Dermot O'Leary speaks out at Ant and Dec's NTA nomination

Ant and Dec have won the award every year!

Author: Alex RossPublished 16th Jan 2019
Last updated 17th Jan 2019

Earlier in the month it was announced that the National Television Awards 2019 will be back on Tuesday 22nd January, with X Factor host Dermot O'Leary presenting the popular ceremony.

After the nominations were announced, which included yet another nod for Geordie duo Ant and Dec, despite Ant McPartlin taking 2018 off from showbiz, some fans were left wondering why he was given a nomination.

And now, with just one week to go before the ceremony, Dermot, who failed to get nominated alongside Ant and Dec in the 'Best Presenter' category this year, has spoken about their nomination, admitting it should be 'cancelled' if they win again.

The pair have been crowned the winners of the Best Presenter award since the show first started way back in 2001, so Dermot told The Daily Star, "If Ant and Dec win it this year, we should just not do it anymore. If they win it, we may as well just chuck in the towel.

"With the greatest respect to the boys, I think Holly Willoughby has had such a great year, and Graham Norton."

Dermot later revealed that Ant and Dec made the decision that they wanted to be put up for the award together, with the 45-year-old telling the publication, "They made the decision that they want to put themselves up this year, so you’d have to ask them."

Ant and Dec are up against Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield, Graham Norton and Bradley Walsh in the Best Presenter category, do you think they will win again?

See the full list of National Television Award nominations below:

Quiz Show

The Chase


8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown


Pointless


A League of Their Own


Catchphrase

New Drama

Killing Eve


Girlfriends


The Cry


A Discovery Of Witches


Bodyguard

Talent Show

Dancing On Ice


The Voice UK


The X Factor


Britain's Got Talent


Strictly Come Dancing

Drama

Doctor Who


Peaky Blinders


Our Girl


Casualty


Call The Midwife

TV Presenter

Ant & Dec

Holly Willoughby

Phillip Schofield

Graham Norton

Bradley Walsh

Factual Entertainment

The Great British Bake Off

Gogglebox

Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs

Ambulance

DIY SOS: The Big Build

Drama Performance

Richard Madden as Sgt David Budd - Bodyguard

Michelle Keegan as L.Cpl Georgie Lane - Our Girl

Jodie Comer as Villanelle - Killing Eve

Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor - Doctor Who

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby - Peaky Blinders

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

All Round To Mrs Brown's

The Graham Norton Show

Love Island

Serial Drama

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Serial Drama Performance

Lucy Pargeter as Chas Dingle in Emmerdale

Bonnie Langford as Carmel Kazemi in EastEnders

Jack P Shepherd as David Platt in Coronation Street

Danny Dyer as Mick Carter in EastEnders

Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle in Emmerdale

Comedy

Peter Kay's Car Share

Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father

Benidorm

Mrs Brown's Boys

The Big Bang Theory

Newcomer

Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway in EastEnders

James Moore as Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale

Aedan Duckworth as Oliver Morgan in Hollyoaks

Alexandra Mardell as Emma Brooker in Coronation Street

Neet Mohan as Dr Rashid 'Rash' Masum in Casualty

Daytime

Good Morning Britain

The Jeremy Kyle Show

This Morning

Sunday Brunch

Loose Women

TV Judge

Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor

Robert Rinder on Judge Rinder

David Walliams on Britain's Got Talent

Robbie Williams on The X Factor

Louis Tomlinson on The X Factor

This year's awards will be broadcast live from The O2 in London on 22nd January - viewers have the chance to vote for all their favourite TV... And the vote is now OPEN.

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