The BAFTA TV Awards: No Love for Benedict Cumberbatch or Maggie Smith as Appropriate Adult Basically Wins Everything
ITV mini-series Appropriate Adult, the dramatization of the life of serial killer Fred West, scored three of the biggest awards of the night, with Dominic West taking home Lead Actor, Emily Watson winning Lead Actress and Monica Dolan grabbing the statue for Supporting Actress.
Sherlock’s Andrew Scott took home the trophy for Supporting Actor for his performance as James Moriarty, edging out co-star Martin Freeman.
The Fades, BBC Three’s recently cancelled supernatural drama, won Best Drama Series, while Mrs. Brown’s Boys took home the Best Comedy honors.
Sherlock and Doctor Who head honcho Steven Moffat was presented with the Dennis Potter Special Award for his television writing contributions and his award was handed out by Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith, in one of the only actually funny sequences of the evening. (It’s really pretty adorable, so click this link and give it a watch.)
Given the dominance of Appropriate Adult in the acting categories a couple of notable (and personal favorite) performances were passed over, including Sherlock star Cumberbatch – currently on his fourth nomination without a win – and Downton Abbey’s Dowager Countess, Dame Maggie Smith.
Sherlock also lost out in the YouTube Audience Award vote to (seriously?) Celebrity Juice. Travesty seems too weak a word in this particular instance.
For a full list of this year’s BAFTA winners, click through and take a look!
I would like to take a moment and just be smug that I totally predicted This is England ’88 was going to beat out Appropriate Adult in the Best Mini-Series category.
Full List of BAFTA TV 2012 Winners
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Dominic West (Appropriate Adult) – WINNER
John Simm (Exile)
Joe Gilgun (This Is England ’88)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult) – WINNER
Nadine Marshall (Random)
Romola Garai (The Crimson Petal and the White)
Vicky McClure (This Is England ’88)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott (Sherlock) – WINNER
Joseph Mawle (Birdsong)
Martin Freeman (Sherlock)
Stephen Rea (The Shadow Line)
Supporting Actress
Anna Chancellor (The Hour)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Miranda Hart (Call the Midwife)
Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult) – WINNER
Entertainment Performance
Alan Carr (Alan Carr: Chatty Man)
Dara O’Briain (Mock the Week)
Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show) - WINNER
Harry Hill (Harry Hill’s TV Burp)
Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous) – WINNER
Olivia Colman (Twenty Twelve)
Ruth Jones (Stella)
Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner)
Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
Brendan O’Carroll (Mrs Brown’s Boys)
Darren Boyd (Spy) – WINNER
Hugh Bonneville (Twenty Twelve)
Tom Hollander (Rev.)
Single Drama
Holy Flying Circus
Page Eight
Random – WINNER
Stolen
Mini-Series
Appropriate Adult
The Crimson Petal and the White
This is England ’88 – WINNER
Top Boy
Drama Series
The Fades - WINNER
Misfits
Scott and Bailey
Spooks
Soap and Continuing Drama
Coronation Street - WINNER
EastEnders
Holby City
Shameless
International Programme
Borgen – WINNER
Forbrydelsen (The Killing)
Modern Family
The Slap
Factual Series
The Choir: Military Wives
Educating Essex
Our War – WINNER
Protecting Our Children: Damned If We Do Damned If We Don’t
Specialist Factual
British Masters
Frozen Planet
Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret – WINNER
Wonders of the Universe
Single Documentary
9/11: The Day That Changed the World
The Fight of Their Lives
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die – WINNER
We Need to Talk About Dad (Cutting Edge)
Features
DIY SOS: The Big Build
Hairy Bikers’ Meals on Wheels
The Great British Bake-Off - WINNER
Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea
Reality and Constructed Factual
An Idiot Abroad
Don’t Tell The Bride
Made in Chelsea
Young Apprentice - WINNER
Current Affairs
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark
Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
‘The Truth About Adoption’ (Panorama)
‘Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed’ (Panorama) – WINNER
News Coverage
BBC News at Ten: Siege of Homs
Channel 4 News: Japanese earthquake – WINNER
ITV News at Ten: Battle of Misrata
Sky News: Libya rebel convoy – live
Sport and Live Event
Frankenstein’s Wedding: Live in Leeds
The Royal Wedding (BBC) – WINNER
Rugby World Cup Final
Tour De France 2011
New Media
Autumnwatch
The Bank Job
Misfits
Psychoville - WINNER
Entertainment Programme
Celebrity Juice
Derren Brown: The Experiments - WINNER
Harry Hill’s TV Burp
Michael McIntyre‘s Christmas Comedy Roadshow
Comedy Programme
Charlie Brooker‘s 2011 Wipe
Comic Strip: The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Cricklewood Greats
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle – WINNER
Situation Comedy
Fresh Meat
Mrs Brown’s Boys - WINNER
Friday Night Dinner
Rev.
