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| Stars gear up for Bafta ceremony | Stars gear up for Bafta ceremony |
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| Victoria Wood and Jim Broadbent are among the stars expected to attend the British Academy Television Awards ceremony in central London. | Victoria Wood and Jim Broadbent are among the stars expected to attend the British Academy Television Awards ceremony in central London. |
| Wood gained a record 12th nomination for her role in drama Housewife, 49. Broadbent is up for best actor, along with his Longford co-star Andy Serkis. | Wood gained a record 12th nomination for her role in drama Housewife, 49. Broadbent is up for best actor, along with his Longford co-star Andy Serkis. |
| Writer Richard Curtis, who created the BBC comedy The Vicar Of Dibley, will receive the Academy Fellowship award. | Writer Richard Curtis, who created the BBC comedy The Vicar Of Dibley, will receive the Academy Fellowship award. |
| The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One at 2000 BST on Sunday. | The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One at 2000 BST on Sunday. |
| 'Humour and imagination' | 'Humour and imagination' |
| "Richard Curtis is a hero for many people in the UK television and film sectors," said Bafta TV committee chair Peter Salmon. | "Richard Curtis is a hero for many people in the UK television and film sectors," said Bafta TV committee chair Peter Salmon. |
| "He combines humanity and hard work, humour and imagination to create some of the best-loved brands and programmes of modern times. | "He combines humanity and hard work, humour and imagination to create some of the best-loved brands and programmes of modern times. |
| "He more than deserves the highest accolade the Academy can give." | "He more than deserves the highest accolade the Academy can give." |
| In the best actor category, Broadbent and Serkis are joined by Life on Mars star John Simm and Michael Sheen, nominated for his portrayal of Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's Fantabulosa! | In the best actor category, Broadbent and Serkis are joined by Life on Mars star John Simm and Michael Sheen, nominated for his portrayal of Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's Fantabulosa! |
| Merchant and Gervais will compete for best comedy performance | Merchant and Gervais will compete for best comedy performance |
| Best actress nominee Wood shares billing with Longford's Samantha Morton, Anne-Marie Duff in The Virgin Queen and Ruth Wilson in Jane Eyre. | Best actress nominee Wood shares billing with Longford's Samantha Morton, Anne-Marie Duff in The Virgin Queen and Ruth Wilson in Jane Eyre. |
| Extras stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant go head to head in the best comedy performance category, alongside Dawn French and The Royle Family star Liz Smith. | Extras stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant go head to head in the best comedy performance category, alongside Dawn French and The Royle Family star Liz Smith. |
| Housewife, 49, goes up against Channel 4's Longford, The Road To Guantanamo and Fantabulosa! in the best single drama category. | Housewife, 49, goes up against Channel 4's Longford, The Road To Guantanamo and Fantabulosa! in the best single drama category. |
| Ant & Dec, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton and Jonathan Ross all have nominations for best entertainment performance. | Ant & Dec, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton and Jonathan Ross all have nominations for best entertainment performance. |
| ITV talent show The X Factor is back in the entertainment category alongside Dancing on Ice, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and Derren Brown: The Heist. | ITV talent show The X Factor is back in the entertainment category alongside Dancing on Ice, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and Derren Brown: The Heist. |
| Life on Mars, Sugar Rush, Shameless and The Street vie for best drama series. | |
| And, after an absence of six years, Emmerdale returns to the continuing drama category, competing against EastEnders, Coronation Street and medical series Casualty. | And, after an absence of six years, Emmerdale returns to the continuing drama category, competing against EastEnders, Coronation Street and medical series Casualty. |