NTAs 2026 nominees and shortlist – who is up for awards and when does show start?

STARS of the small screen are preparing to descend on The O2 for one of the biggest nights in the British TV calendar. The 31st National Television Awards (NTAs) take place tonight (September 8), with the winners decided entirely by viewers. Joel Dommett is back on hosting duties for the sixth year running Credit: Supplied Ant and Dec are up against Alison Hammond, Claudia Winkleman, Sir David Attenborough, and Stacey Solomon in the TV Presenter category Credit: Getty Joel Dommett is back at the helm for a sixth consecutive year, while Sir David Attenborough, Ant and Dec, Claudia Winkleman, and Stacey Solomon are among the famous faces hoping to take home a trophy. This year has also produced the first all-female Drama Performance shortlist in NTA history. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! Sheridan Smith, Ruth Jones, Vicky McClure, Ella Bruccoleri, and Judy Parfitt are all in contention for the gong. Here’s when the show starts and every nominee who has made the final cut. When are the NTAs 2026 and what time do they start? The 2026 NTAs are being staged at The O2 in London on Tuesday, September 8. The ceremony starts live at 8pm and is scheduled to run until 10.30pm. Viewers can watch on ITV1 and ITVX, with the show also available on STV and STV Player in Scotland. The final public vote closed at noon today, eight hours before the ceremony begins. Most read in TV Gary Lineker caused one of the biggest upsets last year when he won TV Presenter, ending Ant & Dec’s extraordinary 23-year run of victories in the category. What is the NTA shortlist? There are two rounds of voting at the NTAs. Back in May, the first round began when viewers chose their favourites from a much larger longlist of shows and stars across 15 categories. The five contenders receiving the most votes in each category then progressed to the shortlist, which was revealed on August 18. Voting then reopened for the second stage, with votes cast during both the longlist and shortlist rounds added together to decide the winners. The 2026 NTA nominees are as follows: Reality Competition I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! I’m A Celebrity… South Africa Race Across the World The Celebrity Traitors The Traitors New Drama A Woman of Substance Believe Me Heated Rivalry I Fought The Law The Other Bennet Sister Quiz Show Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel Richard Osman’s House of Games The 1% Club The Chase Authored Documentary Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix Our Girls: The Southport Families Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me Returning Drama Blue Lights Bridgerton Call the Midwife Stranger Things Trigger Point TV Presenter Alison Hammond Ant and Dec Claudia Winkleman David Attenborough Stacey Solomon Reality Docuseries At Home With The Furys Clarkson’s Farm Fletchers’ Family Farm Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Stacey & Joe Comedy Amandaland Changing Ends Last One Laughing Mrs Brown’s Boys Not Going Out Drama Performance Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet (The Other Bennet Sister) Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan (Call the Midwife) Ruth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft (Run Away) Sheridan Smith as Ann Ming (I Fought The Law) Vicky McClure as Lana Washington (Trigger Point) The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award Gladiators Michael McIntyre’s Big Show The Graham Norton Show The Masked Singer Would I Lie to You? Serial Drama Casualty Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks Serial Drama Performance Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati (EastEnders) Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw (Coronation Street) Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle (Emmerdale) Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates (EastEnders) Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster (Coronation Street) Factual Entertainment 24 Hours in Police Custody Gogglebox Secret Garden Sort Your Life Out The Martin Lewis Money Show Live Daytime Good Morning Britain James Martin’s Saturday Morning Loose Women Scam Interceptors This Morning Talent Show Britain’s Got Talent Strictly Come Dancing The Great British Bake Off The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer The Great Pottery Throw Down Comment now