National Television Awards: The nominations

EastEnders has received seven nominations

The nominations for this year's National Television Awards, to be held at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 15 October:

Most popular quiz programme
A Question of Sport
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
They Think It's All Over
The Weakest Link

Most popular factual programme
Animal Hospital
Big Brother
The Blue Planet
Crimewatch UK

Most popular actor
Steve McFadden (EastEnders)
David Jason (A Touch Of Frost)
Perry Fenwick (EastEnders)
John Thaw (Buried Treasure)
Alex Ferns (EastEnders)

Most popular actress
Pauline Quirke (Down To Earth)
Jessie Wallace (EastEnders)
Leah Bracknell (Emmerdale)
Julie Walters (My Beautiful Son)
Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders)

Most popular newcomer
Emily Symons (Emmerdale)
Diane Parish (The Bill)
Brian Capron (Coronation Street)
Kim Medcalf (EastEnders)
Sammy Winwood (Emmerdale)

Most popular comedy performer
Dawn French (Ted And Alice)
David Jason (Only Fools And Horses)
Billy Connollly (...World Tour)
Alastair McGowan (Big Impressions)
Kathy Burke (Gimme Gimme Gimme)

Most popular comedy programme
Barbara
Only Fools And Horses
Cold Feet
Friends

Most popular entertainment presenter Graham Norton
Davina McCall
And and Dec
Lily Savage

Most popular drama
Casualty
Bad Girls
A Touch of Frost
Auf Wiedersehen Pet

Most popular entertainment programme
The Simpsons
Pop Idol
Stars In Their Eyes
Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Most popular serial drama
Emmerdale
EastEnders
Brookside
Coronation Street

Most popular talk show
Parkinson
The Kumars At No 42
Des O'Connor Tonight
V Graham Norton