It’s A Sin, Alma’s Not Normal and This Morning lead the nominations for the I Talk Telly Awards 2021 as voting opens!
After last year’s hugely successful awards which saw half a million votes registered, the I Talk Telly Awards are back for their seventh consecutive year and you can now cast your vote across 22 different categories.
Groundbreaking new Channel 4 drama It's A Sin leads this year's nominations with 6 across Best New Drama, Best Dramatic Performance and Best Breakthrough alongside Sophie Willan’s new BBC Two comedy Alma's Not Normal and ITV’s This Morning, each with 3 nominations.
When it comes to the soaps, EastEnders lead with 10 nominations, followed by Hollyoaks with eight, whilst Coronation Street and Emmerdale receive five nominations each.
This year has seen the number of categories drop from 26 to 22, as TV Moment of the Year, Best Dramatic Partnership and Best US Factual are rested, with the Best International Entertainment Programme category now merged with the Best Entertainment Programme category.
This year's nominations in full are:
Best New Comedy
Alma’s Not Normal, BBC Two
Big Age, Channel 4
Bloods, Sky Comedy
Buffering, ITV2
Dreaming Whilst Black, BBC Three
The Outlaws, BBC One
Starstruck, BBC Three
We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4
Best Returning Comedy
Back To Life, BBC Three
Feel Good, Netflix
Ghosts, BBC One
Inside No.9, BBC Two
Sex Education, Netflix
Staged, BBC One
Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4
This Way Up, Channel 4
Best International Comedy
Call My Agent, Netflix
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sky Comedy
The Flight Attendant, Sky Comedy
Insecure, Sky Comedy
Only Murders in the Building, Disney+
Shrill, BBC Three
Superstore, ITV2
Ted Lasso, Apple TV+
Best Comedy Performance
Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4
Camille Cottin, Call My Agent, Netflix
Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4
Laura Checkley, King Gary, BBC One
Ncuti Gatwa,Sex Education, Netflix
Rose Matafeo, Starstruck, BBC Three
Sophie Willan, Alma’s Not Normal, BBC Two
Tim Renkow, Jerk, BBC Three
Best Comedy Partnership
Aidy Bryant & Lolly Adefope, Shrill, BBC Three
Charlotte Ritchie & Mae Martin, Feel Good, Netflix
Daniel Mays & Stephen Graham, Code 404, Sky Comedy
David Tennant & Michael Sheen, Staged, BBC One
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie, Netflix
Jane Horrocks & Samson Kayo, Bloods, Sky Comedy
Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson, Murder, They Hope, Gold
Jon Richardson & Lucy Beaumont, Meet the Richardsons, Dave
Best New Drama
Annika, Alibi
Help, Channel 4
It’s A Sin, Channel 4
The Pact, BBC One
Ridley Road, BBC One
Stephen, ITV
Time, BBC One
Vigil, BBC One
Best Returning Drama
The Bay, ITV
Call the Midwife, BBC One
Doctor Who, BBC One
Guilt, BBC Two
His Dark Materials, BBC One
I Am, Channel 4
Line of Duty, BBC One
Unforgotten, ITV
Best International Drama
Lupin, Netflix
Maid, Netflix
Mare of Easttown, Sky Atlantic
The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Pose, BBC Two
Squid Game, Netflix
Succession, Sky Atlantic
Your Honor, Sky Atlantic
Best Dramatic Performance
Jodie Comer, Help, Channel 4
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, Sky Atlantic
Lydia West, It’s A Sin, Channel 4
MJ Rodriguez, Pose, BBC Two
Niamh Algar, Deceit, Channel 4
Olly Alexander, It’s A Sin, Channel 4
Omar Sy, Lupin, Netflix
Sean Bean, Time, BBC One
Best Entertainment Show
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV
The Late Late Show with James Corden, Sky Comedy
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, Channel 4
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, Dave
Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, BBC One
The Ranganation, BBC Two
Sorry, I Didn’t Know, ITV
Tonight with Target, BBC Three
Best Factual Entertainment
Between the Covers, BBC Two
Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Dave
Clarkson’s Farm, Amazon
Gogglebox, Channel 4
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two
Rob & Romesh Vs., Sky Max
Top Gear, BBC One
Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure, Channel 4
Best Reality TV Show
The Circle USA, Netflix
Highlife, Channel 4
I Like The Way U Move, BBC Three
Love Island, ITV2
Married at First Sight UK, E4
The Only Way is Essex, ITVBe
Peckham’s Finest, ITV2
Too Hot To Handle, Netflix
Best Talent Show
Celebrity MasterChef, BBC One
Glow Up, BBC Three
The Great British Bake Off, Channel 4
The Masked Singer UK, ITV
The Rap Game UK, BBC Three
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, BBC Three
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One
The Voice UK, ITV
Best Daytime Show
The Big Breakfast, Channel 4
Good Morning Britain, ITV
Loose Women, ITV
Steph’s Packed Lunch, Channel 4
Sunday Brunch, Channel 4
This Morning, ITV
Best TV Presenter
AJ Odudu
Alex Scott
Clara Amfo
Janette Manrara
Joel Dommett
Maya Jama
Mo Gilligan
Vick Hope
Best TV Presenting Partnership
Adam Hills, Alex Brooker & Josh Widdicombe, The Last Leg, Channel 4
Alison Hammond & Dermot O’Leary, This Morning, ITV
Ant & Dec, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV
Claudia Winkleman & Tess Daly, Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One
Holly Willoughby & Phillip Schofield, This Morning, ITV
Marvin Humes & Rochelle Humes, The Hit list, BBC One
Matt Lucas & Noel Fielding, The Great British Bake Off, Channel 4
Yinka Bokinni & Zeze Millz, Unapologetic, Channel 4
Best Documentary
Billy Monger: Changing Gears, Channel 4
Charlene White: Empire’s Child, ITV
Ian Wright: Home Truths, BBC One
Kate Garraway: Finding Derek, ITV
Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power, BBC Three
Myleene: Miscarriage & Me, W
Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, BBC Three
Tom Parker: Inside My Head, Channel 4
Best Breakthrough
Callum Scott Howells
Gamba Cole
Isabella Pappas
Munya Chawawa
Olly Alexander
Omari Douglas
Rosie Jones
Sophie Willan
Best Soap
Coronation Street, ITV
EastEnders, BBC One
Emmerdale, ITV
Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Best Soap Newcomer
Barbara Smith, EastEnders, BBC One
Emile John, Emmerdale, ITV
James Farrar, EastEnders, BBC One
Kevin Mathurin, Emmerdale, ITV
Omar Malik, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Rhiannon Clements, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa, EastEnders, BBC One
Vinta Morgan, Coronation Street, ITV
Best Soap Performance
Amy Walsh, Emmerdale, ITV
Billy Price, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Charlie Brooks, EastEnders, BBC One
Jude Riordan, Coronation Street, ITV
Kelle Bryan, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Mollie Gallagher, Coronation Street, ITV
Rose Ayling-Ellis, EastEnders, BBC One
Stevie Basaula, EastEnders, BBC One
Best Soap Partnership
Ben Price & Jane Danson, Coronation Street, ITV
Bobby Gordon & Nadine Mulkerrin, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Bradley Johnson & Isobel Steele, Emmerdale, ITV
Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright, EastEnders, BBC One
Diane Parish & Tameka Empson, EastEnders, BBC One
Ki Griffin & Tylan Grant, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Max Bowden & Tony Clay, EastEnders, BBC One
Niamh Blackshaw & Ruby O’Donnell, Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Last year’s winners included Judi Love for Best Breakthrough, Alison Hammond for Best TV Presenter, Staged for Best New Comedy and Best Comedy Partnership, Afterlife for Best Returning Comedy and Best Comedy Performance, Gogglebox for Best Factual Entertainment, Ant and Dec for I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Saturday Night Takeaway, and you can watch their acceptance speeches and more, here.
Once again all nominations have been decided by I Talk Telly’s founder Elliot Gonzalez, with each and every winner decided by the voting public.
Speaking about this year’s awards, Elliot said “I was blown away by the amount of people who voted in the I Talk Telly Awards last year. I always look forward to this time of year as I get to celebrate the very best that telly has to offer and seven years in, choosing and narrowing down the nominees never gets easier. So much so that it changes almost daily until the awards are announced. I can’t wait to see who the public choose to crown as their winners!”
Voting is now open until 11.59pm on Wednesday 24th November and you can vote here, with winners announced on italktelly.com on Wednesday 8th December.