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]
With the rather disappointing (and frankly, ridiculous) National Television Awards out of the way, things are looking up for Doctor Who in the Awards world, thanks to the results in this years SFX Awards.
The winners of the 2011 awards were announced at this weekend's SFX Weekender event, where Doctor Who scooped up in 5 categories:
Best TV Show - Doctor Who
SFX Sci-Fi Phenomenon - Doctor Who
Best Actor - Matt Smith
Best Actress - Karen Gillan
Best Collectible Model or Toy - The Eleven Doctors Figure Set
Steven Moffat (pictured), was on-hand to accept the award for Best TV Show.
+ The results in full can
be seen in Issue #206 of SFX Magazine, on sale 9th February 2011.
[Source: SFX Weekender]
