Sir David Attenborough, in his 100th year, has won the National Television Award for Best Presenter, preventing Ant and Dec from claiming the honor for the second consecutive year. The popular duo had held the award for a record 23 years before losing it last year. Attenborough's producer, Mark Brownlow, accepted the award on his behalf, delivering a speech that highlighted the dangers of climate change.
"This Morning" continued its winning streak in the Best Daytime show category, with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard accepting the award alongside Friday presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. "Strictly Come Dancing" also received an award for Best Talent Show ahead of its planned revamp. The Factual Entertainment category was won by "The Celebrity Traitors."
Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon Prime Video series "Clarkson's Farm" secured the award for Reality Docuseries. Clarkson, who revealed earlier this year he is in remission from prostate cancer, commented on the illness during the winner's press conference, describing it as "annoying" because it caused him to miss harvest time. "It was, it was just annoying because I missed a lot of the harvest time," he said.
Michael McIntyre's Big Show was awarded The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award. "Mrs Brown's Boys" won Best Comedy Show, a significant win for Brendan O’Carroll, who recently broke his jaw. "Gogglebox," in its 28th series, took home the Factual Entertainment award, surpassing Stacey Solomon's "Sort Your Life Out."
In the drama categories, Vicky McClure won Best Drama Performance for her role as Lana in "Trigger Point." The New Drama award went to "I Fought the Law," starring Sheridan Smith. The BBC special "Our Girls: The Southport Families" received the Authored Documentary award. "Call The Midwife" was named Best Returning Drama, "Emmerdale" won Best Serial Drama, and Jeff Hordley of "Emmerdale" won Best Serial Drama Performance.
Alan Carr received a Special Recognition award and also joked about his multiple wins. "I bet you're sick of me," he quipped.
The ceremony, hosted for the sixth time by Joel Dommett, took place at London's O2 Arena. Celebrities in attendance included Olivia Attwood, Rochelle Humes, and Cat Deeley, who were noted for their red carpet fashion.