20th National Television Awards

The 20th National Television Awards were held at The O2 Arena on 21 January 2015. The event was presented by Dermot O'Leary, who himself was again nominated for an award. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV.

20th National Television Awards
Date21 January 2015
LocationThe O2 Arena, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byDermot O'Leary
Websitehttp://www.nationaltvawards.com/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
Runtime150 mins (inc. adverts)

During the show there was a tribute to Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow) who died on the evening of 19 January 2015, read by on-screen husband and close friend William Roache (Ken Barlow). The end was met with a moment's reflection, leading onto an interval by broadcaster ITV.[1]

Performances

Viewers

The show attracted an average of 6.30 million viewers on the night, up by around 400k viewers from the previous edition and the highest rating since the 2011 viewership of 6.50 million.[2]

Awards
Category
Presenter(s)		 Winner[3] Nominated
"Factual Programme"
Presented by Michael Buerk		 Gogglebox (Channel 4) Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV)
Long Lost Family (ITV)
Top Gear (BBC Two)
"Entertainment Programme"
Presented by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly		 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (ITV) Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)
Celebrity Big Brother (Channel 5)
Through the Keyhole (ITV)
"Newcomer"
Presented by Emma Willis		 Maddy Hill (Nancy Carter, EastEnders)
 Lee Mead (Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern, Casualty)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Cameron Moore (Cameron Campbell, Hollyoaks)
"Drama Performance"
Presented by Olivia Colman and David Tennant		 Sheridan Smith (Cilla Black, Cilla) Dame Maggie Smith (Violet Crawley, Downton Abbey)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock)
Sarah Lancashire (Cathy Cawood, Happy Valley)
"Daytime Programme"
Presented by Adam Hills		 This Morning (ITV) The Jeremy Kyle Show (ITV)
Pointless (BBC One)
The Chase (ITV)
"Comedy"
Presented by Sir David Jason		 Mrs. Brown's Boys (BBC One/RTÉ One) Outnumbered (BBC One)
Benidorm (ITV)
The Big Bang Theory (E4/CBS)
"Serial Drama Performance"
Presented by Natalie Gumede		 Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders) Kellie Bright (Linda Carter, EastEnders)
Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor, Emmerdale)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
"Entertainment Presenter"
Presented by Graham Norton		 Ant & Dec Keith Lemon
Bradley Walsh
Dermot O'Leary
"Drama"
Presented by Julie Walters		 Downton Abbey (ITV) Cilla (ITV)
Sherlock (BBC One)
Doctor Who (BBC One)
"Serial Drama"
Presented by Lorraine Kelly		 EastEnders (BBC One) Hollyoaks (Channel 4)
Coronation Street (ITV)
Emmerdale (ITV)
"Talent Show"
Presented by Thierry Henry		 The X Factor (ITV) Britain's Got Talent (ITV)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
The Voice UK (BBC One)
"Skills Challenge Show"
Presented by Matilda Ramsay		 The Great British Bake Off (BBC One) MasterChef (BBC One)
Come Dine with Me (Channel 4)
The Apprentice (BBC One)
"TV Judge"
Presented by The Tapper Family (Gogglebox)		 David Walliams (collected by Simon Cowell) Simon Cowell
Mary Berry
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
"Chat Show Host"
Presented by Mel B		 Alan Carr Michael McIntyre
Paul O'Grady
Jonathan Ross
Graham Norton
"Multichannel"
Presented by Kris Jenner		 Celebrity Juice (ITV2) The Walking Dead (Fox/AMC)
Geordie Shore (MTV)
Game of Thrones (Sky Atlantic/HBO)
"Landmark Award"
Presented by Davina McCall		 Comic Relief
"Special Recognition"
Presented by The Proclaimers		 David Tennant

References
  1. "National Television Awards: Anne Kirkbride tributes in show". BBC News. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. "National Television Awards 2015 attracts 6.3m, up from last year". Digital Spy.
  3. National Television Awards. "Winners - National Television Awards". nationaltvawards.com.
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