Wednesday 10 April 2013

ITV drama fails to pick up single BAFTA nomination for first time since it began plus full nomination list


It's all Down(ton) hill from here: ITV drama fails to pick up single BAFTA nomination for first time since it began 

  • Olympic and Paralympics dominate the Sport & Live Event category
  • Downton Abbey snubbed, while Call The Midwife only has one nod
  • Olivia Colman up for acting accolades in Twenty Twelve and The Accused


In it's first year it was nominated in the Best Drama section and in it's second year Dame Maggie Smith won a nomination for best supporting actress.
But this year Downton Abbey has failed to pick up a single nomination at the BAFTA Television Awards.
The lack of acknowledgement for the third series, which received a mix reception at the time, has led to speculation that the fourth series of the stately home drama will be it's last.
Scroll down for a list of nominees
No acknowledgment: The latest series of Downton Abbey did not receive any BAFTA nominations for the first time
No acknowledgment: The latest series of Downton Abbey did not receive any BAFTA nominations for the first time
It is thought that the show, which was one of the most-watched throughout the whole of 2012, has suffered after a number of the key stars have left, including Dan Stevens who played Matthew Crawley.
    The news comes as the BBC has overtaken ITV in terms of nominations, receiving five times the amount of the channel on which Downton is aired, with TV film The Girl and crime series The Accused leading the nominations.
    The BBC-HBO co-produced movie The Girl, about the tumultuous relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Tippi Hedren, has received nods in four categories.
    Sienna Miller is up for Leading Actress, Toby Jones for Leading Actor and Imelda Staunton for Supporting Actress for her role as Hitchcock's wife Alma.
    Snubbed: It is thought Downton failed to win any nominations after key characters have left the show
    Snubbed: It is thought Downton failed to win any nominations after key characters have left the show
    Acclaimed: The Girl, starring Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock is up for four BAFTA TV Awards
    Acclaimed: The Girl, starring Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock is up for four BAFTA TV Awards
    Crime drama series The Accused is also up for nod, including Leading Actor for Sean Bean, Supporting Actor for Stephen Graham and Supporting Actress for Olivia Colman.
    Olivia is up for two accolades, including Female Performance In A Comedy Programme for Twenty Twelve.
    BBC comedy series Twenty Twelve has a total of four nods in three categories, with Olivia set to battle co-star Jessica Hynes for Female Performance In A Comedy Programme.
    What a day! BBC coverage of the London 2012 Olympics 'Super Saturday', which saw Jessica Ennis win gold, is up for Sports & Live Event
    What a day! BBC coverage of the London 2012 Olympics 'Super Saturday', which saw Jessica Ennis win gold, is up for Sports & Live Event
    Hit: Stephen Graham is up for Supporting Actor and Sean Bean for Leading Actor for The Accused
    Hit: Stephen Graham is up for Supporting Actor and Sean Bean for Leading Actor for The Accused
    Downton wasn't the only surprise snub, hit BBC series Call The Midwife only had one nod for the Radio Times Audience Award.
    However, Downton star Hugh Bonneville has been acknowledged for his performance in Twenty Twelve with a Male Performance In A Comedy Programme nod.
    Parade's End is up in two categories, including Leading Actress for Rebecca Hall.
    Leading ladies: Sheridan Smith in Mrs Biggs and Rebecca Hall in Parade's End are both up for Leading Actress
    Leading ladies: Sheridan Smith in Mrs Biggs and Rebecca Hall in Parade's End are both up for Leading Actress
    Leading ladies: Sheridan Smith in Mrs Biggs and Rebecca Hall in Parade's End are both up for Leading Actress
    She will compete with Sienna, Sheridan Smith for Mrs Biggs and Anne Reid for Last Tango In Halifax.
    Unsurprisingly, the London 2012 Games feature heavily in the Sport & Live Event category, including the Olympics 'Super Saturday', Opening Ceremony and the Paralympic Games. 
    Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony is also up for the Radio Times Audience Award, which is voted for by the public.
    Funny: Olivia Colman and Hugh Bonneville have both been nominated for Twenty Twelve
    Funny: Olivia Colman and Hugh Bonneville have both been nominated for Twenty Twelve
    The star-studded ceremony will be host by Graham Norton, who himself is up for Entertainment Performance for his BBC chat show.
    The winners of the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards will be announced at London's Royal Festival Hall on May 12.
    Popular: The Great British Bake Off, starring Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, is up for Features and the Audience Award
    Popular: The Great British Bake Off, starring Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, is up for Features and the Audience Award

    BAFTA Television Awards 2013 nominees

    Leading Actor:
    Ben Whishaw - Richard II (The Hollow Crown)
    Derek Jacobi - Last Tango in Halifax
    Sean Bean - Accused ('Tracie's Story')
    Toby Jones - The Girl

    Leading Actress:
    Anne Reid - Last Tango in Halifax
    Rebecca Hall - Parade's End
    Sheridan Smith - Mrs Biggs
    Sienna Miller - The Girl

    Supporting Actor:
    Peter Capaldi - The Hour
    Stephen Graham - Accused ('Tracie's Story')
    Harry Lloyd - The Fear
    Simon Russell Beale - Henry IV, Part 2 (The Hollow Crown)

    Supporting Actress:
    Anastasia Hille - The Fear
    Imelda Staunton - The Girl
    Olivia Colman - Accused ('Mo's Story')
    Sarah Lancashire - Last Tango in Halifax

    Entertainment Performance:
    Alan Carr - Alan Carr: Chatty Man
    Ant and Dec - I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
    Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show
    Sarah Millican - The Sarah Millican Show

    Female Performance In A Comedy Programme:
    Jessica Hynes - Twenty Twelve
    Julia Davis - Hunderby
    Miranda Hart - Miranda
    Olivia Colman - Twenty Twelve

    Male Performance In A Comedy Programme:
    Greg Davies - Cuckoo
    Hugh Bonneville - Twenty Twelve
    Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
    Steve Coogan - Welcome to the Places of My Life

    Single Drama:
    Everyday
    The Girl
    Murder
    Richard II (The Hollow Crown)

    Mini-Series:
    Accused
    Mrs Biggs
    Parade's End
    Room at the Top

    Drama Series:
    Last Tango in Halifax
    Ripper Street
    Scott and Bailey
    Silk

    Soap & Continuing Drama:
    Coronation Street
    EastEnders
    Emmerdale
    Shameless

    International:
    The Bridge
    Game of Thrones
    Girls
    Homeland

    Factual Series:
    24 Hours in A&E
    Great Ormond Street
    Make Bradford British
    Our War

    Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual:
    All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry
    The Plane Crash
    The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes
    The Secret History of Our Streets

    Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary:
    7/7: One Day in London
    Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest
    Lucian Freud: Painted Life
    Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice

    Features:
    Bank of Dave
    Grand Designs
    The Great British Bake Off
    Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

    Reality and Constructed Factual:
    The Audience
    I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
    Made in Chelsea
    The Young Apprentice

    Current Affairs:
    Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis (Panorama Special)
    The Other Side of Jimmy Savile (Exposure)
    The Shame of the Catholic Church (This World)
    What Killed Arafat? (Al Jazeera Investigates)

    News Coverage:
    BBC News at Ten: Syria
    Channel 4 News: Battle for Homs
    ITV/Granada Reports: Hillsborough – The Truth at Last

    Sport & Live Event:
    The London 2012 Olympics: 'Super Saturday'
    The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: 'Isle of Wonder'
    The London 2012 Paralympic Games
    Wimbledon 2012 – Men's Final

    Lew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme:
    Dynamo: Magician Impossible
    The Graham Norton Show
    Have I Got News For You
    A League of Their Own

    Comedy Programme:
    Cardinal Burns
    Mr Stink
    The Revolution Will Be Televised
    Welcome to the Places of My Life

    Situation Comedy:
    Episodes
    Hunderby
    The Thick of It
    Twenty Twelve

    Radio Times Audience Award:
    Call the Midwife
    Game of Thrones
    The Great British Bake Off
    Homeland
    The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony
    Strictly Come Dancing



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