Doctor Who Leads Nominations In NTAs

The nominations for this year's National Television Awards have been revealed - andDoctor Who is leading the field.

The long-running BBC sci-fi show has won three nominations - for best drama and for Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as best male and female drama performances respectively.

There were two nominations apiece for BBC dramas Merlin and Sherlock - while Ant and Dec have found themselves nominated for the best entertainment presenter award for the 12th year in succession.

The duo - who present I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Britain's Got Talent have won it every other year, so will be the bookies' favourites again this year.

The nominations in full...

Factual Entertainment
Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs
The Apprentice
The Great British Bake Off
Top Gear

Comedy Panel Show
Have I Got News For You
Mock the Week
QI
Would I Lie To You

Drama
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Merlin
Sherlock

Drama Performance: Male
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs)
Colin Morgan (Merlin)
Matt Smith (Doctor Who)

Talent Show
Britain's Got Talent
Dancing on Ice
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
The X Factor

Drama Performance: Female
Karen Gillan (Doctor Who)
Miranda Hart (Call the Midwife)
Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey)
Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs)

Situation Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous
Benidorm
Mrs Brown's Boys
The Big Bang Theory

Documentary
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Frozen Planet
One Born Every Minute
Planet Earth Live

Serial
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

Serial Drama Performance
Alan Halsall (Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Coronation Street)
Emmett J. Scanlan (Hollyoaks)
Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders)

Daytime
Come Dine With Me
The Chase
The Jeremy Kyle Show
This Morning

Newcomer
Liam Fox (Emmerdale)
Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street)
Joseph Thompson (Hollyoaks)
David Witts (EastEnders)

Entertainment Programme
Alan Carr's Chatty Man
I'm a Celebrity
The Only Way Is Essex
The Graham Norton Show

Entertainment Presenter
Alan Carr
Ant & Dec
Keith Lemon
Dermot O'Leary