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Ant and Dec win three TV Awards | Ant and Dec win three TV Awards |
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Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have collected three prizes at the National Television Awards, which have been held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. | |
Their ITV1 series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! took best reality show and the duo won best presenter. | Their ITV1 series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! took best reality show and the duo won best presenter. |
And their Saturday Night Takeaway show, one of several ITV1 hits to be caught up in a recent phone-in scandal, was named best entertainment programme. | And their Saturday Night Takeaway show, one of several ITV1 hits to be caught up in a recent phone-in scandal, was named best entertainment programme. |
Doctor Who won two awards, including best drama for the third year running. | |
"Thank you for watching it; thank you for enjoying it," David Tennant, who plays the Doctor, told viewers in one of his acceptance speeches. | |
"I'm having the time of my life and I'm so glad you're enjoying it," he said. | |
Best soap | Best soap |
McPartlin and Donnelly were unable to attend the ceremony as they were in Los Angeles, on the way to Australia to film the next series of I'm a Celebrity... | McPartlin and Donnelly were unable to attend the ceremony as they were in Los Angeles, on the way to Australia to film the next series of I'm a Celebrity... |
Instead, they used a live satellite link-up to accept their awards. | |
McPartlin sent out a "massive heartfelt thank you to everybody who voted for us". | |
"We are over the moon," he added. | |
I was a bit miffed that Al Gore won the peace certificate [Nobel Prize]. This more than makes up for it Jeremy Clarkson | I was a bit miffed that Al Gore won the peace certificate [Nobel Prize]. This more than makes up for it Jeremy Clarkson |
Earlier this month it emerged that two of the pair's shows, Saturday Night Takeawayand Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, had deceived viewers. | |
Winners of contests on each programme were not chosen at random, as advertised. | |
The pair were executive producers of Saturday Night Takeaway but insisted they had no knowledge of what had taken place. | |
In Wednesday night's speeches from Los Angeles, neither star apologised for the scandal, despite rumours backstage they would do so. | |
Donnelly did, however, say it had been "quite a couple of weeks". | |
He paid tribute to ITV, the staff working on his shows and viewers, adding: "Thank you to everybody that has taken the time to vote for us. We are very grateful." | |
BBC One's EastEnders won two awards - best popular serial, commonly known as soaps, and best actress. This went to Lacey Turner, seen in the show as Stacey. | |
Former Hear'Say singer Kym Ryder was named most popular newcomer for her role as barmaid Michelle Connor in Coronation Street. | Former Hear'Say singer Kym Ryder was named most popular newcomer for her role as barmaid Michelle Connor in Coronation Street. |
Special recognition | Special recognition |
For the second year running the BBC Two motoring series Top Gear won best factual show. | |
This time presenter Richard Hammond was able to collect the award in person. Last year he was unable to attend as he was recovering from a high-speed crash which occurred during filming. | |
Racing driver Lewis Hamilton presented another Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, with the special recognition award. | Racing driver Lewis Hamilton presented another Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, with the special recognition award. |
On accepting the trophy, Clarkson joked: "I was a bit miffed that Al Gore won the peace certificate [Nobel Prize]. This more than makes up for it." | |
EastEnders star Lacey Turner took home the prize for best actress | EastEnders star Lacey Turner took home the prize for best actress |
He revealed he had "no idea" he was to collect the award, before congratulating Hamilton on his own "phenomenal year" in Formula One. | |
Little Britain's David Walliams and Matt Lucas, winners last year, donned their Lou and Andy costumes to present the best comedy award. | Little Britain's David Walliams and Matt Lucas, winners last year, donned their Lou and Andy costumes to present the best comedy award. |
That went to The Catherine Tate Show, although Tate did not attend the event. | That went to The Catherine Tate Show, although Tate did not attend the event. |
The X Factor picked up the gong for best talent show, which viewers were invited to vote for while the ceremony was broadcast. | The X Factor picked up the gong for best talent show, which viewers were invited to vote for while the ceremony was broadcast. |
Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald hosted the awards, all of which were decided by a public vote. | Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald hosted the awards, all of which were decided by a public vote. |