Who is in the runnning to win this year's National TV Awards

A.� The nominations for the National Television Awards have recently been announced and Big Brother presenter Davina McCall has been nominated in five different categories so�looks certain to walk away with something. She has been nominated in the Most Popular Factual Programme (for Big Brother), Most Popular Entertainment Programme (Don't Try This At Home); Best Comedy (Sam's Game); Most Popular Comedy Performer and the Most Popular Entertainment Presenter.

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Q.� Who else has been nominated

A.� Most Popular Factual Programme: Big Brother, Castaway, Changing Rooms, Ground Force, Animal Hospital, Vets in Practice

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Best Serial Drama: EastEnders, Emmerdale, Family Affairs, Brookside, Coronation Street

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Best Comedy Performer: Davina McCall, Caroline Aherne, Richard Wilson, James Nesbitt, Paul Whitehouse, Ricky Tomlinson, Alistair McGowan

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Best Entertainment Presenter: Davina McCall, Michael Barrymore, Les Dennis, Graham Norton, Chris Tarrant, Carol Vorderman

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Best Comedy: Sam's Game, Alistair McGowan's Big Impressions, Cold Feet, The Royle Family, One Foot in the Grave, Friends, The Savages

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Best Entertainment Programme:

Don't Try This AT Home, Blind Date, Barrymore's My Kind of Music, An Audience with Des O'Connor, Popstars, Stars in their Eyes

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Best Drama: Close and True, The Bill, The Vice, ER, Inspector Morse, The Knock, Bad Girls, Kavanagh QC

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TV Quiz: Who Wants to be a Millionaire , The Weakest Link, Family Fortunes, They Think It's All Over, A Question of Sport

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Q.� What about actors and actresses

A.� Soap stars are lining up for the coveted Most Popular Actor and Actress prize, including EastEnders' Martin Kemp (Steve Owen), Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell), Adam Woodyatt (Ian beale), and Coronation Street's Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth), Tina O'Brien (Sarah Platt) and Georgia Taylor (Toyah Battersby).

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Q.� When will the ceremony take place

A.� The event at the Royal Albert Hall in London will be broadcast on ITV in October.

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By Katharine MacColl