Sacha Baron Cohen wins special prize at British Comedy AwardsDecember 13, 2012 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sacha Baron Cohen won a special award for outstanding achievement in comedy at the British Comedy Awards, The Hollywood Reporter said. Other big winners included BBC and Hulu political comedy The Thick of It. Its stars Rebecca Front and Peter Capaldi were honored as best TV comedy actress and actor. Capaldi portrays spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, while Front plays hapless politician Nicola Murray. Front beat out Olivia Colman, who was nominated for two roles - one in London 2012 Olympics series Twenty Twelve and one in sitcom Rev. Sky show Hunderby was named best new comedy program and best sitcom, upsetting The Thick of It and other contenders. Hunderby is a period comedy, set in the 1800s, written by and starring Julia Davis (Nighty Night, Human Remains, Gavin & Stacey). It focuses on a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. Sacha Baron Cohen accepted his award more than a decade after winning the honor for best comedy newcomer at the event. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |