British Academy Television Awards 1998
Held May 18, 1998 · 14 categories · everything in 1998
Best Drama Series
- Winner Holding On
- Nominee The Lakes
- Nominee The Woman in White
- Nominee This Life
Best Mini-Series
- Winner Jonathan Creek
- Nominee A Wing and a Prayer
- Nominee Common As Muck
- Nominee Touching Evil
Best Single Drama
- Winner No Child of Mine
- Nominee Breaking the Code
- Nominee Bumping the Odds
- Nominee Granton Star Cause
Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- Winner I'm Alan Partridge
- Nominee Men Behaving Badly
- Nominee One Foot in the Grave
- Nominee The Vicar of Dibley
Best Entertainment Programme
- Winner The Fast Show
- Nominee Harry Enfield and Chums
- Nominee Harry Hill
- Nominee Have I Got News for You
Best Actor
- Winner Simon Russell Beale · A Dance to the Music of Time
- Nominee Derek Jacobi · Breaking the Code
- Nominee Robert Carlyle · Hamish Macbeth
- Nominee Tom Wilkinson
Best Actress
- Winner Daniela Nardini · This Life
- Nominee Miranda Richardson · A Dance to the Music of Time
- Nominee Francesca Annis · Reckless
- Nominee Kathy Burke · Tom Jones
Best Comedy Performance
- Winner Steve Coogan · I'm Alan Partridge
- Nominee Judi Dench · As Time Goes By
- Nominee Richard Wilson · One Foot in the Grave
- Nominee Dawn French · The Vicar of Dibley
Best Entertainment Performance
- Winner Paul Whitehouse · The Fast Show
- Nominee Harry Enfield and Chums
- Nominee Paul Merton · Have I Got News for You
Best International Programme
- Winner Friends
Best Factual Series or Strand
- Winner The Nazis: A Warning from History
- Nominee Breaking Point
- Nominee Hotel
- Nominee Royals and Reptiles
Best Single Documentary
- Winner True Stories
- Nominee Inside Story– Nazi Gold
- Nominee Network First
- Nominee Wildlife (for "Polar Bear (Special)")
Best Current Affairs
Best Live Event
- Winner Rugby Union
- Nominee Formula One Grand Prix Racing
- Nominee Grand National
- Nominee The Final Moment