National TV Awards 2015 shortlist: Sherlock, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey earn nods
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Your support makes all the difference.Sherlock, Doctor Who, Cilla and Gogglebox are among the hit shows vying for gongs at this year’s National Television Awards.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sheridan Smith, Sarah Lancashire and Dame Maggie Smith will compete for the Drama Performance prize.
Peter Capaldi has been shunned from the nominations list for his lead role in Doctor Who, however, despite previous Time Lords Matt Smith, David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston all taking home the award.
In other categories, X Factor panellists Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini go head to head as best talent judge, with Britain's Got Talent's David Walliams and Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry completing the list.
Bake Off is up for another prize, competing for the skills challenge award against The Apprentice, Masterchef and Come Dine With Me.
Viewers can vote for their favourite TV shows and stars on the National TV Awards website here or by phone on 0901 888 2015.
Voting closes at 12pm on Wednesday 21 January before the ceremony at London’s O2 Arena that night.
National TV Awards shortlist
Drama
Cilla
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Sherlock
Drama Performance
Benedict Cumberbatch
Sarah Lancashire
Dame Maggie Smith
Sheridan Smith
Comedy
Benidorm
Mrs Brown's Boys
Outnumbered
The Big Bang Theory
Talent Show
Britain's Got Talent
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
The X Factor
Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Celebrity Big Brother
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Through the Keyhole
Entertainment Presenter
Ant & Dec
Keith Lemon
Dermot O'Leary
Bradley Walsh
Factual
Gogglebox
Long Lost Family
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Top Gear
Chat Show Host
Alan Carr
Michael McIntyre
Graham Norton
Paul O'Grady
Jonathan Ross
Daytime
Pointless
The Chase
The Jeremy Kyle Show
This Morning
Multichannel
Celebrity Juice
Game of Thrones
Geordie Shore
The Walking Dead
Newcomer
Maddy Hill
Lee Mead
Cameron Moore
Michael Parr
Serial Drama
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Serial Drama Performance
Kellie Bright
Danny Dyer
Verity Rushworth
Nikki Sanderson
Skills Challenge Show
Come Dine with Me
MasterChef
The Apprentice
The Great British Bake Off
TV Judge
Mary Berry
Simon Cowell
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
David Walliams
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