Gary Lineker ends Ant and Dec’s 23-year winning streak at TV awards

Noor NanjiCulture reporter andYasmin RufoCulture reporterGetty ImagesGary Lineker has pulled off a major upset by breaking Ant and Dec’s 23-year winning streak at the National Television Awards.The former Match of the Day presenter was named best TV presenter at the ceremony, where the winners are chosen by viewers, on Wednesday.Lineker left the BBC football show after 26 years at the end of the Premier League season in May.It was also his last appearance for the BBC after the latest in a string of controversies about his social media use led him to announce he would be leaving the corporation.Accepting the award he thanked everyone he worked with and said the prize “demonstrates that it is OK to use your platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice”. Asked about whether he would work for the BBC again, the presenter said he was not sure and was “really looking forward to working with ITV”. The awards are unique in that all of the categories are voted for by members of the public.One of the most watched reality TV shows of the year, The Traitors, went home empty-handed after being beaten by I’m a Celebrity in the reality competition category.The National Television Award nominees in full:Reality competitionI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!Love IslandRace Across the WorldThe TraitorsNew dramaAdolescenceCode of SilenceLudwigMobLandRivalsQuiz showMichael McIntyre’s The WheelRichard Osman’s House of GamesThe 1% ClubThe ChaseAuthored documentaryBoyzone: No Matter WhatFlintoffMolly-Mae: Behind It AllStrictly Amy: Cancer and MeThere’s Only One Rob BurrowReturning dramaCall the MidwifeGangs of LondonHeartstopperSlow HorsesVeraTV presenterAlison HammondAnt & DecClaudia WinklemanGary LinekerStacey SolomonFactual entertainmentClarkson’s FarmGoggleboxSort Your Life OutStacey & JoeThe Martin Lewis Money Show LiveDrama performanceBrenda Blethyn – DCI Vera Stanhope, VeraOwen Cooper – Jamie Miller, AdolescenceRose Ayling-Ellis – Alison Brooks, Code of SilenceStephen Graham – Eddie Miller, AdolescenceTom Hardy – Harry Da Souza, MobLandThe Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardMichael McIntyre’s Big ShowThe Graham Norton ShowThe Masked SingerWould I Lie to You?Serial dramaCasualtyCoronation StreetEastEndersEmmerdaleHollyoaksSerial drama performanceEden Taylor-Draper – Belle Dingle, EmmerdaleJack P Shepherd – David Platt, Coronation StreetJacqueline Jossa – Lauren Branning, EastEndersSteve McFadden – Phil Mitchell, EastEndersSue Devaney – Debbie Webster, Coronation StreetComedyBrassicGavin & StaceyMichael McIntyre’s 25th Year Stand-Up SpecialMrs Brown’s BoysDaytimeJames Martin’s Saturday MorningLoose WomenScam InterceptorsThis MorningTalent showBritain’s Got TalentStrictly Come DancingThe Great British Bake OffThe Great Pottery Throw DownThe Voice UK



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