The 1st National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on 30 August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes.

Awards Category Winner Also nominated Most Popular Actor Robson Green (Soldier Soldier) Ross Kemp (EastEnders)Robbie Coltrane (Cracker)David Jason (A Touch of Frost)Nick Berry (Heartbeat) Most Popular Actress Anna Friel (Brookside) Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect)Julie Goodyear (Coronation Street)Letitia Dean (EastEnders)Melissa George (Home and Away) Most Popular Drama Programme Soldier Soldier (ITV) Casualty (BBC1)Band of Gold (ITV)Heartbeat (ITV) Most Popular Serial Drama Coronation Street (ITV) EastEnders (BBC1)Emmerdale (ITV)Brookside (Channel 4)Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network)Neighbours (BBC1/Network Ten) Most Popular Talk Show Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV) The Oprah Winfrey Show (BBC2/Syndicated)The Clive James Show (ITV)Vanessa (BBC1) Most Popular Entertainment Presenter Michael Barrymore Noel EdmondsShane RichieChris Evans Most Popular Factual Entertainment Show Animal Hospital (BBC1) The Big Breakfast (Channel 4)Antiques Roadshow (BBC1)This Morning (ITV) Most Popular Quiz Programme Strike It Lucky (ITV) Big Break (BBC1)Play Your Cards Right (ITV)Have I Got News For You (BBC2) Most Popular Comedy Programme Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) Mr. Bean (ITV)Absolutely Fabulous (BBC1)Birds of a Feather (BBC1) Most Popular Comedy Performer Brian Conley Rowan AtkinsonJoanna LumleyRichard Wilson Most Popular Newcomer Angela Griffin (Coronation Street) Jacqueline Pirie (Emmerdale)Ian Kelsey (Emmerdale)Patsy Palmer (EastEnders) The Top Young People's Programme Top of the Pops (BBC1) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (BBC1/ABC)All New Baywatch (ITV/Syndicated)Byker Grove (BBC1)The Crystal Maze (Channel 4) Most Popular Family Programme Barrymore (ITV) Gladiators (ITV)The Brian Conley Show (ITV)Noel's House Party (BBC1) Special Recognition Award Julie Goodyear

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