The 26th National Television Awards were held on 9 September 2021 at the O2.
[1] The ceremony was the first to be hosted by Joel Dommett who replaces David Walliams after only one year.
[2] The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 2021, but was pushed to April due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the ceremony was once again postponed to September 2021.
[3] The longlist nominations were announced on 25 May 2021 and the shortlist was announced on 17 August 2021.
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