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National Television Awards bombshell as two HUGE reality shows go head to head after major shake-up

Published on May 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM

THE National Television Awards will host a clash of the TV titans as I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! takes on The Traitors.

A shake-up in the celebration’s Reality Competition category means celebrity formats will go against those with a civilian cast, taking jungle hit out of the Entertainment section.

Claudia Winkleman standing in front of a black horse and carriage.
Claudia Winkleman’s The Traitors faces tough competition in the reality category
Maura Higgins in jungle setting for I'm a Celebrity.
Maura Higgins led a stellar cast in I’m A Celebrity, also nominated in the reality category
Ant and Dec on the set of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in Australia.
Ant and Dec could take the presenter award for a 24th time

It means viewers will be torn between voting for the long-running ITV favourite and the newer ratings smash.

, which starred in its latest outing last year, has 15 NTA trophies to date, while , which first aired in 2022, has won the Reality slot in both years it has been up for an NTA.

Drawing celebrity formats into the category also means TV fans will have to choose between and conventional , Celebrity Race Across The World and regular , as well as or Love Island All Stars.

Even if lose out with I’m A Celebrity, they are odds-on favourites to lift the TV Presenter title for the 24th time.

Incredible performances

They face competition from hosts including , , , and — in what could be his last chance to lift the gong after he quit the BBC.

And there is the NTA’s first showdown between father and son, after stepped up to host with his lad Barney.

Elsewhere, it is looking promising for epic crime drama , which has four mentions, with and young both up for Drama Performance, as well as , while the show itself is a favourite to win New Drama.

In an exciting year of fresh telly, there are also nods for on and the BBC’s riotous newcomer .

Plus the finale of will be hoping to overturn its TV snub with a win in Comedy.

But the longlists, which are revealed exclusively today by The Sun, also celebrate the brilliant reboots TV bosses have backed this year.

ITV leads in the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award with its revivals of darts show Bullseye, and You Bet! as well as new formats 99 To Beat and pioneering interview series The Assembly.

Last One Laughing is also in with a shot at the gong after and Richard Ayoade had the nation in stitches.

It has been another huge year for our soaps, with a string of incredible performances across the board.

depiction of Phil’s psychosis in leads the pack but for Belle’s coercive control plot and for Ruth’s sexual abuse storyline could also be considered in the running to triumph.

CBB winner may also be in with a shout for his Corrie role as life came crashing down

Returning Drama is also a strong category, reflecting a year of change.

ITV’s Vera is on the list after bid farewell to the crime series, as well as the new casts of and .

They face competition from streaming hits including , and .

Freddie Flintoff on the set of Bullseye.
Flintoff’s Bullseye is on the longlist for the Bruce Forsyth Award
Stephen Graham in a scene from
Adolescence, starring Stephen Graham is up for four awards, including New Drama
Mickey Rourke in the diary room on Celebrity Big Brother.
Mickey Rourke made Celebrity Big Brother a must-watch – nominated in the reality category

Meanwhile, Rivals stars David Tennant and Danny Dyer go head to head in Drama Performance.

But telly is not just to entertain, and a raft of brave celebrities who have opened up this year have made the Authored Documentary category.

Disney+’s dominates, having told the story of Freddie Flintoff’s incredible journey after his crash.

But also noted are , plus for , both on the BBC.

gets a nod for Behind It All on Prime Video.

Freddie is also up for Factual Entertainment with , where he will vie against old Top Gear colleagues Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris and their show Road Tripping.

We are a nation of quizzers – but which quiz show will be named Britain’s best? Saturday night faves The 1% Club, Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel and Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win will take on newer formats, such as Jason Manford’s The Answer Run, Roman Kemp’s The Finish Line and Ken Bruce’s PopMaster TV.

Jeremy Clarkson has got two nods here, too, for and .

Then there is a string of much-loved favourites including , and up for Talent.

It is a similar picture in , with , , and all in the mix.

And is mentioned as it celebrates its 25th birthday.

But there is innovation too, from the likes of and Policing Paradise.

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