Thursday 21 January 2010

Ant and Dec, Doctor Who triumph at NTAs

There were few surprises at the National Television Awards last night with TV favourites Ant and Dec and David Tennant both winning 2 awards.

The event, held for the first time at the O2 arena and hosted by Dermot O'Leary celebrated a fantastic year of television across all the terrestrial channels.

Television's favourite duo Ant and Dec won Entertainment Presenter and Entertainment Programme for Saturday Night Takeaway. After winning the Entertainment Presenter award for the last nine consecutive years the pair still managed to look shocked as their names were read out.

The now departed Doctor Who David Tennant triumphed as he won Drama Performance and Most Popular Drama for the iconic BBC1 show.

One of the largest celebrations of the night came when Loose Women won Factual Programme, beating Top Gear, Come Dine With Me and The Apprentice.

Gavin and Stacey, which recently aired its third and final series won the award for Comedy Programme whilst X Factor triumphed over Strictly Come Dancing in the battle of the talent shows.

The multi-talented Stephen Fry won the first ever Star Travel Documentary award for Stephen Fry In America and later was surprised with the Special Recognition Award for his contribution to television.

The surprise of the night came as Coronation Street triumphed over EastEnders in the serial drama categories, winning Serial Drama and Newcomer for Craig Gazey's portrayal of Graeme Proctor. But EastEnders did win one award as Lacey Turner won the Serial Drama Performance award for her brilliant performance as troubled Stacey Slater.

For a full list of winners click here
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