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| Olivia Colman wins two Bafta awards | 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. | 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." | 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 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. | 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 and 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." | Colman thanked Accused writer Jimmy McGovern and 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." | 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." |
| A tearful Sheridan Smith won best lead actress for ITV drama Mrs Biggs, based on the true story of the wife of the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. She thanked the whole team behind the show, apologising for her tears, adding: "I can't believe it." | A tearful Sheridan Smith won best lead actress for ITV drama Mrs Biggs, based on the true story of the wife of the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. She thanked the whole team behind the show, apologising for her tears, adding: "I can't believe it." |
| Ben Whishaw won best actor for Richard II (The Hollow Crown), and looked stunned, saying: "I'm really, really surprised, I was just hoping it would be one of the others just so I wouldn't have to come up here and say anything. I'm thrilled, it's amazing - I can't believe it." | Ben Whishaw won best actor for Richard II (The Hollow Crown), and looked stunned, saying: "I'm really, really surprised, I was just hoping it would be one of the others just so I wouldn't have to come up here and say anything. I'm thrilled, it's amazing - I can't believe it." |
| Michael Palin, who was presented with a Bafta fellowship by fellow Monty Python member Terry Jones, said: "This is a fantastic honour for which I feel deeply unworthy. It is an award for thoroughly enjoying myself for the last 48 years." | |
| He also thanked the BBC, saying: "No other broadcasting company in the world would have given me the opportunity to do what I've done." | |
| Presenter Clare Balding, who won a Bafta Special Award, said she was "aware this would not have happened if it weren't for the magic of last summer", referring to the 2012 Games, when she presented both the BBC's Olympic and Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. | |
| "I'm so grateful to the BBC and Channel 4 for putting me at the heart of those events," she said, before tearfully thanking her parents and her partner. | "I'm so grateful to 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. Game of Thrones took the prize for audience award. | Other winners include Murder, from The Killing director Birger Larsen, which took the prize for best single drama, beating The Girl. Game of Thrones took the prize for audience award. |
| 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." | 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 Balding, said: "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 hosted 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. | |
| 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... " | 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... " |
| Alan Carr won best entertainment performance for Alan Carr: Chatty Man. | |
| EastEnders won best soap while Made in Chelsea took the prize for best reality and constructed factual show. | EastEnders won best soap while Made in Chelsea took the prize for best reality and constructed factual show. |
| Doctor Who's 50th anniversary was 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 was 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". |