I get the impression we're going to be spoilt for choice this year
Pretty much. The awards are going to be much bigger with a lot more catagories to vote in. Because of the split in the series they will be a bit earlier than they were last year, but only by a month or so and the ways that people can vote will be updated. In terms of awards for the new series, it will benefit from double the chances of winning because the second half of the series will probably be included in next years awards because of schedules, but that is subject to change. Plans are being made though and an announcement will be coming soon, so everyone get their thinking caps on and pay close attention to the upcoming episodes