Ant and Dec lead TV awards nominations
Ant and Dec lead field in television awards nominations
Tuesday, 05, Jan 2010 03:34
By Lewis Bazley.
Television presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are up for three prizes at this year's National Television Awards (NTAs) ceremony, facing competition from themselves in one category.
The Geordie duo are nominated in the best entertainment programme category for both their work on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and also their own Saturday Night Takeaway show.
Ant and Dec will also be looking to win the best presenters award for the ninth year in a row, facing competition in 2010 from Paul O'Grady and first-time nominees Holly Willoughby and stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre.
The best drama performance prize will be contested by three Davids - former Doctor Who star David Tennant, Shameless actor David Threlfall and veteran Touch of Frost leading man Sir David Jason - and Ashes to Ashes' Philip Glenister.
BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing will be looking to defend the best talent show award and faces competition from a triumvirate of ITV1 programmes - The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and Dancing on Ice.
The serial drama performance award is similarly contested between ITV1 and BBC1, with three Coronation Street actors - Gray O'Brien, Katherine Kelly and Simon Gregson - up against EastEnders' Lacey Turner for the prize.
The 2010 National Television Awards will be presented on January 20th, with the ceremony held at London's O2 arena for the first time.
Dermot O'Leary will also be making his NTAs debut, with the ceremony to be broadcast live on ITV1 from 19:30 GMT.
Viewers can cast their vote at itv.com/nta or by calling the NTA voteline on 0901 888 2009.
The nominees for the 2010 National Television Awards are:
Best entertainment programme
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Big Brother
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
The Paul O'Grady Show
Best star travel documentary
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Piers Morgan On... Dubai
Stephen Fry In America
Best newcomer
Bronagh Waugh - Hollyoaks, Cheryl Brady
Craig Gazey - Coronation Street, Graeme Proctor
James Sutton - Emmerdale, Ryan Lamb
Neil McDermott - EastEnders, Ryan Malloy
Best comedy programme
Benidorm
Gavin and Stacey
Harry Hill's TV Burp
The Inbetweeners
Best serial drama performance
Gray O'Brien - Coronation Street, Tony Gordon
Katherine Kelly - Coronation Street, Becky McDonald
Lacey Turner - EastEnders, Stacey Slater
Simon Gregson - Coronation Street, Steve McDonald
Best entertainment presenter
Ant and Dec
Holly Willoughby
Michael McIntyre
Paul O'Grady
Best drama performance
David Jason - A Touch Of Frost, DI Jack Frost
David Tennant - Doctor Who, The Doctor
David Threlfall - Shameless, Frank Gallagher
Philip Glenister - Ashes to Ashes/Demons, DCI Gene Hunt/Rupert Galvin
Best factual programme
Come Dine With Me
Loose Women
The Apprentice
Top Gear
Best drama
Casualty
Doctor Who
Shameless
The Bill
Best talent show
Britain's Got Talent
Dancing On Ice
Strictly Come Dancing
The X Factor
Best serial drama
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks