Key Takeaways From The 2024 NTAs

While the MTV VMAs are dominating the headlines stateside, over in the UK, it’s all about the National Television Awards (aka the NTAs), which also took place last night. In case you missed it, here are all of the key takeaways from Britain’s biggest night in television.

The Headlines

It was a huge evening for ITV’s surprise hit series, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, with the ensemble cast bagging the New Drama award against three Netflix original series – Baby Reindeer, Fool Me Once and One Day – and ITV’s own Red Eye, as well as a special ‘Impact’ award while Toby Jones also walked away with the Drama Performance award for his role in the series. Elsewhere, fan favourite Mrs Brown’s Boys bagged Best Comedy against Guy Ritchie’s high budget Netflix drama The Gentlemen, as well as Brassic, Ghosts and Not Going Out. Anything can happen when awards are voted for by the fans…

It wasn’t all bad news for Netflix, however, with Bridgerton bagging the Returning Drama award, beating out its own The Crown, as well as Trigger Point, Vera and Call the Midwife. Meanwhile, Strictly Come Dancing bagged best Talent Show amid hot water headlines, while C&TH favourite The Traitors walked away with Reality Competition.

Here’s the winner’s list in full.

Who Won At The NTAs 2024?

Mr Bates vs The Post Office. © ITV

New Drama

• Baby Reindeer
• Fool Me Once
• Mr Bates vs The Post Office – Winner
• One Day
• Red Eye

Returning Drama

• The Crown
• Bridgerton – Winner
• Trigger Point
• Vera
• Call the Midwife

Drama Performance

• Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
• Brenda Blethyn (Vera)
• Michelle Keegan (Fool Me Once)
• Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) – Winner
• Vicky McClure (Trigger Point)

Comedy

• Brassic
• The Gentlemen
• Ghosts
• Mrs Brown’s Boys – Winner
• Not Going Out

Impact

• Mr Bates vs The Post Office – Winner

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 302 of Bridgerton. (Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2024)

Special Recognition

• Davina McCall – Winner

Reality Competition

• The Apprentice
• Celebrity Big Brother
• Love Island
• Race Across the World
• The Traitors – Winner

Serial Drama

• Hollyoaks
• Coronation Street
• Casualty
• Emmerdale – Winner
• EastEnders

Serial Drama Performance

• Angela Wynter (EastEnders)
• David Neilson (Coronation Street)
• Diane Parish (EastEnders)
• Eden Taylor-Draper (Emmerdale)
• Peter Ash (Coronation Street) – Winner

Factual Entertainment

• Gogglebox
• Clarkson’s Farm
• The Martin Lewis Money Show Live
• Sort Your Life Out – Winner
• The Yorkshire Vet

Kaleb Cooper, Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Cato on Clarkson’s Farm

Daytime

• The Chase – Winner
• Deal or No Deal
• Loose Women
• This Morning
• The Repair Shop

Talent Show

• Britain’s Got Talent
• The Great British Bake Off
• MasterChef
• Strictly Come Dancing – Winner
• The Voice UK

Quiz Game Show

• The 1% Club – Winner
• Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win
• Beat the Chasers
• Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel
• Richard Osman’s House of Games

Authored Documentary

• Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story – Winner
• Robbie Williams
• Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck
• Beckham
• Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change

Television Presenter

• Alison Hammond (This Morning)
• Ant and Dec (I’m a Celebrity) – Winner
• Bradley Walsh (The Chase)
• Claudia Winkleman (The Traitors)
• Stacey Solomon (Sort Your Life Out)

Television Expert

• Anton Du Beke (Strictly Come Dancing)
• Sir David Attenborough (Mammals) – Winner
• Kaleb Cooper (Clarkson’s Farm)
• Martin Lewis (The Martin Lewis Money Show)
• Torvill and Dean (Dancing on Ice)

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

• Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
• The Graham Norton Show
• I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here – Winner
• The Masked Singer
• Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

Claudia Winkleman in The Traitors. © BBC

What Are The NTAs?

The National Television Awards – aka the NTAs – are an annual awards ceremony celebrating British television. Spanning everything from daytime TV to Netflix blockbusters, the ceremony sees some of the industry’s largest names come together from across the television spectrum. The results are voted on by the general public, meaning we get a real insight into what the British public loves to see on screen.

Who Presents The NTAs?

Joel Dommett returned to host the NTAs for his fourth year last night.

When Are The NTAs?

The NTAs took place last night (11 September 2024). The ceremony took place at London’s O2 Arena as it did in 2023 and from 2010–21.

Can I Still Watch The Ceremony?

Yes, the full NTA ceremony is available to watch on demand at itv.com