Lineker nominated for National Television Awards
Ian Youngs
Culture reporter
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Gary Lineker is up against Ant & Dec, Alison Hammond, Claudia Winkleman and Stacey Solomon for best TV presenter
Gary Lineker has received his first National Television Award nomination since 2017 in the wake of his exit from Match of the Day.
Lineker left the football show after 26 years at the end of the Premier League season in May. It was also his last appearance for the BBC after the latest in a string of controversies about his social media use led him to announce he would be leaving the corporation.
Lineker has been voted onto the shortlist for best TV presenter – and could pull off a major upset if he breaks Ant and Dec’s 23-year winning streak in that category at the ceremony in September.
Elsewhere, Netflix’s Adolescence is up for three awards – with on-screen father and son Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper going up against each other for the best drama performance award.
The show, which became a runaway hit and national talking point earlier this year, will also be the hot favourite to win best new drama.
Gavin and Stacey’s finale, which attracted more than 20 million viewers at Christmas, is likewise the frontrunner in the comedy category.
Michael McIntyre and Stacey Solomon are nominated for three prizes each – with Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe occupying two spots on the shortlist for best factual entertainment show.
The public will vote for the winners, who will be revealed on 10 September.
The shortlists in full:
Reality competition
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!Love IslandRace Across the WorldThe TraitorsNew drama
AdolescenceCode of SilenceLudwigMobLandRivalsQuiz show
Michael McIntyre’s The WheelRichard Osman’s House of GamesThe 1% ClubThe ChaseAuthored documentary
Boyzone: No Matter WhatFlintoffMolly-Mae: Behind It AllStrictly Amy: Cancer and MeThere’s Only One Rob BurrowReturning drama
Call the MidwifeGangs of LondonHeartstopperSlow HorsesVeraTV presenter
Alison HammondAnt & DecClaudia WinklemanGary LinekerStacey SolomonFactual entertainment
Clarkson’s FarmGoggleboxSort Your Life OutStacey & JoeThe Martin Lewis Money Show LiveDrama performance
Brenda Blethyn – DCI Vera Stanhope, VeraOwen Cooper – Jamie Miller, AdolescenceRose Ayling-Ellis – Alison Brooks, Code of SilenceStephen Graham – Eddie Miller, AdolescenceTom Hardy – Harry Da Souza, MobLandThe Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award
Michael McIntyre’s Big ShowThe Graham Norton ShowThe Masked SingerWould I Lie to You?Serial drama
CasualtyCoronation StreetEastEndersEmmerdaleHollyoaksSerial drama performance
Eden Taylor-Draper – Belle Dingle, EmmerdaleJack P Shepherd – David Platt, Coronation StreetJacqueline Jossa – Lauren Branning, EastEnders Steve McFadden – Phil Mitchell, EastEndersSue Devaney – Debbie Webster, Coronation StreetComedy
BrassicGavin & StaceyMichael McIntyre’s 25th Year Stand-Up SpecialMrs Brown’s BoysDaytime
James Martin’s Saturday MorningLoose WomenScam InterceptorsThis MorningTalent show
Britain’s Got TalentStrictly Come DancingThe Great British Bake OffThe Great Pottery Throw DownThe Voice UK
