| 7th National Television Awards | |
| Presenter: | Various |
| Host: | Trevor McDonald |
| Location: | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Website: | http://www.nationaltvawards.com/ |
| Network: | ITV |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Main: | National Television Awards |
| Next: | 2002 |
The 7th National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2001 and was hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald.
| Category | Winner[1] [2] | Also nominated[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Actor | David Jason (A Touch of Frost) | Martin Kemp (EastEnders) Robson Green (Close and True), Steve McFadden (EastEnders) John Thaw (Inspector Morse) | |
| Most Popular Actress | Amanda Burton (Silent Witness) | June Brown (EastEnders) Debra Stephenson (Bad Girls), Lucy Benjamin (EastEnders) Georgia Taylor (Coronation Street) | |
| Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls (ITV) | The Bill (ITV), A Touch of Frost (ITV) Always and Everyone (ITV) | |
| Most Popular Serial Drama | EastEnders (BBC One) | Brookside (Channel 4), Coronation Street (ITV), Emmerdale (ITV) | |
| Most Popular Talk Show | Parkinson (BBC One) | So Graham Norton (Channel 4) | |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | My Kind of Music (ITV) | Popstars (ITV) Stars in Their Eyes (ITV) The Generation Game (BBC One) | |
| Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Ant & Dec (SMTV Live) | Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) Michael Barrymore (My Kind of Music) Jim Davidson (The Generation Game) | |
| Most Popular Daytime Programme | This Morning (ITV) | Neighbours (BBC One/Network Ten) Countdown (Channel 4) Pet Rescue (Channel 4) | |
| Most Popular Quiz Programme | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ITV) | A Question of Sport (BBC One) The Weakest Link (BBC One) They Think It's All Over (BBC One) | |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | The Royle Family (BBC One) | One Foot in the Grave (BBC One) Friends (Channel 4/NBC) | |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family) | Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave) | |
| Most Popular Factual Programme | Big Brother (Channel 4) | Animal Hospital (BBC One) Ground Force (BBC One) Crimewatch UK (BBC One) | |
| Most Popular Newcomer | Jessie Wallace (EastEnders) | Scott Wright (Coronation Street) Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders) Tony Audenshaw (Emmerdale) | |
| Special Recognition Award | Des O'Connor | ||