BBC News reports that BBC One and BBC Three have taken both channel of the year prizes at the Edinburgh TV Festival. "BBC One was named terrestrial channel of the year, having had ratings success with shows such as Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing. BBC Three beat Sky One, BBC Four, Living TV and UKTV History to the title of non-terrestrial channel of the year." The report notes that BBC One's victory in the terrestrial category ended BBC Two's winning streak, the channel having taken the top prize for the past two years. BBC Three, which ran the Doctor Who Confidential series as well as repeats of Doctor Who, and, indeed, is doing so at the moment, was named non-terrestrial channel of the year, beating Sky One, BBC Four, Living TV and UKTV History. Russell T Davies's Casanova, which starred David Tennant in the title role, was one of the nominees in the programme of the year category, but the award went to Channel 4's Jamie's School Dinners. (Thanks to Steve Tribe, John Bowman, Paul Hayes)

Voting has now opened for the National Television Awards 2005, sponsored by ITV, with Doctor Who listed for Most Popular Drama Series, Christopher Eccleston nominated (alongside Peter Davison in Distant Shores) as Most Popular Actor, and Billie Piper as Most Popular Actress. Honorable mention here too for Dead Ringers' nomination in the Most Popular Comedy category. These awards are voted for by the public and are a simple popularity poll, rather than an industry award akin to the BAFTAs. UK readers can vote at the NTA 2005 website before 29 July; the awards will be given out later in the year.

Cosgrove Hall, the animators behind "The Scream of the Shalka," have won the award for Best Digital Animation -- the award Outpost Gallifrey previously noted it was nominated for -- at the Blue Chip Awards, the digital industry awards for the North West.

Shalka animators Cosgrove Hall have been nominated for a Blue Chip award, the digital industry award for the North West, for the BBCi webcast animated serial.

Yes! Philip Segal recently reported that the TV movie won a Saturn award for Best Genre Dramatic Presentation from the Los Angeles-based Academy of Science Fiction. Segal received the award on July 22nd.