Cillian Murphy Scoops Best Actor Gong at TV Choice Awards

It was a great night for Irish actor Cillian Murphy and his TV show Peaky Blinders at the TV Choice Awards on Monday, with it winning both the Best Actor and Best TV Show gongs.

The Cork-born star was up against some stiff competition for the Best Actor award, including our own Aidan Turner who had been nominated for Poldark. Other actors nominated were Martin Clunes and William Beck of Casualty fame.

Also at the awards, which are voted for by the general public, Michelle Keegan was named Best Actress for her role in the BBC drama Our Girl.

Elsewhere, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was named Best Entertainment Show and Best Soap gong went to Coronation Street. The Best Soap Actress award went to Emma Atkins for her role in Emmerdale. Danny Dyer picked up the Best Soap Actor award for his part in EastEnders. And the Best Soap Newcomer went to Emmerdale's Ned Porteous.

Speaking about his role in the soap, Ned Porteous told Bang Showbiz: "It does still feel new, I do still feel like a newbie. It's been about a year and two months. It's been very, very fast. The scale of work we put out does make time move very quickly."

Here's the full list of The TV Choice Awards Winners:

Best Drama Series
Peaky Blinders (BBC Two)

Congrats to ⁦@ThePeakyBlinder⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/6lRKMjsY2B

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best New Drama
Liar (ITV)

Congrats to #liar #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/V7bz6mTRPb

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Entertainment Show
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@antanddec⁩ ⁦@itvtakeaway⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/hm9yT5THWr

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Lifestyle Show
DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC One)

Congrats to ⁦@MrNickKnowles⁩ ⁦@DIYSOS⁩ pic.twitter.com/hUfjBYt5jG

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Reality Show
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@imacelebrity⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/LfZIQZFSRK

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Comedy
Benidorm (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@BenidormTVshow⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/QWP9P8ty30

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Talent Show
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)

Congrats to ⁦@bbcstrictly⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/h1njZ6wjid

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Daytime Show
This Morning (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@thismorning⁩! ⁦@hollywills⁩ ⁦@Schofe⁩ collect. pic.twitter.com/h2gyk6pekH

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Actress
Michelle Keegan - Our Girl (BBC One)

Congrats to ⁦@michkeegan⁩ pic.twitter.com/ulGEJHIxmV

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Actor
Cillian Murphy - Peaky Blinders (BBC Two)

Congrats to #cillianmurphy #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/Uowc7HzT7x

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Factual Show
Blue Planet II (BBC One)

Congrats to ⁦@OurBluePlanet⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/7h2DPhNPJL

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Food Show
Sunday Brunch (Channel 4)

Congrats to ⁦@SundayBrunchC4⁩ pic.twitter.com/LL4GGXfWAl

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Soap Actress
Emma Atkins - Emmerdale (ITV)

Congrats to #emmaatkins @emmerdale #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/S0lTfLbzDy

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Soap Actor
Danny Dyer - EastEnders (BBC One)

Congrats to ⁦@MrDDyer⁩ ⁦@bbceastenders⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/olWv3oq0b8

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Soap Newcomer
Ned Porteous - Emmerdale (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@NedPorteous⁩ #tvchoiceawards ⁦@emmerdale⁩ pic.twitter.com/elRF1vLDDw

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Soap
Coronation Street (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@itvcorrie⁩ #tvchoiceawards - presented by the legend that is #NicholasParsons pic.twitter.com/fviDdFpb3G

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

Best Family Drama
Call The Midwife (ITV)

Congrats to ⁦@CallTheMidwife1⁩ #tvchoiceawards pic.twitter.com/O9haqMvdZa

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

We caught up with @MeganBHanson and @WesNelsonUK at the #TVChoiceAwards! But how is life after #LoveIsland going for them both?! pic.twitter.com/3TJTul6OC2

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018

We are joined by @Emmerdale lads @AndrewScarboro, @NedPorteous, and Ryan Hawley talk about what TV they're obsessing over at the moment! #TVChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/jXiHMtNUyA

— TV Choice (@TVChoice) September 10, 2018