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Olivia Colman wins two Bafta awards | |
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Olivia Colman has won two Baftas, taking the prizes for best supporting actress for Accused and best female in a comedy programme for Twenty Twelve. | |
Colman said of her win for Accused: "Turns out it does mean a lot. And I'm not going to cry." | |
BBC Olympic satire Twenty Twelve also won best sitcom at the TV Bafta Awards. | |
BBC One's Last Tango in Halifax took best drama series and Channel 4's London 2012 Paralympic Games won best sport and live event. | |
Colman thanked Accused writer Jimmy McGovern, saying: "When he writes a script you can't really go wrong, it's so good." | |
She also paid tribute to co-star Anne Marie Duff, adding: "If it's alright with everyone it's for Anne Marie and me to share - we're Anne Malivia Colemuff, we did it together and I couldn't have done it without her to play off." | |
When she collected her second award for Twenty Twelve, she praised her fellow nominees Miranda Hart, Jessica Hynes and Julia Davis, joking: "I'm not even the funniest one in our own programme." | |
Presenter Clare Balding, who won a Bafta Special Award, said "when I was a child I dreamed of winning an Olympic gold medal but I never had the temerity to imagine I would win an award named after Richard Dimbleby." | |
She added that she was "aware this would not have happened if it weren't for the magic of last summer", referring to the 2012 Games. She presented coverage for both the BBC's Olympic coverage and Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. | |
"I'm so grateful for the BBC and Channel 4 for putting me at the heart of those events," she said, before tearfully thanking her parents and her partner. | |
Other winners include Murder, from The Killing director Birger Larsen, which took the prize for best single drama, beating The Girl. | Other winners include Murder, from The Killing director Birger Larsen, which took the prize for best single drama, beating The Girl. |
Last Tango has four nominations, as do The Girl, Twenty Twelve and Accused. | Last Tango has four nominations, as do The Girl, Twenty Twelve and Accused. |
Anne Reid, who starred in Last Tango with Sir Derek Jacobi, said: "I'm so happy that the BBC at last have decided to do love stories about people who are over 35. Some of us do have quite interesting lives when we get to 70." | |
Ade Adepitan, who co-presented the award-winning Paralympic coverage with Clare Balding, said: "I'm in shock, I didn't think we were going to win this. | |
"I'd like to thank Channel 4 for allowing us to show the Paralympics warts and all, so thank you Channel 4 for allowing us to be ourselves." | |
7/7 One Day in London won for best single documentary and Hillsborough - The Truth at Last (Granada Reports) took the Bafta for best news coverage. | 7/7 One Day in London won for best single documentary and Hillsborough - The Truth at Last (Granada Reports) took the Bafta for best news coverage. |
Room at the Top won best mini-series, beating Accused, Mrs Biggs and Parade's End. | Room at the Top won best mini-series, beating Accused, Mrs Biggs and Parade's End. |
Graham Norton is hosting the ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall, where he won best entertainment performance for The Graham Norton show. He thanked the BBC, the guests and his team, who he joked did not enjoy being up on stage with him. | |
Steve Coogan won best male performance in a comedy programme for Welcome to the Places of My Life. He was not there to collect his award but a message from him read: "Thanks very much, I've got five now... " | |
EastEnders won best soap while Made in Chelsea took the prize for best reality and constructed factual show. | |
Michael Palin, who is to get a Bafta fellowship, told the BBC on the red carpet: "I think I was chosen [for the award] because I've done a lot of different programmes, I've worked a lot in comedy and in travel and for Python and the travel programmes, we were the first to do both in the way they were done." | |
Sir Derek is up against Sean Bean, who played transvestite Tracie in Accused, for the best actor award. Bean described his role - a complete change from his previous work - as "a wonderful opportunity". | Sir Derek is up against Sean Bean, who played transvestite Tracie in Accused, for the best actor award. Bean described his role - a complete change from his previous work - as "a wonderful opportunity". |
"It was totally the opposite to the parts I'd played before, in that sense it was a real challenge," he said. | "It was totally the opposite to the parts I'd played before, in that sense it was a real challenge," he said. |
Last year, the best actor trophy went to Dominic West for his portrayal of serial killer Fred West in ITV's Appropriate Adult. | Last year, the best actor trophy went to Dominic West for his portrayal of serial killer Fred West in ITV's Appropriate Adult. |
Sienna Miller, who is up for best actress for playing American model and actress Tippi Hedren in The Girl, said on the red carpet: "It was a great role because there was an awful lot to get my teeth into," adding that it was going to be a "fun night". | Sienna Miller, who is up for best actress for playing American model and actress Tippi Hedren in The Girl, said on the red carpet: "It was a great role because there was an awful lot to get my teeth into," adding that it was going to be a "fun night". |
Toby Jones is nominated in the best leading actor category for his performance as film director Hitchcock in The Girl, alongside Ben Whishaw who is in the running for playing Richard II. | Toby Jones is nominated in the best leading actor category for his performance as film director Hitchcock in The Girl, alongside Ben Whishaw who is in the running for playing Richard II. |
Jones said on the red carpet: "It's interesting playing Alfred Hitchcock in any way at all, he's a huge personality." | Jones said on the red carpet: "It's interesting playing Alfred Hitchcock in any way at all, he's a huge personality." |
He added that the drama portrayed "one of the darker passages of his life", adding that there was "a nervousness" at portraying him but that "hopefully I managed to balance out the darker side with the more understandable side". He said his father was nominated in the soap opera category so it was a family event for him. | He added that the drama portrayed "one of the darker passages of his life", adding that there was "a nervousness" at portraying him but that "hopefully I managed to balance out the darker side with the more understandable side". He said his father was nominated in the soap opera category so it was a family event for him. |
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is to be celebrated during the ceremony, and the show's boss and lead writer Steven Moffat said it was "really exciting" in what has been "an amazing year". | Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is to be celebrated during the ceremony, and the show's boss and lead writer Steven Moffat said it was "really exciting" in what has been "an amazing year". |
Sheridan Smith has earned her first Bafta nomination in the best actress category for Mrs Biggs, based on the true story of the wife of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs. | Sheridan Smith has earned her first Bafta nomination in the best actress category for Mrs Biggs, based on the true story of the wife of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs. |
She will face competition from Rebecca Hall for Parade's End and Anne Reid for Last Tango In Halifax. | She will face competition from Rebecca Hall for Parade's End and Anne Reid for Last Tango In Halifax. |
There are two nominations for Peter Capaldi, who is up for best actor for BBC Two's 1950s newsroom drama The Hour and best male performance in a comedy programme for his role as foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. | There are two nominations for Peter Capaldi, who is up for best actor for BBC Two's 1950s newsroom drama The Hour and best male performance in a comedy programme for his role as foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. |
Coronation Street and EastEnders face Holby City and Shameless in the soap and continuing drama category - won last year by ITV's Coronation Street. | Coronation Street and EastEnders face Holby City and Shameless in the soap and continuing drama category - won last year by ITV's Coronation Street. |
Viewers have been voting for the winner of the audience award, with Call the Midwife, Game of Thrones, The Great British Bake Off, Homeland, the Olympic Opening Ceremony and Strictly Come Dancing competing for public support. | Viewers have been voting for the winner of the audience award, with Call the Midwife, Game of Thrones, The Great British Bake Off, Homeland, the Olympic Opening Ceremony and Strictly Come Dancing competing for public support. |
BBC One is broadcasting the ceremony from 20:00 BST to 22:00 BST. The awards begin at 18:45 BST so the results will be published online before they appear on TV. | BBC One is broadcasting the ceremony from 20:00 BST to 22:00 BST. The awards begin at 18:45 BST so the results will be published online before they appear on TV. |