ITV present This Morning misplaced the title of finest daytime present on the National Television Awards on Tuesday evening.
It is the primary time in 12 years the present has left empty-handed from the awards because the shadow of the Phillip Schofield scandal lingers.
This Morning was overwhelmed by BBC‘s The Repair Shop with its host Jay Blades noting it was a “rarity” for them to take residence the prize.
Holly Willoughby (left) and Phillip Schofield in 2019
He praised his fellow nominees at This Morning, The Chase and Loose Women, saying: “We’re the new kids on the block and I’m glad we’ve won this time. I know it won’t be a regular thing so thank you.”
Meanwhile, BBC drama collection Happy Valley and its star Sarah Lancashire additionally picked up three gongs on the annual awards ceremony held at The O2 in London.
It gained the returning drama prize, whereas Lancashire gained the very best drama efficiency award and particular recognition award.
Sarah Lancashire, winner of the Special Recognition award and the Drama Performance award, with Sir Ian McKellen
Lewis Capaldi’s Netflix hit How I’m Feeling Now, picked up the award for authored documentary – beating Rob Burrow: Living With MND, Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction and the documentary following the late Dame Deborah James, who arrange the Bowelbabe most cancers analysis fund and died final 12 months aged 40.
The Scottish singer-songwriter, 26, was unable to gather the award in particular person as he’s at present within the US however despatched a video message through which he mentioned: “I have to say thank you so so so much if you voted or even if you just watched the documentary, it genuinely means the world and it never ceases to blow me away how much this documentary has connected with people and struck a chord.”
Reality TV collection Gogglebox took residence the Bruce Forsyth leisure award, beating The Masked Singer and Ant and Dec, who had been nominated for 2 of their exhibits, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and Saturday Night Takeaway.
But the Geordie duo additional cemented their run because the kings of prime-time tv after profitable the very best TV presenter prize for the twenty second consecutive time.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – winners of the TV Presenter award
As the pair collected their award, Donnelly admitted that his coronary heart was beating in his chest, including: “We are as humbled and grateful tonight as we were when we won it for the first time.”
McPartlin added that they’ll proceed to current “as long as you want us to”.
BBC’s The Traitors gained finest actuality competitors whereas The Graham Norton Show gained within the new TV interviews class, beating Piers Morgan Uncensored on Talk TV, Louis Theroux Interviews… and The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show to assert the prize.
Alison Hammond
Norton appeared through video to gather the award, saying: “I’m so sorry I can’t be there. Finally, I win a National Television Award and I’m not there.”
“This award, winning it means so much. Mostly it means that Ant and Dec don’t have a talk show… yet. Don’t do it to me, boys,” he added.
Strictly Come Dancing picked up the expertise present prize, EastEnders claimed the serial drama gong whereas Netflix hit Wednesday, which stars Jenna Ortega because the Addams Family character Wednesday Addams, gained the brand new drama award.
Host Joel Dommett and Hannah Cooper
The present additionally paid tribute to the late Paul O’Grady and performed a montage of a few of his profession highlights, with host Joel Dommett remembering his “kindness” which was coupled with a “unique sense of fun that won over audiences in an instant”.
The TV star, who died “unexpectedly however peacefully” aged 67 in March, additionally gained the factual leisure prize for his TV present For The Love Of Dogs.
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