# 26th National Television Awards

The 26th National Television Awards were held on 9 September 2021 at the O2. The ceremony was the first to be hosted by Joel Dommett who replaces David Walliams after only one year. 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. The longlist nominations were announced on 25 May 2021 and the shortlist was announced on 17 August 2021.

## Performances

* 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

| Category and presenter(s) | Winner | Nominated |
| "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) | 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 WilloughbyAlison HammondBradley WalshPiers 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

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

Programmes with multiple wins :
| Wins | Programme |
| 3 | Coronation Street |
| 2 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| 2 | Line of Duty |
Networks with multiple wins :
| Wins | Network |
| 9 | ITV |
| 3 | BBC One |
| 3 | Channel 4 |