British Academy Television Awards 2008
Held April 20, 2008 · 16 categories · everything in 2008
Best Drama Series
- Winner The Street
- Nominee Life on Mars
- Nominee Rome
- Nominee Skins
Best Mini-Series
- Winner Britz
- Nominee Cranford
- Nominee Five Days
- Nominee Murphy's Law
Best Single Drama
- Winner The Mark of Cain
- Nominee Boy A
- Nominee Coming Down the Mountain
- Nominee The Trial of Tony Blair
Best Soap and Continuing Drama
- Winner Holby City
- Nominee EastEnders
- Nominee Emmerdale
- Nominee The Bill
Best Scripted Comedy
- Winner Peep Show
- Nominee Benidorm
- Nominee The IT Crowd
- Nominee The Thick of It
Best Entertainment Programme
- Winner Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Nominee Britain's Got Talent
- Nominee Have I Got News for You
- Nominee Strictly Come Dancing
Best Actor
- Winner Andrew Garfield · Boy A
- Nominee Matthew Macfadyen
- Nominee Antony Sher · Primo
- Nominee Tom Hardy · Stuart: A Life Backwards
Best Actress
- Winner Eileen Atkins · Cranford
- Nominee Judi Dench · Cranford
- Nominee Kierston Wareing · It's a Free World...
- Nominee Gina McKee · The Street
Best Comedy Performance
- Nominee Stephen Merchant · Extras
- Nominee James Corden · Gavin & Stacey
- Nominee David Mitchell · Peep Show
- Nominee Peter Capaldi · The Thick of It
Best Entertainment Performance
- Winner Harry Hill · Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Nominee Simon Amstell · Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- Nominee Stephen Fry · QI
- Nominee Alan Carr · The Friday Night Project
Best Features
- Winner Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
- Nominee Heston Blumenthal
- Nominee The Secret Millionaire
- Nominee Top Gear
Best Factual Series or Strand
- Winner The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities
- Nominee Meet the Natives
- Nominee Paul Merton in China
- Nominee Tribe
Best Single Documentary
- Winner Lie of the Land
- Nominee Beautiful Young Minds
- Nominee Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell
- Nominee Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
Best Current Affairs
- Winner Dispatches
- Nominee Honour Kills
- Nominee Panorama
Best News Coverage
- Winner Sky News: Libya Rebel Convoy – Live
- Nominee BBC Ten O'Clock News
- Nominee Channel 4 News
- Nominee ITV Evening News
- Nominee Sky News
Best Sport
- Winner ITV F1
- Nominee 2007 Rugby World Cup
- Nominee The Boat Race
- Nominee Wimbledon