This Country, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Katherine Ryan are among the nominations for the I Talk Telly Awards announced today.
This Country is up for Best New Comedy as well as Best Comedy Partnership for Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper and Best Comedy Performance for Paul Chahidi
James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Katherine Ryan are among those nominated for Best Live Comedian.
Elsewhere Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother lead the nominations for this year’s I Talk Telly Awards along with Benidorm, Britain’s Got Talent, Doctor Who, Killing Eve, Strictly Come Dancing and This Morning. Fans can now cast their vote here italktelly.com/awards2018.
The tenth series of Benidorm bows out with three nominations; Best Returning Comedy and two Best Comedy Partnership nominations for John Challis and Sherrie Hewson as well as the late Barry Chuckle and his brother Paul.
Doctor Who picks up an impressive three nominations, with Jodie Whittaker recognised in the Best Dramatic Performance category, Mandip Gill up for Best Newcomer and Doctor Who itself up for Best Returning Drama, for the first time ever.
Killing Eve also picks up three nominations, Best New Drama and two nods in Best Dramatic Performance for both Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh.
BBC One’s flagship Saturday night show Strictly Come Dancing also receives three nominations, for Best Talent Show, Best TV Presenting Partnership for Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman and a first time nomination for Zoe Ball for her work on Strictly: It Takes Two.
This year’s awards also introduce four new categories; Best Live Comedian which recognises the best comedians on the circuit, Best TV Personality which recognises the faces you love on television, Best Soap Partnership which celebrates the best soap pairings and Special Recognition which is the only category not to be put to a public vote.
Instead it will be decided solely by Elliot Gonzalez, Founder of I Talk Telly, and can be awarded to an individual, individuals or a television programme. The winner will be announced alongside the 24 winners from the public vote.
Speaking about this year’s awards, Elliot Gonzalez said “I’m delighted to be bringing the I Talk Telly Awards back for a fourth year. I’m always overwhelmed at how they’re received by readers, TV fans and talent. I love seeing who the public think should win and love how passionate some fans are on social media, encouraging others to vote. It’s been another really strong year for television, which made the decision of who to nominate harder than any other year. Some categories were easier than others whilst some categories saw the list of nominees change a number times. But actually, my job is probably the easiest. It’s now down to the readers to make the really difficult decision of who should win each category. I’m glad I can’t vote because that’s a decision I would not like to make!”
Voting closes Saturday 1st December and the winners will be announced on Monday 10th December on I Talk Telly.
Full list of nominees:
Best New Comedy
2017 winner: The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Derry Girls
Famalam
In The Long Run
Man Like Mobeen
Sick of It
Stath Lets Flats
Best Returning Comedy
2017 winner: Peter Kay’s Car Share
Benidorm
Friday Night Dinner
Inside No.9
Mum
Peter Kay's Car Share
This Country
Best Comedy Performance
2017 winner: Roisin Conaty for GameFace
Diane Morgan for Cunk on Britain
Jimmy Akingbola for In The Long Run
Lisa McGrillis for Mum
Paul Chahidi for This Country
Ryan Sampson for Plebs
Samson Kayo for Famalam
Best Comedy Partnership
2017 winner: Peter Kay & Sian Gibson for Peter Kay's Car Share
Charlie Cooper & Daisy May Cooper for This Country
John Challis & Sherrie Hewson for Benidorm
Keith Lemon & Paddy McGuinness for The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Paul & Barry Chuckle for Benidorm
Peter Kay & Sian Gibson for Peter Kay's Car Share
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton for Inside No.9
Best New Drama
2017 winner: Liar
Bodyguard
Butterfly
Keeping Faith
Killing Eve
Save Me
A Very English Scandal
Best Returning Drama
2017 winner: Our Girl
Doctor Who
Humans
No Offence
Our Girl
Peaky Blinders
Unforgotten
Best Single Drama
2017 winner: Murdered for Being Different
The Boy with the Topknot
Grandpa's Great Escape
Killed By My Debt
Mother's Day
Best Dramatic Performance
2017 winner: Suranne Jones for Doctor Foster
Jenna Coleman for The Cry
Jodie Comer for Killing Eve
Jodie Whittaker for Doctor Who
Lennie James for Save Me
Michaela Coel for Black Earth Rising
Sandra Oh for Killing Eve
Best Dramatic Partnership
2017 winner: David Tennant & Olivia Colman for Broadchurch
Ashley Walters & Noel Clarke for Bulletproof
Daniel Mays & Anna Maxwell Martin for Mother's Day
Holliday Grainger & Tom Burke for Strike: Career of Evil
Keeley Hawes & Richard Madden for Bodyguard
Nicola Walker & Sanjeev Bhaskar for Unforgotten
Toni Collette & Steven Mackintosh for Wanderlust
Best International Series
2017 winner: The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Bridge
The Good Place
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Queer Eye
This is Us
Will & Grace
Best Reality TV Show
2017 winner: I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother
Celebs Go Dating
The Circle
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Love Island
Best Talent Show
2017 winner: The Great British Bake Off
The Apprentice
Britain's Got Talent
Dancing on Ice
The Great British Bake Off
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
Best Entertainment Show
2017 winner: Gogglebox
The Big Narstie Show
Celebrity Juice
Gogglebox
The Graham Norton Show
The Last Leg
Taskmaster
Best Daytime Show
2017 winner: This Morning
Good Morning Britain
Loose Women
Lorraine
Sunday Brunch
This Morning
Zoe Ball on…
Best TV Presenter
2017 winner: James Corden for The Late Late Show with James Corden
Caroline Flack for Love Island
Declan Donnelly for Britain's Got Talent
Emma Willis for Big Brother & Celebrity Big Brother
Rylan Clark-Neal for Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Stephen Mulhern for Britain's Got More Talent
Zoe Ball for Strictly: It Takes Two
Best TV Presenting Partnership
2017 winner: Ant & Dec for Saturday Night Takeaway
Eamonn Holmes & Ruth Langsford for This Morning
Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby for This Morning
Piers Morgan & Susanna Reid for Good Morning Britain
Sandi Toksvig & Noel Fielding for The Great British Bake Off
Tess Daly & Claudia Winkleman for Strictly Come Dancing
Tim Lovejoy & Simon Rimmer for Sunday Brunch
Best Factual
2017 winner: Blue Planet II
Cruising with Jane McDonald
Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
Stacey Dooley Investigates
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
Best Newcomer
2017 winner: Michael Salami for Just A Couple
Guz Khan for Man Like Mobeen
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell for Derry Girls
Mandip Gill for Doctor Who
Mo Gilligan for The Big Narstie Show
Nabhaan Rizwan for Informer
Stephen Bailey for Celebs on the Farm
Best Live Comedian
*NEW Category*
James Acaster
Katherine Ryan
Luisa Omielan
Mo Gilligan
Ricky Gervais
Sara Pascoe
Best TV Personality
*NEW Category*
Amber Davies
Big Narstie
Courtney Act
Dani Dyer
London Hughes
Stacey Solomon
Best Soap
2017 winner: Hollyoaks
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Best Soap Newcomer
2017 winner: Theo Graham for Hollyoaks
Aedan Duckworth for Hollyoaks
Ash Palmisciano for Emmerdale
Charlie De Melo for Coronation Street
Charlie Winter for EastEnders
Katie Jarvis for EastEnders
Ricky Champ for EastEnders
Talia Grant for Hollyoaks
Tony Clay for EastEnders
Best Soap Performance
2017 winner: Anna Passey for Hollyoaks
Anna Passey for Hollyoaks
Bonnie Langford for EastEnders
Danny Walters for EastEnders
Jack P Shepherd for Coronation Street
Lucy Fallon for Coronation Street
Nadine Mulkerrin for Hollyoaks
Ross Adams for Hollyoaks
Shayne Ward for Coronation Street
Best Soap Partnership
*NEW Category*
Adam Woodward & Jacob Roberts for Hollyoaks
Bhavna Limbachia & Faye Brookes for Coronation Street
Emma Atkins & Michelle Hardwick for Emmerdale
Kellie Bright & Danny Dyer for EastEnders
Kieron Richardson & Parry Glasspool for Hollyoaks
Malique Thompson-Dwyer & Theo Graham for Hollyoaks
Ryan Hawley & Danny Miller for Emmerdale
Simon Gregson & Kate Ford for Coronation Street
Shows eligible for nomination have to have aired between 3rd November 2017 and 2nd November 2018.
