| 8th National Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 October 2002 |
| 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 8th National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 October 2002 and was hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald.
| Category | Winner[1][2] | Also nominated[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Actor | David Jason (DI Jack Frost, A Touch of Frost) | John Thaw (Harry, Buried Treasure) Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell, EastEnders) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders) Alex Ferns (Trevor Morgan, EastEnders) |
| Most Popular Actress | Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo Mitchell, EastEnders) | Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater, EastEnders) Julie Walters (Sheila Fitzpatrick, My Beautiful Son) Leah Bracknell (Zoe Tate, Emmerdale) Pauline Quirke (Faith Addis, Down to Earth) |
| Most Popular Drama | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (BBC One) | Bad Girls (ITV) Casualty (BBC One) A Touch of Frost (ITV) |
| Most Popular Serial Drama | EastEnders (BBC One) | Brookside (Channel 4) Coronation Street (ITV) Emmerdale (ITV) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | Pop Idol (ITV) | Another Audience with Ken Dodd (ITV) Stars in Their Eyes (ITV) The Simpsons (BBC Two/Fox) |
| Most Popular Talk Show | V Graham Norton (Channel 4) | Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV) Parkinson (BBC One) The Kumars at No 42 (BBC Two) |
| Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Ant & Dec (Pop Idol) | Davina McCall (Big Brother) Graham Norton (V Graham Norton) Lily Savage (Lily Savage's Blankety Blank) |
| Most Popular Daytime Programme | Bargain Hunt (BBC One) | Countdown (Channel 4) GMTV (ITV) Neighbours (BBC One/Network Ten) |
| Most Popular Quiz Programme | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ITV) | A Question of Sport (BBC One) The Weakest Link (BBC Two) They Think It's All Over (BBC One) |
| Most Popular Comedy Programme | Cold Feet (ITV) | Barbara (ITV1) Friends (Channel 4/NBC) Only Fools and Horses (BBC One) |
| Most Popular Comedy Performer | David Jason (Only Fools and Horses) | Alistair McGowan (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression) Billy Connolly (Billy Connolly's World Tour) Dawn French (Ted and Alice) Kathy Burke (Gimme Gimme Gimme) |
| Most Popular Factual Programme | Big Brother (Channel 4) | Animal Hospital (BBC One) Crimewatch UK (BBC One) The Blue Planet (BBC One) |
| Most Popular Newcomer | Kim Medcalf (EastEnders) | Brian Capron (Coronation Street) Diane Parish (The Bill) Emily Symons (Emmerdale) Sammy Winward (Emmerdale) |
| Special Recognition Award | Ant & Dec | |