ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards

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name = ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards
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imagesize = 150px
caption = "ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards" logo
description = The best in crime and thriller fiction
presenter = Alan Davies (2008)
country = United Kingdom
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year = 2008
website = http://www.itv.com/Drama/copsandcrime/ITV3CrimeThrillerSeason/default.html

The ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The innaugural event was held on 3 October 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel, hosted by comedian and "Jonathan Creek" actor Alan Davies. It was televised on ITV3 on 6 October. The ceremony was preceded by seven weeks of crime-thriller-related programming on ITV3.

2008 awards

Film of the Year
*"The Bourne Ultimatum"
**"The Dark Knight"
**"Gone Baby Gone"
**"No Country for Old Men"

TV Crime Drama
*"Criminal Justice" (BBC)
**"Spooks" (BBC)
**"Ashes to Ashes" (BBC)
**"He Kills Coppers" (ITV)
**"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" (BBC)
**"Wire in the Blood" (ITV)

International TV Crime Drama
*"The Wire"
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**"Dexter"
**"Numb3rs"
**"Shark"

Best Actress
*Hermione Norris ("Spooks")
**Keeley Hawes ("Ashes to Ashes")
**Amanda Redman ("New Tricks")
**Kelly Reilly ("He Kills Coppers")
**Jill Scott ("The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency")

Best Actor
*Rupert Penry-Jones ("Spooks")
**Philip Glenister ("Ashes to Ashes")
**James Nesbitt ("Midnight Man" and "Murphy's Law")
**Dominic West ("The Wire")
**Ben Whishaw ("Criminal Justice")

Author of the Year
*Ian Rankin ("Exit Music")
**Lee Child ("Bad Luck and Trouble")
**Robert Harris ("The Ghost")
**Peter James ("Not Dead Enough")

International Author of the Year
*Stieg Larsson ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo")
**Jeffery Deaver ("The Sleeping Doll")
**Karin Slaughter ("Skin Privilege")
**P. J. Tracy ("Snow Blind")

Breakthrough Author of the Year
*Stuart MacBride ("Broken Skin")
**Chelsea Cain ("Heartsick")
**Michael Robotham ("Shatter")
**Anne Zouroudi ("The Messenger of Athens")

ITV3 Writer’s Award for Classic TV Drama (public vote)
*Colin Dexter
**P. D. James
**Lynda La Plante
**Val McDermid
**Ian Rankin
**Ruth Rendell

The International Crime Writing Hall of Fame
*Arthur Conan Doyle
*Agatha Christie
*P. D. James

References

*" [http://www.itv.com/Drama/copsandcrime/ITV3CrimeThrillerSeason/Abouttheawards/default.html ITV Crime Thriller Awards: About the Awards] , "itv.com", ITV plc. Retrieved on 7 October 2008.
*Rosser, Michael, (6 October 2008), " [http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2008/10/morse_author_honoured_at_crime_thriller_awards.html Morse author honoured at Crime Thriller Awards] ", "Broadcast Now", EMAP. Retrieved on 7 October 2008.

External links

* [http://www.itv.com/Drama/copsandcrime/ITV3CrimeThrillerSeason/default.html ITV3 Crime Thriller Season] at itv.com