Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright as Mick and Linda Carter
EastEnders actors Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright are to go head to head at the National Television Awards later this year.
Having both been shortlisted for the Serial Drama
Performance prize following their first year on the BBC One soap, they've both been highlighted for great acting skills.
The on-screen couple have had a tough year of storylines which saw Linda suffer a brutal rape at the hands of Mick's brother Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), and their son Johnny (Sam Strike) coming out and coming to terms with being gay.
Also nominated are Emmerdale actress Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor) and Hollyoaks' Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver) in the category.
X Factor judges Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell are also battling it out in the TV Judge award category at the forthcoming ceremony, to be hosted by ITV's Dermot O'Leary.
Ant and Dec are on course to win the Entertainment Presenter award for the 14th time at the awards ceremony but they'll go up against Dermot himself as well as Bradley Walsh and Keith Lemon.
Meanwhile, Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for Best Drama Performance for Sherlock, and is hoping to beat Sarah Lancashire, Dame Maggie Smith and Sheridan Smith for their roles in Happy Valley, Downton Abbey and Cilla respectively.
To vote for your favourites visit nationaltvawards.com or call 0901 888 2015.
The results will be revealed at the NTA ceremony live on ITV at 7.30pm on January 21, 2015.
The full shortlist is as follows:
Serial Drama Performance
Kellie Bright - Linda Carter, 'EastEnders'
Danny Dyer - Mick Carter, 'EastEnders'
Verity Rushworth - Donna Windsor, 'Emmerdale'
Nikki Sanderson - Maxine Minniver, 'Hollyoaks'
Chat Show Host
Alan Carr
Michael McIntyre
Graham Norton
Paul O'Grady
Jonathan Ross
Comedy
'Benidorm'
'Mrs. Brown's Boys'
'Outnumbered'
'The Big Bang Theory'
Daytime
'Pointless'
'The Chase'
'The Jeremy Kyle Show'
'This Morning'
Drama Performance
Benedict Cumberbatch - 'Sherlock'
Sarah Lancashire - 'Happy Valley'
Dame Maggie Smith - 'Downton Abbey'
Sheridan Smith - 'Cilla'
Drama
'Cilla'
'Doctor Who'
'Downton Abbey'
'Sherlock'
Entertainment Presenter
Ant & Dec
Keith Lemon
Dermot O'Leary
Bradley Walsh
Entertainment Programme
'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'
'Celebrity Big Brother'
'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'
'Through the Keyhole'
TV Judge
Mary Berry
Simon Cowell
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
David Walliams
Factual
'Gogglebox'
'Long Lost Family'
'Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs'
'Top Gear'
Multichannel
'Celebrity Juice'
'Game of Thrones'
'Geordie Shore'
'The Walking Dead'
Newcomer
Maddy Hill - Nancy Carter, 'EastEnders'
Lee Mead - Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern, 'Casualty'
Cameron Moore - Cameron Campbell, 'Hollyoaks'
Michael Parr - Ross Barton, 'Emmerdale'
Talent Show
'Britain's Got Talent'
'Strictly Come Dancing'
'The Voice UK'
'The X Factor'
Skills Challenge Show
'Come Dine with Me'
'MasterChef'
'The Apprentice'
'The Great British Bake Off'
Serial Drama
'Coronation Street'
'EastEnders'
'Emmerdale'
'Hollyoaks'
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