National Television Awards bombshell as two HUGE reality shows go head to head after major shake-up
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THE National Television Awards will host a clash of the TV titans as I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! takes on The Traitors.
A shake-up in the celebration's Reality Competition category means celebrity formats will go against those with a civilian cast, taking Ant and Dec's jungle hit out of the Entertainment section.
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Claudia Winkleman's The Traitors faces tough competition in the reality category
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Maura Higgins led a stellar cast in I'm A Celebrity, also nominated in the reality category
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Ant and Dec could take the presenter award for a 24th time
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It means viewers will be torn between voting for the long-running ITV favourite and the BBC's newer ratings smash.
I'm A Celebrity, which starred Maura Higgins in its latest outing last year, has 15 NTA trophies to date, while The Traitors, which first aired in 2022, has won the Reality slot in both years it has been up for an NTA.
Drawing celebrity formats into the category also means TV fans will have to choose between Celebrity Big Brother and conventional Big Brother, Celebrity Race Across The World and regular Race Across The World, as well as Love Island or Love Island All Stars.
Even if Ant and Dec lose out with I'm A Celebrity, they are odds-on favourites to lift the TV Presenter title for the 24th time.
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They face competition from hosts including Alison Hammond, Holly Willoughby, Jeremy Clarkson, Maya Jama and Gary Lineker — in what could be his last chance to lift the gong after he quit the BBC.
And there is the NTA's first showdown between father and son, after Bradley Walsh stepped up to host Gladiators with his lad Barney.
Elsewhere, it is looking promising for Netflix's epic crime drama Adolescence, which has four mentions, with Stephen Graham and young Owen Cooper both up for Drama Performance, as well as Erin Doherty, while the show itself is a favourite to win New Drama.
In an exciting year of fresh telly, there are also nods for Jilly Cooper's Rivals on Disney+ and the BBC's riotous newcomer Amandaland.
Plus the finale of Gavin & Stacey will be hoping to overturn its TV Bafta snub with a win in Comedy.
But the longlists, which are revealed exclusively today by The Sun, also celebrate the brilliant reboots TV bosses have backed this year.
BBC confirms full Celebrity Traitors line up in first look picture & reveals when it'll hit screens
ITV leads in the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award with its revivals of darts show Bullseye, and You Bet! as well as new formats 99 To Beat and pioneering interview series The Assembly.
Prime Video's Last One Laughing is also in with a shot at the gong after Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade had the nation in stitches.
It has been another huge year for our soaps, with a string of incredible performances across the board.
Steve McFadden's depiction of Phil's psychosis in EastEnders leads the pack but Emmerdale's Eden Taylor-Draper for Belle's coercive control plot and Beth Cordingly for Ruth's sexual abuse storyline could also be considered in the running to triumph.
CBB winner Jack P. Shepherd may also be in with a shout for his Corrie role as David Platt's life came crashing down
Returning Drama is also a strong category, reflecting a year of change.
ITV's Vera is on the list after Brenda Blethyn bid farewell to the crime series, as well as the new casts of Doctor Who and Death In Paradise.
They face competition from streaming hits including Heartstopper, Slow Horses and Black Mirror.
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Flintoff's Bullseye is on the longlist for the Bruce Forsyth Award
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Adolescence, starring Stephen Graham is up for four awards, including New Drama
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Mickey Rourke made Celebrity Big Brother a must-watch - nominated in the reality category
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Meanwhile, Rivals stars David Tennant and Danny Dyer go head to head in Drama Performance.
But telly is not just to entertain, and a raft of brave celebrities who have opened up this year have made the Authored Documentary category.
Disney+'s Flintoff dominates, having told the story of Freddie Flintoff's incredible journey after his Top Gear crash.
But also noted are Amy Dowden's Cancer And Me, plus Sir Chris Hoy for Finding Hope, both on the BBC.
Molly-Mae Hague gets a nod for Behind It All on Prime Video.
Freddie is also up for Factual Entertainment with Field Of Dreams, where he will vie against old Top Gear colleagues Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris and their show Road Tripping.
We are a nation of quizzers – but which quiz show will be named Britain's best? Saturday night faves The 1% Club, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and Ant & Dec's Limitless Win will take on newer formats, such as Jason Manford's The Answer Run, Roman Kemp's The Finish Line and Ken Bruce's PopMaster TV.
Jeremy Clarkson has got two nods here, too, for Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour.
Then there is a string of much-loved favourites including Strictly Come Dancing, Great British Bake Off and The Voice UK up for Talent.
It is a similar picture in Daytime, with This Morning, BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Loose Women all in the mix.
And Bargain Hunt is mentioned as it celebrates its 25th birthday.
But there is innovation too, from the likes of The Repair Shop On The Road and Policing Paradise.
NTA CATEGORIES New Drama Reality Competition Authored Documentary Quiz Show Returning Drama TV Presenter Factual Entertainment Drama Performance The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award Serial Drama Serial Drama Performance Comedy Daytime
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PLUS to be revealed on the night, two special awards*: Special Recognition Impact
*Winners will be announced at the ceremony on September 10.
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