South Bank Show Awards

Doctor Who nominated for award.

Doctor Who has been nominated for best TV Drama at the 12th annual South Bank Show Awards held in January next year.

The Doctor will be going up against stiff competition in the form of two Channel 4 dramas, The Mark of Cain and Boy A. Doctor Who was previously nominated for the award in 2005, but lost to another Channel 4 drama about Elizabeth I.

The ceremony is the only one in the world to honour artists and performers from across the arts, with the 33 nominees spanning film, TV, music, theatre, literature, opera, dance and the visual arts.

"It's an extraordinary roll call in achievement across the spectrum in the arts," said host Melvyn Bragg of this year's nominations. "Whatever else is happening, the arts in this country are still at full throttle."

The awards take place at London's Dorchester Hotel on 29 January 2008.