Horrocks
    News Coverage
    Nominee

    Channel 4 News Coverage Of The Refugee Crisis In Zaire And Rwanda

    News Coverage
    Nominee

    ITV News At Ten: Coverage Of Dunblane

    News Coverage
  • Winner

    Robert Hughes

    Robert Hughes
    Richard Dimbleby Award
  • Winner

    Hillsborough

    • Nicola Shindler
    • Charles McDougall
    • Jimmy McGovern
    • Katy Jones
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    The Precious Blood

    • Robert Cooper
    • Anthony Rowe
    • John Woods
    • Graham Reid
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Some Kind Of Life

    • Bill Boyes
    • Julian Jarrold
    • Kay Mellor
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Crossing The Floor

    • Guy Jenkin
    • Lissa Evans
    Single Drama
  • Winner

    Broadcasters: Coverage of Death of Diana Princess of Wales

    Broadcasters: Coverage of Death of Diana Princess of Wales
    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Winner

    Charles Wheeler

    Charles Wheeler
    Non Competitive
    Special Award
  • Winner

    BBC1 Euro '96 Coverage

    • Niall Sloane
    • Vivien Kent
    Sports/Events Coverage In Real Time
    Nominee

    Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing

    • Jim Reside
    • Keith MacKenzie
    Sports/Events Coverage In Real Time
    Nominee

    Monday Night Football

    • Andy Melvin
    • Tony Mills
    Sports/Events Coverage In Real Time
    Nominee

    Remembrance Sunday - The Cenotaph

    Peter Cleaver
    Sports/Events Coverage In Real Time
  • Winner

    The Mrs Merton Christmas Show

    • Mark Gorton
    • Pati Marr
    • Caroline Aherne
    Talk Show
    Nominee

    Weekly Planet

    • Jacquie Hughes
    • Vyv Simpson
    • Jon Snow
    Talk Show
    Nominee

    Esther

    • Esther - Patsy Newey
    • Jane Elsdon-Dew
    • Esther Rantzen
    Talk Show
    Nominee

    Late Review

    • Mary Sackville-West
    • Mark Lawson
    Talk Show

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