The 2005 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 17 April at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. The ceremony was hosted by Irish comedian and television presenter Graham Norton. Winners Best Actor Winner: Rhys Ifans — Not Only But Always (Channel 4) Other nominees: Benedict Cumberbatch — Hawking (BBC Two); Michael Sheen — Dirty Filthy Love (ITV); Mark Strong — The Long Firm (BBC Two) Best Actress Winner: Anamaria Marinca — Sex Traffic (Channel 4) Other nominees: Brenda Blethyn — Belonging (ITV); Anne-Marie Duff — Shameless (Channel 4); Lia Williams — May 33rd (BBC One) Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Winner: Little Britain (BBC / BBC Three) Other nominees: The Catherine Tate Show (Tiger Aspect Productions / BBC Two); Harry Hill's TV Burp (Avalon Television / ITV); The Mark Steel Lectures (BBC / BBC Four) Best Comedy Performance Winner: Matt Lucas and David Walliams — Little Britain (BBC Three) Other nominees: Rory Bremner — Bremner, Bird and Fortune (Channel 4); Julia Davis — Nighty Night (BBC Three); Tamsin Greig — Green Wing (Channel 4) Best Drama Serial Winner: Sex Traffic (Granada Productions / Channel 4) Other nominees: Blackpool (BBC / BBC One); The Long Firm (BBC / BBC Two); Outlaws (World Productions / BBC Three) Best Drama Series Winner: Shameless (Company Pictures / Channel 4) Other nominees: Bodies (Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three); Conviction (Red Production Company / BBC Three); Spooks (Kudos Film & Television / BBC One) Best Single Drama Winner: Omagh (Tiger Aspect Productions / Channel 4) Other nominees: Dirty Filthy Love (Granada Television / ITV); Hawking (BBC / BBC Two); Not Only But Always (Company Pictures / Channel 4) Best Continuing Drama Winner: Coronation Street (Granada Television / ITV) Other nominees: The Bill (Talkback Thames / ITV); Doctors (BBC / BBC One); Holby City (BBC / BBC One) Best Current Affairs Winner: Death in Gaza (Frostbite Films / HBO / Channel 4) Other nominees: The Secret Agent (BBC / BBC One); Tonight with Trevor McDonald: Our Daughter Holly (SMG / Psychology News / Granada Television / ITV); Nurseries Undercover: The Real Story (BBC / BBC One) Best Entertainment Performance Winner: Paul O'Grady — The Paul O'Grady Show (ITV) Other nominees: Ant and Dec — I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV); Stephen Fry — QI (BBC Two); Paul Merton — Have I Got News For You (BBC One) Best Factual Series