The 2009 British Academy Television Awards were held on 26 April at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The event was broadcast live on BBC One and was hosted by Graham Norton. The nominations were announced on 24 March. Winners in bold. Nominations Best Actor Stephen Dillane – The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (Channel 4) Jason Isaacs – The Curse of Steptoe (BBC Four) Ken Stott – Hancock and Joan (BBC Four) Ben Whishaw – Criminal Justice (BBC One) Best Actress June Brown – EastEnders (BBC One) Anna Maxwell Martin – Poppy Shakespeare (Channel 4) Maxine Peake – Hancock and Joan (BBC One) Andrea Riseborough – Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (BBC Four) Best Entertainment Performance Stephen Fry – QI (BBC One/Two) Harry Hill – Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV) Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV) Jonathan Ross – Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One) Best Comedy Performance Rob Brydon – Gavin & Stacey (BBC Three) Sharon Horgan – Pulling (BBC Three) David Mitchell – Peep Show (Channel 4) Claire Skinner – Outnumbered (BBC One) Best Single Drama Einstein and Eddington (BBC Two) Hancock and Joan (BBC Four) The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (Channel 4) White Girl (BBC Two) Best Drama Serial Criminal Justice (BBC One) Dead Set (Channel 4) The Devil's Whore (Channel 4) House of Saddam (BBC Two) Best Drama Series Doctor Who (BBC One) Shameless (Channel 4) Spooks (BBC One) Wallander (BBC One) Best Continuing Drama The Bill (ITV) Casualty (BBC One) EastEnders (BBC One) Emmerdale (ITV) Best Factual Series Amazon with Bruce Parry (BBC Two) Blood, Sweat and T-shirts (BBC Three) The Family (Channel 4) Ross Kemp in Afghanistan (Sky One) Best Entertainment Programme The Friday/Sunday Night Project (Channel 4) Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV) QI (BBC One/Two) The X Factor (ITV) Best Situation Comedy The Inbetweeners (Channel 4) The IT Crowd (Channel 4) Outnumbered (BBC One) Peep Show (Channel 4) Best Comedy Programme Harry and Paul (BBC One) The Peter Serafinowicz Show (BBC Two) Star Stories (Channel 4) That Mitchell and Webb Look (BBC Two) Best Single Documentary A Boy Called Alex (Channel 4) Chosen (Channel 4) The Fallen (BBC Two) Thriller in Manila (More4) Best Feature The Apprentice (BBC One) Celebrity Masterchef (BBC One) The Choir: Boys Don't Sing (BBC Two) Top Gear (BBC Two) Best International Show The Daily Show with