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Stephen Fry wins special TV Award Doctor Who scoops two TV awards
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Actor, writer and comedian Stephen Fry has been presented with the special recognition prize at this year's National Television Awards in London. BBC One's Doctor Who has scooped two awards at the National TV Awards in London, including best drama for the fifth year in a row.
Earlier on in the evening, the star was also given the best documentary gong for Stephen Fry: In America. David Tennant, who played the Doctor, has left the show on a high after he won outstanding drama performance.
Ant and Dec were named winners of the most popular entertainment presenter prize at the awards for the ninth year in a row. Actor, writer and comedian Stephen Fry also won two awards, including the special recognition gong.
The duo also won best entertainment show for Saturday Night Takeaway. Two prizes also went to presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly and Coronation Street won best serial.
Collecting his prize on stage, Fry said: "I really am completely staggered by this, I had no idea this was going to happen. The popular ITV1 soap beat off stiff competition from EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Emmerdale.
" I have the highest possible belief in television at its best. I think of it as the nation's fireplace, about which we can gather together and be lit by its light and warmed by its heat. The last time the soap scooped the prize, which is voted for on the night by members of the public, was in 2004.
Winning streak
It will be the last time Tennant will walk away with the best drama performance for his role as the Time Lord as he has now left the show.
The actor announced he would be leaving the series at the National TV Awards in 2008.
For the ninth year in a row, McPartlin and Donnelly were named best entertainment presenter.
"In the car on the way here we said the winning streak's got to end soon and thought it would be tonight, we really did," McPartlin said.
In the car on the way here we said the winning streak's got to end soon and thought it would be tonight, we really did Ant McPartlin on winning the same award nine years in a row
Donnelly added: "We're just so pleased, so honoured and so touched that you still think we're worthy of receiving this award."
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was named best entertainment programme, beating the duo's other show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Fry, whose series Stephen Fry: In America scooped best documentary, said winning the special recognition award was a surprise.
"I really am completely staggered by this, I had no idea this was going to happen.
"I have the highest possible belief in television at its best. I think of it as the nation's fireplace, about which we can gather together and be lit by its light and warmed by its heat.
"It can make us feel better about each other. And it can make us feel better about ourselves.""It can make us feel better about each other. And it can make us feel better about ourselves."
BBC One show Doctor Who took the prize for best drama for the fifth time and Gavin and Stacey won most popular comedy programme. Tribute
Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Branning in EastEnders, took best serial drama performance. Simon Cowell's X Factor beat his other show, Britain's Got Talent, in the best TV talent show category.
Collecting the gong on stage, X Factor judge Cheryl Cole said: "Thank you so much. I'm so glad everyone enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed making it."
Stephen Fry also won best documentary
There were performances from X Factor winner Joe McElderry and twin contestants John and Edward Grimes.
The duo performed a mash up of Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby and Queen's Under Pressure, which they had previously performed on the talent show.
The pair were joined on stage by rapper Vanilla Ice.
BBC One comedy Gavin and Stacey won most popular comedy programme and Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Branning in EastEnders, took best serial drama performance.
Coronation Street's Craig Gazey was awarded the prize for best newcomer.Coronation Street's Craig Gazey was awarded the prize for best newcomer.
The actor, who plays comedy character Graham Proctor in the ITV soap, dedicated his award to the late Maggie Jones, who played Blanche Hunt. The actor, who plays comedy character Graham Proctor in the ITV soap, dedicated his award to the actress, who played Blanche Hunt.
Ant and Dec said they could not believe they had won again
"I've got to dedicate this to the very great, only just late, Maggie Jones. She was such an inspiration because she was amazing right to the end. The woman just got better and better," he said."I've got to dedicate this to the very great, only just late, Maggie Jones. She was such an inspiration because she was amazing right to the end. The woman just got better and better," he said.
The most popular factual programme went to daytime TV show Loose Women.The most popular factual programme went to daytime TV show Loose Women.
Tess Daly and Dannii Minogue presented Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly with their award.
"Commiserations to everybody who works on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! We were up against ourselves, which was kind of weird," McPartlin said.
"This is such a surprise. We really didn't expect this, even though we were nominated in one category," Donnelly added.
Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole, who were the last people to arrive, drew the biggest cheer from the waiting crowd.
Cowell's shows, Britain's Got Talent and the X Factor, have both been nominated in the most popular talent show category.
When asked why he thought both programmes were so popular, he said: "We put a lot of money into the show, a lot of time and we got lucky."
The awards have been decided by public phone vote.
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