16th National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London on 26 January 2011 and was hosted by Dermot O'Leary . The awards are voted by the public and the winners are revealed live on ITV . Ant & Dec won the award for '' Most Popular Entertainment Presenter '' for the tenth year in a row , while Bruce Forsyth won the '' Special Recognition Award '' . Luis Urzúa , one of the miners who was saved from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident presented the award for '' Most Popular Drama '' . The award went to '' Waterloo Road '' , which meant '' Doctor Who '' failed to win the award for the first time since 2005 . The '' 2010 X Factor '' winner Matt Cardle performed his number one single " When We Collide " . Louie Spence of '' Pineapple Dance Studios '' performed a dance routine before presenting the award for '' Outstanding Serial Drama Performance ''
2010 Copiapó mining accident
2010 Copiapó mining accident
16th National Television Awards