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1959 Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards

UK television awards ceremony

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date	1959
best_actor	Donald Pleasence
best_actress	Gwen Watford
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The 1959 Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards were the first giving under that name of the United Kingdom's premier television awards, having previously been known as the Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards before that organisation's merger with the British Film Academy. The awards later became known as the British Academy Television Awards, under which name they are still given.

Winners

Actor
- Donald Pleasence
Actress
- Gwen Watford
Designer
- Stephen Bundy
Drama Production
- Silvio Narizzano
Factual
- The production team of Tonight (BBC)
Additional
- The production team of Monitor (BBC)
Light Entertainment (Production)
- Joan Kemp-Welch
Light Entertainment (Artist)
- Alan Melville
Personality
- Cliff Michelmore
Scriptwriter
- Colin Morris
Special Award
- The production team of Monitor (TV series)
Writers Award
- Colin Morris and Ken Hughes

References

Archive of winners on official BAFTA website (retrieved February 19, 2006).

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