Britain’s most popular TV awards are back, with 15 categories announced in the longlist on Tuesday.
Hosted for the fourth time by Joel Dommett, the National Television Awards will be held on September 11 at The 02 London and broadcast live on ITV and ITVX.
Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan and One Day actor Leo Woodall led the nominees and will go head-to-head as they are both up for the Best Drama performance award.
Michelle, 36, who plays Maya Stern, stars alongside Joanna Lumley in the thriller, which is an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s novel, and shot to the top of the Netflix charts in January.
Michelle’s career has reached new heights as the hit Netflix show has been viewed nearly 100million times around the world.
Britain’s most popular TV awards are back, with 15 categories announced in the longlist on Tuesday (Michelle Keegan in Fool Me Once pictured)
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While Leo, 27, shot to overnight stardom after playing the role of Dexter Mayhew in the romantic drama series.
David Beckham is nominated in the Authored Documentary category for Beckham, a four-part series that saw him and his family give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David’s footballing career.
Football legend David is married to former Spice Girl Victoria and they share four children – Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12.
His documentary amassed a record breaking 3.8million viewers during its premiere week.
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB), the first episode saw 3,813,100 fans tune in.
The second instalment was also a success reaching 2,868,800 viewers by the week ending October 8.
BECKHAM was the streaming service’s topped watched show for two weeks when it was released, with 11,600,000 fans watching globally, according to Netflix’s own data.
Coleen and Wayne Rooney are also both in the running in the Authored Documentary category.
Her Disney+ show, The Real Wagatha Story, is up against Prime Video’s Rooney, which charts her husband’s incredible football career.
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David Beckham is nominated in the Authored Documentary category for Beckham, a four-part series that saw him and his family give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David’s footballing career
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Football legend David is married to former Spice Girl Victoria and they share four children – Brooklyn, 25 (right), Romeo, 21 (upper middle), Cruz, 19 (left), and Harper, 12 (lower middle)
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His documentary amassed a record breaking 3.8million viewers during its premiere week
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Coleen and Wayne Rooney are also both in the running in the Authored Documentary category
Baby Reindeer is on the list for New Drama, with its leading stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning competing for Drama Performance.
The series launched on Netflix with little fanfare, but has exploded on the streamer, amassing nearly 54M views since debuting on April 11.
With more masters of their crafts on TV than ever before, the NTAs is reintroducing the Expert category.
All four Strictly judges – Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke – are up for the award in the year that the celebrity dance show celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Gregg Wallace and John Torode are also marking 20 series of MasterChef, while other trusted figures in the spotlight include Dragons’ Den’s Steven Bartlett and Sara Davies, Kaleb Cooper, Lord Sugar, Martin Lewis, Prue Leith and Simon Cowell.
Meanwhile, it is a family affair for Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse, who is on the list for the returning Expert category, along with big sister Motsi from BBC One’s Strictly.
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Baby Reindeer launched on Netflix with little fanfare, but has exploded on the streamer, amassing nearly 54M views since debuting on April 11
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All four Strictly judges are up for the award in the year that the celebrity dance show celebrates its 20th anniversary (Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke pictured L-R)
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Doctor Who, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, could also triumph in the Returning Drama category (Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson pictured)
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Both current and former This Morning hosts, Cat Deeley (right) and Holly Willoughby (left), go head-to-head for TV Presenter
There’s a clash of the Time Lords in Drama Performance, where Doctor David Tennant takes on Ncuti Gatwa, his successor in the Tardis.
Both go up against Mr Bates vs The Post Office stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan as well as Baby Reindeer leads Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning.
Doctor Who, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, could also triumph in the Returning Drama category.
Joining them in this category are stars including Slow Horses’ Gary Oldman, The Tourist’s Jamie Dornan and Trigger Point’s Vicky McClure.
Good Morning Britain marked 10 years on screen, but will still have to battle it out against early morning rival BBC Breakfast.
Loose Women and Lorraine are also in the running for NTAs glory, or will This Morning regain its Daytime crown.
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Might this be the year that Traitors and Piano maestro Claudia Winkleman emerges triumphant, or will Ant & Dec make it a remarkable 23 wins in a row?
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Hosted for the fourth time by Joel Dommett , the National Television Awards will be held on September 11 at The 02 London and broadcast live on ITV and ITVX
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Both current and former This Morning hosts, Cat Deeley and Holly Willoughby, go head-to-head for TV Presenter.
But might this be the year that Traitors and Piano maestro Claudia Winkleman emerges triumphant, or will Ant & Dec make it a remarkable 23 wins in a row?
There will also be two awards, Special Recognition and Impact, that will be revealed on the night.
The NTA shortlist will be revealed in August when the final round of voting begins.
TV’s biggest stars will be in their seats at The O2 London on September 11 2024 when the winners will be announced LIVE.
