NTAs 2023 live: who have already earned awards at the National Television Awards this year?
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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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Hide AdThe 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.
NTAs 2023 coverage
Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney presents Comedy nominees
Siobhán McSweeney, who plays Sister George Michael in hit Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls, announced this year's Comedy nominees.
- Brassic
- Ghosts
- Ted Lasso
- Young Sheldon
Sir Ian McKellen announces 2023 Special Recognition NTA winner
Sarah Lancashire has been honoured with the National Television Award's Special Recognition Award 2023.
The Happy Valley star already took home the NTA for Drama Performance tonight.
The 58 year old's credits include Coronation Street, Julia, The Accident, Julia, and Amazon Prime musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
She has worked along celebrated stars including Dawn French, Ian McKellen, Richard Gere, and William Roache.
What is the Special Recognition award?
More curious about what the NTAs Special Recognition Award is than who is this year's recipient.?
Benjamin Jackson wrote about the award and its previous recipients earlier this evening.
Advert break: the worst dressed at the National Television Awards
Another advert break, and a chance to check in with who Marina Licht decided were the worst dressed on the red carpet at this year's National Television Awards. Do you agree with her picks and was an earlier comment on the blog a case of foreshadowing?
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now wins Authored Documentary NTA
Netflix special Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now won the NTA for Authored Documentary.
The Somebody You Loved singer is currently in America and couldn't be at the awards show, but sent his thanks via a prerecorded message.
How I'm Feeling Now charts Capaldi's battle with tourettes and anxiety during his rise to stardom.
Kate Garraway presents Authored Documentary NTA nominees
Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway, who won the Authored Documentary NTA herself for the last two years, announced this year's nominees:
- Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words
- Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
- Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction
- Rob Burrow: Living with MND
Bobby Brazier wins Rising Star NTA for EastEnders role
Maya Jama and Leomie Anderson revealed that 20 year old EastEnders star Bobby Brazier was this year's NTA Rising Star.
The young acto plays Little Mo's son Freddie Slater in the soap, first joining the show last year.
The Rising Star nominees are announced
Maya Jama and Leomie Anderson present the nominees for the Rising Star NTA:
- Benjamin Chivers as Isaac, The Devil's Hour
- Bobby Brazier as Freddie Slater, EastEnders
- Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street
- Lewis Cope, Nicky Milligan as Emmerdale
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs wins NTA for Factual programme
Davina McCall announced that the late great Paul O'Grady's popular series For the Love of Dogs won the NTA in the factual category.
Paul O'Grady, who passed away earlier this year, was honoured earlier in the programme with a career highlights reel.
Representatives from Battersea Dogs Home, of which Paul was a vocal supporter, accepted the award on the star's behalf.
Don't swear Davina!
Benjamin forgot how much he enjoys watching Davina McCall present. It makes him want to go and rewatch 'Streetdate' followed by the zombie horror series 'Dead Set.' You know, the one where a zombie outbreak occurs but no one in the Big Brother house knows what's going on?
Davina played herself... and a zombie...
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