‘Top Gear’ is in the running to be named Best Entertainment Show at the TV Choice Awards.
The BBC motoring series – which used to be presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May before Clarkson was dropped following a fracas with a producer – will be up against ‘Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ and ‘The Graham Norton Show’ at the annual ceremony.
TV Choice and Total TV Guide’s editor-in-chief Jon Peake said: "’Top Gear’ is a big hit with our readers. Ant and Dec are also very popular and can do no wrong with our readers absolutely adoring them, so coming head-to-head with Ant and Dec could mean it’s a fight to the death."
The exiting ‘Top Gear’ trio have now been replaced by BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, who is currently putting together a new team of co-hosts, for a new series due to air next year, while Clarkson, May and Hammond are believed to be working on a new car programme.
Other notable nominees include Aidan Turner who is up for the Best Actor award for his performance in ‘Poldark’ and he will battle
‘Doctor Who’ star Peter Capaldi, ‘Broadchurch’ lead David Tennant and James Nesbitt for his role in ‘The Missing’.
Aidan’s co-star Eleanor Tomlinson – who played his screen wife Demelza Poldark – made the shortlist for Best Actress and is up against Sheridan Smith, Olivia Colman and Jenna-Louise Coleman in the category.
‘Poldark’ has been nominated as Best New Drama along with ‘Cilla’ – ITV’s biopic about Cilla Black – ‘Ordinary Lies’ and ‘The Missing’.
Julian Fellowes’ period drama ‘Downton Abbey’ is among the shows vying for Best Drama Series with ‘Broadchurch’, ‘Last Tango In Halifax’ and ‘The Musketeers’.
The Best Soap Actor category will once again be hotly contested as ‘EastEnders’ stars Danny Dyer and Adam Woodyatt take on Coronation Street’s Simon Gregson and Emmerdale actor Aaron Livesy, while EastEnders’ actress Kellie Bright faces Emmerdale’s Natalie Anderson, Coronation Street’s Alison King and Hollyoaks’ Nikki Sanderson for the Best Soap Actress prize.
Lenny Henry will host the TV Choice Awards and the star-studded event which take place at the London Hilton Park Lane hotel on September 7.
TVChoice Awards 2015 full list of nominees:
Best Drama Series:
Broadchurch
Downton Abbey
Last Tango In Halifax
The Musketeers
Best New Drama:
Cilla
The Missing
Ordinary Lies
Poldark
Best Family Drama:
Call The Midwife
Casualty
Doctor Who
Holby City
Best Entertainment Show:
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Celebrity Juice
The Graham Norton Show
Top Gear
Best Factual Entertainment Show:
Gogglebox
One Born Every Minute
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs
The Supervet
Best International Show:
The Big Bang Theory (E4)
Game Of Thrones (Sky Atlantic)
The Simpsons (Sky1)
The Walking Dead (Fox)
Best Food Show:
Gino’s Italian Escape: A Taste Of The Sun
Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites
Saturday Kitchen
Sunday Brunch
Best Reality Show:
Big Brother/Celebrity Big Brother
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The Island With Bear Grylls
The Only Way Is Essex
Best Comedy:
Benidorm (ITV)
Birds Of A Feather (ITV)
Peter Kay’s Car Share (BBC1)
W1A (BBC2)
Best Talent Show:
Britain’s Got Talent
The Great British Bake Off
Strictly Come Dancing
The X Factor
Best Daytime Show:
The Jeremy Kyle Show
Judge Rinder
Pointless
This Morning
Best Actor:
Peter Capaldi Doctor Who
James Nesbitt The Missing
David Tennant Broadchurch
Aidan Turner Poldark
Best Actress:
Jenna Coleman Doctor Who
Olivia Colman Broadchurch
Sheridan Smith Cilla
Eleanor Tomlinson Poldark
Best Soap Actor:
Danny Dyer
Mick Carter EastEnders (BBC1)
Simon Gregson
Steve McDonald Coronation Street (ITV)
Danny Miller
Aaron Livesy Emmerdale (ITV)
Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale EastEnders (BBC1)
Best Soap Actress:
Natalie Anderson
Alicia Metcalfe Emmerdale (ITV)
Kellie Bright
Linda Carter EastEnders (BBC1)
Alison King
Carla Connor Coronation Street (ITV)
Nikki Sanderson
Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks (C4)
Best Soap Newcomer:
Lucy Fallon
Bethany Platt Coronation Street (ITV)
Davood Ghadami
Kush Kazemi EastEnders (BBC1)
Ryan Hawley
Robert Sugden Emmerdale (ITV)
Sean Ward
Callum Logan Coronation Street (ITV)
Best Soap:
Coronation Street (ITV)
EastEnders (BBC1)
Emmerdale (ITV)
Hollyoaks (C4)
Top Gear up for TV Choice Award
