National Television Awards 2024 WINNERS: Ant and Dec scoop Presenter prize for the 23RD TIME while Mr Bates Vs The Post Office is the big winner

Ant and Dec were awarded the Best Presenter honour for a record 23rd time as they led the big winners at the 2024 National Television Awards at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday night.

The pair were once given the coveted prize, and joined big winners on the night such as Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, The Chase and Strictly Come Dancing.

During their speech, Ant and Dec also offered insight into how their ‘lives have changed’ in recent years since becoming parents.

In April, Ant welcomed his first child with wife Anne-Marie, a son named Wilder, while Dec has daughter Isla, six, and son Jack, two, with his wife Ali.

Dec said: ‘Our lives have changed so unbelievably, over the last six years since we got very small children.

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Ant and Dec were awarded the Best Presenter honour for a record 23rd time as they led the big winners at the 2024 National Television Awards at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office was the other big winner of the night, scooping three prizes including Serial Drama Performance for star Toby Jones (pictured)

Tess Daly threw her hands in the air in celebration when Strictly Come Dancing won the Talent Show award

‘Now we’re going back to dirty nappies and the school run. My little girl Isla she said ”good luck Daddy I hope you win the trophy, take my lip balm it may give you good luck,” before holding up the balm his daughter had given him.’

While Ant and Dec continued their record-breaking winning streak, it was Mr Bates Vs The Post Office who were the big champions of the night, with three prizes.

Toby Jones was awarded the prize for Serial Drama Performance for his critically-acclaimed performance in the series.

In his speech, the actor offered his congratulations to the real-life Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates, after he tied the knot with his longtime partner Susanne on Richard Branson’s private island at the weekend.

He added: ‘This is an extraordinary project, brilliantly commissioned, directed with flare, and the best actors I could possibly hope to work with. I’m really honoured.’

Mr Bates vs The Post Office drew renewed public attention to the subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted during the Horizon IT scandal, and this was also recognised with the ceremony’s Impact Award later in the evening.

Sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton took to the stage, and during the speech slammed the government’s response to the scandal.

She said that despite the appointment of a new Labour government, ‘nothing has changed,’ and sub-postmasters are yet to receive compensation.

National Television Awards 2024: Winners at a glance

AUTHORED DOCUMENTARY – Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story

BRUCE FORSYTH ENTERTAINMENT AWARD – I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here

COMEDY – Mrs Brown’s Boys

DAYTIME – The Chase

DRAMA PERFORMANCE – Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office)

EXPERT – David Attenborough (Mammals)

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT – Sort Your Life Out

NEW DRAMA – Mr Bates vs The Post Office

TV PRESENTER – Ant And Dec (I’m a Celebrity)

QUIZ GAME SHOW – The 1% Club

REALITY COMPETITION – The Traitors

RETURNING DRAMA – Bridgerton

SERIAL DRAMA – Emmerdale

SERIAL DRAMA PERFORMANCE – Peter Ash (Coronation Street)

TALENT SHOW – Strictly Come Dancing

IMPACT AWARD – Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

SPECIAL RECOGNITION – Davina McCall

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The pair were once given the coveted prize, and beat out tough competition including Alison Hammond and Claudia Winkleman

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This Morning suffered a shock loss, with the ITV1 show missing out on the coveted Daytime prize to fan-favourite The Chase

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office drew renewed public attention to the subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted during the Horizon IT scandal, and this was also recognised with the ceremony’s Impact Award later in the evening

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Stacey Solomon brought the first shock early in the evening, beating fan-favourite Jeremy Clarkson to win the Factual Entertainment prize for Sort Your Life Out

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Davina McCall fought back tears as she was awarded the Special Recognition Prize by her longtime friend Hannah Waddingham

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After gracing the red carpet in a strapless red satin dress, Stacey Solomon posed up a storm in hand with her gong in hand

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Despite a year plagued with scandals and controversy, Strictly Come Dancing scooped the prize for Talent Show at the National Television Awards on Wednesday night

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Strictly’s Anton du Beke, Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman, executive producer Sarah James and Vito Coppola posed in the winner’s room with their talent show award