In the Film Categories, the Comedy Film award went to The Other Guys, while Toy Story 3 took the Animated category. The Comedy Actor winner was Zach Galifianakis for Dinner for Schmucks. Tina Fey won the Comedy Actress prize for Date Night. The Director award was given to Edgar Wright for his work on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The writers of Hot Tub Time Machine won for Comedy Screenplay. The nominations had been led by Easy A, Cyrus and Kick-Ass, but none of them picked up any awards.
In the Television section, “Modern Family” won the Comedy Series prize. “30 Rock” won for Writing and also Comedy Actor (Alec Baldwin). Kristen Wiig of “Saturday Night Live” was the Actress winner. For Late Night Series, the winner was “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”.
Bill Murray presented David Letterman with the first ever “Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence.” Letterman emerged from behind Carson's original "The Tonight Show" curtain which hadn't been seen in over twenty years.
Tracy Morgan presented the Comedy Icon Award to Eddie Murphy.
The awards show will be broadcast on various networks at 9pm on Sunday, April 10.
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Comedy’s Big Night Out Announces Winners for the First Annual “The Comedy Awards”
DAVID LETTERMAN RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOR AS THE INAUGURAL RECIPIENT OF THE “JOHNNY CARSON AWARD FOR COMEDIC EXCELLENCE”
ALEC BALDWIN, TINA FEY, WILL FERRELL, EDDIE MURPHY, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS AND KRISTEN WIIG TAKE TOP HONORS
“Modern Family,” “THE Daily Show WITH JON STEWART,” “CHILDRENS HOSPITAL,” “LOUIS C.K.: HILARIOUS,” “THE OTHER GUYS,” “TOY STORY 3″ AND “South Park” WIN IN TELEVISION AND FILM
“The Comedy Awards” Air Sunday, April 10 At 9:00 P.M. ET/PT On COMEDY CENTRAL and Across Multiple MTV Networks Including Spike TV, VH1, CMT, TV Land, Logo And Nick At Nite
NEW YORK, March 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The biggest names in comedy were on hand as the winners of the first annual “The Comedy Awards” were announced by COMEDY CENTRAL during tonight’s star studded telecast set to air Sunday, April 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. “The Comedy Awards” is the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy. David Letterman, host of “Late Show with David Letterman” and a permanent fixture in the late night comedy landscape since 1982, was awarded “The Comedy Awards” most prestigious honor, the “Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence.” This award will be presented annually in honor of the legendary comedian and talk show host to an individual who embodies the comedic excellence of the beloved comedic powerhouse.
Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”) and Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”) won BEST COMEDY ACTOR and BEST COMEDY ACTRESS in television, and Tina Fey (“Date Night”) and Zach Galifianakis (“Dinner for Schmucks”) took home awards for BEST COMEDY ACTRESS and BEST COMEDY ACTOR in film. Daniel Tosh was chosen by fans to receive the BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER award. Eddie Murphy was honored with the previously announced “Comedy Icon Award” for his extraordinary contribution to the world of comedy.
“Modern Family” received both BEST COMEDY SERIES and COMEDY DIRECTING-TV, and ‘The Other Guys” won BEST COMEDY FILM. Nods were also given to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” for LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES, “South Park” for ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES and “Toy Story 3″ for ANIMATED COMEDY FILM. “Louis C.K.: Hilarious” won for STAND-UP SPECIAL and “Childrens Hospital” received the award for SKETCH COMEDY/ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES. “Auto-Tune the News: Bed Intruder Song” was elected by fans as BEST VIRAL ORIGINAL.
Following is a list of the 2011 “The Comedy Awards” winners as selected by an invitation-only voting body comprised of nearly 1,000 members from the comedy community – including writers, producers, performers and directors (excluding the Breakthrough Performer and Best Viral Original categories, which were voted on by fans). The nominees were selected by the prestigious “The Comedy Awards” Board of Directors.
COMEDY SERIES
“Modern Family”
COMEDY ACTOR – TV
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
COMEDY ACTRESS – TV
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
COMEDY ACTOR – FILM
Zach Galifianakis, Dinner for Schmucks
COMEDY ACTRESS – FILM
Tina Fey, Date Night
LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
SKETCH COMEDY/ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES
“Childrens Hospital”
STAND-UP SPECIAL
“Louis C.K.: Hilarious”
COMEDY FILM
The Other Guys
ANIMATED COMEDY FILM
Toy Story 3
ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES
“South Park”
COMEDY WRITING – TV
“30 Rock”
COMEDY SCREENPLAY
Hot Tub Time Machine
COMEDY DIRECTING – TV
“Modern Family”
COMEDY DIRECTOR—FILM
Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Daniel Tosh
BEST VIRAL ORIGINAL
“Auto-Tune the News: Bed Intruder Song”
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