‘Peaky Blinders’ lead the TV Choice Awards nominations with a hat-trick of nods.
The BBC Two show is up for Best Drama Series alongside ‘Doctor Foster’, ‘Outlander’ and ‘Poldark’, and the crime drama’s Cillian Murphy and Helen McCrory have been nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.
Cillian will face still competition from Poldark’s Aidan Turner, William Beck (‘Casualty’) and Doc Martin’s Martin Clunes, while Helen will go up against Michelle Keegan (‘Our Girl’), Call The Midwife’s Linda Bassett and ‘Vera’ actress Brenda Blethyn.
‘Casualty’, ‘Doc Martin’ and ‘Call The Midwife’ are all up against one another in the Best Family Drama category alongside the Keeley Hawes-led ‘The Durrells’, but she missed out on a Best Actress nom.
‘Love Island’ bagged its highest-ever ratings for a launch episode of the show earlier this month when 3.4 million tuned in, and the ITV2 series has plenty more to celebrate after the programme was nominated for Best Reality Show.
But they will face stiff competition from Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’, ‘The Island With Bear Grylls’/ ‘Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls’, and ‘First Dates’/ ‘First Dates Hotel’.
Dec had to host the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ live episodes alone after his co-host and pal Ant took some time off to deal with his issues following a drink-driving conviction, and the programme’s efforts have earned them a nod in the Best Talent Show section.
They will go up against the recently returned ‘Dancing on Ice’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘The Great British Bake Off’, but Simon Cowell will have to make do with the ‘BGT’ nod after ‘The X Factor’ was snubbed.
ITV dominate the Best Daytime Show category with ‘The Chase’, ‘Loose WOmen’ and ‘This Morning’ set to do battle against ‘Pointless’, and the channel’s sitcom ‘Benidorm’ and ‘The Keith & Paddy Picture Show’ are up against ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Not Going Out’ for Best Comedy.
Keith Lemon, who co-stars in the sketch show alongside Paddy McGuinness, took to Twitter to show his delight at the recognition.
He wrote: "Hurrraaah! The Keith & Paddy Picture Show and Celebrity Juice are up for a tv Choice award! Voting is open now! Big Fanks! (sic)"
Other noms saw ‘Coronation Street’ pick up six nods in the four soap categories, including Best Actor for Shayne Ward and Jack P. Shepherd, and Best Actress for Lucy Fallon and Catherine Tyldesley.
The TV Choice awards will take place at The Dorchester in central London on September 10.
Full list of TV Choice Awards 2018 nominations:
Best Drama Series:
Doctor Foster (BBC One)
Outlander (Amazon Prime Video)
Peaky Blinders (BBC Two)
Poldark (BBC Two)
Best Family Drama:
Call The Midwife (BBC One)
Casualty (BBC One)
Doc Martin (ITV)
The Durrells (ITV)
Best New Drama:
Ackley Bridge (Channel 4)
The Good Doctor (Sky Living)
Liar (ITV)
The Split (BBC One)
Best Entertainment Show:
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)
Celebrity Juice (ITV2)
Gogglebox (Channel 4)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Best Lifestyle Show:
DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC One)
Long Lost Family (ITV)
The Martin Lewis Money Show (ITV)
The Undateables (Channel 4)
Best Reality Show:
First Dates/First Dates Hotel (Channel 4)
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (ITV)
The Island With Bear Grylls/Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls (Channel 4)
Love Island (ITV2)
Best Comedy:
Benidorm (ITV)
The Big Bang Theory (E4)
The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (ITV)
Not Going Out (BBC One)
Best Talent Show:
Britain’s Got Talent (ITV)
Dancing On Ice (ITV)
The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Best Daytime Show:
The Chase (ITV)
Loose Women (ITV)
Pointless (BBC One)
This Morning (ITV)
Best Actor:
William Beck – Casualty
Martin Clunes – Doc Martin
Cillian Murphy – Peaky Blinders
Aidan Turner – Poldark
Best Actress:
Linda Bassett – Call The Midwife
Brenda Blethyn – Vera
Michelle Keegan – Our Girl
Helen McCrory – Peaky Blinders
Best Factual Show:
24 Hours In A&E (Channel 4)
Blue Planet II (BBC One)
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs (ITV)
The Supervet (Channel 4)
Best Food Show:
Classic Mary Berry (BBC One)
Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape (ITV)
The Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure (BBC Two)
Sunday Brunch (Channel 4)
Best Soap Actor:
Danny Dyer – EastEnders
Ryan Hawley – Emmerdale
Jack P Shepherd – Coronation Street
Shayne Ward – Coronation Street
Best Soap Actress:
Emma Atkins – Emmerdale
Lucy Fallon – Coronation Street
Catherine Tyldesley – Coronation Street
Lacey Turner – EastEnders
Best Soap Newcomer:
Ryan Clayton – Coronation Street
Katie Jarvis – EastEnders
Ned Porteous – Emmerdale
Andrew Scarborough – Emmerdale
Best Soap:
Coronation Street (ITV)
EastEnders (BBC One)
Emmerdale (ITV)
Hollyoaks (Channel 4)