| National Television Awards | |
| Current Awards: | 28th National Television Awards |
| Runtime: | 150 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Presenter: | Eamonn Holmes (1995) Sir Trevor McDonald (1996–2008) Dermot O'Leary (2010–2019) David Walliams (2020) Joel Dommett (2021–present) |
| Network: | ITV |
| Producer: | Indigo Television |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Location: | Wembley Conference Centre (1995) Royal Albert Hall (1996–2008) The O2 Arena (2010–2021, 2023–present) OVO Arena Wembley (2022) |
| Year: | 1995 |
The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and begun in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public and are often branded as "television's biggest night of the year".[1]
The first National Television Awards (NTAs) ceremony was held in August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes at Wembley Conference Centre.[2] From 1996 onwards, it was traditionally held annually in October at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. McDonald retired from the role after 12 years in 2008.[3] In 2009, the NTAs changed the timing of the event from October to January so there was no event in that year. For the 2010 ceremony, Dermot O'Leary took over as host, and the ceremony was hosted at the O2 for the first time.[4]
O'Leary decided to leave the programme on 13 February 2019.[5] On 4 October 2019, in a video posted on social media, David Walliams was announced as the new NTAs host for 2020. Despite this, the ceremony remained at the O2 for the 10th successive year.[6] The 26th ceremony was originally going to take place on 26 January but then due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 20 April, then postponed again to 9 September. In May 2021, it was announced that Joel Dommett would present the 26th ceremony, replacing Walliams.[7] On 6 April 2022, it was confirmed that Dommett would return as host with the upcoming ceremony being held in September at a new venue, this being OVO Arena Wembley.[8] The 2022 ceremony was subsequently delayed to 13 October as a mark of respect following the death of Elizabeth II.[9] In 2023, it returned to the O2 with Dommett returning as host.[10]
The 2024 ceremony will take place on 11 September 2024.
| Edition | Date | Venue | Presenter | Special Recognition winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 29 August 1995 | Wembley Conference Centre | Eamonn Holmes | Julie Goodyear |
| 2nd | 9 October 1996 | Royal Albert Hall | Sir Trevor McDonald | David Jason |
| 3rd | 8 October 1997 | Robson Green | ||
| 4th | 27 October 1998 | John Thaw | ||
| 5th | 26 October 1999 | Michael Barrymore | ||
| 6th | 10 October 2000 | Chris Tarrant | ||
| 7th | 23 October 2001 | Des O'Connor | ||
| 8th | 15 October 2002 | Ant & Dec | ||
| 9th | 28 October 2003 | Sir Trevor McDonald | ||
| 10th | 26 October 2004 | Caroline Quentin | ||
| 11th | 25 October 2005 | Jamie Oliver | ||
| 12th | 31 October 2006 | Sir David Attenborough | ||
| 13th | 31 October 2007 | Jeremy Clarkson | ||
| 14th | 29 October 2008 | Simon Cowell | ||
| 15th | 20 January 2010 | The O2 | Dermot O'Leary | Stephen Fry |
| 16th | 26 January 2011 | Bruce Forsyth | ||
| 17th | 25 January 2012 | Jonathan Ross | ||
| 18th | 23 January 2013 | Joanna Lumley | ||
| 19th | 22 January 2014 | |||
| 20th | 21 January 2015 | David Tennant | ||
| 21st | 20 January 2016 | Sir Billy Connolly | ||
| 22nd | 25 January 2017 | Graham Norton | ||
| 23rd | 23 January 2018 | |||
| 24th | 22 January 2019 | David Dimbleby | ||
| 25th | 28 January 2020 | David Walliams | Sir Michael Palin | |
| 26th | 9 September 2021 | Joel Dommett | Line of Duty | |
| 27th | 13 October 2022 | OVO Arena Wembley | Sir Lenny Henry | |
| 28th | 5 September 2023 | The O2 | Sarah Lancashire | |
| 29th | 11 September 2024 | TBA | ||