16th National Television Awards

The 15th National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London on 26 January 2011 and was hosted by Dermot O'Leary. The awards are voted by the public and the winners are revealed live on ITV. Ant & Dec won the award for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter for the tenth year in a row, while Bruce Forsyth won the Special Recognition Award. Luis Urzúa, one of the miners who was saved from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident presented the award for Most Popular Drama. The award went to Waterloo Road, which meant Doctor Who failed to win the award for the first time since 2005. The 2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle performed his number one single "When We Collide". Louie Spence of Pineapple Dance Studios performed a dance routine before presenting the award for Outstanding Serial Drama Performance.

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Opening

A scene specially written by Steven Moffat and featuring host Dermot O'Leary and Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor was shown before the title sequence. O'Leary wakes up and realises he has missed the awards show and then The Doctor appears with the TARDIS to offer help. They travel through time and space and meet various people from the TV industry including Ant and Dec and EastEnders character Dot Branning. Eventually, the Doctor claims that the next destination is "a vast and terrible arena full of insane shrieking banshees thirsting for blood and conquest" which Dermot identifies as the National Television Awards.

Awards

Longlist

This is the list of full nominees for the 2011 National Television Awards. Voting was open to the public from September 2010 until January 2011.

Category	Nominees
Best Serial Drama Performance	Bill Tarmey Simon Gregson Chris Gascoyne Katherine Kelly Jane Danson Alison King Lindsey Coulson Marc Elliott Don Gilet Steve McFadden Diane Parish Lacey Turner Danny Miller Dominic Brunt Jeff Hordley Amanda Donohoe Charlotte Bellamy Natalie J Robb Jorgie Porter Claire Cooper Bronagh Waugh Andrew Moss Anthony Quinlan Kieron Richardson Stefan Dennis
Best Drama Performance	David Jason Kelly Reilly Ciarán Hinds Philip Glenister Keeley Hawes Georgia Taylor Michael French Douglas Henshall Martin Clunes Matt Smith Karen Gillan Suranne Jones David Morrissey Michael Kitchen Joe McFadden Hayden Panettiere Luke Roberts Rosie Marcel Adrian Lester Robert Glenister Julia Sawalha Bradley Walsh Ben Daniels Kevin Whately Laurence Fox Idris Elba Shaun Dooley Colin Morgan Bradley James John Nettles Robbie Coltraine Alun Armstrong James Bolam Amanda Redman Dennis Waterman David Threlfall Rebecca Atkinson Martin Freeman Emilia Fox Richard Armitage Peter Firth Simon Baker Trevor Eve Sue Johnston Kenneth Branagh Amanda Burton William Ash Stephen Tompkinson Dawn Steele
Best Daytime and Topical Magazine Programme	BBC Breakfast Daybreak GMTV This Morning The Alan Titchmarsh Show The One Show The Wright Stuff Let's Do Lunch with Gino and Mel
Best Drama	A Touch of Frost Above Suspicion - The Red Dahlia Ashes To Ashes Casualty Collision CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Doc Martin Doctor Who Five Days Foyle's War Heartbeat Heroes Holby City Hustle Identity Lark Rise to Candleford Law & Order: UK Lewis Luther Married Single Other Merlin Midsomer Murders Murderland New Tricks Shameless Sherlock Silent Witness Spooks The Mentalist Waking The Dead Wallander Waterloo Road Wild At Heart
Best Serial Drama	Hollyoaks\|Coronation Street Hollyoaks\|Emmerdale Home and Away\|EastEnders Home and Away\|Home and Away Neighbours\|Neighbours Neighbours\|Doctors Neighbours\|Hollyoaks
Best Entertainment Programme	101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow 71 Degrees North A Question of Sport All Star Family Fortunes All Star Mr and Mrs Ant & Dec's Push the Button\|Animals Do the Funniest Things Ant and Dec's Push the Button Big Brother Celebrity Mastermind Derren Brown: The Events Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Have I Got News for You Hole in the Wall James Corden's World Cup Live\|I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here James Corden's World Cup Live\|Lee Mack's All Star Cast James Corden's World Cup Live\|Live at the Apollo James Corden's World Cup Live Justin Lee Collins: Good Times\|John Bishop's Britain Justin Lee Collins: Good Times Never Mind the Buzzcocks\|Mock the Week Never Mind the Buzzcocks New You've Been Framed! Odd One In Outtake TV Paul O'Grady Live Piers Morgan's Life Stories QI Take Me Out \|Red or Black Take Me Out \|Sing if You Can Take Me Out The Big Fat Quiz of the Year The Door \|The Chase The Door \|The Cube The Door National Lottery \|The Magicians National Lottery \|The Million Pound Drop Live The National Lottery: In It to Win It The Whole 19 Yards Tonight's the Night Total Wipeout Celebrity Special Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \|Total Wipeout Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \|University Challenge Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \|You've Been Framed
Best Digital Choice	24 American Idol Being Human Bones Britain's Got More Talent Chris Ryan's Strike Back Desperate Housewives Don't Tell the Bride Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man Family Guy Glee Got To Dance House I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! NOW! Lost Mr Bean: The Animated Series Peter Andre: The Next Chapter Russell Howard's Good News Skins Stargate Universe The Inbetweeners The Vampire Diaries\|The Simpsons The Vampire Diaries The Xtra Factor What Katie Did Next
Best Entertainment Presenter	Ant and Dec Adrian Chiles Alan Carr Alex Jones Bradley Walsh Caroline Flack Cat Deeley Chris Tarrant Claudia Winkleman Davina McCall Dermot O'Leary Dale Winton Fern Britton Fearne CottonGraham Norton Harry Hill Holly Willoughby John Bishop Jimmy Carr John Barrowman Jonathan Ross Lee Mack Justin Lee Collins Lenny Henry Paul O'Grady Myleene KlassPhillip Schofield Paddy McGuinness Piers Morgan Richard Hammond Stephen Mulhern Rob Brydon Steve Jones Tess Daly Vernon Kay
Best Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent Dancing On Ice Don't Stop Believing Let's Dance For Sport Relief Over the Rainbow So You Think You Can Dance? Strictly Come Dancing The X Factor
Best Comedy Programme	Benidorm Harry Hill's TV Burp\|Family Guy Harry Hill's TV Burp John Bishop's Britain Last Of The Summer Wine Life Of Riley Live At The Apollo Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow Miranda My Family Outnumbered Peep Show Rev. The Armstrong and Miller Show The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson The IT Crowd
Best Factual Programme	Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Masterchef Countryfile DIY SOS James May's Toy Stories Jimmy's Food Factory Joanna Lumley's Nile Junior Apprentice Lion Country Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers One Born Every Minute Piers Morgan On Marbella Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds Secret Britain Seven Ages of Britain The Gadget Show The Lakes Top Gear Watchdog Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Ever TV Shows	Ricky Norwood\| Ricky Norwood\| Ricky Norwood\| Marc Silcock\| Marc Silcock\| Olga Fedori\| Emmett J. Scanlan\| Emmett J. Scanlan\| Emmett J. Scanlan\| Emmett J. Scanlan\| Emmett J. Scanlan\|