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National Television Award for Special Recognition

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National Television Award for Special Recognition
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1995
Currently held byDavina McCall (2024)

The National Television Award for Special Recognition is an award presented annually by the National Television Awards (NTAs). It is considered the most prestigious award given out in the ceremony and is awarded to people or programmes that have made a significant contribution to British television over a number of years. It is the only award at the NTAs that is not voted for by the general public.

History

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The Special Recognition Award has been given in every ceremony since the beginning of the National Television Awards, with the exception of 2014, in which it was substituted by the Landmark Award.[1] The first recipient in 1995 was Julie Goodyear. In 2020, Sir Michael Palin used his acceptance speech to pay tribute to his Monty Python co-star Terry Jones, who had died a week earlier.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner
1995 Julie Goodyear
1996 David Jason
1997 Robson Green
1998 John Thaw
1999 Michael Barrymore
2000 Chris Tarrant
2001 Des O'Connor
2002 Ant & Dec
2003 Sir Trevor McDonald
2004 Caroline Quentin
2005 Jamie Oliver
2006 Sir David Attenborough
2007 Jeremy Clarkson
2008 Simon Cowell
2010 Stephen Fry
2011 Bruce Forsyth
2012 Jonathan Ross
2013 Joanna Lumley
2015 David Tennant
2016 Sir Billy Connolly
2017 Graham Norton
2018 Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
2019 David Dimbleby
2020 Sir Michael Palin
2021 Line of Duty
2022 Sir Lenny Henry
2023 Sarah Lancashire
2024 Davina McCall

References

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  1. ^ Awards, National Television. "Winners | National Television Awards". www.nationaltvawards.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  2. ^ Rosseinsky, Katie (29 January 2020). "Sir Michael Palin dedicates NTA Special Recognition win to late co-star Terry Jones". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 January 2020.