11th National Television Awards

The **11th National Television Awards** was at the Royal Albert Hall on 25 October 2005. The show was hosted by Trevor McDonald.

## Awards

This is the last time (until 2018) that the National Television Awards was on a Tuesday.

|Category|Winner|Also nominated|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Most Popular Actor|Christopher Eccleston (_Doctor Who_)|Bradley Walsh (_Coronation Street_) Martin Clunes (_Doc Martin_) Nigel Harman (_EastEnders_) Shane Richie (_EastEnders_)|
|Most Popular Actress <small>Presented by Gary Dourdan</small>|Billie Piper (_Doctor Who_)|Caroline Quentin (_Life Begins_) Jessie Wallace (_EastEnders_) June Brown (_EastEnders_) Sally Lindsay (_Coronation Street_)|
|Most Popular Drama <small>Presented by David Cameron and David Davis</small>|_Doctor Who_ (BBC One)|_Bad Girls_ (ITV) _Desperate Housewives_ (Channel 4/ABC) _The Bill_ (ITV)|
|Most Popular Serial Drama|_EastEnders_ (BBC One)|_Coronation Street_ (ITV) _Emmerdale_ (ITV) _Hollyoaks_ (Channel 4)|
|Most Popular Entertainment Programme <small>Presented by Penny Lancaster</small>|_The X Factor_ (ITV)|_Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway_ (ITV) _Strictly Come Dancing_ (BBC One) _Friday Night with Jonathan Ross_ (BBC One)|
|Most Popular Reality Programme|_Big Brother_ (Channel 4)|_Hell's Kitchen_ (ITV) _I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!_ (ITV) _The Apprentice_ (BBC Two)|
|Most Popular Entertainment Presenter <small>Presented by Peter Kay</small>|_Ant & Dec_ (_Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway_)|Davina McCall (_Big Brother_) Jonathan Ross (_Friday Night with Jonathan Ross_) Paul O'Grady (_The Paul O'Grady Show_)|
|Most Popular Daytime Programme <small>Presented by Tess Daley & Vernon Kay</small>|_The Paul O'Grady Show_ (ITV)|_GMTV_ (ITV) _Neighbours_ (BBC One/Network Ten) _This Morning_ (ITV)|
|Most Popular Expert on TV|Sharon Osbourne (_The X Factor_)|Gordon Ramsay (_Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares_) Jamie Oliver (_Jamie's School Dinners_) Jeremy Clarkson (_Top Gear_) Simon Cowell (_The X Factor_)|
|Most Popular Quiz Programme <small>Presented by Alan Sugar</small>|_Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?_ (ITV)|_A Question of Sport_ (BBC One) _Have I Got News for You_ (BBC One) _Test the Nation_ (BBC One)|
|Most Popular Comedy Programme|_Little Britain_ (BBC Three)|_Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere_ (Channel 4) _The Simpsons_ (Channel 4/Fox) _Will & Grace_ (Channel 4/NBC)|
|Most Popular Factual Programme <small>Presented by Billy Murray and Jaime Murray</small>|_Jamie's School Dinners_ (Channel 4)|_Crimewatch UK_ (BBC One)_ Wife Swap_ (Channel 4) _Supernanny_ (Channel 4) _Top Gear_ (BBC Two)|
|Most Popular Newcomer <small>Presented by Steve Jones</small>|Antony Cotton (_Coronation Street_)|Amanda Mealing (_Holby City_) Elyes Gabel (_Casualty_) Lacey Turner (_EastEnders_)|
|TV Landmark Award <small>Presented by Julie Goodyear</small>|Tony Warren||
|Special Recognition Award|Jamie Oliver||

## Infobox (award)

- **name**: 11th National Television Awards
- **presenter**: Various
- **host**: Trevor McDonald
- **location**: Royal Albert Hall, London
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **website**: http://www.nationaltvawards.com/
- **network**: ITV (TV network), ITV
- **runtime**: 120 minutes
- **previous**: 10th National Television Awards, 2004
- **main**: National Television Awards
- **next**: 12th National Television Awards, 2006