Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor, the 50th anniversary special of the BBC sci-fi show, has been crowned the Radio Times Audience Award winner at the 2014 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards.
The only award at the TV Baftas decided by the public, the Audience Award was voted for by tens of thousands of people on RadioTimes.com during April and early May.
In a keenly fought race, the Doctor Who special, written by showrunner Steven Moffat, saw off stiff competition for the prize in the shape of Broadchurch, Breaking Bad, Gogglebox, Educating Yorkshire and The Great British Bake Off.
The Day Of The Doctor aired on 23rd November 2013, exactly 50 years after the first episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child starring William Hartnell, was screened and introduced the Time Lord and TARDIS to the world for the very first time.
Broadcast simultaneously to 94 countries across the globe in both 2D and 3D, the 75-minute episode was the television event of 2013. Starring Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman, the episode saw the return of former TARDIS incumbents David Tennant and Billie Piper, as well as a featuring role for legendary veteran British actor John Hurt as the War Doctor. With a cameo from incoming incarnation of the Time Lord Peter Capaldi and a glimpse of former TARDIS favourite Tom Baker, the episode was without doubt one of the most spectacular chapters in the show's long and illustrious history.
Described as "a love letter to fans", the episode attracted 12.8 million viewers on British television, with a further 2.4 million watching the US simulcast on BBC America - breaking the channel's all-time record. The show also took the record for the most requested programme on the BBC's iPlayer, enjoying almost 3 million streams before the end of 2013.
There were big numbers for the anniversary special in the cinema too, with cinema takings of over £1.7 million in the UK pushing Doctor Who to number three in the UK cinema box office in the week of airing, and the show pulling in more than $10 million across the world in movie theatres.
Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor is the second Radio Times Audience Award winner. The 2013 award was won by HBO fantasy drama Game Of Thrones, shown in the UK on Sky Atlantic.
[Source: Radio Times]
Doctor Who and Mark Gatiss' An Adventure In Space And Time have both received nominations in the 2014 BAFTA's.
Doctor Who was recognised in the Audience category with the nomination for The Day Of The Doctor. It features competition from Breaking Bad, Gogglebox, The Great British Bakeoff, Broadchurch and Educating Yorkshire.
An Adventure In Space and Time was recognised in the Best Single Drama category, featuring competition from Complicit, The Wipers Times & Black Mirror: Be Right Back.
Fans can cast their vote for the Audience award on the Radio Times website.
+ The awards take place on Sunday 18th May.
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Doctor Who and Mark Gatiss' An Adventure In Space And Time have both received nominations in the 2014 British Academy Television Craft Awards.
Doctor Who was recognised in the Special, Visual & Graphic Effects category with the following nomination:
MILK VFX, REAL SFX, THE MODEL UNIT Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor - BBC Cymru Wales/BBC One
An Adventure In Space and Time was recognised in three categories:
Editing: Fiction
PHILIP KLOSS An Adventure in Space and Time - BBC Cymru Wales/BBC America/BBC Two
Make up & Hair Design sponsored by MAC Cosmetics
VICKIE LANG An Adventure in Space and Time - BBC Cymru Wales/BBC America/BBC Two
Costume Design
SUZANNE CAVE An Adventure in Space and Time - BBC Cymru Wales/BBC America/BBC Two
+ The awards take place on Sunday 27th April 2014.
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Speaking to RedCarpetNewsTV at this year's BAFTA awards event, Steven Moffat talked about the tribute and refused to be drawn on specifics about the 50th Anniversary Doctor Who special.
Moffat, who can be seen in the interview view below, also added:
"Oh, I love you all, Doctor Who fans, but honestly, now and then, don't believe everything you hear or don't hear."
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced nominations for their 2013 Television Craft Awards and Doctor Who has been nominated in two categories.
The Mill have been nominated in the Visual Effects and Graphic Design category for their incredible work on recent episodes and composer Murray Gold is nominated in the Original Television Music category, specifically for his outstanding music for Asylum of the Daleks.
The British Academy Television Craft Awards celebrates the best of TV’s top behind-the-scenes talent and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday 28th April 2013.
[Source: BBC Doctor Who website]
Doctor Who Showrunner and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's BAFTA TV awards, organisers have announced.
Recognising his "outstanding creative writing contribution to television", the award will be presented on 27 May at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Previous recipients include Russell T. Davies, who preceded the 50-year-old Scot as Doctor Who's head writer.
"Blimey! A special award!" said Moffat, "I didn't even know I was ill."
The accolade follows the writing prize he received at last Sunday's BAFTA Craft Awards for A Scandal in Belgravia, the first episode of Sherlock's second series.
The Paisley native won his first Bafta in 1991 for Press Gang and was further recognised for his work on Doctor Who and Sherlock in 2008 and 2011 respectively. Moffat said he was "so thrilled" to be recognised again, "especially after two years of [working on] my two favourite shows ever".
Bafta chair Tim Corrie described him as "one of the finest exponents of his craft" and said the special award - presented in honour of Dennis Potter - was "very well deserved".
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is up for the best actor prize at this year's awards, which will also see his co-stars Martin Freeman and Andrew Scott go head to head in the supporting actor category.
[Source: BBC News]
Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' Sherlock won in two categories at this year's BAFTAs.
Sherlock won the best Drama Series award, beating Being Human, Downton Abbey and Misfits. Martin Freeman also won under the
Sherlock banner for best Supporting Actor.
Matt Smith sadly missed out on winning the Leading Actor award for his role as The Doctor in Doctor Who. Smith lost out to Daniel Rigby for his role in Eric and Ernie. Smith, however, is commended for being the first Doctor Who actor to be nominated for a BAFTA.
[Source: BAFTA]
This year's TV Choice Awards are upon us, and Doctor Who is nominated in 3 categories.
First up is the show proper, where Doctor Who is nominated in the Best Drama Series category, along with The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Matt Smith is nominated in the Best Actor category for Doctor Who, along with David Tennant (Single Father) and Christopher Eccleston (The Shadow Line), as well as numerous other actors that have appeared in the show.
Karen Gillan is nominated in the Best Actress category for Doctor Who, as well as Elisabeth Sladen (The Sarah Jane Adventures) and numerous other actors that have appeared in the show.
Also worthy of a vote in the Best New Drama Series category is Steven Moffat's Sherlock.
Finally, just as we were about to press publish on this news item, Steven Moffat tweeted that Sherlock needs your votes for the BAFTA YouTube Audience Award.
+ Click Here to vote in the 2010 TV Choice Awards.
[Sources: TV Choice; Steven Moffat]
Doctor Who star, Matt Smith has been nominated as Best Actor in this years BAFTA Awards for his role in Doctor Who.
It is to be noted that this is the first time an actor who has played The Doctor, has ever been nominated in the role, and will be going head-to-head with Sherlock star, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Other Doctor Who related personalities to receive BAFTA nominations include:
Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss - Best Drama Series - Sherlock
Toby Whithouse - Best Drama Series - Being Human
Anna Maxwell-Martin - Best Actress - Red Riding
Lynda Baron - Best Supporting Actress - Coronation Street
Stephen Fry - Best Entertainment Performance - QI
+ The awards take place on Sunday 22nd May 2011.
[Source: Neil Marsh]
