NTAs 2022 postponed as ITV shake-up schedule for Queen tributes
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The National Television Awards were expected to be broadcast on September 15 however ITV has decided to postpone the ceremony as the country entered into a 10-day period of mourning on Friday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s death. The awards will now take place a month later on October 13.
ITV bosses were thrown into crisis talks ahead of the NTAs planned ceremony next week.
The awards were due to be held at the OVO Arena in Wembley and hosted by comedian Joel Dommett.
However, following a series of cancellations of other major national events, the NTAs have followed suit.
ITV and Indigo Television have decided to reschedule the ceremony which will still take place at the arena.
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All tickets for the awards will remain valid for October 13.
The NTAs are not the only national events that have been postponed or cancelled in the wake of the Queen’s death.
The BBC has cancelled the Last Night of the Proms which was due to take place on Friday and Saturday.
The season of daily musical concerts which takes place mainly in London’s Royal Albert Hall was scheduled to conclude this weekend.
Elsewhere, the Premier League has decided not to go ahead with its 10 games planned this weekend.
The decision was made to honour the Queen’s “extraordinary life and contribution to the nation”.
Meanwhile, the NTAs shortlist was announced last month.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are yet again in the running for the TV Presenter award.
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The Geordie duo have won the prestigious award every year since 2001.
Alison Hammond, Bradley Walsh and Graham Norton have also been nominated in this category.
Ant and Dec could be one of the big winners on the night as they have a chance of picking up three other awards.
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and I’m A Celebrity….Get Me Out Of Here! are both nominated for The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award while Britain’s Got Talent could win best Talent Show.
Bridgerton, Call the Midwife, Peaky Blinders and The Split will go up against each other for Returning Drama.
Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Neighbours will battle it out for Serial Drama.
EastEnders and Emmerdale go up against each other in a second category as Jean Slater’s Gillian Wright, Frankie Lewis’ Rose Ayling-Ellis, Marlon Dingle’s Mark Charnock and Meena Jutla’s Paige Sandhu compete.
The National Television Awards will air on ITV on October 13.
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