14th National Television Awards

14th National Television Awards
Date	29 October 2008
Location	Royal Albert Hall, London
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Various
Host	Trevor McDonald
Official website	http://www.nationaltvawards.com/
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ITV
Runtime	120 minutes

The 14th National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 October 2008. It was the last to be hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. David Tennant announced via a live video link from Stratford-upon-Avon that he would be leaving Doctor Who after playing the role of The Doctor for 3 series. He said after winning the Outstanding Drama Performance, "I've had the most brilliant, bewildering and life-changing time working on Doctor Who, I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the TARDIS console forever and I fear that if I don't take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will... I don't want to outstay my welcome."^[1]

Awards

Category	Winner[2][3]	Also nominated[4]
Outstanding Serial Drama Performance	Matt Littler (Max Cunningham, Hollyoaks)	Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders) Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald, Coronation Street) Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas, Emmerdale)
Outstanding Drama Performance	David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who)	Philip Glenister (Gene Hunt, Ashes to Ashes) Catherine Tate (Donna Noble, Doctor Who) Alex Walkinshaw (Dale Smith, The Bill)
Most Popular Drama	Doctor Who (BBC)	The Bill (ITV), Shameless (Channel 4), Desperate Housewives (Channel 4)
Most Popular Serial Drama	EastEnders (BBC)	Coronation Street (ITV) Emmerdale (ITV) Hollyoaks (Channel 4)
Most Popular Entertainment Programme	The Paul O'Grady Show (Channel 4)	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV) I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV) Big Brother (Channel 4)
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter	Ant & Dec	Alan Carr Justin Lee Collins Paul O'Grady
Most Popular Talent Show	Strictly Come Dancing (BBC)	Dancing On Ice (ITV) Britain's Got Talent (ITV) The X Factor (ITV)
Most Popular Comedy Programme	Benidorm (ITV)	My Family (BBC) Ugly Betty (Channel 4) Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)
Most Popular Factual Programme	Top Gear (BBC)	This Morning (ITV) The Apprentice (BBC) Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (Channel 4)
Most Popular Newcomer	Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell, EastEnders)	Georgia Taylor (Ruth Winters, Casualty) Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street) Barry Sloane (Niall Rafferty, Hollyoaks)
Special Recognition Award	Simon Cowell

References

1. Singh, Anita (29 October 2008). "David Tennant to quit Doctor Who". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. "Past Winners". National Television Awards. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
3. "National Television Awards: The Winners". Digital Spy. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
4. "Who stars to compete for NTA prize". Digital Spy. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2010.