Alan Carr became emotional, breaking down in tears as he accepted the Special Recognition award at the National Television Awards on Tuesday. The prestigious honor celebrates Carr's two-decade career in television.
During the ceremony, Carr's friends Amanda Holden and Paloma Faith paid tribute with a performance that included Faith being brought on stage in a coffin, a nod to her character's fate on the BBC show "Celebrity Traitors." Viewers on X, formerly Twitter, lauded the performance as "one of the campest things they've ever seen."
Carr, who admitted he suspected a surprise after being seated in the front row, joked about his usual placement "in the back with the people from Naked Attraction." He received the award following the performance by Holden and Faith.
Other National Television Award Winners
The National Television Awards, held at London's O2 Arena and hosted by Joel Dommett, also saw other notable wins. Sir David Attenborough, in his 100th year, received the award for Best Presenter, marking the second consecutive year Ant and Dec did not secure the honor.
"This Morning" continued its winning streak with the Best Daytime show award, shared by Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, alongside hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. "Strictly Come Dancing" won Best Talent Show, and "The Celebrity Traitors" took home the award for Reality Competition.
Jeremy Clarkson's series "Clarkson's Farm" received the Reality Docuseries award. Lee Mack's "The 1% Club" won its category, and "Michael McIntyre's Big Show" received the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.
In the comedy category, "Mrs Brown's Boys" won Best Comedy Show. "Gogglebox" secured the Factual Entertainment award.
Drama categories saw Vicky McClure win Drama Performance for her role in "Trigger Point." "I Fought the Law" won Best New Drama, and the BBC's "Our Girls: The Southport Families" received the Authored Documentary award. "Call the Midwife" was named Best Returning Drama, while "Emmerdale" won Best Serial Drama, with Jeff Hordley also winning in the Serial Drama Performance category.
The ceremony also featured the first all-female shortlist for Drama Performance, with Vicky McClure ultimately winning the award.