(Left to right) Ella Bruccoleri, Judy Parfitt, Vicky McClure, Sheridan Smith and Ruth Jones

National Television Awards voters have selected an all-female shortlist in the best drama performance category for the first time.

The five nominees include previous winner Sheridan Smith, who played campaigner Ann Ming in ITV true crime drama I Fought The Law, and Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones for her role in Netflix thriller Run Away.

Vicky McClure gets the nod as Trigger Point's Lana Washington, while Ella Bruccoleri is shortlisted for alternative period drama The Other Bennet Sister, and Judy Parfitt is nominated for playing Sister Monica Joan in Call The Midwife.

The nominees were chosen in a public vote from an initial longlist that also included stars like David Tennant, Gary Oldman, Idris Elba, James Norton and Tom Hiddleston.

A second stage of voting is now open to pick the winners in the NTAs' 15 categories.

Elsewhere on this year's shortlists, Stacey Solomon has scored a hat-trick of nominations including best TV presenter.

That particular award was won last year by then-outgoing Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, breaking Ant and Dec's remarkable 23-year winning run.

Solomon will go up against the Geordie duo for this year's gong as well as Sir David Attenborough in his 100th birthday year, Traitors and chat show host Claudia Winkleman and Alison Hammond.

In the inaugural celebrity-led reality docuseries award, Solomon and her partner Joe Swash face competition from boxer Tyson Fury, Jeremy Clarkson and Emmerdale actor-turned-farmer Kelvin Fletcher, as well as funny fishermen Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.

Mrs Brown's Boys – which this week officially cancelled its festive specials due to creator and star Brendan O'Carroll's broken jaw - has a nomination for best comedy.

Other nominated shows include Canadian breakout romance Heated Rivalry (for best new drama) - eligible as it was co-produced by Sky - and Winkleman and Tess Daly's final series of Strictly Come Dancing (for best talent show).

The NTAs, which recognise the best in British TV over the past twelve months, first launched in 1995 and the winners will be voted for by the public between now and midday on 8 September - the day of the ceremony.

Hosted again by comedian Joel Dommett, the event will take place at London's O2 arena and will be broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX from 20:00 BST.

Reality competition

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

I'm A Celebrity… South Africa

Race Across the World

The Celebrity Traitors

The Traitors

New drama

A Woman of Substance

Believe Me

Heated Rivalry

I Fought The Law

The Other Bennet Sister

Quiz show

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Richard Osman's House of Games

The 1% Club

The Chase

Authored documentary

Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth

Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix

Our Girls: The Southport Families

Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home

Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me

Returning drama

Blue Lights

Bridgerton

Call the Midwife

Stranger Things

Trigger Point

TV presenter

Alison Hammond

Ant & Dec

Claudia Winkleman

David Attenborough

Stacey Solomon

Reality docuseries

At Home With The Furys

Clarkson's Farm

Fletchers' Family Farm

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Stacey & Joe

Comedy

Amandaland

Changing Ends

Last One Laughing

Mrs Brown's Boys

Not Going Out

Drama performance

Ella Bruccoleri - Mary Bennet, The Other Bennet Sister

Judy Parfitt - Sister Monica Joan, Call the Midwife

Ruth Jones - Elena Ravenscroft, Run Away

Sheridan Smith - Ann Ming, I Fought The Law

Vicky McClure - Lana Washington, Trigger Point

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

Gladiators

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

The Graham Norton Show

The Masked Singer

Would I Lie to You?

Serial drama

Casualty

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Serial drama performance

Aaron Thiara - Ravi Gulati, EastEnders

Gareth Pierce - Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street

Jeff Hordley - Cain Dingle, Emmerdale

Paul Bradley - Nigel Bates, EastEnders

Sue Devaney - Debbie Webster, Coronation Street

Factual entertainment

24 Hours in Police Custody

Gogglebox

Secret Garden

Sort Your Life Out

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live

Daytime

Good Morning Britain

James Martin's Saturday Morning

Loose Women

Scam Interceptors

This Morning

Talent show

Britain's Got Talent

Strictly Come Dancing

The Great British Bake Off

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Pottery Throw Down

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