26th National Television Awards

2021 National Television Awards

26th National Television Awards

Date| 9 September 2021
Location| The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London
Country| United Kingdom
Presented by| Various
Hosted by| Joel Dommett
Most awards| Coronation Street (3)
Most nominations| Coronation Street
Line of Duty (4)
Website| www.nationaltvawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network| ITV
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The 26th National Television Awards were held on 9 September 2021 at the O2.[1] The ceremony was the first to be hosted by Joel Dommett who replaces David Walliams after only one year.[2] The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 2021, but was pushed to April due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the ceremony was once again postponed to September 2021.[3] The longlist nominations were announced on 25 May 2021 and the shortlist was announced on 17 August 2021.[4]

## Performances

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* Hrvy feat. Frog, Beagle, Zip, Scarecrow, Squirrel and Carwash from The Masked Dancer and Janette Manrara \- "Runaway With It"
* JLS \- "Beat Again", "Eternal Love" and "Everybody in Love"

## Awards

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Category and
presenter(s) | Winner  | Nominated[5]

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"The Sir Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award"
Presented by Maya Jama | I'm a Celebrity..Get Me Out Of Here! (ITV)  |

* Taskmaster (Channel 4)
* The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
* Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)

"Challenge Show"
Presented by Danny Jones & Pixie Lott | The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4)  |

* Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins (Channel 4)
* The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC Two)
* Love Island (ITV2)

"Serial Drama Performance"
Presented by Charlie Brooks | Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas, Coronation Street \- ITV)  |

* Billy Price (Sid Sumner, Hollyoaks \- Channel 4)
* Sally Carman (Abi Franklin, Coronation Street \- ITV)
* Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders \- BBC One)

"Comedy"
Presented by Katherine Ryan & Tom Allen | After Life (Netflix)  |

* The Vicar of Dibley (BBC One)
* Sex Education (Netflix)
* Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4)

"New Drama"
Presented by Bear Grylls | It's a Sin (Channel 4)  |

* Bridgerton (Netflix)
* Normal People (BBC Three)
* Des (ITV)

"Quiz Game Show"
Presented by Clive Myrie | Beat the Chasers (ITV)  |

* Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (BBC One)
* In For A Penny (ITV)
* Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV)

"Newcomer"
Presented by Millie Court, Liam Reardon, Kaz Kamwi and Liberty Poole from Love Island | Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street \- ITV)  |

* Emile John (Ethan Anderson, Emmerdale \- ITV)
* Olivia D'Lima (Fenisha Khatri, Casualty \- BBC One)
* Rose Ayling-Ellis (Frankie Lewis, EastEnders \- BBC One)
* Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger, Hollyoaks \- Channel 4)

"Authored Documentary"
Presented by Davina McCall | Kate Garraway: Finding Derek (ITV)  |

* Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency (BBC Three)
* Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain's Children (BBC One)
* Katie Price: Harvey and Me (BBC One)
* Rob Burrow: My Year With MND (BBC One)

"Special Recognition"
Presented by Joel Dommett | Line of Duty (BBC One)
"Daytime"
Presented by Vernon Kay | This Morning (ITV)  |

* Loose Women (ITV)
* The Chase (ITV)
* The Repair Shop (BBC One)

"Drama Performance"
Presented by Michael Sheen | David Tennant (Des Nilsen, Des \- ITV)  |

* Olly Alexander (Ritchie Tozer, It's a Sin \- Channel 4)
* Vicky McClure (Kate Fleming, Line of Duty \- BBC One)
* Martin Compston (Steve Arnott, Line of Duty \- BBC One)
* Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings, Line of Duty \- BBC One)

"Factual"
Presented by Stephen McGann | Gogglebox (Channel 4)  |

* Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV)
* Gordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip (ITV)
* Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death (Channel 4)

"Returning Drama"
Presented by Jason Kenny & Dame Sarah Storey | Line of Duty (BBC One)  |

* Call the Midwife (BBC One)
* The Crown (Netflix)
* Unforgotten (ITV)

"TV Presenter"
Presented by Fred Siriex & Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix | Ant & Dec |

* Holly Willoughby
* Alison Hammond
* Bradley Walsh
* Piers Morgan

"Talent Show"
Presented by Martin Kemp | Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)  |

* Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
* RuPaul's Drag Race UK (BBC Three)
* The Masked Singer UK (ITV)

"Serial Drama"
Presented by Dame Joan Collins | Coronation Street (ITV)  |

* Emmerdale (ITV)
* Hollyoaks (Channel 4)
* EastEnders (BBC One)

## Programmes with multiple nominations

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Programmes that received multiple nominations  Nominations  | Programme

|

4  | Coronation Street
Line of Duty
3  | EastEnders
Hollyoaks
This Morning
2  | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Beat the Chasers
Britain's Got Talent
Des
Emmerdale
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
It's a Sin
The Chase

Networks with multiple nominations  Nominations  | Network

|

27  | ITV
18  | BBC One
10  | Channel 4
4  | Netflix
3  | BBC Three

## Programmes with multiple wins

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Programmes with multiple wins  Wins  | Programme

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3  | Coronation Street
2  | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Line of Duty

Networks with multiple wins  Wins  | Network

|

9  | ITV
3  | BBC One
Channel 4

## See also

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* 2021 in British television
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television

## References

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1. ^ Darvill, Josh (25 May 2021). "National Television Awards 2021 nominations voting opens". Telly MIx. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. ^ "Joel Dommett to host The National Television Awards 2021". ITV News. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
3. ^ Seddon, Dan (20 January 2021). "National Television Awards 2021 postponed for a second time". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. ^ Morris, Lauren (25 May 2021). "Line of Duty dominates drama category as NTAs 2021 longlists revealed – voting opens today". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. ^ "The National Television Awards 2021 nominees announced". Press Centre. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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