Line of Duty, Ant and Dec, and others win big in 2021 National Television Awards

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10 Sep 2021, 11:10

After months of COVID delays, the National Television Awards finally took place last night at London’s O2 arena. The hottest names in British television gathered to celebrate the achievements of the last year in an exciting and emotional show.

It was a big night for smash hit drama Line of Duty, winning both the Returning Drama and Special Recognition awards, as well as racking up three nominations for best Drama Performance. The NTA’s described the show as “a blockbuster thriller that can truly be described as arresting TV. It’s a show that had the nation obsessing over the busting of bent coppers, with an audience of 15million making it our most watched drama of the 21st century.”

Last night was also a big night for beloved presenter duo Ant and Dec, who won best TV Presenters for an astonishing 20th time. Keep reading for a full list of nominees and wins from the star studded ceremony.

You can see the full list of winners below:

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

WINNER: I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Taskmaster

The Graham Norton Show

Returning Drama

WINNER: Line of Duty

Call the Midwife

The Crown

Unforgotten

Challenge Show

WINNER: The Great British Bake Off

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

Love Island

The Great British Sewing Bee

New Drama

WINNER: It's A Sin

Bridgerton

Des

Normal People

Talent Show

WINNER: Strictly Come Dancing

Britain’s Got Talent

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

The Masked Singer

Authored Documentary

WINNER: Kate Garraway: Finding Derek

Katie Price: Harvey and Me

Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children

Rob Burrow: My Year With MND

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency

TV Presenter

WINNER: Ant and Dec

Alison Hammond

Bradley Walsh

Holly Willoughby

Piers Morgan

Factual

WINNER: Gogglebox

Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death

Gordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip

Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Drama Performance

WINNER: David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen in Des

Adrian Dunbar as Ted Hastings in Line of Duty

Martin Compston as Steve Arnott in Line of Duty

Olly Alexander as Ritchie Tozer in It’s A Sin

Vicky McClure as Kate Fleming in Line of Duty

Serial Drama 

WINNER: Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Serial Drama Performance

WINNER: Mollie Gallagher as Nina Lucas in Coronation Street

Billy Price as Sid Sumner in Hollyoaks

Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in EastEnders

Sally Carman as Abi Franklin inn Coronation Street

Quiz Game Show

WINNER: Beat the Chasers

Celebrity Catchphrase

In For A Penny

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Newcomer

WINNER: Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman in Coronation Street

Emile John as Ethan Anderson in Emmerdale

Olivia D’Lima as Fenisha Khatri in Casualty

Rhiannon Clements as Summer Ranger on Hollyoaks

Rose Ayling-Ellis as Frankie Lewis on EastEnders

Daytime

WINNER: This Morning

The Chase

The Repair Shop

Loose Women

Comedy

WINNER: After Life

Friday Night Dinner

Sex Education

The Vicar of Dibley