National TV Awards 2015 shortlist: Sherlock, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey earn nods

You can vote for your favourite TV shows and stars on the event's website

BBC series 'Sherlock' scooped a hat-trick of awards at the 2014 Emmys (PA/BBC)

Sherlock, Doctor Who, Cilla and Gogglebox are among the hit shows vying for gongs at this year’s National Television Awards.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sheridan Smith, Sarah Lancashire and Dame Maggie Smith will compete for the Drama Performance prize.

Peter Capaldi has been shunned from the nominations list for his lead role in Doctor Who, however, despite previous Time Lords Matt Smith, David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston all taking home the award.

In other categories, X Factor panellists Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini go head to head as best talent judge, with Britain's Got Talent's David Walliams and Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry completing the list.

Bake Off is up for another prize, competing for the skills challenge award against The Apprentice, Masterchef and Come Dine With Me.

Viewers can vote for their favourite TV shows and stars on the National TV Awards website here or by phone on 0901 888 2015.

Voting closes at 12pm on Wednesday 21 January before the ceremony at London’s O2 Arena that night.

National TV Awards shortlist

Drama

Cilla

Doctor Who

Downton Abbey

Sherlock

Drama Performance

Benedict Cumberbatch

Sarah Lancashire

Dame Maggie Smith

Sheridan Smith

Comedy

Benidorm

Mrs Brown's Boys

Outnumbered

The Big Bang Theory

Talent Show

Britain's Got Talent

Strictly Come Dancing

The Voice UK

The X Factor

Entertainment Programme

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Celebrity Big Brother

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Through the Keyhole

Entertainment Presenter

Ant & Dec

Keith Lemon

Dermot O'Leary

Bradley Walsh

Factual

Gogglebox

Long Lost Family

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Top Gear

Chat Show Host

Alan Carr

Michael McIntyre

Graham Norton

Paul O'Grady

Jonathan Ross

Daytime

Pointless

The Chase

The Jeremy Kyle Show

This Morning

Multichannel

Celebrity Juice

Game of Thrones

Geordie Shore

The Walking Dead

Newcomer

Maddy Hill

Lee Mead

Cameron Moore

Michael Parr

Serial Drama

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Serial Drama Performance

Kellie Bright

Danny Dyer

Verity Rushworth

Nikki Sanderson

Skills Challenge Show

Come Dine with Me

MasterChef

The Apprentice

The Great British Bake Off

TV Judge

Mary Berry

Simon Cowell

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

David Walliams