NTAs 2023: Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise and The Crown land on the longlist

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23 May 2023, 08:49

It’s time to vote for your favourite shows and TV personalities for 2023’s National Television Awards. 

One of the biggest nights in telly will take place on Tuesday 5th September at London’s O Arena and will once again be hosted by Joel Dommett. 

The longlist reveal means fans can now vote for their very favourite shows and the celebs involved, with the first round of voting open from today (Tuesday 3rd May) until 2nd June. After that date, the shortlisted nominees will be unveiled. All the voting details are on nationaltvawards.com

2023’s longlist is absolutely packed with massive shows including Call The Midwife, Death in Paradise and The Crown finding a home in the Returning Drama category. 

In the New Drama category, the likes of Death in Paradise’s spin-off, Beyond Paradise, Blue Lights and The Last of Us are listed.

Some big music names have also been recognised in the Authored Documentary category, which this year includes Ed Sheeran for his doc, The Sum of it All, and Lewis Capaldi’s How I’m Feeling Now. 

Presenting duo Ant & Dec will be keeping their fingers crossed for a 22nd win in the Most Popular TV Presenter category, as well as another nod for the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.  

There are also two new categories this year, including Reality Competition, which has recognised shows like The Apprentice SAS WHo Dares Wins and The Traitors. The TV Interview category also includes The Graham Norton Show and Late Night Lycett. 

The full 2023 National Television Awards longlist: 

New Drama: 

• A Spy Among Friends

• Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

• Andor

• Bad Sisters

• BEEF

• Better

• Beyond Paradise

• Black Bird

• Blue Lights

• Crossfire

• Great Expectations

• House of the Dragon

• Karen Pirie

• Litvinenko

• Malpractice

• Marriage

• Nolly

• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

• Ridley

• SAS Rogue Heroes

• Sherwood

• Stonehouse

• Suspect

• Ten Pound Poms

• The Bear

• The Catch

• The Control Room

• The Devil’s Hour

• The English

• The Gold

• The Hunt for Raoul Moat

• The Last of Us

• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

• The Power

• The Rig

• The Suspect

• Trom

• Wednesday

• Welcome to Chippendales

Reality Competition 

• Dated & Related

• Go Hard or Go Home

• I Kissed a Boy

• Loaded in Paradise

• Love Is Blind

• Love Island

• Race Across the World

• Rise and Fall

• SAS: Who Dares Wins

• Tempting Fortune

• The Apprentice

• The Traitors

• Too Hot to Handle

Authored Documentary 

• Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live

• Charlene White: Empire's Child

• Chris Kamara: Lost for Words

• Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism

• Deborah James: Bowelbabe in Her Own Words

• Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

• Emily Atack: Asking for It?

• James Arthur: Out of Our Minds

• John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf

• Katie Price: Trauma and Me

• Kelly Holmes: Being Me

• Kevin Sinfield: Going the Extra Mile

• KSI: In Real Life

• Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now

• Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction

• Michael J. Fox: Still

• Oti Mabuse: My South Africa

• Pamela: A Love Story

• Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Me

• Revenge Porn: Georgia vs Bear

• Rob Burrow: Living with MND

• Spencer Matthews: Finding Michael

• Steve Thompson Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me

• The Real Mo Farah

• Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, Dad and Me

Returning Drama

• All Creatures Great and Small

• Call the Midwife

• Death in Paradise

• Doc Martin

• Endeavour

• Gangs of London

• Grace

• Grey’s Anatomy

• Happy Valley

• McDonald & Dodds

• Shetland

• Silent Witness

• Slow Horses

• Stranger Things

• Strike

• Succession

• The Bay

• The Crown

• The Handmaid’s Tale

• The Mandalorian

• The Walking Dead

• Unforgotten

• Vera

• Vienna Blood

• You

TV Presenter 

• Adil Ray

• Alan Carr

• Alesha Dixon

• Alex Jones

• Alexander Armstrong

• Alison Hammond

• Ant & Dec

• Ben Shephard

• Bradley Walsh

• Claudia Winkleman

• Clive Myrie

• Danny Dyer

• Davina McCall

• Dermot O'Leary

• Emma Willis

• Fiona Bruce

• Gordon Ramsay

• Graham Norton

• Greg Davies

• Greg James

• Hannah Waddingham

• Holly Willoughby

• Iain Stirling

• Jimmy Carr

• Joe Lycett

• Joel Dommett

• John Bishop

• Jonathan Ross

• Jordan North

• Lee Mack

• Lorraine Kelly

• Martin Lewis

• Marvin Humes

• Matt Baker

• Maya Jama

• Mel Giedroyc

• Michael McIntyre

• Mo Gilligan

• Olly Murs

• Paddy McGuinness

• Phillip Schofield

• Rob Beckett

• Rochelle Humes

• Romesh Ranganathan

• RuPaul

• Rylan

• Sara Pascoe

• Stephen Mulhern

• Susanna Reid

• Tess Daly

Factual

• 24 Hours in Police Custody

• A Year on Planet Earth

• All or Nothing: Arsenal

• Amanda & Alan's Italian Job

• Ambulance

• Antiques Roadshow

• Anton & Giovanni’s Adventures in Sicily

• Bangers and Cash

• Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad

• Break Point

• Cause of Death

• Clarkson’s Farm

• Countryfile

• DIY SOS

• DNA Journey

• Dragons' Den

• Fake or Fortune?

• FIFA Uncovered

• Frozen Planet II

• Full Swing

• Libby, Are You Home Yet?

• Long Lost Family

• Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

• Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich

• Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs

• Prehistoric Planet

• Save Our Squad with David Beckham

• Sort Your Life Out

• Spector

• The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick

• The Martin Lewis Money Show Live

• The One Show

• The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy

• The Repair Shop

• The Savoy

• Top Gear

• Welcome to Wrexham

• Who Do You Think You Are?

• Wild Isles

Drama Performance

• Adrian Dunbar, Alex Ridley, Ridley

• Aidan Turner, Joseph O’Loughlin, The Suspect

• Alfie Allen, Jock Lewes, SAS Rogue Heroes

• Andrew Buchan, Col McHugh, Better

• Bella Ramsey, Ellie, The Last Of Us

• Brenda Blethyn, DCI Vera Stanhope, Vera

• Brian Cox, Logan Roy, Succession

• Connor Swindells, David Stirling, SAS Rogue Heroes

• Corey Mylchreest, Young King George, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

• Damian Lewis, Nicholas Elliott, A Spy Among Friends

• David Morrissey, DCS Ian St Clair, Sherwood

• David Tennant, Alexander Litvinenko, Litvinenko

• Diego Luna, Cassian Andor, Andor

• Dominic Cooper, Edwyn Cooper, The Gold

• Dominic West, Prince Charles, The Crown | Lieutenant Colonel Wrangel Clarke, SAS Rogue Heroes

• Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, Princess of Wales, The Crown

• Emilia Fox, Dr. Nikki Alexander, Silent Witness

• Emily Blunt, Lady Cornelia Locke, The English

• Fionn Whitehead, Pip, Great Expectations

• Gary Oldman, Jackson Lamb, Slow Horses

• Guy Pearce, Kim Philby, A Spy Among Friends

• Helena Bonham Carter, Noele Gordon, Nolly

• Holliday Grainger, Robin Ellacott, Strike

• Hugh Bonneville, DCI Brian Boyce, The Gold

• Iain De Caestecker, Gabe, The Control Room

• Iain Glen, Magnus, The Rig

• Imelda Staunton, Queen Elizabeth II, The Crown

• India Ria Amarteifio, Young Queen Charlotte, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

• Jack O’Connell, Paddy Mayne, SAS Rogue Heroes

• James Nesbitt, Danny Frater, Suspect

• James Norton, Tommy Lee Royce, Happy Valley

• Jason Watkins, DS Dodds, McDonald & Dodds | Ed Collier, The Catch

• Jeremy Allen White, Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, The Bear

• Jessica Raine, Lucy Chambers, The Devil's Hour

• Joanna Vanderham, Sam, The Control Room

• Joanne Froggatt, Sarah Vincent, Sherwood

• John Leguizamo, Rob Lopez, The Power

• John Simm, DS Roy Grace, Grace

• Judy Parfitt, Sister Monica Joan, Call the Midwife

• Keeley Hawes, Jo, Crossfire | Barbara Smith, Stonehouse

• Kris Marshall, Humphrey Goodman, Beyond Paradise

• Kumail Nanjiani, Somen "Steve" Banerjee, Welcome To Chippendales

• Lauren Lyle, DS Pirie, Karen Pirie

• Lee Ingleby, Neil Adamson, The Hunt For Raoul Moat | Jason, Crossfire

• Leila Farzad, Lou Slack, Better

• Lucy Boynton, Lady Frances Derwent, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

• Marsha Thomason, DS Jenn Townsend, The Bay

• Martin Clunes, Dr. Martin Ellingham, Doc Martin

• Martin Compston, Fulmer, The Rig

• Matthew Macfadyen, John Stonehouse, Stonehouse | Thomas ‘Tom’ Wambsgans, Succession

• Michelle Keegan, Kate, Ten Pound Poms

• Niamh Algar, Dr Lucinda Edwards, Malpractice

• Nicholas Ralph, James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small

• Nicola Walker, Emma, Marriage

• Pedro Pascal, Joel, The Last of Us | The Mandalorian

• Peter Capaldi, Gideon, The Devil's Hour

• Ralf Little, DI Neville Parker, Death In Paradise

• Sanjeev Bhaskar, DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan, Unforgotten

• Sarah Lancashire, Catherine Cawood, Happy Valley

• Sean Bean, Ian, Marriage

• Sharon Horgan, Eva Garvey, Bad Sisters

• Shaun Evans, DS Endeavour Morse, Endeavour

• Siân Brooke, Constable Grace Ellis, Blue Lights

• Sinéad Keenan, DCI Jessica James, Unforgotten

• Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Elliot Finch/Carter, Gangs of London

• Tala Gouveia, DCI Lauren McDonald, McDonald & Dodds

• Taron Egerton, Jimmy Keene, Black Bird

• Tom Burke, Cormoran Strike, Strike

• Toni Collette, Margot Cleary-Lopez, The Power

• Will Poulter, Bobby Jones, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

• Zephryn Taitte, Cyril Robinson, Call the Midwife

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

• Celebrity Hunted

• Eurovision Song Contest

• Gogglebox

• Have I Got News for You

• I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

• Indian Matchmaking

• Is It Cake?

• Made in Chelsea

• Michael McIntyre's Big Show

• Never Mind the Buzzcocks

• Ninja Warrior UK: Race For Glory

• Rob & Romesh Vs

• Scared of the Dark

• Selling Sunset

• Taskmaster

• The Coronation Concert

• The Kardashians

• The Masked Singer

• Would I Lie to You?

Serial Drama

• Coronation Street

• Doctors

• EastEnders

• Emmerdale

• Hollyoaks

• Home and Away

TV Interview

• Amol Rajan Interviews

• Chicken Shop Date with Amelia Dimoldenberg

• Harry: The Interview

• Late Night Lycett

• Louis Theroux Interviews…

• Piers Morgan Uncensored

• That’s My Time with David Letterman

• The Big Narstie Show

• The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show

• The Graham Norton Show

• The John Bishop Show

• The Jonathan Ross Show

• The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

• The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey

Serial Drama Performance

• Aaron Thiara, Ravi Gulati, EastEnders

• Balvinder Sopal, Suki Panesar, EastEnders

• Charlotte Jordan, Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street

• Chris Bisson, Jai Sharma, Emmerdale

• Danielle Harold, Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders

• Diane Parish, Denise Fox, EastEnders

• Dominic Brunt, Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale

• Elle Mulvaney, Amy Barlow, Coronation Street

• Emma Atkins, Charity Dingle, Emmerdale

• James Farrar, Zack Hudson, EastEnders

• Jamie Lomas, Warren Fox, Hollyoaks

• Jeff Hordley, Cain Dingle, Emmerdale

• Jennifer Metcalfe, Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks

• Kevin Mathurin, Charles Anderson, Emmerdale

• Lillia Turner, Lily Slater, EastEnders

• Lucy Pargeter, Chas Dingle, Emmerdale

• Maureen Lipman, Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street

• Niamh Blackshaw, Juliet Nightingale, Hollyoaks

• Nick Pickard, Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks

• Nikki Sanderson, Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks

• Peter Ash, Paul Foreman, Coronation Street

• Richard Blackwood, Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks

• Ryan Prescott, Ryan Connor, Coronation Street

• Sair Khan, Alya Nazir, Coronation Street

Quiz Game Show

• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

• A League Of Their Own

• Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow

• Ant & Dec's Limitless Win

• Blankety Blank

• Celebrity Bridge of Lies

• Celebrity Catchphrase

• Celebrity Lingo

• Celebrity Mastermind

• Cheat

• Eggheads

• Iain Stirling's CelebAbility

• In for a Penny

• In With A Shout

• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

• Only Connect

• Pointless Celebrities

• Question of Sport

• Richard Osman's House of Games

• That's My Jam

• The 1% Club

• The Chase Celebrity Special

• The Hit List

• The Weakest Link

• Tipping Point

• University Challenge

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Rising Star

• Abraham Popoola, Easter Ayodeji, The Rig

• Benjamin Chivers, Isaac, The Devil’s Hour

• Bobby Brazier, Freddie Slater, EastEnders

• Channique Sterling-Brown, Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street

• Jemma Donovan, Rayne Royce, Hollyoaks

• Lewis Cope, Nicky Milligan, Emmerdale

• Máiréad Tyers, Jen, Extraordinary

• Ria Zmitrowicz, Roxy Monke, The Power

Daytime

• Animal Park

• Antiques Road Trip

• Bargain Hunt

• BBC Breakfast

• Big Little Crimes

• Bridge of Lies

• Escape to the Country

• Fastest Finger First

• Father Brown

• Good Morning Britain

• Help! We Bought a Village

• James Martin's Saturday Morning

• Jeremy Vine

• John & Lisa's Weekend Kitchen

• Lingo

• Loose Women

• Lorraine

• Make It at Market

• Morning Live

• Pointless

• Rip Off Britain

• Saturday Kitchen

• Steph's Packed Lunch

• Sunday Brunch

• The Bidding Room

• The Chase

• The Repair Shop

• The Travelling Auctioneers

• This Morning

• Tipping Point

Comedy

• A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou

• Abbott Elementary

• Am I Being Unreasonable?

• Avoidance

• Bad Education

• Black Ops

• Brassic

• Colin from Accounts

• Dreamland

• Everyone Else Burns

• Extraordinary

• Ghosts

• How I Met Your Father

• Inside No. 9

• Mammals

• Man Vs Bee

• Rain Dogs

• Ted Lasso

• The Cleaner

• The Outlaws

• Trying

• Two Doors Down

• Young Sheldon

Talent Show

• Britain's Got Talent

• Celebrity MasterChef

• Dance 100

• Dancing on Ice

• Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

• Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars

• Great British Menu

• Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr

• MasterChef: The Professionals

• Next in Fashion

• Portrait Artist of the Year

• Project Icon: UK’s Next Music Star

• RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

• Starstruck

• Strictly Come Dancing

• The Great British Bake Off

• The Great British Sewing Bee

• The Great Pottery Throw Down

• The Piano

• The Voice Kids

• The Voice UK

The National Television Awards 2023 will take place on Tuesday 5th September at the O2 Arena, London. Voting for the first stage of the NTAs is open now and closes on 2nd June. Vote at nationaltvawards.com.