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The National Television Awards sees British TV legends honoured in a night of live celebrations

The National Television Awards (NTAs) are one of the most prestigious British TV awards shows.

Stars have already begun to gather at the red carpet event ahead of the special live two and half hour award ceremony.

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The evening will honour all forms of British TV and many famous faces are among the nominees, including Ant and Dec, Paul O'Grady, and Holly Willoughby.

NationalWorld will cover the red carper and awards ceremony live - and you can also catch all the action on ITV1 and ITVX tonight (5 Septemer) from 8pm.

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The NTA for Serial Drama goes to EastEnders

The final award of the night went to EastEnders, the London set soap opera that first aired in 1985.

The stage was packed as the Watford Square regulars accepted the award. Tonight marks the 12th time that EastEnders has won in the category of Serial Drama.

And that's it - for this year at least. After a mammoth awards show that has only slightly overrun, it's time to choose another TV show to tune into.

Ian Beale will return to EastEnders alongside ex-wife CindyIan Beale will return to EastEnders alongside ex-wife Cindy
Ian Beale will return to EastEnders alongside ex-wife Cindy

Astronaut Tim Peake reveals the nominations for the final award, Serial Drama

An out of this world send-off for this year's NTAs came when astronaut TIme Peake took to the stage to reveal the winner of Serial Drama.

The same handful of shows battle it out for this honour every year - the 2023 nominees are:

  • Coronation Street
  • EastEnders
  • Emmerdale
  • Hollyoaks

Strictly Come Dancing wins the NTA for best Talent Show

Andrew Ridgeley revealed the name inside his envelope was Strictly Come Dancing.

The mega-popular dance competition won the NTA for Talent Show for the eighth consecutive year, quite a feat!

The cast and crew were drowned out mid-speech by the music as we edge towards the final award of the night... Serial Drama

Ranvir Singh, with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, during the dress show for Strictly Come DancingRanvir Singh, with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, during the dress show for Strictly Come Dancing
Ranvir Singh, with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, during the dress show for Strictly Come Dancing

Wham's Andrew Ridgeley presents Talent Show NTA nominees

One half of Wham! Andrew Ridgeley reminded us of the nominees in the category of Talent Show, the penultimate award of the evening.

The nominees are:

  • Britain's Got Talent
  • Strictly Come Dancing
  • The Great British Bake Off
  • The Great British Sewing Bee

Wednesday takes the New Drama NTA

Michelle Keegan revealed that the 2023 winner of the NTA for New Drama is Wednesday.

As was the case for Young Sheldon, many of the cast and crew of the Netflix smash hit Addams Family spin-off starring Jenna Ortega were unable to attend the NTAs due to the Hollywood actors' and writers' strikes.

However, Moosa Mostafa, who plays Eugene Ottinger on the show, was available to accept the award, though he confessed that he had to be back at school in two days for the new term.

The Netflix show ‘Wednesday’, which became the second-most watched English language show ever, led to a considerable spike in the number of Google searches for the girls’ name Wednesday.The Netflix show ‘Wednesday’, which became the second-most watched English language show ever, led to a considerable spike in the number of Google searches for the girls’ name Wednesday.
The Netflix show ‘Wednesday’, which became the second-most watched English language show ever, led to a considerable spike in the number of Google searches for the girls’ name Wednesday.

Michelle Keegan reveals the NTA for New Drama

Our Girl star Michelle Keegan announced the nominees for New Drama - the nominees are:

  • Beyond Paradise
  • Blue Lights
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
  • Wednesday

The Repair Shop beats This Morning to win Daytime NTA

In a major NTA upset, The Repair Shop has taken the award for Daytime programme.

This Morning had been the winner of this award for the last 12 years running, but following a major scandal involving Phillip Schofield, the titan of morning programming has been knocked off the top spot.

Presenter Jay Blades accepted the award, and took a photo of the audience ahead of his speech to help him remember the moment.

This year, Blades was joined by King Charles for a special episode of the show.

King Charles visited Singleton, in Chichester, when he starred in an episode of The Repair Shop. Photo: BBCKing Charles visited Singleton, in Chichester, when he starred in an episode of The Repair Shop. Photo: BBC
King Charles visited Singleton, in Chichester, when he starred in an episode of The Repair Shop. Photo: BBC

The NTA nominees for Daytime are...

Roman Kemp and Jermaine Jenas announced the nominees for Daytime (This Morning has won for the last 12 years running but there could be an upset this year).

The nominees are:

  • Loose Women
  • The Chase
  • The Repair Shop
  • This Morning

Young Sheldon cast and crew avoid NTAs over Hollywood strikes

Young Sheldon just won the NTA for the Comedy category, but none of the cast and crew turned up to accept the award.

This is because of the Hollywood actors' and writers' strikes currently taking place over demands for fairer pay, a better deal on residuals, and more protection against artificial intelligence.

More than 100,000 people are taking part in the strikes which have caused major productions including Emily in Paris and Stranger Things.

Ventriloquist April Brucker holds her puppet May Wilson (R) as she participates in the Las Vegas SAG-AFTRA strike event at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on July 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)Ventriloquist April Brucker holds her puppet May Wilson (R) as she participates in the Las Vegas SAG-AFTRA strike event at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on July 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)
Ventriloquist April Brucker holds her puppet May Wilson (R) as she participates in the Las Vegas SAG-AFTRA strike event at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on July 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)

The NTA Comedy award goes to... Young Sheldon

US sitcom and Big Bang Theory prequel Young Sheldon starring Iain Armitage and Jim Parsons won the NTA for Comedy.

Due to the ongoing Hollywood actors' and writers' strikes, the cast and crew of the series were not present to accept the award and did not send a recorded message.

Host Joel Dommett accepted the award on their behalf and promised to make sure it made its way to the crew.

Young Sheldon won the NTA for ComedyYoung Sheldon won the NTA for Comedy
Young Sheldon won the NTA for Comedy
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