In his 100th year, David Attenborough took home the National Television Award for Best Presenter, leaving Ant and Dec without a gong for the second year in a row.
The iconic Geordie duo held the accolade for 23 years before losing out to Gary Lineker at last year’s awards.
And this year they were surpassed by the legendary broadcaster, whose producer Mark Brownlow accepted the award on his behalf with his speech focused on the dangers of climate change.
Meanwhile, This Morning’s winning streak continued as Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard took home the award for best daytime show, along with Friday presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.
Ahead of this year’s renewal, Strictly Come Dancing also won the gong for best talent show, while Celebrity Traitors won the Factual Entertainment category.
As Alan Carr accepted his second award of the evening, having received this year’s special recognition earlier in the programme, he joked: ‘I bet you’re tired of me.’
The BBC hit, presented by Claudia Winkelman, dominated the nominees, while the regular civilian series was also nominated.
Fellow contestant Charlotte Church hopped on the mic to praise Alan and Faithfuls Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga for a moment of “masculine tenderness and emotion.”
National Television Awards 2026 winners: Ant and Dec miss out on best presenter award AGAIN as Sir David Attenborough triumphs in his 100th year, while This Morning, Strictly and Clarkson’s Farm get the scoop
The legendary broadcaster, whose producer Mark Brownlow accepted the award on his behalf, focused his speech on the dangers of climate change
Alan Carr received this year’s special recognition after a hilarious introductory sketch in which Paloma Faith was carried in a coffin and Amanda Holden sang
Elsewhere to collect the Reality Docuseries gong was Jeremy Clarkson’s Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm.
The presenter made the shocking revelation earlier this year that he was in remission from prostate cancer.
He kept his speech short and sweet and later broke his silence on the disease during the winner’s press conference.
The 66-year-old said: ‘I wasn’t emotional; it was annoying. I had something going on with my heart, and I had a little bit of cancer, but it wasn’t really gone, it lasted two weeks.
“It was, it was just annoying because I missed a lot of harvest time.”
Lee Mack once again took home the gong for his ITV hit The 1% Club, as he attended the ceremony with his three children and paid tribute to his wife in his speech.
The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award was presented to Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – after it was hosted by Paris Fury and her eight-year-old daughter Valencia.
The cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys were ecstatic to hear they had won Best Comedy Show, which will be a boost for Brendan O’Carroll after he had to cancel this year’s festive specials after breaking his jaw.
Gogglebox, now in its 28th series, was awarded the Factual Entertainment gong, beating Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out.
Elsewhere to collect the Reality Docuseries gong was Jeremy Clarkson’s Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm
As Alan Carr accepted his second award of the evening, having received this year’s special recognition earlier in the programme, he joked: ‘I bet you’re tired of me’
The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award was presented to Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – after it was presented by Paris Fury and her daughter Valencia, eight
This morning’s winning streak continued as Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard took home the award for Best Daytime Show, alongside Friday presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary
The cast couldn’t stop beaming as they posed with the gong
Emmerdale Jeff Hordley won in the Serial Drama Performance category
Call The Midwife took Best Recurring Drama as the cast gathered on stage
For the first time in the history of the National Television Awards, all women topped the nominees for Best Drama Performance.
And it was Vicky McClure who came out on top, thanks to her role as fugitive bomb officer Lana in Trigger Point.
I Fought the Law, led by Sheridan Smith, won this year’s New Drama gong after an impressive performance.
This year’s Authored Documentary gong was awarded to the BBC special Our Girls: The Southport Families.
The wins for the evening were achieved by Call The Midwife who won Best Returning Drama, Emmerdale who won Best Serial Drama and Jeff Hordley who won in the Serial Drama Performance category.
The celebrities made sure they brought glamor to the biggest night on British television, as Olivia Attwood, Rochelle Humes and Cat Deeley dazzled in stunning gowns as they led the stars down the red carpet.
Television favorites gathered The O2 Arena in London for a star-studded ceremony, with comedian Joel Dommett back as host for the sixth time.
Olivia, 35, looked like a real-life Barbie doll as she donned a strapless pale pink dress and styled her long blonde locks in waves.
Rochelle Humes, 37, oozed elegance in an off-white backless dress alongside her dashing JLS star husband Marvin Humes, 41.
This Morning’s Cat Deeley wowed in a red and purple floral dress and statement gold necklace as she performed an animated show with her co-host Ben Shephard.
Stacey Solomon donned a strapless PVC dress as she matched with her husband Joe Swash, who opted for a black tuxedo.
Just hours after flying from Isle Of Man, Paris Fury arrived on the red carpet in a stunning red dress.
Meanwhile, TV star Ashley, 39, stunned in a black Karen Millen dress with a dramatic white scarf as she posed up a storm.
