# National Television Awards

The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and begun in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public and are often branded as "television's biggest night of the year".

## History

The first National Television Awards (NTAs) ceremony was held in August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes at Wembley Conference Centre. From 1996 onwards, it was traditionally held annually in October at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. McDonald retired from the role after 12 years in 2008. In 2009, the NTAs changed the timing of the event from October to January so there was no event in that year. For the 2010 ceremony, Dermot O'Leary took over as host, and the ceremony was hosted at the O2 for the first time.
O'Leary decided to leave the programme on 13 February 2019. On 4 October 2019, in a video posted on social media, David Walliams was announced as the new NTAs host for 2020. Despite this, the ceremony remained at the O2 for the 10th successive year. The 26th ceremony was originally going to take place on 26 January but then due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 20 April, then postponed again to 9 September. In May 2021, it was announced that Joel Dommett would present the 26th ceremony, replacing Walliams. On 6 April 2022, it was confirmed that Dommett would return as host with the upcoming ceremony being held in September at a new venue, this being OVO Arena Wembley. The 2022 ceremony was subsequently delayed to 13 October as a mark of respect following the death of Elizabeth II. In 2023, it returned to the O2 with Dommett returning as host.
The 2024 ceremony took place on 11 September 2024.
The 2025 ceremony will take place on 10 September 2025.

## Ceremonies

| Edition | Date | Venue | Presenter | Special Recognition winner |
| 1st | 29 August 1995 | Wembley Conference Centre | Eamonn Holmes | Julie Goodyear |
| 2nd | 9 October 1996 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | David Jason |
| 3rd | 8 October 1997 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Robson Green |
| 4th | 27 October 1998 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | John Thaw |
| 5th | 26 October 1999 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Michael Barrymore |
| 6th | 10 October 2000 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Chris Tarrant |
| 7th | 23 October 2001 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Des O'Connor |
| 8th | 15 October 2002 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Ant & Dec |
| 9th | 28 October 2003 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Sir Trevor McDonald |
| 10th | 26 October 2004 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Caroline Quentin |
| 11th | 25 October 2005 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Jamie Oliver |
| 12th | 31 October 2006 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Sir David Attenborough |
| 13th | 31 October 2007 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Jeremy Clarkson |
| 14th | 29 October 2008 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | Simon Cowell |
| 15th | 20 January 2010 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Stephen Fry |
| 16th | 26 January 2011 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Bruce Forsyth |
| 17th | 25 January 2012 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Jonathan Ross |
| 18th | 23 January 2013 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Joanna Lumley |
| 19th | 22 January 2014 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | None |
| 20th | 21 January 2015 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | David Tennant |
| 21st | 20 January 2016 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Sir Billy Connolly |
| 22nd | 25 January 2017 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Graham Norton |
| 23rd | 23 January 2018 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | Paul O'Grady |
| 24th | 22 January 2019 | The O2 Arena | Dermot O'Leary | David Dimbleby |
| 25th | 28 January 2020 | The O2 Arena | David Walliams | Sir Michael Palin |
| 26th | 9 September 2021 | The O2 Arena | Joel Dommett | Line of Duty |
| 27th | 13 October 2022 | OVO Arena Wembley | Joel Dommett | Sir Lenny Henry |
| 28th | 5 September 2023 | The O2 Arena | Joel Dommett | Sarah Lancashire |
| 29th | 11 September 2024 | The O2 Arena | Joel Dommett | Davina McCall |
| 30th | 10 September 2025 | The O2 Arena | TBA | TBA |