The nominations for the 59th BAFTA Television Awards have been unveiled.

On the drama front, the BBC television film The Girl holds its own with eight nods, including four in the major categories.

The factual drama, which explores the tense relationship between legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and leading lady Tippi Hedren, picked up three acting mentions for central stars Sienna Miller (as Hedren), Toby Jones (as Hitchcock) and Imelda Staunton (as Hitchcock’s wife Alma Reville).

There are also multiple nominations for the BBC period drama Parade’s End and the second series of the BBC anthology drama Accused, with six apiece, including Best Miniseries.

From the former, Rebecca Hall receives a Leading Actress nomination, though co-star Benedict Cumberbatch is overlooked in his own field.

For Accused, the Jimmy McGovern-produced miniseries earned three acting noms for its cast with Sean Bean acknowledged in Leading Actor for his role as a transvestite while co-star Stephen Graham is in contention for the Supporting Actor prize.

The third Accused cast member to receive a mention is Olivia Colman, as she competes in the Supporting Actress category. Coincidentally, the Norwich-born star is also in contention to win the Female Comedy Performance award for her role in the satire Twenty Twelve.

The BBC Two series, which pokes fun at the organisers of the Olympics Games, is shortlisted for the Situation Comedy prize, while Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes join Colman as two of the comedy nominees.

On the subject of the London Olympics, the 2012 ceremony is highlighted for a few awards, including two in the Sport & Live Event category as well as the Radio Times Audience Award. Its competition in that particular line-up includes HBO’s Game of Thrones and BBC trio Call the Midwife, The Great British Bake Off and Strictly Come Dancing.

Meanwhile, there are also double acting nominations for Peter Capaldi for both his comedy and dramatic work.

The Scottish star receives a Supporting Actor nod for his role as news producer Randall Brown in the BBC One drama The Hour, as well as another Male Comedy Performance mention for his swansong turn as foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the final series of the political satire The Thick of It.

Elsewhere, BBC One’s Last Tango in Halifax performed well with multiple nominations including a Drama Series mention alongside The Hour, Scott and Bailey and Silk.

Additionally, the Sally Wainwright-created programme also receives lead acting nods for veteran stars Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid, and a supporting actress mention for Sarah Lancashire.

The other high-profile actors to receive BAFTA love are Steve Coogan (Welcome to the Places of My Life), Julia Davis (Hunderby), Greg Davies (Cuckoo), Miranda Hart (Miranda), Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs), and Ben Whishaw (The Hollow Crown: Richard II).

Elsewhere, ITV duo Coronation Street and Emmerdale lock horns with EastEnders and Shameless in the Soap & Continuing Drama category, while the BBC’s coverage of the Wimbledon men’s final between Andy Murray and Roger Federer is in contention to win the Sport & Live Event prize.

The other notable programmes to be up for BAFTA honours include 7/7: One Day in London, Game of Thrones, Girls, The Graham Norton Show, Grand Designs, The Great British Bake Off, Have I Got News for You, Homeland, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, A League of Their Own, Made in Chelsea, Our War, and Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs.

The 2013 BAFTA Television Awards will be held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 12 May with chat show host (and Entertainment Performance nominee) Graham Norton back on hosting duties.

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Sean Bean, ACCUSED: TRACIE’S STORY
Derek Jacobi, LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX
Toby Jones, THE GIRL
Ben Whishaw, THE HOLLOW CROWN: RICHARD II

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, ACCUSED: MO’S STORY
Anastasia Hille, THE FEAR
Sarah Lancashire, LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX
Imelda Staunton, THE GIRL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Simon Russell Beale, THE HOLLOW CROWN: HENRY IV (PARTS I & II)
Peter Capaldi, THE HOUR
Stephen Graham, ACCUSED: TRACIE’S STORY
Harry Lloyd, THE FEAR

BEST SITUATION COMEDY
EPISODES
HUNDERBY
THE THICK OF IT
TWENTY TWELVE

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Olivia Colman, TWENTY TWELVE
Julia Davis, HUNDERBY
Miranda Hart, MIRANDA
Jessica Hynes, TWENTY TWELVE

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Hugh Bonneville, TWENTY TWELVE
Peter Capaldi, THE THICK OF IT
Steve Coogan, WELCOME TO THE PLACES OF MY LIFE
Greg Davies, CUCKOO

BEST SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CORONATION STREET
EASTENDERS
EMMERDALE
SHAMELESS

BEST INTERNATIONAL
THE BRIDGE
GAME OF THRONES
GIRLS
HOMELAND

BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
CARDINAL BURNS
MR STINK
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
WELCOME TO THE PLACES OF MY LIFE

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Alan Carr, ALAN CARR: CHATTY MAN
Ant & Dec, I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Sarah Millican, THE SARAH MILLICAN SHOW
Graham Norton, THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
GREAT ORMOND STREET
MAKE BRADFORD BRITISH
OUR WAR
24 HOURS IN A&E

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY (ROBERT FLAHERTY AWARD)
BAKA: A CRY FROM THE RAINFOREST
LUCIAN FREUD: PAINTED LIFE
NINA CONTI – A VENTRILOQUIST’S STORY: HER MASTER’S VOICE
7/7: ONE DAY IN LONDON

BEST FEATURES
BANK OF DAVE
GRAND DESIGNS
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
PAUL O’GRADY: FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS

BEST REALITY AND CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
THE AUDIENCE
I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE!
MADE IN CHELSEA
THE YOUNG APPRENTICE

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL (HUW WHELDON AWARD)
ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE WITH GRAYSON PERRY
THE PLANE CRASH
THE PLOT TO BRING DOWN BRITAIN’S PLANES
THE SECRET HISTORY OF OUR STREETS

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
BRITAIN’S HIDDEN HOUSING CRISIS (PANORAMA)
THE OTHER SIDE OF JIMMY SAVILE (EXPOSURE)
THE SHAME OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (THIS WORLD)
WHAT KILLED ARAFAT? (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATES)

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
BBC NEWS AT TEN: SYRIA
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: BATTLE FOR HOMS
ITV/GRANADA REPORTS: HILLSBOROUGH – THE TRUTH AT LAST

BEST SPORT & LIVE EVENT
THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: SUPER SATURDAY
THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY: ISLE OF WONDER
THE LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES
WIMBLEDON 2012 – MEN’S FINAL

LEW GRADE AWARD FOR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
DYNAMO: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

RADIO TIMES AUDIENCE AWARD (VOTED FOR BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC)
CALL THE MIDWIFE
GAME OF THRONES
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
HOMELAND
THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY
STRICTLY COME DANCING

Additionally, the full list of BAFTA craft nominations can be found here: https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/tvcraft