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
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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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