| 3rd National Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 October 1997 |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Various |
| Hosted by | Trevor McDonald |
| Website | http://www.nationaltvawards.com/ |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV |
The 3rd National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 8 October 1997 and was hosted by Trevor McDonald.
| Category | Winner [1] | Also nominated [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Actor | David Jason (A Touch of Frost) | George Clooney (ER) Robson Green (Reckless) Ross Kemp (EastEnders) Paul Nicholls (EastEnders) |
| Most Popular Actress | Martine McCutcheon (EastEnders) | Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) Pam Ferris (Where The Heart Is) Claire King (Emmerdale) Lisa Riley (Emmerdale) |
| Most Popular Drama | Reckless (ITV) | A Touch of Frost (ITV) ER (Channel 4/NBC) London's Burning (ITV) |
| Most Popular Serial Drama | EastEnders (BBC One) | Neighbours (BBC One/Network Ten) Emmerdale (ITV) Family Affairs (Channel 5) Brookside (Channel 4) Coronation Street (ITV) Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network) |
| Most Popular Talk Show | Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV) | The Clive James Show (ITV) The Mrs Merton Show (BBC Two) Ricki Lake (Channel 4/Syndicated) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | An Evening With Lily Savage (ITV) | Noel's House Party (BBC One) Shooting Stars (BBC Two) Stars in Their Eyes (ITV) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Michael Barrymore | Shane Richie Dale Winton Lily Savage |
| Most Popular Factual Programme | Animal Hospital (BBC One) | Antiques Roadshow (BBC One) Police Camera Action! (ITV) Ready Steady Cook (BBC Two) |
| Most Popular Quiz Programme | They Think It's All Over (BBC One) | Have I Got News for You (BBC Two) Strike It Rich (ITV) Countdown (Channel 4) |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | Only Fools and Horses (BBC One) | Birds of a Feather (BBC One) Friends (Channel 4/NBC) Men Behaving Badly (BBC One) |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | David Jason (Only Fools and Horses) | Rowan Atkinson (The Thin Blue Line) Harry Enfield (Harry Enfield and Chums) Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses) Pauline Quirke (Birds of a Feather) |
| Most Popular Newcomer | Matthew Marsden (Coronation Street) | Rebecca Callard (The Grand) Tina Hobley (Coronation Street) Jonathan Kerrigan (Casualty) Ben Unwin (Home and Away) |
| Most Popular Children's Programme | Blue Peter (BBC One) | Hollyoaks (Channel 4) The Simpsons (BBC Two/Fox) Top of the Pops (BBC One) |
| Most Popular Advert | W H Smith (Airport) | Nike (Good v Evil) Rolo (Elephant) Safeway (Harry and Molly) |
| Most Popular Daytime Programme | Can't Cook, Won't Cook (BBC One) | Supermarket Sweep (ITV) This Morning (ITV) Vanessa (ITV) |
| Special Recognition Award | Robson Green | |