Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Comedy Awards 2012 - nominations


The nominees have been unveiled for the second edition of The Comedy Awards, organized by Comedy Central to honour the best in comedy.

Leading with five nominations each were the films Bridesmaids by Paul Feig and Crazy, Stupid, Love by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Each received nominations for Best Comedy Film, Director and Screenplay plus two acting mentions.

Competing with them for Best Comedy Film will be Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, Seth Gordon's Horrible Bosses and the Oscar-winning The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius. But while Allen and Hazanavicius also picked up the Best Comedy Director nod, Gordon was passed over in favour of James Bobin who directed The Muppets.

For television, Modern Family and 30 Rock also led with five nominations. Both were nominated for Best Comedy Series, Directing, Actor, Actress and Writing.

Louis C.K. received five nominations by himself. He got three for his series Louie (Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series, Sketch/Alternative Comedy Series and Comedy Writing), another for his special Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater and yet another for Best Stand-Up Tour. In addition, Louie picked up a nomination for Directing.

The recipients for the “Johnny Carson Award,” the “Comedy Icon Award” and The Comedy Awards Digital / Best Viral Original nominees will be announced in the coming weeks.

Nominees were selected by the The Comedy Awards Board of Directors, which consists of Carol Burnett, James Burrows, Greg Cavic, Stephen Colbert, James Dixon, Budd Friedman, Jim Gosnell, Rick Greenstein, Brad Grey, Caroline Hirsch, Sharon Jackson, Blair Kohan, Martin Lesak, Steve Levine, Jamie Masada, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, Conan O’Brien, Peter Principato, Joan Rivers, Jay Roach, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Rory Rosegarten, Michael Rotenberg, George Schlatter, Mitzi Shore, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Sandy Wernick and Geof Wills. Winners will be chosen by The Comedy Awards Voting Body, comprised of professionals from the comedy community including writers, producers, performers, directors and stand-ups.

The public can now vote for “Breakout Performer of the Year” at www.thecomedyawards.com.

The Comedy Awards 2012 will be held on April 28 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom and will be broadcast on May 6.

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Complete list of the nominations for The Comedy Awards 2012

COMEDY FILM
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris

COMEDY DIRECTOR—FILM
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
James Bobin, The Muppets
Paul Feig, Bridesmaids
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—FILM
Jason Bateman, Horrible Bosses
Steve Carell, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover Part II
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—FILM
Jennifer Aniston, Horrible Bosses
Cameron Diaz, Bad Teacher
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

COMEDY SCREENPLAY
50/50
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris

ANIMATED COMEDY FILM
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
Rango
Rio

COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Happy Endings
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—TV
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Louis C.K., Louie
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

COMEDY DIRECTING—TV
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Louie
Modern Family
The Office

ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES
Archer
Family Guy
The Life & Times of Tim
The Simpsons
South Park

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—TV
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

COMEDY WRITING—TV
30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Saturday Night Live

LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher

BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Zooey Deschanel
Josh Gad
Donald Glover
Melissa McCarthy
Jason Sudeikis

CLUB COMIC
Ted Alexandro
Hannibal Buress
Pete Holmes
Anthony Jeselnik
Moshe Kasher
John Mulaney
Kumail Nanjiani
Chelsea Peretti
Amy Schumer
Rory Scovel

SKETCH / ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES
Childrens Hospital
Louie
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tosh.0

COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
Patton Oswalt Finest Hour
Colin Quinn Long Story Short
Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts

STAND-UP TOUR
Dave Attell
Lewis Black
Louis C.K.
Kevin Hart
Jerry Seinfeld

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