British Academy Television Awards 2005
Held April 17, 2005 · 18 categories · everything in 2005
Best Drama Series
- Winner Shameless
- Nominee Bodies
- Nominee Conviction
- Nominee Spooks
Best Mini-Series
- Winner Sex Traffic
- Nominee Blackpool
- Nominee Outlaws
- Nominee The Long Firm
Best Single Drama
- Winner Omagh
- Nominee Dirty Filthy Love
- Nominee Hawking
- Nominee Not Only But Always
Best Soap and Continuing Drama
- Winner Coronation Street
- Nominee Doctors
- Nominee Holby City
- Nominee The Bill
Best Scripted Comedy
- Winner Black Books
- Nominee Green Wing
- Nominee Nighty Night
- Nominee The Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special
Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- Winner Little Britain
- Nominee Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Nominee The Catherine Tate Show
- Nominee The Mark Steel Lectures
Best Entertainment Programme
- Winner I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
- Nominee Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
- Nominee QI
- Nominee Strictly Come Dancing
Best Actor
- Winner Rhys Ifans · Not Only But Always
- Nominee Michael Sheen · Dirty Filthy Love
- Nominee Benedict Cumberbatch · Hawking
- Nominee Mark Strong · The Long Firm
Best Actress
- Winner Anamaria Marinca · Sex Traffic
- Nominee Brenda Blethyn · Belonging
- Nominee Lia Williams · May 33rd
- Nominee Anne-Marie Duff · Shameless
Best Comedy Performance
- Winner Matt Lucas · Little Britain
- Nominee Rory Bremner · Bremner, Bird and Fortune
- Nominee Tamsin Greig · Green Wing
- Nominee Julia Davis · Nighty Night
Best Entertainment Performance
- Winner Paul O'Grady · The Paul O'Grady Show
- Nominee Paul Merton · Have I Got News for You
- Nominee I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
- Nominee Stephen Fry · QI
Best Features
- Winner Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
- Nominee Holiday Showdown
- Nominee Little Angels
- Nominee Top Gear
Best Factual Series or Strand
- Winner The Power of Nightmares
- Nominee Brat Camp
- Nominee Himalaya with Michael Palin
- Nominee Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Specialist Factual
- Winner Dunkirk
- Nominee D-Day
- Nominee D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict
- Nominee Howard Goodall's 20th Century Greats
Best Single Documentary
- Winner The Orphans of Nkandla
- Nominee The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
- Nominee The Brighton Bomb
- Nominee The F***ing Fulfords
Best Current Affairs
- Winner Death in Gaza
- Nominee Nurseries Undercover: The Real Story
- Nominee Tonight with Trevor McDonald
Best News Coverage
- Winner BBC Ten O'Clock News: Madrid Bombing
- Nominee BBC News 24 - Hutton
- Nominee Sky News - The Tsunami Disaster
- Nominee Tsunami - Seven Days that Shook the World
Best Sport
- Winner Olympics 2004
- Nominee Euro 2004
- Nominee Formula One