'Line of Duty' Leads Nominations for 2021 TV Choice Awards

The BBC1 show has collected four nominations at the upcoming TV Choice Awards, vying for Best Drama Series against 'The Crown', 'Death in Paradise' and 'Unforgotten'.

Jun 16, 2021

AceShowbiz - "Line of Duty" has earned four nominations at this year's TV Choice Awards.

The crime series is up for the Best Drama Series gong as well as best actor and best actress nods for Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston, and Vicky McClure. It's the most nominations for a drama series at the 2021 awards although "Coronation Street" was the most nominated soap - as it received five nods.

"Line of Duty" has some tough competition at the annual awards though, as it's up against "The Crown", "Unforgotten", and "Death in Paradise" in the drama series category, while Adrian and Martin will face competition from "Bridgerton" hunk Rege-Jean Page and Olly Alexander, who is up for his role in "It's a Sin", if they want to leave with the best actor prize.

Vicky, meanwhile, is up against "Bridgerton" 's Phoebe Dynevor, Olivia Colman for "The Crown", and Nicola Walker for "Unforgotten".

"Bridgerton" and "It's a Sin" are both nominated for the Best New Drama award alongside "The Queen's Gambit" and "All Creatures Great and Small" while Disney+ dramas "WandaVision" and "The Mandalorian" are up for Best Family Drama but will have to beat "Call the Midwife" and "Casualty" to claim the prize.

The TV Choice Awards are to take place virtually on 6 September, with voting open on the initial shortlists until 25 June.

The full list of nominations at the 2021 TV Choice Awards is as follows:

Best Drama Series:

"The Crown", Netflix
"Death in Paradise", BBC1
"Line of Duty", BBC1
"Unforgotten", ITV

Best Actor:

Olly Alexander - "It's a Sin", C4
Martin Compston - "Line of Duty", BBC1
Adrian Dunbar - "Line of Duty", BBC1
Rege-Jean Page - "Bridgerton", Netflix

Best Actress:

Olivia Colman - "The Crown", Netflix
Phoebe Dynevor - "Bridgerton", Netflix
Vicky McClure - "Line of Duty", BBC1
Nicola Walker - "Unforgotten", ITV

Editors' Pick

Best Family Drama:

"Call the Midwife", BBC1
"Casualty", BBC1
"The Mandalorian", Disney+
"WandaVision", Disney+

Best New Drama:

"All Creatures Great and Small", C5
"Bridgerton", Netflix
"It's a Sin", C4
"The Queen's Gambit", Netflix

Best Entertainment Show in Association with Greatest Hits Radio:

"Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway", ITV
"Gogglebox"/"Celebrity Gogglebox", C4
"The Graham Norton Show", BBC1
"Taskmaster", C4

Best Reality Show:

"The Circle"/"The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer", C4
"First Dates"/"First Dates Hotel"/"Teen First Dates", C4/E4
"I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!", ITV
"Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries", ITVBe

Best Comedy:

"Family Guy", ITV2
"Ghosts", BBC1
"Not Going Out", BBC1
"The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown", BBC1

Best Talent Show:

"Dancing on Ice", ITV
"The Great British Bake Off"/"The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer"/"Junior Bake Off", C4
"The Masked Singer", ITV
"Strictly Come Dancing", BBC1