TV Choice Awards 2021: Coronation Street dominates this year's soap nominations with five nods while BBC drama Line Of Duty is shortlisted in four categories
- Coronation Street is a front runner with five nominations, while BBC drama Line Of Duty comes a close second with four nods
- Netflix sensation Bridgerton is nominated for Best New Drama with lead stars Rege-Jean Page and Phoebe Dyvenor up for Best Actor/ Actress
- The Best Family Drama category features two nods for Disney+ shows
- Other TV Choice Awards nods include Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Gogglebox/ Celebrity Gogglebox, The Graham Norton Show, and Taskmaster
Coronation Street and Line Of Duty lead this year's nominations for the 2021 TV Choice Awards.
The ITV soap is a front runner with five nominations, while BBC's Line Of Duty comes a close second with four nods.
Four Coronation Street stars are up for personal accolades, and the programme itself will do battle with fellow heavyweights EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks for the coveted Best Soap prize.
Front-runner: Coronation Street (pictured Best Soap Actress nominee Shelley King aka Yasmeen Metcale) and Line Of Duty lead this year's nominations for the TV Choice Awards
Line of Duty's gripping series six, meanwhile, is up for Best Drama Series, and the programme's three main stars, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, and Adrian Dunbar are in contention for personal glory.
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Martin with battle with Adrian in the Best Actor category - and the pair tare up against tough competition with It's A Sin's Olly Alexander and Bridgerton's Rege-Jean Page also nominated.
Vicky is up for the Best Actress accolade, but will go up against The Crown's Olivia Colman, Bridgerton's Phoebe Dyvenor and Unforgotten's Nicola Walker.
Shortlisted: Line of Duty's gripping series six, meanwhile, is up for Best Drama Series (pictured Best Actor nominee Martin Compston)
Best Actor/ Actress nominations: The BBC drama's three main stars, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, and Adrian Dunbar are in contention for personal glory
Line of Duty - created by Jed Mercurio - will also have to overcome Unforgotten, The Crown and Death in Paradise if the show is to win Best Drama Series.
Corrie's Shelley King is up for the Best Soap Actress accolade, after her character Yasmeen Metcalfe was subjected to months of abuse at the hands of her evil husband Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) until his death.
She will face competition from fellow cobbles star Sally Carman, whose alter-ego Abi Franklin was recently left devastated when her son Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) was beaten to death.
The pair are up against Emmerdale's Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty), and 'EastEnders' actress Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), whose on-screen husband Danny Dyer (Mick Carter) has a nod in the Best Soap Actor category.
The Football Factory star is up against Emmerdale's Bradley Johnson (Vinny Dingle) and 'Corrie' duo Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) and David Neilson, whose character Roy Cropper's niece Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) was also attacked by the thugs who killed Seb, but she survived.
Netflix period drama: As well as nods for Rege-Jean and Phoebe, Netflix sensation Bridgerton is nominated for Best New Drama
Corrie's quintet of nods comes after the show won Best Soap/ Continuing Drama at the Broadcast Awards last month, triumphing over rivals Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, and Casualty.
As well as nods for Rege-Jean and Phoebe, Netflix sensation Bridgerton is nominated for Best New Drama alongside It's A Sin, The Queen's Gambit, and All Creatures Great and Small.
The Best Family Drama category features two nods for Disney+ shows, The Mandalorian and WandaVision, despite the service only launching 18 months ago.
They are up against medical dramas Casualty and Call the Midwife.
Nominated: The Crown's Olivia Colman is up for the Best Actress accolade
Other TV Choice Awards nods include Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Gogglebox/ Celebrity Gogglebox, The Graham Norton Show, and Taskmaster in the Best Entertainment Show category.
What's more, Dawn French's return as Geraldine Granger for The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown has been recognised.
The sitcom will do battle with Not Going Out, Ghosts and Family Guy for Best Comedy.
Great watch: The Queen's Gambit is up for Best New Drama, where Anya Taylor Joy plays central character Beth Harmon
Jon Peake, editor of TV Choice magazine, said: 'In what’s been a busy year for TV , there was a lot of competition to make the shortlist.
'Our longlist left no stone un-turned and was the largest we have ever had. Now, readers and viewers have decided who or what constitutes the best of television over the past year and we look forward to seeing who’ll triumph.'
Rob Beckett will host this year's virtual ceremony, which will be the 25th TV Choice Awards, on September 6th.
Shortlist voting is open from Tuesday until midnight on June 25th.
2021 TV Choice Awards: Nominations
Best Drama Series
In the running: Line Of Duty is up for Best Drama Series
The Crown, Netflix
Death In Paradise, BBC1
Line Of Duty, BBC1
Unforgotten, ITV
Best Family Drama
Call The Midwife, BBC1
Casualty, BBC1
The Mandalorian, Disney+
WandaVision, Disney+
Best New Drama
Netflix hit: Bridgerton has received a nod for Best New Drama
All Creatures Great And Small, C5
Bridgerton, Netflix
It’s A Sin, C4
The Queen’s Gambit, Netflix
Best Entertainment Show, In Association With Greatest Hits Radio
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV
Gogglebox/Celebrity Gogglebox, C4
The Graham Norton Show, BBC1
Taskmaster, C4
Best Reality Show
Get me out of here! I’m A Celebrity is up for Best Reality Show
The Circle/The Celebrity Circle For Stand Up To Cancer, C4
First Dates/First Dates Hotel/Teen First Dates, C4/E4
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV
Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries, ITVBe
Best Comedy
Funny: The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown is a contender for Best Comedy
Family Guy, ITV2
Ghosts, BBC1
Not Going Out, BBC1
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, BBC1
Best Talent Show
Skates on! Dancing On Ice has been listed for Best Talent Show
Dancing On Ice, ITV
The Great British Bake Off/The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To
Cancer/Junior Bake Off, C4
The Masked Singer, ITV
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
Best Lifestyle Show
Tear-jerker: Long Lost Family has been nominated for Best Lifestyle Show
DIY SOS: The Big Build, BBC1
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, C5
Long Lost Family, ITV
The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, ITV
Best Daytime Show
Nominated: Loose Women is up for Best Daytime Show
The Chase, ITV
Loose Women, ITV
Pointless/Pointless Celebrities, BBC1
This Morning, ITV
Best Actor
DI Arnott: Line Of Duty's Martin Compston is a contender for Best Actor
Olly Alexander, It’s A Sin, C4
Martin Compston, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Adrian Dunbar, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton, Netflix
Best Actress
The Crown: Olivia Colman has been nominated for Best Actress
Olivia Colman, The Crown, Netflix
Phoebe Dynevor, Bridgerton, Netflix
Vicky McClure, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Nicola Walker, Unforgotten, ITV
Best Factual Show
Nominee: Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad are up for Best Factual Show
24 Hours In A&E, C4
24 Hours In Police Custody, C4
Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, ITV
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs, ITV
Best Food Show
Foodie: Sunday Brunch has been nominated for Best Food Show
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, National Geographic
James Martin’s Saturday Morning, ITV
Saturday Kitchen, BBC1
Sunday Brunch, C4
Best Soap Actor
Best Soap Actor: Danny Dyer is up for Best Soap Actor for EastEnders' Mick Carter
Danny Dyer, Mick Carter, EastEnders, BBC1
Chris Gascoyne, Peter Barlow, Coronation Street, ITV
Bradley Johnson, Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale, ITV
David Neilson, Roy Cropper, Coronation Street, ITV
Best Soap Actress
Talent: Shelley King aka Yasmeen Metcalfe in Corrie is up for Best Soap Actress
Sally Carman, Abi Franklin, Coronation Street, ITV
Kellie Bright, Linda Carter, EastEnders, BBC1
Shelley King, Yasmeen Metcalfe, Coronation Street, ITV
Isobel Steele, Liv Flaherty, Emmerdale ITV
Best Soap
Front runner: Corrie leads this year's TV Choice Awards
Coronation Street, ITV
EastEnders, BBC1
Emmerdale, ITV
Hollyoaks, C4
