The National Television Awards 2025 countdown is on! It's when all our favourite TV stars will grace the red carpet in their snazziest suits and poshest frocks to celebrate all things telly, with the ceremony shown live on ITV1 from London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday, September 10.
Once again, Joel Dommett will host the star-studded NTAs ceremony, while all the winners will be voted for by our readers and other TV fans. Here we reveal some of the highlights from the voting long-list for you to get excited about ahead of the big night. And don’t forget it’s down to you to choose the winners!
Here's our guide to The National Television Awards 2025 on ITV1...
The National Television Awards 2025 air date
The National Television Awards 2025 will be shown live on ITV1 on Wednesday, September 10 from 8 pm.
The National Television Awards 2025 short-listed nominees and who to vote for
Here’s our guide to the highlights of The National Television Awards 2025’s long-list giving you a sneak peek at some of the nominees and categories…
This year we’ve been spoiled by some gripping dramas, and one of the night’s biggest battles will be for the New Drama award, as Netflix hit Adolescence goes up against the hedonistic Jilly Cooper series Rivals, as well as Code of Silence, Ludwig and MobLand. Meanwhile, the Returning Drama award features a feast of binge-watchable crime dramas, including Gangs of London, Slow Horses and the last ever series of Vera, while Call the Midwife and coming-of-age saga Heartstopper are also in the running.
The Drama Performance gong will be a tough one to call, with teen sensation Owen Cooper (Adolescence) taking on his co-star Stephen Graham, as well as Tom Hardy (MobLand), Rose Ayling-Ellis (Code of Silence) and Vera’s Brenda Blethyn. Meanwhile, there are plenty of other telly favourites hoping for an NTA trophy too, including The Masked Singer, Would I Lie To You?, The Graham Norton Show and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show all fighting it out for The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.
You can also pick your favourite comedy from Brassic, Gavin & Stacey and Mrs Brown’s Boys, while Michael McIntyre is up for a second gong with his 25th Year Stand-Up Special. As usual, our money’s still on Ant & Dec to bag the best TV Presenter honour, but Alison Hammond, Claudia Winkleman, Gary Lineker or Stacey Solomon are are all hoping for a sneaky win.
With the shortlist voting now open (see below), it’s up to you to choose!
For the full list of nominees please see online at nationaltvawards.com.
The soaps battling it out at The National Television Awards 2025
For The National Television Awards 2025 as usual, the contest between the soaps is set to be intense. Emmerdale won last year but will need to pull in the votes to beat rivals Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, EastEnders and Casualty to the crown.
And the battle among the soaps is also set to be as intense as ever. Coronation Street’s Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt) and Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster) are both up for Best Serial Drama Performance, but they’re taking on Eden Taylor-Draper (Emmerdale’s Belle Dingle), EastEnders’ Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning) and Steve McFadden, who gave emotional performances as EastEnders’ troubled Phil Mitchell.
How to vote for the National Television Awards 2025
Voting for the National Television Awards 2025 is easy – you can vote free online at nationaltvawards.com.
All votes for the NTAs long-list must be in by midday on Wednesday September 10 2025. As usual, the winners will be revealed live at the ceremony on ITV1 later that day from 8pm on ITV1 on 10 September 2025 (see full Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice at nationaltvawards.com).
You can be there — how to get tickets for the NTAs
Join host Joel Dommett and 100s of your favourite telly stars for a night to remember at The National Television Awards on 10 September at London’s O2 by visiting nationaltvawards.com for tickets.
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