The National Television Awards has unveiled the first ever all-female shortlist for drama performance for the 31st annual ceremony.
The awards is celebrating girl power after male titans of the acting world including Cillian Murphy, David Tennant and Matt Smith have lifted the gong in the past.
This year’s contenders are Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones, who has been nominated for her turn in gritty Netflix thriller Run Away.
Sheridan Smith could take the award for the second time thanks to her run as Ann Ming in ITV true crime drama I Fought The Law, having first won in 2015 playing another real-life role, Cilla Black.
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