Emmerdale won an NTA for best soap this evening.
The ITV soap beat its rival Coronation Street alongside EastEnders and Neighbours, who were all nominated for the gong, but Hollyoaks was snubbed from the category.
Earlier, Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock won an award for best serial drama performance, beating EastEnders' Gillian Wright (Jean Slater), Emmerdale's Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) and EastEnders' Rose Ayling-Ellis (Frankie Lewis).
The star-studded ceremony finally returned tonight after it was rescheduled following the Queen's death in September.
Love Island's Ekin-Su, Katie Piper, Giovanni Pernice and Alison Hammond joined a long list of celebs as they dazzled on the red carpet.
Joel Dommett hosted the star-studded National Television Awards live from the OVO Arena in Wembley
Vicky McClure, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Gillian Wright are among those competing for an elusive gong, while Strictly, Britain's Got Talent and The Masked Singer battle it out for Best Talent Show.
Ant and Dec were sadly absent from night's show after contracting Covid, so have been forced to pull out of all of their TV commitments (including BGT). The pair had been hoping to win their 21st consecutive win in the TV presenter category, going up against fan favourite Alison Hammond in the process.
The NTAs announced their first award earlier today, gifting it to "trailblazing" comedian Sir Lenny Henry for his 50-year career.
Among those congratulating Sir Lenny for his achievements will be Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg, who said: “If you want to know what a superhero looks like, take a look at Sir Lenny Henry.”
While Christine McGuinness admitted to feelings of nervousness and anxiety ahead of attending the ceremony.
The 34-year-old, who split from husband Paddy McGuinness earlier this year after 11 years of marriage, received a nomination for the pair's BBC documentary, Our Family and Autism.
"I'm going to the NTAs tomorrow - I'm a nominee for the documentary me and Patrick made with our children," she began, addressing fans on her Instagram story.
Sat in her car, she continued: "I'm really anxious. I'm quite nervous just because of everything - obviously it's not the best situation, but I haven't done anything wrong.
"I know what a big difference the documentary has made and I know how hard the whole team worked on it so I'm going to go and try and hold my head up high and just enjoy the night."
*The National Television Awards is available to watch on ITV Hub
