National Television Awards 2013

Live Stream, Nominations, Predictions, Tickets

O2 Arena, London, UK, 23 January, 7.30pm

Well the awards season is in full swing at this time of year, the Golden Globes have been award and everyone is looking forward to the Oscars, but back in the UK we like to take the time to turn our attention to celebrating our own successes, and so here we have the annual National Television Awards (commonly abbreviated to the NTA) hitting the schedules at the end of January.

OK, so it may not have the glitz and glamour and top A-list attraction of Hollywood Boulevard, but the O2 Arena has a 20,000 capacity so is a decent enough venue in it's own right, and there will also be a television audience of millions which puts it right up there in terms of viewership.

So, what to expect on the night? As I'm sure you know, the Brits love their soap operas so the headline results from the night are traditionally provided by the shoot-out between the 2 heavyweights of the division, Eastenders and Coronation Street, although young and glamorous upstart Hollyoaks has performed increasingly well in recent years too.

Elsewhere the categories for Best Drama and Most Popular Talent Show are always watched with keen interest. Host Dermot O'Leary returns again, he's been the man in charge since 2010 and generally does a pretty solid job. In terms of red carpet appeal, this really is the big one in the UK so you can expect that pretty much everyone nominated will turn up on the night.

The full list of nominations is below. As is now traditional here at My World Events we've had a crack at predicting the winners - you'll find our selections denoted in italics (and, I have to confess, selected more on the basis of personal preference rather than any great critical insight)

Outstanding Serial Drama Performance
Alan Halsall (Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Coronation Street)
Emmett J. Scanlan (Hollyoaks)
Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders)

Outstanding Drama Performance (Male)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs)
Colin Morgan (Merlin)
Matt Smith (Doctor Who)

Outstanding Drama Performance (Female)
Miranda Hart (Call the Midwife)
Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs)
Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey)
Karen Gillan (Doctor Who)

Most Popular Newcomer
David Witts (Eastenders)
Joseph Thompson (Hollyoaks)
Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street)
Liam Fox (Emmerdale)

Most Popular Drama
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Merlin
Sherlock

Most Popular Serial Drama
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
The Only Way Is Essex
The Graham Norton Show

Most Popular Talent Show
Britain’s Got Talent
Dancing on Ice
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
The X Factor

Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
The Apprentice
The Great British Bake Off
Top Gear

Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Alan Carr
Ant & Dec
Keith Lemon
Dermot O'Leary

Most Popular Situation Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous
Benidorm
Mrs. Brown's Boys
The Big Bang Theory

Most Popular Comedy Panel Show
Have I Got News For You
Mock the Week
QI
Would I Lie To You?'

Most Popular Daytime Programme
Come Dine With Me
The Chase
The Jeremy Kyle Show
This Morning

Most Popular Documentary
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Frozen Planet
One Born Every Minute
Planet Earth Live

The National Television Awards are shown live on ITV (recently rebranded again from ITV1) - if you're in the UK you can watch this online using the ITV Player:

NTA on ITV Player

There are sometimes question marks around the reliability of this service however, especially at peak times, so there is an alternative stream available here:

National Television Awards stream

There is also an official Youtube channel which features previews before the show and will upload the highlights afterwards:

NTA on Youtube

If you're in London for the awards then there is a huge selection of places to stay. You can search for hotels, check availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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For details of all the most popular awards ceremonies, including the Oscars, People's Choice, GLAAD and Golden Globe Awards, see our Awards page.