British Academy Television Awards 1997
Held April 29, 1997 · 12 categories · everything in 1997
Best Drama Series
- Winner EastEnders
- Nominee Ballykissangel
- Nominee Hamish Macbeth
- Nominee This Life
Best Mini-Series
- Winner Our Friends in the North
- Nominee Gulliver's Travels
- Nominee The Crow Road
- Nominee The Fragile Heart
Best Single Drama
- Winner Hillsborough
- Nominee Crossing the Floor
- Nominee Some Kind of Life
- Nominee The Precious Blood
Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- Winner Only Fools and Horses
- Nominee Absolutely Fabulous
- Nominee Father Ted
- Nominee Game On
Best Entertainment Programme
- Winner Shooting Stars
- Nominee Rory Bremner - Who Else?
- Nominee Ruby Wax Meets
- Nominee The Fast Show
Best Actor
- Winner Nigel Hawthorne · The Fragile Heart
- Nominee Albert Finney · Cold Lazarus
- Nominee Albert Finney · Karaoke
- Nominee Peter Vaughan · Our Friends in the North
- Nominee Christopher Eccleston · Our Friends in the North
Best Actress
- Winner Gina McKee · Our Friends in the North
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Prime Suspect
- Nominee Alex Kingston · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
- Nominee Pauline Quirke · The Sculptress
Best Comedy Performance
- Winner David Jason · Only Fools and Horses
- Nominee Joanna Lumley · Absolutely Fabulous
- Nominee Martin Clunes · Men Behaving Badly
- Nominee Nicholas Lyndhurst · Only Fools and Horses
Best Entertainment Performance
- Winner John Bird · Rory Bremner - Who Else?
- Nominee Paul Merton · Have I Got News for You
- Nominee Rory Bremner · Rory Bremner - Who Else?
- Nominee Caroline Aherne · The Mrs Merton Show
Best Factual Series or Strand
- Winner The House
- Nominee Cutting Edge
- Nominee People's Century
- Nominee The System
Best News Coverage
- Winner Newsnight
- Nominee Channel 4 News
- Nominee News at Ten
Best Sport
- Winner Euro 96 Coverage
- Nominee Football
- Nominee Formula One Grand Prix Racing
- Nominee Remembrance Sunday