I Talk Telly Awards 2026 – Nominations

I Talk Telly Awards 2026 – Nominations

 

The I Talk Telly Awards are BACK, celebrating another twelve months in television just days after I Talk Telly celebrated its 15th anniversary.

Since launching in 2015, the I Talk Telly Awards, created by founder Elliot Gonzalez, have seen almost 3 million votes registered, with recognition from some of the biggest names in television as well as mentions on broadcast television.

Voting is now open for the 2026 I Talk Telly Awards, across 23 categories celebrating programmes and talent in Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Factual, and Soaps. You can vote for free here, and voting closes at 10pm GMT on Thursday 19th November.

This year, Coronation Street and Emmerdale lead the nominations with 10 each, followed by Emmerdale with eight nominations and Saturday Night Live UK, which picks up seven nominations across four categories, including Best New Comedy, Best Comedy Performance, Best Comedy Partnership and Best Breakthrough.

Hollyoaks gets six nominations, whilst The Traitors receives four nominations across the civilian and celebrity editions, including Best Reality TV Show and Best TV Presenter, including a first nomination for Ed Gamble for The Traitors: Uncloaked.

Elsewhere, Amandaland, Big Brother, The Blame, Love Island, This City is Ours and This Morning all receive three nominations each.

Last year's awards received 280,000 votes, with big winners including Gavin & Stacey, Adolescence, The Traitors and Coronation Street, and you can watch last year’s acceptance videos here.

Like previous years, all nominations have been decided by I Talk Telly’s founder, Elliot Gonzalez, and every winner will be decided by the voting public and announced online from 10am GMT on Thursday 10th December.

Here’s the full list of this year’s nominations...

 

COMEDY

Best New Comedy

Alice and Steve

Disney+

Alley Cats

Netflix

Ann Droid

BBC One

Break Clause

Channel 4

Can You Keep A Secret?

BBC One

The Reluctant Vampire

BBC One

Saturday Night Live UK

Sky One

Small Prophets

BBC Two

Best Returning Comedy Amandaland

BBC One

Big Mood

Channel 4

Black Ops

BBC One

Changing Ends

ITV1

Ludwig

BBC One

Smoggie Queens

BBC Three

Things You Should Have Done

BBC Three

Trying

Apple TV

Best International Comedy

Abbott Elementary

Disney+

Colin From Accounts

BBC Two

Hacks

Sky Comedy

The Paper

Sky One

Rooster

HBO Max

Shrinking

Apple TV

Ted Lasso

Apple TV

Widow's Bay

Apple TV

Best Comedy Performance

Emma Sidi

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

George Fouracres

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

Lara Ricote

Break Clause Channel 4

Lenny Rush

The Reluctant Vampire BBC One

Lucia Keskin

Things You Should Have Done BBC Three

Lucy Punch

Amandaland BBC One

Oliver Savell

Changing Ends ITV1

Philippa Dunne

Amandaland BBC One

Best Comedy Partnership

Ania Magliano & Paddy Young

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

Diane Morgan & Sue Johnston

Ann Droid BBC One

Ellie White & Natasia Demetriou

Ellie & Natasia BBC Two

Gbemisola Ikumelo & Hammed Animashaun

Black Ops BBC One

Greg McHugh & Gregor Fisher

Only Child BBC One

Lee Mack & Sally Bretton

Not Going Out BBC One

DRAMA

Best New Drama

The Blame

ITV1

The Cage

BBC One

The Other Bennet Sister

BBC One

Pierre

Channel 4

Run Away

Netflix

The Split Up

BBC One

Tip Toe

Channel 4

A Woman of Substance

Channel 4

Best Returning Drama

Blue Lights

BBC One

Industry

BBC One

Rivals

Disney+

Slow Horses

Apple TV

This City is Ours

BBC One

Time

BBC One

Trigger Point

ITV1

Waterloo Road

BBC One

Best International Drama

All Her Fault

Sky Atlantic

City of Shadows

Netflix

Furious

Disney+

Lupin

Netflix

The Pitt

HBO Max

Pluribus

Apple TV

Stranger Things

Netflix

Your Friends & Neighbours

Apple TV

Best Dramatic Performance

Claire Rushbrook

Rivals Disney+

David Tennant

Time BBC One

David Harewood

Pierre Channel 4

Ella Bruccoleri

The Other Bennet Sister BBC One

James Nelson-Joyce

This City is Ours BBC One

Michelle Keegan

The Blame ITV1

Sheridan Smith

The Cage BBC One

Vicky McClure

Trigger Point ITV1

ENTERTAINMENT

Best Entertainment Show

The Assembly

ITV1

Gladiators

BBC One

The Graham Norton Show

BBC One

Last One Laughing UK

Prime Video

The Masked Singer UK

ITV1

Sorry, I Didn't Know

ITV1

Taskmaster

Channel 4

Would I Lie to You?

BBC One

Best Reality TV Show

Big Brother

ITV2

The Celebrity Traitors

BBC One

Celebs Go Dating

E4

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

ITV1

Love Is Blind UK

Netflix

Love Island

ITV2

Love Island: All Stars

ITV2

The Traitors

BBC One

Best Competition Show

The Apprentice

BBC One

Britain's Got Talent

ITV1

The Great British Bake Off

Channel 4

The Great British Sewing Bee

BBC One

The Piano

Channel 4

Race Across The World

BBC One

Squid Game: The Challenge

Netflix

Strictly Come Dancing

BBC One

Best TV Presenter

Alan Carr

Interior Design Masters BBC One

Claudia Winkleman

The Traitors BBC One

Ed Gamble

The Traitors: Uncloaked BBC One

Emma Willis

The Voice UK ITV1

Graham Norton

The Graham Norton Show BBC One

Joel Dommett

The Masked Singer ITV1

Maya Jama

Love Island ITV2

Sophie WIllan

The Great British Sewing Bee BBC One

Best TV Presenting Partnership

AJ Odudu & Will Best

Big Brother ITV2

Alison Hammond & Dermot O'Leary

This Morning ITV1

Ant & Dec

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ITV1

Ben Shephard & Cat Deeley

This Morning ITV1

Emma Willis & Matt Willis

Love Is Blind UK Netflix

GK Barry & Kate Lawler

Big Brother: The Group Chat ITV2

LIFESTYLE & FACTUAL

Best Daytime Show

BBC Breakfast

BBC One

Good Morning Britain

ITV1

Loose Women

ITV1

Lorraine

ITV1

Morning Live

BBC One

This Morning

ITV1

Best Factual Entertainment

Amanda & Alan's Greek Job

BBC One

Clarkson's Farm

Prime Video

The Dyers' Caravan Park

Sky One

Gogglebox

Channel 4

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

BBC Two

Raising Chelsea

Disney+

Rob & Romesh VS

Sky One

Sort Your Life Out

BBC One

Best Documentary

Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy

Netflix

Buried with Michael Sheen

BBC Two

Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth

Disney+

Damilola: The Untold Story

BBC Two

Katie Price: Nothing to Hide

Sky Documentaries

Louis Theroux Inside the Manosphere

Netflix

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

Disney+

Secret Garden

BBC One

BREAKTHROUGH

Best Breakthrough

Adam Abbou

This City is Ours BBC One

Ayoade Bamgboye

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

George Fouracres

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

Jack Shep

Saturday Night Live UK Sky One

Lauren Patel

Small Prophets BBC Two

Leo Reich

It Gets Worse Channel 4

Nathan Mensah

The Blame ITV1

Ritu Arya

The Split Up BBC One

SOAPS

Best Soap

Coronation Street

ITV1

EastEnders

BBC One

Emmerdale

ITV1

Hollyoaks

E4

Best Soap Newcomer

Casey Al-Shaqsy

Emmerdale ITV1

Chris Coghill

Emmerdale ITV1

Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness

EastEnders BBC One

Junade Khan

Coronation Street ITV1

Naledi Rapotu

Hollyoaks E4

Olivia Frances-Brown

Coronation Street ITV1

Sam Meyer

Hollyoaks E4

Stephen Aaron-Sipple

EastEnders BBC One

Best Soap Performance

Alex Fletcher

Hollyoaks E4

Diane Parish

EastEnders BBC One

Emma Atkins

Emmerdale ITV1

Gareth Pierce

Coronation Street ITV1

Jeff Hordley

Emmerdale ITV1

Paul Bradley

EastEnders BBC One

Sue Devaney

Coronation Street ITV1

Sydney Martin

Coronation Street ITV1

Best Soap Partnership

Alison King & Vicky Myers

Coronation Street BBC One

Balvinder Sopal & Heather Peace

EastEnders BBC One

Beth Cordingly & William Ash

Emmerdale ITV1

Danny Miller & Ryan Hawley

Emmerdale ITV1

Diane Parish & Scott Maslen

EastEnders BBC One

Jeff Hordley & Natalie J Robb

Emmerdale ITV1

Best Soap Villain

Anna Passey

Hollyoaks E4

Beth Nixon

Coronation Street ITV1

Brooke Vincent

Hollyoaks E4

Caroline Harker

Emmerdale ITV1

James Cartwright

Coronation Street ITV1

Ned Porteous

Emmerdale ITV1

Olivia Frances-Brown

Coronation Street ITV1

Ronni Ancona

EastEnders BBC One

 

 

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