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2012 British Academy Television Awards
The 2012 British Academy Television Awards (formally known as the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards) were held on 27 May 2012 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The nominees were announced on 24 April 2012. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Leading Actor Dominic West - ''Appropriate Adult'' (ITV) *Benedict Cumberbatch - '' Sherlock'' (BBC One) *Joseph Gilgun - '' This Is England '88'' (Channel 4) *John Simm - ''Exile'' (BBC One) Leading Actress Emily Watson - ''Appropriate Adult'' (ITV) *Romola Garai - ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' (BBC Two) * Nadine Marshall - ''Random'' (Channel 4) *Vicky McClure - ''This Is England '88'' (Channel 4) Supporting Actor Andrew Scott - '' Sherlock'' (BBC One) *Martin Freeman - ''Sherlock'' (BBC One) *Joseph Mawle - ''Birdsong'' (BBC One) *Stephen Rea - ''The Shadow Line'' (BBC Two) Supporting Actress Monica Dolan - ''Appropriate Adult'' (ITV) *Anna Chancellor - '' The Hour'' (BBC Two) *Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a Grade I listed building, the first post-war building to become so protected (in 1981). The London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the London Sinfonietta, Chineke! and Aurora are resident orchestras at Southbank Centre. The hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951. When the LCC's successor, the Greater London Council, was abolished in 1986, the Festival Hall was taken over by the Arts Council, and managed together with the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room (opened 1967) and the Hayward Gallery (1968), eventually becoming an independent arts organisation, now known as the Southbank Centre, in April 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gilgun
Joseph William Gilgun (born 9 March 1984) is an English actor known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky One series '' Brassic'', Marcus in Hollyoaks, Eli Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Jamie Armstrong in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' , Woody in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its subsequent spin-off series, and Rudy Wade in E4's '' Misfits''. From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the AMC television adaptation of the Vertigo comic ''Preacher'' as the Irish vampire Cassidy. Early life Gilgun was born in Chorley, Lancashire, to Judith and Andrew Gilgun. He grew up in Rivington, Lancashire, as part of a working-class family with his two younger sisters, Jennie Seddon and Rosie Thomson. Gilgun attended Rivington VA Primary School and Southlands High School. He has dyslexia and ADHD, which he describes as the "biggest pain of islife" and in interviews has openly discussed depression and anxiety. He started dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdsong (TV Serial)
''Birdsong'' is a two-part British 2012 television drama, based on the 1993 war novel ''Birdsong'' by Sebastian Faulks. It stars Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford and Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Azaire and was directed by Philip Martin based on a screenplay by Abi Morgan. The adaptation was produced by Working Title Films for the BBC and PBS's ''Masterpiece''. It premiered in January 2012 in the United Kingdom and in April 2012 in the United States. Plot The television adaptation differs from the novel in many respects, completely omitting the section set in the 1970s. The story is told in flashbacks, with Stephen Wraysford's experiences in World War I alternating with his memories of his affair with Isabelle Azaire, a young married woman whom he met before the war when he was staying in her husband's house to learn about business. Stephen and Isabelle run away together when their affair is discovered by her husband, but she leaves Stephen after a short time. Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Mawle
Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in ''Game of Thrones'', Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in '' Ripper Street'', Firebrace in '' Birdsong'', Jesus Christ in '' The Passion'', Adar in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' and Odysseus in '' Troy: Fall of a City''. Early life Mawle was born in Oxford, England. He grew up in a Victorian manor house on a farm outside Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. He is one of three children from a family with a history of nine generations of farming in Warwickshire. His mother was a teacher. His father Richard still farms the land. He attended the Croft prep school on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was diagnosed as severely dyslexic; consequently, he went from the ages of 13 to 16 to a boarding school for special needs. Mawle left the school at 16 to become an actor but contracted labyrinthitis, leaving him 70 per cent hearing-impai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series '' Sherlock'' (2010–2017), young Bilbo Baggins in ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series ''Fargo'' (2014). He has also appeared in films including the romantic comedy ''Love Actually'' (2003), the horror comedy '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), the sci-fi comedy '' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), the action comedy '' Hot Fuzz'' (2007), the semi-improvised comedy '' Nativity!'' (2009), the sci-fi comedy '' The World's End'' (2013), and as Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Scott (actor)
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. He played Jim Moriarty in the BBC series '' Sherlock'', for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. Scott's role as the priest on the second series of ''Fleabag'', received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He won further acclaim playing the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 stage production of ''Present Laughter'' at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. Scott has received various other awards, including the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for his role in ''A Girl in a Car with a Man'' at the Royal Court Theatre. Early life and education Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 21 October 1976, the son of Nora and Jim Scott. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award For Best Supporting Actor
The British Academy Television Awards are given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA). They are informally known as the BAFTA TV Awards. They have been awarded since 1954. From 1968-1997, the BAFTA TV Awards and the BAFTA Film Awards were presented in one joint ceremony. Since 1998, there have been two separate ceremonies. The film awards are held in February, two weeks ahead of the Academy Awards (Oscars) in America, while the Television awards are held in late May. The BAFTA TV Award is the UK equivalent to the Emmy Award in the United States. The awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were first presented at the 2010 ceremony. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s Superlatives Actors with multiple wins and nominations Multiple nominations The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor multiple times: 3 nominations *Stephen Graham 2 nominations *Martin Freema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky McClure
Victoria Lee McClure (born 8 May 1983) is an English actress, model and presenter. She is known for her roles as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the BBC series ''Line of Duty'' (2012–present) and Lol Jenkins in Shane Meadows' film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its Channel 4 sequel mini-series ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' (2011), and '' This Is England '90'' (2015). Before ''This is England'', she appeared in another of Meadows' films, '' A Room for Romeo Brass'' (1999), where she played Ladine. She won the RTS Award and British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lol in ''This is England '86'' in 2011. McClure is also well-known for her role as Karen White in ITV's ''Broadchurch'', and other roles such as in '' Filth and Wisdom'' (2008), ''Hummingbird'' (2013), '' Svengali'' (2013), and '' The Replacement'' (2017). Early life Vicky Lee McClure was born on 8 May 1983 in the Wollaton area of Nottingham. Her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Marshall
Nadine Panchita Marshall (born 30 September 1972) is an English television, stage, and radio actress. Education and career She studied at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and is best known for her performance as Sally in the British television sitcom, ''The Smoking Room''. Marshall has acted in Debbie Tucker Green's play ''Random'' and her film ''Second Coming'' (2014). She played the character Vron in the Sky Living television sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new ... '' The Spa'', with fellow ''The Smoking Room'' actress Debbie Chazen. Filmography Film Television Stage References External links * Living people 1972 births Black British actresses English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Petal And The White (miniseries)
''The Crimson Petal and the White'' is a 2011 four part television serial, adapted from Michel Faber's 2002 novel ''The Crimson Petal and the White''. Starring Romola Garai as Sugar and Chris O'Dowd as William Rackham, the drama aired in the UK during April 2011 on BBC Two. The supporting cast includes Shirley Henderson, Richard E. Grant and Gillian Anderson. Critical reviews of the drama were mixed but generally positive. Plot In Victorian London, William Rackham is the heir to a perfume business and has a mentally ill wife, Agnes, who is confined to her home. Despite his dreams to become a renowned writer, he has no talent for it, and his father decides to cut his allowance until William starts working seriously in the company. William meets and becomes infatuated with a young and intelligent prostitute named Sugar, who is writing a novel of her own, filled with hatred and revenge against all the men who abused her and her colleagues. William moves Sugar into a flat of her own o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romola Garai
Romola Sadie Garai (; born 6 August 1982) is a British actress and film director. She appeared in ''Amazing Grace'', ''Atonement'', and '' Glorious 39'', and in the BBC series '' Emma'', '' The Hour'' and ''The Crimson Petal and the White''. In 2022, she portrayed Mary Tudor in Becoming Elizabeth. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award twice and for a BAFTA award. Early life Garai was born in Hong Kong, to British parents. Her father's family is Jewish. Her mother, Janet A. (''née'' Brown), brought up Romola and her three siblings. Her father, Adrian Earl Rutherford Garai (born 1945), is a bank manager. Garai's great-grandfather, Bernhard "Bert" Garai, an immigrant from Hungary, founded the Keystone Press Agency, a photographic agency and archive, in London, in the early 20th century. Garai is the third of four siblings. Her family moved to Singapore when she was five, and returned to Wiltshire in England when she was eight. She attended an independent boarding scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award For Best Actress
This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress. The British Academy Television Awards began in 1955. The Best Actress award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1969, when Wendy Craig won for her performance in ''Not in Front of the Children''. Since 1970, nominees have been announced in addition to the winner, and are listed, with the winner highlighted in blue. Julie Walters holds the record of most wins in this category with four, followed by Judi Dench, Thora Hird and Helen Mirren, with three wins each. Jodie Comer is the youngest actress at only 29 years old to hold 5 Best Actress nominations. With Helen Mirren and Francesca Annis having received 6 and Judi Dench and Julie Walters having received 7. Comer received her first nomination in 2017, then for four consecutive years between 2019 and 2022. Her first win came for '' Killing Eve'' in 2019. Comer’s nominations span over three differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
