Hurrah! It’s almost that time of year again, when we get to curl up in front of the TV and watch our favourite on screen shows, actors and presenters get the praise they deserve for keeping us entertained over the last year.
And this year promises to be a good one with some exciting new categories added…. But it’s not all good, because naturally in order to make room for the new, some of the old had to be shifted.
For example, the award for Best Entertainment Presenter will now be axed – what will Ant and Dec do after a solid reign of 14 years at the top!? We bet winning one more time would be the icing on the cake.
Instead, Best TV Presenter will be added, so they could still be in the running. Although maybe it’s time to give someone else a go…
Other new categories include Live Magazine Show (so our favourite day time shows don’t miss out), and New Drama, which is exciting.
Maybe we will see shows like Poldark get more of a chance in the running to be awarded? But winners for Multichannel, TV judge and Chat Show Host wont be awarded. Boo! The NTAs are set to air air on January 20 from 7.30pm on ITV, and Dermot O’Leary will be presenting the ceremony for the 7th time. The categories and shortlist runners are as follows, and voting is open NOW:
NTAs Shortlist:
Talent Show
Britain’s Got Talent
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
The X Factor
Challenge Show
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
MasterChef
The Apprentice
The Great British Bake Off
Serial Drama
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Comedy
Benidorm
Birds of a Feather
Not Going Out
Peter Kay’s Car Share
Drama
Broadchurch
Casualty
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
New Drama
Doctor Foster
Humans
Ordinary
Lies
Poldark
Factual Entertainment
DIY SOS: The Big Build
Gogglebox
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs
Top Gear
Live Magazine Show
BBC Breakfast
Loose Women
The One Show
This Morning
Drama Performance
Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster)
Sheridan Smith (Black Work)
David Tennant (Broadchurch)
Aidan Turner (Poldark)
Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Celebrity Juice
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The Graham Norton Show
Newcomer
Gemma Atkinson (Emmerdale)
Richard Blackwood (EastEnders)
Parry Glasspool (Hollyoaks)
Shayne Ward (Coronation Street)
Serial Drama Performance
Danny Dyer (EastEnders)
Alison King (Coronation Street)
Michael Parr (Emmerdale)
Rakhee Thakrar (EastEnders)
International
Game of Thrones
Orange is the New Black
The Big Bang Theory
Daytime
Pointless
The Chase
The Jeremy Kyle Show
The Paul O’Grady Show
TV Presenter
Ant & Dec
Graham Norton
Mel & Sue
Rylan Clark
TV moment of the year
An added extra suggested by viewers and the nominations will be revealed on the night.
Seewww.nationaltvawards.com for more details.